World A Slight Change To Champion Slots

At the moment every world has 5 champion slots, meaning up to 5 champion rank players can join a world that is full to everyone else, and non champions have to wait for 6 players to leave a world before getting a chance to join. While I have other objections to the p2w aspects of champion that's not what this thread is about.

Please read the two spoilers before casting a vote
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Spoiler: How things are now

At the moment the 5 champion slots act like 5 regular slots that only champions can get into. This means that in a 55/55 world, if someone not in the champion slot leaves, one of the champion slots will open up, with a champion essentially filtering down into the regular slot. The consequence of this system is that a minimum of 6 people have to leave a server before a non champion player has a chance to get in.

Before champion all purchasable perks were, in my opinion, extremely well implemented. Ranks showed your support without giving any massive game-play advantages, and the throwers of bombs were thanked, rather than being resented for "paying to win". I believe this has somewhat changed with the introduction of champion, as it is hard not to feel a bit of resentment when you are trying to get into a bomb world and see 55/55.

Spoiler: My proposed solution

My proposed solution is simple: Don't let champions who joined a world by getting into a champion slot filter down into any of the other 50 slots that open up. This would mean that those 5 champions would stay in those 5 slots, regardless of if other slots opened up. With this system a non champion would have a far better chance of getting into a full world, as 1 of 50 people would have to leave, instead of 6 of 55. This would lead to worlds where there are 5/5 champion slots filled but still spaces. I do not believe this would be a particularly noticeable change to champion players, but it would make a big difference to non champions, who are the majority of players.

 

If a non could join a world with 54 people that would defeat the purpose entirely.

 

The non would be joining a world with 49 people. The champion slots need to be separate.

As things stand, it's nearly impossible for any non to get into a world with anything interesting going on. We have to join before the world fills up, and with champions getting bomb bell notifications this becomes much more difficult. If the world is already full, we have to hope that all the champion slots empty (5 people leave) before we even have a chance of joining. If a champion decides to join at any point during that wait, another slot gets filled and another person has to leave the world. Champion slots are completely p2w right now.

 

I don't think it would, as that would not be a full world. Champions would still be able to get into full worlds, provided there are champion slots available, just like it is now. If a non champion left, anyone would be able to get into that slot. If one of the champions in the champion slots left, only a champion would be able to fill that slot.

 

imagine misunderstanding.

In reality they want it so the champ slots don't filter down into normal game slots. Makes sense ngl. Correct me if I'm wrong @Invinci

But yeah, good suggestion, no player should have to wait for 6 people to leave just to get into a world, kinda cringe.

 

You are understanding correctly

 

I'm sure many people will disagree, but I think it's fine how it is.
The problem with doing things like this and making pets pettable, etc. etc. is that there is little benefit to Champion.
The whole point of the rank is to get more money to run Wynncraft, and if there aren't features that you're thinking "that'd be cool" when missing out on, then you won't want to buy it.
Anyway that's just my opinion.

 

This make more sense I was thinking OP wanted it so that if a champion joined they would automatically go into a reserved slot, thus just making it a 55 player server.

 

@tig Now that you know what I intended would you consider changing your vote?

I don't really see this as taking away from the benefit of champion rank. Champions will still have first dibs on full worlds as they have access to /switch and the champion slots. All I am saying is that those champions who joined when the world was full and therefore go into champion slots don't slide down into regular slots when regular slots open up.
Up until this point all purchases have given the purchaser an advantage, but not disadvantaged others. This is now the case with the current state of the reserved slots.
Are you saying that implementing my change will make it less "cool" because it wont be as much of an advantage for champions anymore, or because it wont be disproportionately disadvantaging non champions anymore, therefore removing some incentive to buy champion?

 

I guess it doesn't take away from the benefits that much.
I'm saying that it won't benefit champions that much, I don't want it to be disproportionate either.

 

Bump 10char

 

If you ask me they should have just gone with a cheaper subscription service because some people would buy it to try it out but others would just keep on using it, therefore the money keeps rolling in.

 

please yes the current system is stupidly unfair

 

They did a poll/survey thing, and most people said no subscriptions, however that was the original idea.

 

Yeah, i knew I just think if it'd had been cheaper but monthly paid, they would have had some income coming in monthly for those who just keep it forever

 

Why not just add a queue system and have a champion queue and a normal queue, when a slot opens the first champion gets in, then when the next slot open the first non gets in, then the next open slot champion, next open slot non, and so on. This way champions get sort of a "priority queue" in the form that their queue will be shorter but nons will still be able to get in if they wait.

 

Just now see this, but you know it's a good idea if two people make the exact same suggestion in the span of 2 days. ;p
On Champion Slots And F2p Prof Players | Wynncraft Forums

 

First off, once you get to say 55 players, here's what happens. A player disconnects, and now theirs 54, but all champion slots are still full. This means that until the bomb is thrown/a champion leaves, champion slots become worthless. And, when do we dissipate champion slots? When there's 5 extra normal slots?