Mar 31, 2011, 08:48 PM
Auto-scramble is quite necessary as the stacks seem to happen every new map. It's not necessarily malevolent intent in the matter as people do like to play with those they are familiar with. Since this is also a competitive game generally we like to play with those that are equal to or above our own skill set.
I have seen some servers which implement a buddy system which allows them to link to a friend. In the event of a scramble they are scrambled as a pair. This would require the auto-scramble code to be adjusted and it is a bit of a weak compromise due to difficulty in selecting just one other individual.
The logic in the code is actually rather simple because of two conditions. Scramble weight (if any) is based on the highest value of the two and pairs are allocated to a team first. This would leave the last spot to be a single digit if the sum of the number of players is an odd numbered value. (This methodology is based on the worst possible scenario in which the maximum number of even players are linked via the buddy system)
I have seen some servers which implement a buddy system which allows them to link to a friend. In the event of a scramble they are scrambled as a pair. This would require the auto-scramble code to be adjusted and it is a bit of a weak compromise due to difficulty in selecting just one other individual.
The logic in the code is actually rather simple because of two conditions. Scramble weight (if any) is based on the highest value of the two and pairs are allocated to a team first. This would leave the last spot to be a single digit if the sum of the number of players is an odd numbered value. (This methodology is based on the worst possible scenario in which the maximum number of even players are linked via the buddy system)