Hi everyone,
I've been playing some reg-c on the VGC ladder and I really love using OTS but most players don't use it. Usually they don't click "deny," they just ignore the option so nothing happens.
Could there be an option either in user settings or in matchmaking search that toggles OTS preferences before matchmaking starts so that players can choose to either auto accept or deny OTS instead of ignoring it? I think this will be healthy for the format in terms of giving players more experience with OTS, giving players more knowledge about different kinds of strategies, and making matches play more smoothly. Also, players will still be able to auto-deny so they don't have to play with OTS if they don't want to.
Really all this addresses is removing the ability to "ignore" the OTS request so that players must choose to accept or deny in order to search for matches. This could result in more players selecting "deny" but I really think that most ladder players just don't think about it, and encouraging them to think more about OTS could be healthy for VGC OTS formats in the long run, practice for tournament play, and for showdown in general.
This might be too big of an ask, and some people may want to only share OTS depending on certain MUs, so this could remove nuance from gameplay. I know there are roomtours that have forced OTS which is always an option and I can choose to play with people who prefer to use it. I think it would be nice to have, but understand that there may be unintended consequences.
Thank you for your considerations and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
I've been playing some reg-c on the VGC ladder and I really love using OTS but most players don't use it. Usually they don't click "deny," they just ignore the option so nothing happens.
Could there be an option either in user settings or in matchmaking search that toggles OTS preferences before matchmaking starts so that players can choose to either auto accept or deny OTS instead of ignoring it? I think this will be healthy for the format in terms of giving players more experience with OTS, giving players more knowledge about different kinds of strategies, and making matches play more smoothly. Also, players will still be able to auto-deny so they don't have to play with OTS if they don't want to.
Really all this addresses is removing the ability to "ignore" the OTS request so that players must choose to accept or deny in order to search for matches. This could result in more players selecting "deny" but I really think that most ladder players just don't think about it, and encouraging them to think more about OTS could be healthy for VGC OTS formats in the long run, practice for tournament play, and for showdown in general.
This might be too big of an ask, and some people may want to only share OTS depending on certain MUs, so this could remove nuance from gameplay. I know there are roomtours that have forced OTS which is always an option and I can choose to play with people who prefer to use it. I think it would be nice to have, but understand that there may be unintended consequences.
Thank you for your considerations and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
