I need some help deciding.

Since Bungie doesn't think to do these kinds of things....the smallest time you can put for the flag collection time on stock pile is 15 seconds. There is no reason why they couldn't let us go down to instant collection for maximum customization. But enough of me venting my frustration...I need help deciding.

In my game smashball I NEED to use stockpile for the scoring system. No other game type works. So lets say a team scores a ball into the goal with 10 seconds left in the round, but then there is 15 seconds left on the flag collection timer...That goal will not be counted because the flag will not be collected in the scoring system. This is a really frustrating thing to happen. And since Bungie is EXTRA smart(notice the sarcasm) at the beginning of each round the flag collection timer starts at 5 seconds even though it's set for 15 seconds...If the flag collection timer actually started at what it was set for this wouldn't be a problem either since 15 goes into the round times perfectly and when the round timer hit 0 the flag collection timer would hit 0 also. But no, Bungie couldn't make something be logical.

So my problem is that if you score a goal in the last seconds of a round, the goal won't count. The only way to really fix this is by putting the round time on ulimited so the only way the round ends is to score a goal. I really didn't want to do this since having a timer adds to some of the fun and it limits how long a game can last.

So what do you guys think I should do? Do unlimited time on each round? Or stick with the frustration of goals not counting when scored with several seconds left because Bungie doesn't think?

For some background on what my game type is and how the scoring system works look here: Smashball

 

Blah I should have put the link to my smashball game because what you said is exactly how the scoring works. There are 5 rounds with each round being 3 minutes. And once a ball is scored a new round starts. But lets say there are 10 seconds left in the round and 15 seconds left on the flag collection timer(this happens because bungie is dumb by starting the flag collection time at 5 seconds at the beginning of each round for some reason)...If a ball is scored in those 10 seconds the goal won't count because the flag collection timer won't reach 0 before the round timer ends

Here is the smashball thread

 

Exaaactly...This who situation is just a lose/lose scenario..No matter what I choose it won't be right. I hate when Bungie does stuff like this that makes no sense.

 

What do you mean?

 

I don't think you fully understand how my game type works or how my scoring system works. But thats ok because I didn't fully explain it in my original post. Your suggestion really doesn't work for what happens in my game

 

I'm sorry I should have updated the original post with a link to my game
Smashball

That thread has explanations and videos on what my game type is and how the scoring system works.

The issue is that for some reason, even though the flag collection is set to 15 seconds in the game options, at the beginng of the round the first countdown collection time is 5 seconds. And then it goes to 15 second collection times. So that throws off the sync of the clocks and means when 10 seconds are left on the round clock, 15 seconds are left on the flag collection time clock.

Sorry just noticed you edited your post. Here is why you need to use stockpile for the scoring system to work. Stockpile is the only CTF game type that allows you to se your flag capture zone(or STP_Goal as the label in forge calls it) to an object like a soccer ball. This allows you to move the soccer ball ontop of one of the stockpile flags thus making that flag be inside one of the cpature zones and you will get a point once the flag collection timer reaches 0. All other CTF game types force you to use the same object(like a flag stand) as your flag spawn point and the capture zone. You cannot set 1 thing as the flag spawn and another thing as the area that you need to go into a capture a flag.

Assault doesn't work because if you move an assault bomb planting goal area ontop of a bomb it doesn't arm the bomb.

 

That is so dumb that is shaves off 10 seconds...That makes absolutely no sense as to why they would not have the timers be in sync with each other. I mean what happens with stockpile on matchmaking? I'm pretty sure that stockpile in matchmaking works so once a team reaches a certain amount of points they win. But what if the game is an extremely close one and the score limit is not reached?

Lets say the game is nearing the end and the score is red team 6, blue team 5. In the last seconds of the match blue team gets 2 flags into their stockpile! Yay! We are going to win! What an awesome comeba-"game over!"...the game timer runs out and the red team wins even though blue team has the winning flags in their stockpile. Why in the world would Bungie do this?

 

Well I'm currently trying to get something going on the reach forums over at bungie.net. This really needs to be changed. Not just because it will be good for my own purposes but because it just really doesn't make sense and is just terribly flawed.

Here is my topic trying to get something going

 

I have no idea what triggers sudden death for stockpile...If someone can figure out what triggers stockpile sudden death I will be very very very pleased.