Now I am not entirely sure if this is true but, I have heard some rumors about Ringslinger being removed in 2.3 onward. Just wanted to say that, if it does, will it ever come back? Like as a separate game just like Mega Man 8-bit deathmatch? or someone could actually code it back to 2.3? like damn, Ringslinger used to be one of the more popular gamemodes back in the 1.09.4-2.0 days...ish? but now, it is pretty much almost dead at this point and Battle mode is gonna take over instead. Not saying that Battle's bad but, it would be great for Ringslinger to survive and sustain its recognition somehow.
About ringslinger in SRB2...
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Ringslinger netgames are a pretty rare sight nowadays—none of STJr even play it anymore. It's kind of silly to maintain design, maps, and code for gametypes that we have no interest in, and we figure that the character ability and movement changes we're thinking about will drive away the last of the nostalgic Match players. Those people can always use 2.2.x or an older version of SRB2 to play ringslinger with a group of friends if they want (or bring it back via Lua! The base mechanics of Match aren't too difficult to make with a script). We'd rather shift our focus to making campaign content for SRB2 without worrying about multiplayer content holding us back!
EDIT: Realized my wording wasn't the best—to be clear, we aren't removing all of the multiplayer gametypes, we're reevaluating what we want the multiplayer experience in SRB2 to be. The general opinion among developers is that Match as it is now isn't likely to make it into in the next major version of the game.
EDIT: Realized my wording wasn't the best—to be clear, we aren't removing all of the multiplayer gametypes, we're reevaluating what we want the multiplayer experience in SRB2 to be. The general opinion among developers is that Match as it is now isn't likely to make it into in the next major version of the game.
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Considering the fact that it was made by a developer, there are high chances for BattleMod to replace ringslinger.
Not likely, by Cobalt's own words. Though anything may change, who knows?
welpppp guess this is it chief
I really enjoyed ringslinger in the 1.09 and 2.0 era. Nowadays I can never hit anyone. Maybe I'm out of practice; although I like to think it's the increased popularity of Tails, Knuckles and Fang. :)
But I hope ringslinger stays part of SRB2 in some form because:
1. It's a fun salute to Doom.
2. It's a great mode for beginning level designers if they don't feel comfortable jumping into large campaign-style levels.
As it is now, automatic, bounce and grenade rings (plus the busy work of adding in emerald spawn points) put a lot of pressure on the level designer. If you increased the speed of tossed rings; eliminated emeralds; eliminated ammo; eliminated the bounce and grenade rings; and adjusted the automatic ring to fire multiple shots per ring... Then I think players of any skill and any character could enjoy ringslinger mode.
But I hope ringslinger stays part of SRB2 in some form because:
1. It's a fun salute to Doom.
2. It's a great mode for beginning level designers if they don't feel comfortable jumping into large campaign-style levels.
As it is now, automatic, bounce and grenade rings (plus the busy work of adding in emerald spawn points) put a lot of pressure on the level designer. If you increased the speed of tossed rings; eliminated emeralds; eliminated ammo; eliminated the bounce and grenade rings; and adjusted the automatic ring to fire multiple shots per ring... Then I think players of any skill and any character could enjoy ringslinger mode.
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Not really sad to see ringslnger go, but if battlemod isn't making it in, it'll be weird to imagine an SRB2 with no PvP combat whatsoever.
Not sure I understand the part about the stuff battlemod requires to be kept up to date though. Doesn't ringslinger have a lot of the same issues? Obviously they're very different gamemodes and I can see why battlemod would require more modification to something built on the doom engine, but it's also really good. I've had more fun with that mode than I ever did with the FPS modes, and the fact that it works perfectly with 2.2's new control setup makes it feel more like a part of the game than ringslinger ever did.
Not sure I understand the part about the stuff battlemod requires to be kept up to date though. Doesn't ringslinger have a lot of the same issues? Obviously they're very different gamemodes and I can see why battlemod would require more modification to something built on the doom engine, but it's also really good. I've had more fun with that mode than I ever did with the FPS modes, and the fact that it works perfectly with 2.2's new control setup makes it feel more like a part of the game than ringslinger ever did.
I think it's a lack of a major update for the ringslinger, which hasn't happened since 2.0 era. In fact, I feel that the Ringslinger is very poorly adapted to the new gameplay of 2.2, if you compare it with the previous versions of SRB2. I think the gameplay of versions prior to 2.2 is better suited to this mode and makes it less nerfed and buttery.