This week’s event is 8 vs 8 Turf Takeover with a Boss Chest to boot.I say bravo to Popcap for this unique spin on TT!Curious whether others like/dislike the idea.

I like it. Personally I think they’re testing how much a lobby can handle before lag sets in for most gamers. I’m guessing the boss takes up to about a four player count. If that’s the case, and there is less lag, then the problem is elsewhere.

Ay I got some feedback 😉Problems I have found with this boss chest gimmick.1. Usually, by the time the chest comes out, the objectively has nearly been fully pushed/captured.2.While defending, so many players focus on capturing the chest that they forget about the objective. I've had situations where my team will leave the almost captured point to grab the chest. All the enemies ignore the chest and push the objective while noone is there. Yes, we got the chest, but the boss despawns instantly because we lost the point.....oof thats all I remember disliking ]:PIf the chest opened faster and spawned more frequently maybe it would take care of those issues :P

First freakin event that im interested in, but 8 vs 8 is kinda meh..

I like the premise but the execution is awful. I've also been in way too many one-sided matches again. I even ended up in a 4 vs 4, which then became a 4 vs 3, but stayed until the end at which point it was a 3 vs 1. But the most absurd scenario i had was in Loggy Acres AGAIN. Where at the end an All-Star just camped the exit of my spawn with a red shield while all the bombs arrived.And do i really have to mention that something like 3 vs 4 is much more affected by a boss spawn than a 8 vs 8? Popcap will never figure out a way how to balance uneven teams. And even worse nobody seems to join once the numbers go down.At first i thought the chest at least spawns at random locations, but now i know that people just camp that one fix spot where it will appear. Now the only gamble is that the attacking team captures the objective faster than the defending team manages to get the boss to spawn. Its basically a waste of time to go for the boss as attacker as the objective is poorly defended. Which turns this whole event into a simple gimmick.Imagine the boss chest would spawn closer to the team with a lower total amount of vanquishes.

I don’t know but if they’re not using the data for such (in addition to other collection data sets), they’re missing out on a golden opportunity!

New Weekly Mode: 8 v 8 TT w/Boss Chest

26 Replies

dwooten77
6 years ago
I like it. Personally I think they’re testing how much a lobby can handle before lag sets in for most gamers. I’m guessing the boss takes up to about a four player count. If that’s the case, and there is less lag, then the problem is elsewhere.
spIash_damage
6 years ago
I don’t know but if they’re not using the data for such (in addition to other collection data sets), they’re missing out on a golden opportunity!
delete180
6 years ago
First freakin event that im interested in, but 8 vs 8 is kinda meh..
chogath_player
6 years ago
Ay I got some feedback 😉
Problems I have found with this boss chest gimmick.
1. Usually, by the time the chest comes out, the objectively has nearly been fully pushed/captured.
2.While defending, so many players focus on capturing the chest that they forget about the objective. I've had situations where my team will leave the almost captured point to grab the chest. All the enemies ignore the chest and push the objective while noone is there. Yes, we got the chest, but the boss despawns instantly because we lost the point.
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oof thats all I remember disliking ]:P
If the chest opened faster and spawned more frequently maybe it would take care of those issues :P
spIash_damage
6 years ago
@delete180 wrote:
First freakin event that im interested in, but 8 vs 8 is kinda meh..
I completely understand your point. I actually enjoy less people than 12 per team so this is right up my alley. 😎
@chogath_player do you think the team balancing (lack there of) played a part in your observation or do you have any ideas to improve on the current setup. Thanks for the elaborate feedback!
Iron_Guard8
Legend
6 years ago
It's pretty cool to be sure. I played a few rounds last night. Having a giant pickle help defend that charging station on Loggy Acres certainly made that an interesting victory.
chogath_player
6 years ago
@spIash_damage yes 100% the team balancing definitely plays a huge part in this. All the higher ranked players know to just focus the objective. The lower rank plates are more interested in the c o o l b o s s c h e s t.
Whichever team has the low rank plates is more likely to lose from what Ive seen. In every game I saw FarQm8 he just focussed the objective. Hes high rank plate. While we pushed everyone on the enemy team was more interested in the chest. So games are over quickly
chogath_player
6 years ago
Now I did unlock the chest myself a couple times and won the games, but thats usually when Im on attack. Its when the defending team leaves their objective open to get the chests ]:P
ToastedSarnie
6 years ago
@chogath_player I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but have seen the 1st challenge is to open the chest - is there only one per game or one per objective?
Meadoz
6 years ago
@ToastedSarnie I think it’s one per objective.