Trolling - Tower Defence Missplacing
In this thread I want to suggest a rule change regarding Tower Defence. There are certain tactics that can't be used because of the trolling (missplacing) rule.Current Situation - Missplacing Rule
In the current situation you will be punished if you misplace 4 or more towers. The punishment track is as follows: Warning → 1 day ban → 7 day ban → 30 day ban → Permanent banCapitanGato explains that the maximum towers allowed to be missplaced has been changed from 1 - 4 because of the Auto Centering feature.
CapitanGato:
"placing a 3x3 tower in a 5x5 is misplacing too, and that's why they are allowed to claim 3 spots. Level 15 or less aren't allowed to misplace anymore after the latest TD update, so we aren't receiving missplacing reports for stone players learning how to play anymore. Since only players with a certain level can turn off the autoplacing is the reason I changed our rule to 1 to 4"
However, this rule still has consequences for gameplay, below are these consequences explained.
Consequences - Ice Placement
In maps like High Hills it could be more effective to place Ice Towers on 5x5 Spots. This is not allowed and will be punished, however, such placements are strategic and can give you an advantage.Consequences - Spot Switching
Spot Switching as explained by @CrystalDrop in this video is in no way allowed. If you switch up spots it would be the same as missplacing 8 towers. This strategy is used by many players and is very useful, it can even be the difference between winning or losing a game.Solution 1 - Efficient Missplacing
What I want to suggest is allowing efficient missplacing. The missplacing rule can be reduced to a maximum of 2 towers as you don't need more Ice Towers on 5x5 spots in most cases. The following situations will be considered as efficient missplacing:Building 3x3 towers on 5x5 Spots in an efficient way without unnessecary wasting space as showed below.
Building 5x5 towers on 3x3 Spots in an efficient way without unnessecary wasting space as showed below.
Switching up 3x3 and 5x5 Spots in a way in which no space is wasted as showed below.
However, the following situations is clearly trolling and wasting space in an unnecessary way.
Solution 2 - Switching up 3x3 & 5x5
This solution only allows the complete switching of 3x3 with 5x5 Spots as showed below. The missplacing rule can be reduced to a maximum of 2 towers as you don't need more Ice Towers on 5x5 spots in most cases.There are already 8 people in the Discord community who agree this has to be changed.
Solution 3 - Maximum Usage by @dartz42
This solution requires 3 criterion for the placement to be "strategic". It would result in 3 questions which all have to be answered with "yes" before the player is punished. If any of these questions can be answered with "no", then the misplacing can be considered strategic and the player will not be punished.1. Has the placement created an area on which no other towers can be built?
2. Are the towers placed less in numbers than the maximum amount that could be placed?
3. Is the number of towers missplaced equal or more than 2?
A few examples:
Question 1: Yes -=- go to Question 2
Question 2: No -=- the missplacing is considered strategic, the player will not be punished.
Question 1: Yes -=- go to Question 2
Question 2: Yes -=- go to Question 3
Question 3: Yes -=- the missplacing is not considered strategic and will be punished
(Short explanation for Question 3: there are actually 2 towers not placed correctly here, 1 case of missplacing, 2 towers misplaced)
Question 1: Yes -=- go to Question 2
Question 2: Yes -=- go to Question 3
(explanation: there is a possibility of 3 3x3 towers to be placed on that area, this means it doesn't equal the maximum amount of towers which could be placed so it will be considered as non-strategic missplacing)
Question 3: Yes -=- the missplacing is not considered strategic and will be punished
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