I've been working on a new style of Lockdown since the editor came out. Waaay back in the day I made a suggestion for a new PvP mode where you had a bunch of lower starred knights facing off against one, high-starred knight. With the level editor, I've made this a reality!
So far, I've created two maps. Both are still a WIP, but I believe I've made them fully playable without softlocks. These two maps are:
- Boss Battles: Crypt
- Boss Battles: Breakout
I try to gather folks from time to time, but if you want to try these maps out your, you can follow the rules:
1) All non-boss players are limited to gear that is 2* or below (if you find this too much to handle, you can lower it to 1* max)
2) Non-bosses are designated to team 1 (left), and the boss is team 2 (right)
3) While bosses can be any class, I highly recommend they play guardian or striker - with enough players recon may be fine though.
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The goal of the boss is to complete puzzles in the level to progress to a control point. After a designated amount of time, the point will become available for capture by the non-boss team. Once a boss dies, they will be unable to leave their spawn area, and must forfeit the match by stepping on a button that becomes available after the level starts.
In all the tests I've done, this gamemode has been super fun! It really equalizes skill levels since the boss player will always be powerful, and as the non-boss you have to throw your body at the boss to slow them down even if you can't kill them. The instant respawns in the crucible keep a lot of pressure up, and if the boss does reach the control point when it opens to the other team, they have to fight to actually capture it.
I hope that, with enough time, others might also consider building their own maps. If this gets popular enough, maybe we can even convince GH to add it as an official gamemode! I feel like making PvP more accessible would be a huge boon to the community, and a gamemode like this being official would make the PvP space feel much more welcoming (and make grinding Krogmo coins an enjoyable experience for most).
