Java Competitive Parkour: Opponent's Checkpoint Time Reveal

[Facher]

I'm a great fan of Competitive Parkour, but there's one thing that's bothering me:

Whenever I'm in a game I'm always wondering: ''how far would my opponent be?'' That's why I came up with this suggestion. I don't think that it should reveal the exact location, but maybe you can make it so that it will show the opponent's time when they made it to the (next) checkpoint, depending on how much checkpoints exist in a specific map.

This will be a great addition in my opinion, because now you can decide: shall I take risk, when my opponent has a big lead?
Or, when he/she is far behind, you can concentrate a bit more and take the time for every jump. In my opinion it will become a more strategic game rather than just trying to reach the finish as fast as possible. (which is still the main target, but now you can coordinate it a bit more)


I'd like to hear your feedback!!

 

[ItsColorful]

To my understanding, you want to know where the opponent is, but, without actually revealing it? It seems a bit confusing, as you mention that your suggestion is to announce how long a player takes to reach the next checkpoint, but that's counter-intuitive.

Could you maybe clarify how it would work without giving away the checkpoint position?

I also don't think to give away opponent's lead should be implemented in general, there are side effects that could be left off. If a player is far behind, and they know that, they will most likely quit without actually trying to finish it.

 

[Juskebat]

No because ehm idk but I don’t like it.

 

[Facher]

To my understanding, you want to know where the opponent is, but, without actually revealing it? It seems a bit confusing, as you mention that your suggestion is to announce how long a player takes to reach the next checkpoint, but that's counter-intuitive.

Could you maybe clarify how it would work without giving away the checkpoint position?

I also don't think to give away opponent's lead should be implemented in general, there are side effects that could be left off. If a player is far behind, and they know that, they will most likely quit without actually trying to finish it.

Quitting is never an option...

 

[ItsColorful]

Quitting is never an option...

What I mean is people would just leave the game on their own if they know someone is way ahead of them.

 

[SanCookie]

I like this idea, now I just listen and if I hear a firework rocket exploding, I know my opponent got a checkpoint, so making that clear in chat is a good idea

 

[Troublesomee]

On most of the maps, you’re able to see your opponent. Though, I do understand you don’t want to look how your opponent is doing as it’ll be a waste of time.

While I was reading, I came up with an idea. It's really simple. I don't know how many checkpoints the map have, but most of them only got one checkpoint. If your opponent reaches the first checkpoint, this message will appear in chat: Your opponent reached the first checkpoint!
I think that would be great to have.

 

[Facher]

On most of the maps, you’re able to see your opponent. Though, I do understand you don’t want to look how your opponent is doing as it’ll be a waste of time.

While I was reading, I came up with an idea. It's really simple. I don't know how many checkpoints the map have, but most of them only got one checkpoint. If your opponent reaches the first checkpoint, this message will appear in chat: Your opponent reached the first checkpoint!
I think that would be great to have.

Great idea! Maybe you could suggest it, since it's your idea!

 

[Troublesomee]

Great idea! Maybe you could suggest it, since it's your idea!

Will do! :)