Dear citizens of the Clockwork Town:
Ever since we introduced ranked sessions in the game, we've been experimenting with all sorts of rules in order to find the set that would provide the best player experience to the majority of those of us who play ranked.
We tried duels. We tried 3-player sessions. We tried 4P. We tried 5P. We even tried 6P, and Chaos Quests. While each type of sessions has its own advantages and disadvantages, two things that we were able to track more or less objectively were the number of complaints received for a specific format; and, much more importantly, the number of ranked sessions launched with the specific set of rules – according to Unity Analytics, that breaks it down very precisely.
This week, we went through all of the available data, and we saw one format that seems to work significantly better than others: ːfirstplaceː 4-PLAYER SESSIONS ːfirstplaceː. Judging by the hard data, players like it more than any other format; it's a setup that allows the best chance of a comeback; and it's a format that is the least susceptible to any sort of an unfair play.
Based on this, and effective immediately:
ːsteampunkː AMSTERDAM is to feature only 4-player ranked sessions
ːsteampunkː SINGAPORE is to feature only 2-player ranked sessions
The actual rules will still vary: sometimes, it will be sessions until 30 score and no character abilities allowed; and sometimes it will be sessions until 40 rounds, and with characters abilities. As to the number of players, we're going to stick to 4P on Amsterdam and 2P on Singapore for now.
We thank everyone who took time to comment on the difference between the formats, and we wish you all an excellent player experience with the new rules. If there's something that can be improved further – just let us know in this thread!