Add arenas to airside park
Jack Sankey
You should add some arenas to airside park. Then groups of us could slide in through the goal and play some actual nock while we wait for a match! No points, just respawn the ball after each goal, and don't keep score.
This would also be a great place to introduce new players to the game. I actually had a kid saying they were new and asking how to play today; was thinking how great it would be if I could just tell them to follow me and then teach them the basics / play some points without the pressure of scoring. I was also thinking how great it would be to just go up to a good player and say "want to show me some stuff"?
This would also help build a welcoming community.
Tom Towell
Jack Sankey Slyhands TheToasterRoaster
There are some limitations and trade offs we have to make in the social lobby.
To increase the player count we had to reduce the CPU load on the headset by removing the complex physics systems that you are used to in a standard game of Nock. It get's quite confusing so ill do my best to simplify it;
Each player in Airside Park can ONLY interact with their own ball.
There is no "rollback" (lag compensation) so each player may see things slightly differently.
The ball and arrow physics are slightly different from the in game physics, meaning a match in SL would feel different than in an actual match.
That being said, the social lobby is huge and adding a 1v1 size arena for goofing around in could be possible (but i don;t know the full technicalities), it's something I'll discus with the team in our next planning meeting.
TheToasterRoaster
I believe they wanted to do this but its not possible because of some Park limitations
Slyhands
Yes please! This is something I've discussed with other player as well. It would be great to either play, or watch, others playing in the park. Kinda like going down to the neighborhood park and watching others play basketball while chatting (or whatever).
Jack Sankey
Slyhands: this.