RB Blitz Synchrony update

[osteofight]

I think Synchrony would be more fun if you got more and more points and you keep switching tracks. Maybe make it hardcore so you can't skip a marker or it'll reset.

[Epsilon82]

I think Synchrony would be more fun if you got more and more points and you keep switching tracks. Maybe make it hardcore so you can't skip a marker or it'll reset.

It's hard to imagine how that would be worth inevitably having to skip out on purple notes to keep that multiplier active.

[Pubknight]

Oui!

ok, so this was an update that just happened without a patch?
Wouldn't it be a good idea for something like that to be mentioned, perhaps in the Messages part in game?

[thatmarkguy]

Oui!

ok, so this was an update that just happened without a patch?

Just like the econ changes of a few weeks ago. This is a game that fetches all kinds of information from the server at song start (and end), and it would appear that the server can override just about anything numeric and powerup-related with only server-side live changes.

[Epsilon82]

Just like the econ changes of a few weeks ago. This is a game that fetches all kinds of information from the server at song start (and end), and it would appear that the server can override just about anything numeric and powerup-related with only server-side live changes.

I think this is actually underselling the case a bit here. It's not that it can "override" the power-up related numbers and factors, it appears to be that the power-up related numbers literally don't exist at all outside of the server. That's probably why the offline mode is so crippled; you can't use any powerups at all because all of the data related to them are on Harmonix's servers instead of the software itself.

[Magnet]

I rather have the 1.5x guitar boost when I have a 25x+ multiplier than a lame 500+ points

Actually, it looks like super instrument is now worth 1.75x points. Didn't notice the change until now.


I really wish they'd at least post a notice or something when these things are changed, detailing what's different. (Also, it's hard to defend top scores when people who play after a power-up point change are able to get higher scores simply because the rules of the game have changed. I hope these tweaks are not frequent.)

[Skippy Deluxe]

Actually, it looks like super instrument is now worth 1.75x points. Didn't notice the change until now.

Actually, different instruments have different values now. Drums, bass, and keys are 1.75x and vocals are 2x. Guitar is still 1.5x.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

I hope these tweaks are not frequent.)

I hope they are! The silence demands experimentation in powerups. The frequency brings people back to the game. And the fact that they can only increase(decreasing would lead to scores posted being unattainable) means the leaderboards won't stale and have the same person high up for the next forever.


All delightful things for a score-based game.

[Magnet]

Actually, different instruments have different values now. Drums, bass, and keys are 1.75x and vocals are 2x. Guitar is still 1.5x.

That's good to know. Thanks for sharing!

The frequency brings people back to the game.

I don't think this is true for the vast majority of people. The people interested in scores are already going to be playing anyway, battling for top spots and playing new songs. I can't see any casual player ever coming back to the game because of point changes, especially when they are not even announced.


Anyway, changing the point values starts a cycle of devaluing the leaderboards, which become less and less meaningful as more changes are made to the scoring. Whose scores am I actually competing against - players who submitted under Blitz v1.0 or Blitz v1.1?

I loved struggling to get the top spot on a leaderboard back when the game was new, but getting the top spot by a fairly wide margin on many songs lately just because the point system changed feels a lot less like an accomplishment and more like a cheap victory. I have no idea if my run was actually any better than someone else's. I just know I got a higher score and the scoring rules were changed recently.

[Epsilon82]

That's good to know. Thanks for sharing!



I don't think this is true for the vast majority of people. The people interested in scores are already going to be playing anyway, battling for top spots and playing new songs. I can't see any casual player ever coming back to the game because of point changes, especially when they are not even announced.


Anyway, changing the point values starts a cycle of devaluing the leaderboards, which become less and less meaningful as more changes are made to the scoring. Whose scores am I actually competing against - players who submitted under Blitz v1.0 or Blitz v1.1?

I loved struggling to get the top spot on a leaderboard back when the game was new, but getting the top spot by a fairly wide margin on many songs lately just because the point system changed feels a lot less like an accomplishment and more like a cheap victory. I have no idea if my run was actually any better than someone else's. I just know I got a higher score and the scoring rules were changed recently.

Yeah, that is a bit of a problem. I noticed that there were a few songs that I absolutely crushed my friends on recently, beyond what I would normally expect, and it does cheapen it a bit since it's entirely possible that those people just played the song a relative long time ago and so weren't on a level playing field.