[Suggestion] Choosing own team of 5 players

As this game is a 5vs5 battle orientated game, why isn't it possible to group up with 5 people of your own choice?
That way players will get less frustrated by a team member who's not able to perform as well or even being AFK.
It will also promote more team play as players can discuss which types to play and their role in the team, and also discuss strategy to perform in the match before they enter a map.
One might argue that this would make the matching even more unbalanced, but in fact it will improve it; Because the whole team will get or loose points together.
This aspect will become more clear when and if they implement guild wars hopefully.

Other games allow to select the map and character type to play while viewing other team member's choices, before clicking accept to enter the match.
This game could do the same, but i think it's easier to implement a teaming functionality that allows 5 participants instead of the only 2 at moment.

PS:
Being able to choose which map to play is a priority, because different maps require different weaponry for optimal play.
Fe. Some maps are very hard or even impossible for mortar users because of the ceilings.

 

I think that's what they are thinking about for guilds, but it just hasn't been implemented

 

Hi, I think you just answer your second question, the idea is have a balanced kind of weapons, otherwise you put all mortars and kill the other team without see his face, so not funny, or if you don´t make open maps everybody will use blast or explosive plus defender and come straight to you...for me is great the maps are random I just will ask for more maps, that will be really great!

And for the first I was thinking exactly like you, but then I realice probably the best player only will play with his best friends and players, so this will never give the option to have open teams, the people only will play with the same people, and some teams will be impossible to win...like if you put the best 5 players always in the same team..not funny again, one of the best thinks is play with new people to learn and see different strategy. But I sure agree in a kind of different events like guild battles and then allow to make 5 players of the same team...any different event will be welcome... but I´m sure we will see all this in the future but take a lot of time and work, it´s a very good think few devs play the game so they probably think like us and want to make the game the best possible.

 

If everybody uses the same weapons as you say, then they will still be balancing each other and the match will still require cooperation and tactic

What's wrong with a player that chooses to always play with certain friends?
The game's purpose is to make players play together and have fun.
There is no such thing as best 5 players in this game, because it's a team effort.
If one team seems to be almost impossible to beat, then they are in fact a tremendous source of inspiration for other teams to learn from.
Sure devs also play, well at least in other games i can't say about this game as i haven't noticed any yet, but they are humans also and there is a saying "4 eyes see more as 2" meaning feedback from other players is invaluable to them.

 

If it's your team vs other team then ok. It won't be fair if other team is just bunch of randoms

 

Well i guess they could inplement a matching system where teams are only matched vs other teams, fair enough?

 

If you noticed i didn't say anything about both teams needing to be 5 people groups, nor same level.
A single team of 2 vs a team of 5 would do also, this way it will promote larger teams and people making teams with people they like qua fighting style.
Also point to take into consideration is that a team of 2 could in theory work better together as a team of 5 depending on the players involved...
You could think of this matching mode as a hard mode vs an easy mode where only single players are put together in teams to fight each other, so they can learn the game.

 

5v5 will be great when it happens

 

How do you think players will for teams of their liking if they won't get the chance to play in a team vs team match as a new comer?
Having full teams fighting teams with random fill-ins is an incentive for those random players to form-up with a more steady team they like....
eg. It will generate team play and bonding, instead of what we have now...all loose chickens running around.