Team balance poll

[AceOfThumbs]

I try to balance uneven teams by switching if I am a high scorer. If I am doing bad, I ask others to switch. Usually, no one pays attention to my requests even if the score is 200 to 20. I know it is easy to overlook the unbalance. I've done that myself. I get angry, though, when I ask several times and get no response or told that I'm whining.

Anyway, I just wanted a reality check. Please take this poll so we can see if there is a consensus about this. If we agree, then let's all make an effort to balance teams better.

Edit: I see now that I misspelled character in the poll. Too late to fix it now.

[pavlvs327]

I always try to switch to the losing team. I much prefer a challenge to an easy win. You learn a lot more when you have to work hard, and it's much more satisfying.

[Psychcf]

You should switch if the teams are unbalenced, has nothing to do with score.

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

There are times when it's just better to lose quickly then to prolong the inevitable loss. I have been on teams where there is one or two good players with a bunch of "Gun Turrets" Inexperienced players against a team where every one is good or great. There is no hope for Team Gun Turret!!!!
Hmmmm, I should start a clan and call it Team Gun Turret!!!! TGT - WE SUK!

Anyways, maybe if there was a way to reshuffle teams. That way If you see that the teams are way out of balance you could vote for a reshuffle.

[Silica Gel: Do Not Eat]

You should switch if the teams are unbalenced, has nothing to do with score.

Yes Definately!, If your on a Team that's going to get the living snot kicked out of them. Just switch to the other team.

[Bundy]

I try to be most times in the weaker team at the start, as i love the challenge there. But I dont think to much about it after 3-4 rounds of playing. Seriously, sometimes you got bad luck with the team, sometimes good luck. If the teams are to unbalanced, the match is over after 3-4minutes. I think the serverwarning "someone should switch team" very good as it is. If people dont recognize or react to it, theres not much to do about it, except doing it yourself.

[tZork]

i usualy go with whatever the autobalance thinks is right, unless the team setup is similar to last game and that was a slaugther, if so I try to join the team i think would make the best balance for me to join on map start. imo switching in the middel of a game just messes things up. and yeh, big score diff dont nessesarely mean unbalanced teams. Gettin my ass kicked is something i somewhat look forward to, since its as thise times you really have to sharpen up and work on your game. dont get me wrong, i dont like to loose or dislike winning, but above all i like to get better.

[AceOfThumbs]

I think autobalance only considers numbers, not points or skill level. A much smarter autobalance might be of more use.

[nexbender]

"I don't mind losing badly. It builds charascter."

No clue what "charascter" is - rasterized character? sponge bob square pants? - but that's what I voted for. Some might think my choice odd since I'm against auto-balance. But I'm also firmly opposed to caring about personal high score or even team score for the team I'm on at match's end. If my score's 5 times higher than everyone else's, I'm going to switch teams, cap some flags to even it up, switch again, rinse, repeat, until either another skilled player joins or the match ends. But by doing so I basically ensure I'll have few if any personal points and may be on the losing team at the end, unless I cap the last flag cuz I wasn't paying attention.

[AceOfThumbs]

Well, I probably could have worded the poll options better. What I was attempting to find out is whether the community thinks it is good to be aware of unbalanced teams and switch to even it out.

Obviously, if you are willing to switch, you don't mind losing, since all your points go to the highest scorer of your old team. So it puts you in the position of trying a come from behind victory. Even if you lose, I think it is more fun than an easy win.

I can't change the wording now, but if I could I would alter them like this:

I don't want anyone to switch teams. I don't care as long as I am winning.
I don't want anyone to switch teams. I don't mind losing badly. It builds character.