Reasoning
Recently, I've been playing loads of Fortnite. This is relevant because I think FPS games are overshadowing Minecraft and are one of the many things contributing to the decreasing amount of player activity. Back when Minecraft was one of the most sought-after video games-- games like Survival Games and Sky Wars were incredibly popular. Nowadays, that trophy has been taken by first-person-shooter games such as Fortnite and CS:GO. I feel as though it could be a massive success if we somehow were able to merge the two into a gamemode that everyone would enjoy playing. I'm going to outline my general ideas for this new gametype in the paragraphs that follow and will edit the thread and add different things from other people as well.
Gameplay
12-24 players spawn into a "battle bus" of sorts, or "party bus" for originality's sake and fly above the map. They have 15 seconds to jump and glide down from the bus to the battle arena waiting below. Players are free to land anywhere within the map limits. Scattered around the map are Mythic Chests, Legendary Chests, Epic Chests, Rare Chests, Uncommon Chests, and Common Chests. The contents of the chests go as followed.
Mythic: Party Rockets, Medical Kit, Mythic Shield
Legendary: Minigun, Medical Kit, Legendary Shield
Epic: Party Bombs, Medical Kit, Rare Shield
Rare: SMG, Crossbow, Bandages, Rare Shield
Uncommon: Grenades, Bandages, Shotgun, Common Shield
Common: M16, AK47, Bandages, Pistol, Common Shield
see loot list below for further information
As players gather weapons, they are also able to chop down trees, break boulders, and collect iron from around the map to build and create their own bases as the amount of survivors decreases. Closing in from all sides to a random point on the map is a massive storm, the player's job is to remain inside of the eye-- the only calm place. If a player enters the storm at any time, their health will deplete and they will eventually be eliminated from the game. As players begin to fall, the top of the screen will display their name and their cause of death. Example below.
Jebb got caught in the storm! 16 players remain.
Star__x was blown up by ALM's Party Bomb! 15 players remain.
llatekate was sniped by Arujann's Crossbow! 14 players remain.
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a few deaths later
smitdalt fell from a high place! 2 players remain.
Sarhah was shotgunned by Richhi! RICHHI WINS! what a joke she always loses
Eventually, the eye of the storm will become so small that the remaining players have no choice but to fight each other-- preventing campers or hiders from achieving an unfair victory.
Loot List
dps means damage per shot
weaponry
Pistol: DPS 1.5 hearts, reload rate 3 seconds
M16: DPS 2 hearts, reload rate 3 seconds
AK47: DPS 2.5 hearts, reload rate 3.5 seconds
Shotgun: DPS 4 hearts, reload rate 6 seconds
SMG: DPS 1.5 hearts, reload rate 1.5 seconds
Crossbow:(it's just a bow): DPS 2.5 hearts, reload rate dependent on how far you're shooting
Minigun: DPS 1 heart, reload rate 0.5 seconds
Party Rockets: DPS 5 hearts, reload rate 5 seconds
if any of these are super op lmk and ill nerf em
extras
Medical Kit: increases health to full
Bandages: +2.5 hearts every usage
Common Shield: +2 armor levels every usage
Rare Shield: +3.5 armor levels every usage
Legendary Shield: +5 armor levels every usage
Mythic Shield: increases armor level to full
Grenades: DPS 3 hearts, takes 3 seconds to explode
Party Bombs: DPS 5 hearts, takes 3 seconds to explode and fires a firework
Supply Drops: Drop randomly throughout the map, a beacon will signal where one is being dropped. Mythic and Legendary Chests are included in supply drops.
FAQ:
Oh my dear sweet Aru, for what may the prizes for winning be?
1000 tokens for winning, 500 for second, 250 for third, all other participants get 100.
How long do games last?
15-30 minutes.
How would the weapons and extras look in-game?
My idea was to have the Design Team create a custom texture pack for the game ans to reskin shovels, hoes, snowballs, and other vanilla items into their corresponding gadget.
What about adding teams?
We don’t have the player count for that. Possibly if the game became a massive success it could be a possibility but I think where we stand it would do more harm than good.
ill put the answers to all of the questions in this section : D
feedback appreciate thx