So I’m trying to get all diamond trophies. I’ve done a lot of grinding and the xp payouts are very inconsistent. Obviously some games are more popular than others, but man, the SDNL grind is the worst out of all of them just in mathematical terms. My suggestion is to give 1.5 (or 2) times bonus xp for the event times, just like how Laser Tag is when there’s an event. I would also like to see some form of singleplayer option like how Virus has horde mode.
To put it into perspective, for Accelerate you can play a Hard difficulty map, grab all the coins, and end with 10,000+ xp per race in under 3 minutes. WIth this xp payout, there’s no sense in making 1.5 times xp a thing for events. SDNL on the other hand gives you 1,000-5,000xp for 3min, and it’s difficult to find a lobby when there isn’t an event going on.
I also enjoy the games where playing alone is viable. People don’t always want to play the same thing as me at the same time. With most games you can play alone. Accelerate you can practice races on your own. Virus you can play Horde. Minigolf, Ball Race, and ZM also have single player.
SDNL (and LC, but xp payout is faster in LC) you have to hope there’s a lobby, or that someone joins yours. If there was some form of singleplayer it would allow players to learn which weapons they like and how the maps are layed out without getting destroyed by the die hard SDNL fans. I get this is a social game, but sometimes the social battery runs low and I want to shut off my brain and work towards a goal. Bots or target practice would be nice. Bots might be difficult to implement, so what if there were 30 static targets all over the map, and you had to run around and find them within a time limit? Think like the training course in the original Modern Warfare 2. You could disable shooting others and make it a race as well, still making it possible to play with others.
Anyways, to sum it up, SDNL grind is a slog when compared to all other Game Worlds. This is caused by lobbies being difficult to find, no bonus xp during events, and no viable singleplayer option. Overall it’s a fun Unreal Tournament inspired gamemode, it just needs some small improvements.