Planning to keep Storm/Elite/Heroes/Joust separate titles?

[kalstrams]

Lol. There is a clear distinction. If you worry about mods and other stuff, you're just not serious enough for Elite (for example). I bet 50% of playing Elite do not give a single thought about Storm or whatever.

If you want it more detailed:
They might have made titles to employ ManiaPlanet 2 UI.
In that case,they might have done the competitive titles separately, because each own has it's own audiences, and has to have a separate leaderboard. Moreover, mod should be limited in those 3 specific modes (out of 7 original and tons of custom). The next is ease of looking for the server. As for the separate audiences, I guess not much of Elite team are bothered with Storm pubbies' ranking, and tons of various servers being in storm. As for the separate button in game UI - why to do so, if there is a separate UI, inside of which the game works itself.

And, as in old good times. Try to do better, then start the argument in such manner that you did. What makes no sense and is not liked by you might not work vice verse.

Any questions ?

[Omnixor]

just thought of one thing... so there won't be multi-environment servers? I don't mean TM+SM, but canyon+valley and so...

[kalstrams]

Those might be, because TrackMania and ShootMania are different games. And there much more less distinction between those two you mention, and, for example, Storm and Joust.

We always must remember, that we use alpha-version of ManiaPlanet 2.0 interface.

[Omnixor]

*beta-version. which is forced by nadeo, and doesn't have LAN.

[kalstrams]

LAN right now causes a glitch that render either players being unable to join or unable to be joined.

Isn't it alpha ? Lol, I thought it is.

[MichaelMaulwurf]

Good to read this thread. I didn't know I can add joust, heroes and elite to maniaplanet. Elite is great!

[kalstrams]

Indeed it is. Joust is nice too, be sure to check it out.

[hadriel]

Joust and Elite were the only modes I was looking to play...I went a day just figuring they weren't in the current beta build. Same thing happened to a good 5-10 other people I was talking to. I'm fine with having them as seperate titles, but it seems like a decent number of people don't even know where to find these.

[fyem]

I think it is mainly because of the scripting possibilities the community has.
You are able to create your own titles and sell them for planets.
(If you pull all the screens down you see all the available titles. If you click on the plus you can add a new title from your files or create one yourself)
You are also able to buy new stations for 5000 planets. (If you are on the main view and click on the plus you can change the layout or add more stations)
It was also announced that Trackmania Canyon will get its first title pretty soon (check the Trackmania facebook)

I think that titles are supposed to be different game modes, I don't really get the role of the main title, though.
(And what would qualify to be a mod in the main thing or its own title)

[Kitsunin]

I think it is mainly because of the scripting possibilities the community has.
You are able to create your own titles and sell them for planets.
(If you pull all the screens down you see all the available titles. If you click on the plus you can add a new title from your files or create one yourself)
You are also able to buy new stations for 5000 planets. (If you are on the main view and click on the plus you can change the layout or add more stations)
It was also announced that Trackmania Canyon will get its first title pretty soon (check the Trackmania facebook)

I think that titles are supposed to be different game modes, I don't really get the role of the main title, though.
(And what would qualify to be a mod in the main thing or its own title)

That sound pretty cool actually, but the issue I see is that if you need to buy a title, wouldn't much less people play said mode? I mean I'm sure it'll change somewhat after release but right now it's hard enough to find any US servers for Elite/Joust/Even Royal or Battle sometimes.