As some people have seen, work has commenced on Duels as a Gamemode. This is going to be done in multiple stages and it is up to users whether they want to test it out at any point. But please do note that this is a multi-step process and it’s not going to work as we want until we reach at least the end of our plan.
Edit: Please note that this does not account for bug fixes, which will be done throughout the process.
The current plan:
Step 1 - Done
Setup a world with arenas on it to use for duel lobbies.
Step 2 - Done
Add the duel mode to GameModes. This is the simplest form of this idea, which is just reuse everything from zombies, if a player types /join duel, it either puts them in a lobby waiting for 1 other person or it joins an existing one. Once both players are there they get thrown into a duel arena and then shoved back into gamemodes.
Step 3 - In-progress
Players can now type /join duel or simply /duel in PvP itself and it will take them to gamemodes and join a duel.
Players can now select the map to duel on instead of it being randomized.
Step 4
Outputs of duels are printed in PvP.
Ammo and potion refill functionality added.
Step 5
/join duel now uses a queue system, meaning the player is not put into a duel until matched with another player.
Step 6
When queuing, they are sent to PvP and then sent to the duel match once it’s ready
Step 7
Queue is updated to track the rating of players to try to ensure that players of different skill levels aren’t matched together too eagerly. The longer the player queues, the wider the allowed skill gap becomes for matchmaking.
Step 8
The queue is updated to also wait more time if necessary, to ensure players are not matched with the same person repeatedly.
Step 9
Users can queue for a duel and go to any dimension (including zombies) while waiting.