Hello, I am a long time gamer from a number of game series that use custom content for a large portion of their fan-base.
What I’ve found to be most pleasant for everyone involved, will be described below in great detail. I hope it is easy to understand.
Thanks for your time if you have the time to give this a read.
LOBBY SCREEN
-Add another button to the Main Screen’s “Multiplayer” games list that says “Hosted”
-Include a large list of hosted games within the custom games lobby screen on one of the sides so that it’s easy to see what’s being played
-The listed games should show host name, game name, player count and player max
(examples:
T1mmyWh4l3 is hosting Splash Park - 7/10 Players
0L1v3 is hosting Campaign 10% Compete - 3/4 Players
MrSquidFist is hosting Infection on R.I.P. Tide - 9/12 Players)
-On the other side of the screen, (opposite of list side) should have information about the custom game that you have selected
-When nothing is selected, it would be cool to have slow motion animations of spartans doing cool things with professional angles to keep it fun
-The best way to let players host, would be to have a button on the lobby screen that says “Host Custom Game” that would flag your custom to be included in the list
-Allow hosts to boot and ban bad biscuits that try to ruin the experience
-Once games end, make it so the host has to flag their game again to be on the list, preventing weird mishaps that might occur
-Give the option to host the game without a custom title, so that it just shows the game name and stuff
-But make sure you have a good amount of characters to title your games if you choose to use a custom title
That’s about it from me.
-GMB