I say that 50% takeover reduction when the game reads a 1v1/2v1(someone disconnects), while anything above that has the lock count as one demigod, is a possible solution.

It just requires some extra coding to switch the effect of the lock over when it goes from 2v2 to 2v1. You might say "oh that one person is screwed anyway, why bother," But lets say someone on the other side leaves to balance things and its 1v1.

You might not think that happens alot but in DotA you could set up a 2v2 game and two people might leave immediately.

It just need some minor adjustments. Like slower capture time to your side it moves to fast from one side to next. and possibly an audio someone is attempting to capture a flag. i agree with the longer to lock time. only if stun and freeze get nerfed as well otherwise you will ruin a strat that is viable right now in the game.  If you increase the time then maybe stun and freeze do nothing to the ability to lock but then again you are helpless and can't defend yourself. I say tweeak very little and let it be part of strategy.

I think a scaling implementation would be complicated but thats the dev's problems not ours The only thing that would suck would be a detailed description on the lock item:

• "Reduces capture time by 50% in 1v1.
• Requires two demigods to capture in 2v2.
• Requires two demigods but reduces capture time by 50% in 3v3.
• Requires three demigods in 4v4.
• Requires three demigods but reduces capture time by 50% in 5v5.
• If you lock a flag in a custom-made 6v6, a black hole opens up and sends the demigod through a dimensional rift to the land of the smurfs, where he/she will compete with Papa smurf, supreme grandmaster and lord of all smurfs, for rule over his kingdom."

Maybe we'll just keep it as "Requires more demigods to capture flag"

I believe that you had not included the smurf factor in your first posts

Well technically you post a reply. So in your first reply posts...

Blarg,I can't edit replies.

No wonder people keep making their own topics, at least there they can edit them as they come up with better ideas/better grammar.

The scaled demigod really makes sense. Encourages cooperation and is very simple (you could explain it to noobs in one sentence in a toolip in the game). If you make mechanics too complicated people will be turned off.  (I think Aspartem's suggestion about item recharging would be interesting to apply to everything consumable-with varying stocks/recharge rates for different items)

IMO, you shouldn't be able to lock it at all. Instead, you should be able to make opponent team cap it harder, like need more time to cap. And yeah applying the lock while it's still intact should not be possible, it'll make the owner monopolize the flag forever or make it too hard to recap it for opponent.

The similar example is in W40k Dawn of War and Company of Heroes, you can cap and build the outpost over the flag(strategic points) to make your opponent spend more time to recap it.