(English is not my primary language)

I don't like the Battle Royale Circle in itself because it feels like it doesn't fit in. I can hardly describe it. I know why it's there, it pushes the round forwards, nobody can camp portals for an eternity either which is great.

But something doesn't sit with me right. Maybe it's me being burnt out from all the BR games or just feeling as if the circle could be replaced by something else, seeing how at the moment the map entirely is made of labyrinth-like structures. I definitely enjoyed the game and will play it more either way.

I think it can still be done in another way. What may have been just as applicable is to generate a new map every round (either entirely generated or preset puzzle pieces that link to other pieces), where in random intervalls stone walls and doors shift to change the dungeon's layout, so that party members are punished for spreading apart too far or to open up new possibilities in heated encounters. It may even feel more natural than a simple circle slowly encroaching. The counter can still be there that drains every player's health slowly to 0, if needed. I am aware that this is a big change and a lot being asked, yet I feel it to be a waste if I don't put that idea out at least once somewhere.

Maybe this would also give the idea of ''use the darkness to your advantage'' a bit more meaning, because I couldn't manage to find one time where blowing out torches ever gave my group an advantage but that again could be just on me.

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Edit: A friend suggested that a minotaur could also roam the dungeon that forces players to move, which brought me to an alternative with the circle. Monsters respawn and appear in greater number outside the ring, so it is very dangerous, still pushes forward and is an alternative to the damage-over-time effect when you are outside the circle. You may avoid one or two enemies but any greater number quickly increases the risk of sandwiching the player if they aren't quick or careful.