Train Without Risk: Introducing WWZ Practice Mode

Every community has players at different skill levels. New members might feel intimidated jumping into a competitive game, while veterans need a space to test new strategies without risking their hard-earned rankings. We're excited to solve this with a feature designed for learning, experimentation, and low-stakes fun: Practice Mode.

Practice Mode is a new way to play WWZ that allows you to add AI bots to your games. This creates a risk-free training ground where you and your community members can hone skills, try out new loadouts, and learn the game's mechanics. When bots are present, the match is automatically flagged as a practice match, ensuring that the results have no impact on your competitive stats, league records, or achievements. It's all the fun of a real match with none of the pressure.

What is Practice Mode?

Practice Mode transforms any game into a sandbox for training and experimentation. By adding one or more AI opponents, you can create a perfect environment for players to learn the ropes or for seasoned competitors to sharpen their edge. It's an essential tool for any community leader looking to onboard new members or host casual game nights.

This mode is built to protect your competitive integrity while providing a valuable training resource.

Key features include:

• 🤖 Easy Bot Management: Add or remove AI bots with a single click in the game lobby.
• - Automatic Practice Detection: Any game with at least one bot is automatically marked as a practice match.
• 📊 Separate Stat Tracking: Full box scores and game summaries are generated, but they are kept completely separate from your competitive record.
• 🛡️ Risk-Free Experimentation: Test wild strategies and new loadouts without any impact on your official rankings or league standings.

A Safe Space to Learn and Improve

Practice Mode is designed to serve players of all skill levels, making it a powerful tool for boosting engagement and confidence within your community.

Perfect for New Players

Joining a new game can be daunting. Practice Mode gives your newest community members a place to learn the core mechanics—like health, energy, Zeal, and Heat—without the fear of underperforming in a ranked match. They can play against bots to understand the flow of the game, read through attack logs, and get comfortable with the interface at their own pace.

A Laboratory for Strategy

For the competitive players in your group, Practice Mode is a laboratory. It’s the ideal place to test unconventional loadouts or practice complex strategies before deploying them in a high-stakes league match.

• Want to see if a Glass Cannon build is viable?
• Curious about the effectiveness of a high-stealth Assassin strategy?
• Need to understand the nuances of a new game level's modifiers?

Practice Mode lets you run these experiments and analyze the results through detailed box scores, all without risking a single leaderboard point. This empowers your members to innovate and elevate the overall skill level of your community.

Low-Stakes Fun for Everyone

Sometimes you just want to play a quick, casual game without the pressure. Practice Mode is perfect for those moments. You can fill a lobby with a mix of human players and bots for a fun, hybrid training session. It’s a great way to host a spontaneous game night when you don't have enough players for a full competitive match.

How Practice Mode Works

We designed the process to be as simple and intuitive as possible. You can turn any game into a practice match in seconds.

1. Create a Game: Start a new game just as you normally would.
2. Add Bots: From the game lobby, simply click the Add Bot button. You can add multiple bots to fill out the match.
3. Automatic Flagging: The moment a bot is added, the game is automatically marked as a practice match. A clear visual indicator will let everyone in the lobby know it's a training game.
4. Play Normally: Start the game and play. Bots act just like human players, with their own generated loadouts and strategies.
5. Review and Learn: After the game concludes, you can review a full box score and summary. See how your strategies performed and identify areas for improvement. Your competitive stats remain completely untouched.

Empower Your Community with Risk-Free Training

As a community leader, your goal is to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and has opportunities to grow. Practice Mode is a powerful tool to help you achieve that. It breaks down barriers for new players and provides a valuable resource for your most competitive members.

Encourage your community to use Practice Mode to:

• Host Onboarding Sessions: Run training games specifically for new members.
• Organize Strategy Workshops: Dedicate a night to testing new loadouts and tactics.
• Fill Lobbies: Use bots to ensure games can run even if you're a few players short.

By giving your members a place to practice without penalty, you foster a culture of learning and improvement. This leads to higher engagement, more confident players, and ultimately, more exciting and competitive events for your entire community.

Ready to sharpen your skills? Create a game, add your first bot opponent, and start training today