Decide on template structure regarding pack slots

[latenssi]

Currently we have two proposals for how the slots in a pack are decided.

1. Slots are explicitly defined in the template

   • This is how it has been described in the design document
   • The template defines each slot in a pack explicitly
   • In the template a slot is given buckets (lists or ranges of IDs) to pull from

2. Slots are deduced from the template

   • This is how it has been currently (initially) implemented
   • In the template there is no notion of a pack slot
   • The template describes buckets (lists or ranges of IDs) and how many items to pick from each (forming the slots)

Pros/cons

Way 1

Pros

• Simple mapping of the concept of rarity to buckets (each bucket can be a self contained rarity tier)

Cons

• If there is a need for large packs (for example packs with 100 slots), the template will have to reflect this and become quite large as well (as each slot needs to be defined in the template)

Way 2

Pros

• Pack size does not affect the size of the template

Cons

• The concept of rarity is mingled as rarity tiers need to be mixed in buckets

So it kind of boils down the whether or not there will be a need for large packs and how the concept of rarity is handled.

[latenssi]

Eric (paraphrased): "Current way (way 2) is probably ok but need to make sure from legal"