This is a good idea, but it makes the game needlessly complicated.  Everymap would be different and people would become frustrated not knowing a range or reason. 

Interesting idea but I enjoy tele-rapeing to much to agree with it

Mcmjon brings up a good point here, which is that the team defending the flag will always have an advantage because they can all port to the flag as long as they control it, regardless of where they are.  The offensive team either needs to walk there in force, which means they are losing coverage elsewhere, or they need to risk the dreaded flag gank, which is becoming more mainstream as we gain experience. 

This really comes back to the question of momentum.  If my team has control of all the flags we will probably keep them, as long as we respond to cap attempts quickly and in force.  Relatively complex strategies like feinting one flag but going for another while your enemy waits on their ports to cool down are viable, but only at really high levels of play.  As flags rise in importance in later builds you will see this issue becoming more important, but it comes back to one thing:  Is momentum something the devs want to encourage or discourage? 

Also, really nice diagram, mcmjon.  I hear you race motorcycles?

thumbs up under the comment, mcmjon.  for you too, it's a valid point with a sweet sweet diagram. 

as others have already said its fine as u are because of what trig said and because than teleporting would only take u a hole 2 feet so u might as well run.

I understand your point mcmjon but that would complicate the game and since most of the maps prob wont be that large it would make it so uu could do like nowere

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Good post.

My suggestion is to tag certain flag points as unteleportable. That is, certain flags or flag types (arbitrarily determined by the map designer?) *CANNOT* be teleported to. This way we still preserve the usefulness of the Teleport scroll while striving to force actual time-to-target considerations: you can respond instantly to certain threats, but others - and potentially to some of the most critical ones - you are going to have to perambulate to. You`ll have to coordinate, make plans, and sacrifice defense of points elsewhere to make the journey.

That would be simpler than a region-based limitation. It accommodates both trains of thought on teleportation as well.