New ET server announcement

(BOOTSAUCE) #1

There’s a new server in town, boys and girls, and it’s targeted at those of you who, like us in [B]loodshed, have grown tired of:

  • Defense team stacking
  • XP whoring
  • the unstoppable, adreline junky, super medics
  • level 3 and 4 FDOPS arty/AS spamming (sometimes known as “the wall of arty”)
  • the vain /kill abusers

It has become clear, to us at least, that unrestricted XP actually detracts from gameplay, rather than improving it.

Our new server is an attempt to remedy this problem.

The server will run in stopwatch mode, in the following format:
AB - change map - BA - change map - AB, and so on

In addition:

  • XP will be reset with each map change (1 complete round)
  • FieldOps skill will be restricted to level 2
  • /kill abusers will be warned, and then kicked if abuse continues
  • Everyone starts with 70XP

Oh, and before anyone asks: spawn killing/camping is not only allowed, it is encouraged. It’s part of the game, so use that 2 second invulnerability.

These settings are by no means written in stone. Our goal is to provide the best possible gameplay, so feedback is welcomed, and very much encouraged.

We hope to see you all, at:


BloodShed StopWatch ETPro
208.13.250.249:27960

(Kendle) #2

Yay, nice 1. Good to see new Stopwatch servers springing up.

Not sure about the /kill “abuse” bit though. If you use ETPro it’s pretty impossible to “abuse” /kill.

(Sauron|EFG) #3

IMHO only resetting XP at map change takes away one of the things that makes SW so great; knowing that if you beat the time you did it because of skill (and sometimes luck), not because of how much XP you got in the first SW round.

Anyway, it sounds like my kind of server, and you can expect to find me there occasionally if my ping is acceptable.

:clap:

(Graballa) #4

Yeah, can’t see what the big problem is with using ‘/kill.’

In my general experience, it’s only used when a player is low on ammo/health and it’s near to the spawn time. It’s only on very rare occasions that I’ve seen a player use it in the middle of a firefight.

Plus as Kendle says, the charge bar doesn’t reset itself to maximum when respawn occurs with ET Pro.

Haha, I remember Nifty raping the allies on Battery with the panzer a while ago when ETMain was still running. Carnage.

(eRRoLfLyNN) #5

Nice one. :clap:

I love the stopwatch servers. Hopefully I will be paying you a visit soon! But I agree with the point about the XP being reset at each map change rather than the end of each round.

Anyway, I hope you get lots of players! :banana:

(BOOTSAUCE) #6

Thanks for the positive feedback, guys. I am noting down all of your comments and suggestions.

I’ll address the two biggest concerns: /kill, and XP reset interval.

/KILL:

When we say peeps who abuse /kill will be warned, and then kicked, if abuse does not stop, we are referring to those players that use /kill to deny the opponent a kill, and thus any XP. Using /kill to respawn at full health is NOT considered abuse, on this server. Using /kill to deny your opponent XP is arguably a good tactic, strategically speaking. However, it has become obvious to me, and many others, that /kill used in this manner has more to do with padding ratios, than “taking one for the team”.

XP reset interval:

Frankly, the decision to reset XP after each round was motivated by the desire to still have some XP reward. However, if enough people that actually show and play on this server, request that XP be reset after each 1/2 round, we will be more than happy to accomodate.

One more thing, we have another server in another location that we setup with this config, should the current server not meet the bandwidth needs.

Now, how about we get a forum game going?

I invite you all to stop by for some quality frag time, tonight at 8PM EST.


BloodShed StopWatch ETPro
208.13.250.249:27960

(Sauron|EFG) #7

That’s 2AM CET, so don’t expect too many Euros. :moo:

(BOOTSAUCE) #8

Well, any of you euros that can’t sleep tonight, you’re welcome to join us.