QuoteJust a quick comment m8...
I've been popping on to your server a bit lately and have an observation for
you...
There are a hell of a lot of players, dMw clan members included, who
constantly go on the 'easy side' on maps...
IE, T on thunder, assault, siege etc.... or CT on prodigy, cobble, shogun
etc...
You might want to address this as it made me leave your server.
Alternatively, you could just tell me to shut the hell up... : )
Thinking of a reply in the lines of ...
Yes there have been some problems with that. We try to switch sides each new map but sometimes some players doesn't do that and that unbalances the teams. I am aware of this and we in the admins try to even the teams up by changing our selves or asking someone to change.
Recently we also changed the order of the maps in the rotation so when switching maps and sides you would play defending team and then attacking team. I think this has made a difference.
I do not have the TL touch so ... what should I/we reply?
How about something like this?
QuoteHi Fatal
You're right, we have had some problems with that recently due to the number of new players we are having to train in the PCS way, but the initial difficulties are subsiding and we have also changed the order of the maps in the rotation so when the map changes, you alternate between playing the defending team and attacking team. We think this has made a difference and it seems to have improved things.
As for dMw members going to the easy side? Well if I see any doing that then they'll get a 'bitch'slap' from me :wink: AFAIAA we all alternate as we should do, but I'll mention it to the other Admins and ask them to keep the 'admin_slap' command to hand :D
Thanks for the heads up - and see you on the Meat Hook!
Regards
Sadako
Appearances can be deceptive...
When the map ends I always swap sides. I know many other dMw and PCS regulars do the same. For whatever reason I always seem to join the new map very quickly and I am often the first in :D . Others join at varying speeds (some people of course take the opportunity to take a piss/make a fridge visit etc). So if on a map change the first three people into the server all join a single team (having swapped sides as suggested) and that team happens to be T on Thunder for example then it can look as if selective team stacking is in operation. Particularly if people who were supposed to be joining CT were not only slow map-changers but also taking an ad-hoc break. See what I mean?
There is a solution.
When a map changes an admin restarts the round when everyone has successfully joined and the teams look to be balanced. Any tweaking can be done before proper play starts. An added advantage is that the first round (when eventually started) will be a proper PCS round whereas at the moment it can be a bit ragged.
An announcement in the forums to this effect would be all that's necessary to inform people of the change.