Guys,
What are your thoughts around specialising the server to run the Back to Karkand DLC maps only when it comes out?
The server numbers have dropped off quite a bit and we need to shake things up a bit.
I know that the server patch out on the 6th should help the server numbers again (as it will be easy to get a game going) but I'm concerned about dwindling numbers.
Ultimately the community should decide but as the admins, we have to support what we offer.
Look forward to your thoughts.
NF
I've not really played the game enough to have picked any favourite maps as yet, the couple of times I've been on the server I seem to manage to land on the same maps too, so yea change it up for me.
The only other change I would suggest to you is dropping the amount of players to 32, when it's been full you don't get a second to think & no matter what you do there's always an enemy waiting there for you, even though the maps seem bigger I don't think there's that much difference between this & BC2.
Out of interest, is the server 32 or 44 slots? it says 44 on the name but procon says its 32.
There are some good maps in atm that we may want to keep as well. I would suggest we pick one or two maps to throw in to the rotation along with the karkand maps. That could be done with a poll or something, for everyone.
I got no issues with lowering the player limit either, if that is what people want.
The server is quite dead and for whatever reason we don't seem to be getting many dMw during the week sometimes as well. I went on last night and ended up on someone else’s server, we only had four players on and two of them were in co-op.
However, with the patch i fully expect to see a change i for one will be on trying to learn how to fly a chopper without flying it into the ground upside-down after only 5 seconds of flight.
Not sure about only running Karkland, i think if we did it could become a little stale with only 4 maps. So if we can i'd like a mix, i'm still learning the current maps.
Player limit seems ok but then i've not played much when it's been full so i'll defer to those that have.
My play time has been limited lately with RL Commitments which is a bit crappy, but a new map rotation with the DLC included would come down to weather people want rush still - Surely we have to have the DLC Maps in the rotation right? I dont know about anyone else but Strike at karkand was a big favourite on bf2 and same with some of the other maps in the DLC this time. I wouldnt mind seeing a mix of the new maps and old
How about we wait and see if the DLC is any good first then decide.
Quote from: lionheart;339452How about we wait and see if the DLC is any good first then decide.
You obviously have had to little to drink, Sir. We make our decisions based on guesses and assumptions here ;)
Lol, yea I forgot, I'm in serious at work mode.
Quote from: lionheart;339464Lol, yea I forgot, I'm in serious at work mode.
I don't think I came with that mode, or it must be out of order.
I think it's safe to assume that the maps won't be bad. As they have taken already good maps and remade them in the new engine?
Drop the Rush maps,most people hate the Rush maps and go away from the server.(I hate Rush maps)
Enable Instant vehicles.
Dont do only Karkand maps,BF3 got some nice maps off his own.
Try some things....
I 'd go for the new maps, drop rush, and take a general vote on the "top 4" vanilla maps to keep in rotation. There are a couple of good rush maps, but without 24-32 players, they suck.
The server is too hard to get seeded with a 5 player minimum - is this something we can change? 4 would be better. Because we aren't getting seeded, the server is just not attracting public players. I've sat on the server with several other dMw's waiting for a fifth player to join for ages, on more than one evening in the last week.
I really don't like the "do nothing" setting DICE have put on BF3. It'd be better, if like BF:BC2, you could join and move around, but not score until 4 players were active. {angry email to DICE will follow} :norty:
It is four to start now. Now that the new patch is out I've changed the config file to start with one player but Ninja needs to upload it. He has also said there could be an issue with less than four players and Quick Match.
Quote from: ArithonUK;339482I 'd go for the new maps, drop rush, and take a general vote on the "top 4" vanilla maps to keep in rotation. :
Do you mean put the new maps in rotation and keep the normal bf3 maps that come out top for on a poll/vote? if so i agree
Hi Guys..
I've set the server for 2 to start. Hopefully that will make it easier to get teh server seeded again.
I think we should reduce the rotation to 6 maps tops. Most of the servers I've seen that are really busy are running 3 or 4 maps. I also don't want to rule out Rush altogether but I agree that some of those maps are unbalanced.
Let's take this forward to the masses and see if we can get them to vote on rush maps that they do like and the top 2 stay. Then we can run with 2 rush, 4 conquest. When the DLC comes out we can switch to those maps only to play-test and then kick out the crappy ones.
Does that sound like a plan?
NF
Good plan. Well.......reasonable...........nah tis good. :D
Sounds good.
Agreed.
Good plan.
HI Folks,
As discussed, earlier in the thread, I've set the server for the Karkand Maps on Conquest Only at this moment in time.
However, until I get home it's only set at the server control panel and not on procon.
It may bounce about a wee bit.
Showing in procon now
is it possible to make the rounds 1 of 1 for each map so we get a full rotation going quicker?