[Kaylee]

I so told you so

And lots of times I detonate my stuff for good reason. But... almost never twice in a short period of time.

[stevejen]

It was no secret how my rank skyrocketed from around 100th place to 7th place, I never played it off like I got it just by playing normally. So allow me share with the moderators how I happened on this glitch. I was legitly building sentries on the bridge which was constantly being destroyed so I would pick up the pieces/guns and rebuild very rapidly (one of my many 2fort tactics). This is when I noticed there was no cap in the 5 points you get for building, which is a freak occurance since hlstats usually caps it at 7 builds in a row. So to test it, I built sentries and dispensers nonstop for about an hour and that is how I obtained my rank. I have witnesses that can vouch for me as they were there when I was rapid building/destroying. I might add that this was a freak occurance as I tried it again after the map time ended, and it did not work.

I may add that sometime I do build 7 sentries/dispensers in a row, after losing 75 points in rapid succession to new players on the server. I don't believe this is an exploit since everyone has the freedom to do this if they choose.

Now, with all this said I believe there is something fundamentally very wrong with the hlstatsx system. I'm a fairly decent player and I usually do very well. I don't turtle, I have a rushing playing style, but hlstats has made me into a very careful player. I can't stand losing 25 points to nearly everyone who kills me. Checking your forums, I see others are frustrated as well. Put it this way, I can maintain a 4:1 ratio by NOT turtling and I lose 500 points a match due to being killed by new players on the server? Come on now. So I guess this frustration partially lead me to do what I did.

So there you have it. Drunken_F00l I'd like to request an unban from the server. I don't care about ranks anymore, and from now on I'll just play for the thrill instead of what hlstatsX tells me. I love the server enough to overlook the meaningless point system is uses.

[Drunken F00l]

Hi,

I removed the ban. However, you are still removed from the rankings.

The fact that new players steal 25 points is nothing new. It's what happens when you increase in rank. If you can't keep up with it, then you don't deserve the higher rank. That is the point of it. Players must obtain 50 kills before they start earning 25 points for killing you. If everyone thinks that it is too low, I can increase it to 100 or something.

I will probably be implementing something in the future to avoid exploitation.

[stevejen]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

I propose a lower cap than 25 points. If this is a hlstats issue and unfixable, then maybe increase the kill count to 100 or even 200 would be great

I'm only speaking for the 2fort 24/7 instant respawn server. The map is tiny and action is very fast paced here.

[SolidSteel144]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

I propose a lower cap than 25 points. If this is a hlstats issue and unfixable, then maybe increase the kill count to 100 or even 200 would be great

I'm only speaking for the 2fort 24/7 instant respawn server. The map is tiny and action is very fast paced here.

Sorry I told on ya. But I hate it when people do that kind of stuff. Or when they tell me to "fuck off" when I tell them not to do that.
Cheers!

[Biggs]

hlx_display 0 if you don't want to see points lost/gained in chat.

[avy]

Biggs your always so practical. d0=

[Vector]

Since you asked I would love to see the kill count to start at 100 before they start earning points. It does not take that long, but makes them dedicate themselves more to the server.

[Biggs]

True. 50 kills is pretty easy to get. I get at least that every map.

[Kaylee]

It's too easy to go up in points already, to be honest