Mar 07, 2013, 03:17 AM
I would like to say thank you for the increased admin presence - that's really all we were looking for. It seems my mistake was relying on sourceop admins that I was able to get on my friends list to come and help when there were problems and they were online and/or in game. Rquasar has also reported unsuccessfully trying to get help via irc. This usually only happens when there's a server problem after an update or some jackass is using his paid hacks package and starts noclipping and zooming around with the namechanger turned on. I believe drunken responsed the last time this happened and perm-nuked the guy for us.
Clearly, contact admin is the preferred way to go and we will recommend that everyone use that method. I will make a post to that effect on the Drinkin' Buddies blog. I'm not on any power trip and have no need for admin - I already have it on some other servers and it's just more work. If you guys have enough admins - that's fine.
Those who value teamplay and strategy want no mods, not instant. Instant is like an arcade game - everyone plays for themselves, not the team or trying to get the intel. It can be fun, but it's nothing like a serious game on no mods. I always shake my head when people join the no mods server and complain about the "crazy respawn times". We just point them to instant.
I will also speak to the person who is said to have made inappropriate remarks. He tends to troll trollers back, so I expect that's what it was as I have never known him to hold racist views.
In terms of the server policing itself and not having to bother admins, is it possible to get functions like teamkick, votemute, etc. restored? We have had these in the past - has the policy changed?
Also, might it be possible to have bots maintain a minimum number of players on the server? I see that lotus does this and it can help keeping a server populated. Their system puts 12 bots on an empty server and removes a bot every time a real player joins the server.
Clearly, contact admin is the preferred way to go and we will recommend that everyone use that method. I will make a post to that effect on the Drinkin' Buddies blog. I'm not on any power trip and have no need for admin - I already have it on some other servers and it's just more work. If you guys have enough admins - that's fine.
Those who value teamplay and strategy want no mods, not instant. Instant is like an arcade game - everyone plays for themselves, not the team or trying to get the intel. It can be fun, but it's nothing like a serious game on no mods. I always shake my head when people join the no mods server and complain about the "crazy respawn times". We just point them to instant.
I will also speak to the person who is said to have made inappropriate remarks. He tends to troll trollers back, so I expect that's what it was as I have never known him to hold racist views.
In terms of the server policing itself and not having to bother admins, is it possible to get functions like teamkick, votemute, etc. restored? We have had these in the past - has the policy changed?
Also, might it be possible to have bots maintain a minimum number of players on the server? I see that lotus does this and it can help keeping a server populated. Their system puts 12 bots on an empty server and removes a bot every time a real player joins the server.