May 31, 2013, 06:03 PM
I don't normally post on here, but if I'm posting here i guess it means things are getting pretty bad.
Right now the server only fills up at around 8-9 PM for a few hours then empties out. This is usually done by someone entering in and sending out mass invites on their friends list to try and fill it up.
This used to be done by Enforcer daily, but it's gotten to the point where it's harder and harder to do this, and even someone as dedicated as Enforcer has been playing on other servers.
I know we had ideas and discussions in the past on how to help fix this and get the servers back to how it was. When even Valve 2 was constantly nearly full, and the goldrush server was full as well.
I know DF's most likely busy working for Valve now, so i think the best way to go about this is if possible, giving access to an trusted admin, who would be able to make changes that the community would like to see.
I've had multiple regulars who have been playing on other servers tell me if things such as additional custom maps where added, they would come back. The other issue i think is the reserved slots. If we were able to make some changes and got things going where new people would visit, it would be fustrating to them being kicked constantly by someone with a reserved slot who payed for it 2+ years ago and hasn't made a payment since then. Something i'm guilty of as well.
I think it would be best to limit the reserved slots to either a lower number, and/or start removing them and actually enforcing a small monthly payment of $2-5 for a slot and added goodies like other servers due. Maybe a shiny gun like the scatter gun i have.
Some other threads have some ideas that also work and show these changes have been wanted for a while:
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/11214...f-SourceOP
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/13233...erver-EVER
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/13758...he-servers
To get this going, we need to show support here first. The community still exists and we need to show it, and show it wants to keep going. Everyone please post below saying something like, "I agree, and want to see these changes as well" and leave feedback on other ideas you would like to see. Please reach out to your friends, give them this link and have them post as well if they play on the server, or any of the other SourceOP servers.
Right now the server only fills up at around 8-9 PM for a few hours then empties out. This is usually done by someone entering in and sending out mass invites on their friends list to try and fill it up.
This used to be done by Enforcer daily, but it's gotten to the point where it's harder and harder to do this, and even someone as dedicated as Enforcer has been playing on other servers.
I know we had ideas and discussions in the past on how to help fix this and get the servers back to how it was. When even Valve 2 was constantly nearly full, and the goldrush server was full as well.
I know DF's most likely busy working for Valve now, so i think the best way to go about this is if possible, giving access to an trusted admin, who would be able to make changes that the community would like to see.
I've had multiple regulars who have been playing on other servers tell me if things such as additional custom maps where added, they would come back. The other issue i think is the reserved slots. If we were able to make some changes and got things going where new people would visit, it would be fustrating to them being kicked constantly by someone with a reserved slot who payed for it 2+ years ago and hasn't made a payment since then. Something i'm guilty of as well.
I think it would be best to limit the reserved slots to either a lower number, and/or start removing them and actually enforcing a small monthly payment of $2-5 for a slot and added goodies like other servers due. Maybe a shiny gun like the scatter gun i have.
Some other threads have some ideas that also work and show these changes have been wanted for a while:
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/11214...f-SourceOP
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/13233...erver-EVER
http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/13758...he-servers
To get this going, we need to show support here first. The community still exists and we need to show it, and show it wants to keep going. Everyone please post below saying something like, "I agree, and want to see these changes as well" and leave feedback on other ideas you would like to see. Please reach out to your friends, give them this link and have them post as well if they play on the server, or any of the other SourceOP servers.