OK, for those of you who haven't noticed, I have increased the goal score on SV to three. At the same time I have also reduced the round time to 10 minutes, so that it would still not take much longer.
Old: 2 points: max 3 rounds X 15=45 (+ for overtimes)
New: 3 points: max 5 rounds X 10=50 (+ for overtime)
So even if you go max rounds, you still aren't talking about THAT much more time.
A lot of you have read my posts regarding this in the past. I'll give you the cliff notes version. Short games=empty server. Like it or not, lousy stalemate maps that drag on forever attract people BECAUSE people are attracted to populated servers, not empty ones running "good" maps.
So now, pick your poison. Do you want short games against bots? Or longer games including some less than thrilling maps, but against real live people?
The only alternative I can see here is per map goalscores, which is entirely doable. But this idea was dismissed as being too confusing for most people.
What are your thoughts?
Rich (TW)
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I prefer 3 points on most maps and longer round times (15min?).
Protracted spam maps should be 2 point maps:
Dreamus
Dreamus2
ChainsIsile
Bitchslap
DeathDome
Gunshop
Battlefront
Personally I don't think this would be too bad. Everyone already knows what maps are unwinnable spamfests.
If we really are concerned about people being confused maybe we can change the names to say, Dreamus_2pts, etc. If people can't figure out that the map is being played to only 2 points when it's right there in front of them on the loading screen then they have bigger problems than we can resolve.
Protracted spam maps should be 2 point maps:
Dreamus
Dreamus2
ChainsIsile
Bitchslap
DeathDome
Gunshop
Battlefront
Personally I don't think this would be too bad. Everyone already knows what maps are unwinnable spamfests.
If we really are concerned about people being confused maybe we can change the names to say, Dreamus_2pts, etc. If people can't figure out that the map is being played to only 2 points when it's right there in front of them on the loading screen then they have bigger problems than we can resolve.
I think on nights there several maps that one teams ends up throwing it just to get on to another map. Undersatnd there voting for crap in the first place but hey thats life on the late shift.
I dunno what the over all solution is but I did vote per map scores.
I could go one and out on just about any map even beer barrel no matter how i hate it but I dont think Im a good demo graphic.
wp
I dunno what the over all solution is but I did vote per map scores.
I could go one and out on just about any map even beer barrel no matter how i hate it but I dont think Im a good demo graphic.
wp
I have come to the all mighty conclusion that people vote for new maps no matter what they are or what they do. The just want something new.
If the name of the map is "turd in a punchbowl" and its new they will vote for it evey hour on the hour even its unplayable to the point your computer crashes,you go blind fall off your chair stub your toe, it doesn't matter its new vote for it.
wp
If the name of the map is "turd in a punchbowl" and its new they will vote for it evey hour on the hour even its unplayable to the point your computer crashes,you go blind fall off your chair stub your toe, it doesn't matter its new vote for it.
wp