posted 11-08-2001 04:10 AM            

My problem is, once the teams start getting unfair, the bot will say "uneven teams" 2 or 3 times, then it'll start giving out last warnings. Just to get to the last warning takes .. what.. 5 minutes? So, after waiting a while, the 2 people on my freq that actually know how to fire kill someone from the other freq. He gets converted. Now, do you think he's going to fight on my freq? Hell no, he'd rather sit in spec than fight on the losing team.

Maybe we could make the bot convert people sooner, or make it illegal to jump to spec if you get switched. Either way, I think this problem should be fixed, or at least looked into.

posted 11-08-2001 03:56 PM            

Ever since that bot came around, I find more and more often that people get away with breaking the rules. How many times have I been killed by a cap in center, and used the ?cheater command, with no results. Or how many times have some of you guys been antied in middle?

I'm not bitching out the mods, because I don't even know who is a mod and who isn't. I just think it's time for them to start kicking a little ass around.

posted 11-09-2001 08:39 AM         

But you just cant put in a 2 second delay on the remove-anti feature because people would still be able to turn it on for 1.5 secs and then off and on again....

posted 11-09-2001 02:59 PM            

And about the bot removing anti in the middle. I think it's a good idea. While, I think most have us have ended up in the middle with anti on a few times by accident (getting doored, or just plain forgetting), it'll probably teach us to pay a little more attention to it. If you put a 2 second grace period, that seems pretty fair.

posted 11-09-2001 10:52 PM            

I agree with what you said just a decoy, I would be pissed if I got converted too after busting my ass flagging. And it's not the winning team's fault everyone drops out of the losing team, but, am I the only one that notices the teams get really unfair? And uneven teams make for boring flagging.

And concerning it not being illegal to drop in spec after being converted, I never said it was illegal. I just said when that happens, it makes the idea of even teams a lot harder. How long does it take to convert someone from the moment the bot says 'uneven teams'? If the converted player drops to spec, that just a waste the time spent waiting for the teams to even up.

Either way, I'm just giving suggestions on how I think the zone can be approved. I don't really care about being on the losing team since I usually end up scoreresting a lot, but I think it might have a negative effect on the zone. *shrugs*

Whatever happened to having polls? Didn't we used to poll things before?

posted 11-11-2001 09:44 AM            

Not saying this is what we will do, but just THINK about it and give your opinion (and no need to cuss):

Mods switch those who are obviously centerkilling once the warning appears?

The problem which I see that lies here are those who have large bounties or are turreting.

I have always maintained that this is a flagging zone, but have been told by the sysops that centerkilling is just normal for any zone.

So, centerkillers run the risk of getting converted? Just as they run the risk of getting switched to cap?

There is a 2 min delay, then a 1 min delay before the bot starts switching people (according to what I was told).

Anyway... try and keep this thread non-hostile and clean so we can get some good ideas.

posted 11-11-2001 10:07 AM            

We have been doing a bunch of things according to the suggestions you, the population, have made:

1. Map changed and upcoming changes

2. Elim bots so you didn't have to wait for a mod.

3. Pointman is trying to fix the lag settings

4. Trying to get a lot more events (suggestions welcomed)

5. Working on getting a stable prize bot, it really isn't available at the moment but it is not forgotten

6. More information and updated information on the news.txt and the website

7. Continually trying to find ways to make the zone the way you (the general population) would like it.

8. Private nights with flag upgrades, green surprises

The players of the zone are the ones who really have the most influence on the atmosphere of the zone. SWZ is a lot like a small town in the middle of nowhere. We all know the personalities, the quirks, etc.

When anyone new comes into a small town, they will feel like outsiders and will either be welcomed or treated poorly and leave. If they don't leave from the poor treatment, they usually stay because they like to treat others poorly and feel comfortable picking on newbies (as they were picked on)

The mods can ask people to be nicer, but it really is up to the pilot on how he wants his zone to be. We aren't babysitters. This is YOUR zone.

I am really glad Daz says he doesn't care what team he is on, winning or losing. That shows he just loves to play the game. Those are the ones who really help and keep the zone alive. It isn't a private freq issue or not. It is an attitude issue. Are you here to play and have fun? Or, just to see how many people you can tick off?

Back in the day, I liked the Speed Zone. It didn't keep track of points, just stats for THAT 20 min game. It was the spirit of the game that made it fun.

Again, we are trying to incorporate what suggestions we can. Not all are possible. Some are being worked on as we speak. Other ideas are still being ironed out (like this one). Will everyone be happy? No. Can we change everything at once? No.

Off the soapbox... blood sugars are running low again.

posted 11-11-2001 03:45 PM            

1. Put on the prize list or

posted 11-13-2001 01:57 AM            

Hey, here's a thought. Get rid of that ?scorereset command. That should fix up a few center killers (they'll probably just end up making 100 different names right?)

posted 11-13-2001 02:58 PM            

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daz / pornstar style

posted 11-13-2001 04:00 PM            

And btw mom I can play with all ships. I just like the freq 0 ships better