My 12v12 server seems to be packed most of the day. The only thing that has been killing us is when an update comes in and we don't know about it until the server has been dead for hours and I've happened to have checked and notice it's dead. Then I check Steam and see there was an update. Then I wait for my hosting service to bundle the update (such as last night, which they had to do around 11pm, due to the time it was released). That just totally kills us when we're trying to build a community during the important early weeks.
Otherwise, I've seen a lot of people coming back to CS who haven't played in ages and are excited, even with some of the remaining problems. A lot of the decline is likely from those who haven't played CS before and just checked it out and moved on when they realized they couldn't get killstreaks and prestiges. As for maps -- people seem content with the classic maps. There's a reason they're classic. And the only "new maps" that people seem to be clamoring for are remakes of the old classics that they loved, too (727, assault, vegas, ice, militia, etc). Of course, the segregation of community into a sort of second-class citizen may not be doing too great for giving people that real sense of CS community if they haven't formerly played CS, either. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:02 PM, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > It's lack of new maps to play on. Arms race is insignificant. Defuse bomb > and hostage rescue is what cs is about and right now there are only the same > old maps from 2 older games. You can guess why players ditch this game after > they have seen what this is. > > I don't understand why it's so hard to do new maps to this game for the most > popular gamemodes that this game is all about? > > -ics > > ----- Alkuperäinen viesti ----- > >> I don't know what the reason for the player dropoff is, but I don't think >> it has much to do with the server configuration files. I would assume the >> vast majority of players never attempt to host their own server. >> >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Steven Hartland >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > ** >> > Indeed its a mess, very confusing for players with the only benefit >> > that you can configure multiple modes independently which can be much >> > better achieved with multiple server.cfg files. >> > >> > Would really like to see it removed and reverted back to server.cfg >> > and a normal maplist.txt >> > >> > Regards >> > Steve >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > *From:* Goas <[email protected]> >> > *To:* [email protected] >> > *Cc:* >> > >> > <[email protected]><[email protected]%3E> >> > *Sent:* Friday, August 31, 2012 10:14 PM *Subject:* Re: [Csgo_servers] >> > CSGO loosing players? >> > >> > Lots have really trouble to even configure their servers ... Sorry but >> > this gamemodes_server.txt is a backstep right now. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Am 31.08.2012 um 22:54 schrieb Ejziponken - <[email protected]>: >> > >> > >> > >> > http://steamgraph.net/index.php?action=graph&jstime=1&appid=q10q730q240&from=1345500000000&to=1346364000000 >> > >> > Not looking so good. :S >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Csgo_servers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Csgo_servers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >> > >> > >> > ================================================ >> > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and >> > the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of >> > misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, >> > printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in >> > it. >> > >> > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission >> > please telephone +44 845 868 1337 >> > or return the E.mail to [email protected]. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Csgo_servers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers -- Seumas _______________________________________________ Csgo_servers mailing list [email protected] https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers
