In my opinion allowing anyone to wear any hat is going a bit too far. I have seen people mess with hats for a _whole_ match and not contribute to the game at all.
You have to be careful to add just enough variation to make your server popular but not too much as that is what drives away regulars. (oops, we went slightly off topic to the original post :x) -TheGeekLord Michael Krasnow wrote: > as GeekLord said variations make most things enjoyable for more people like > lets say you think jarate takes to long to recharge you can change that in 1 > cvar and that can improve gameplay then theres stuff like the equipment > manager where you can wear any hat its purely cosmetic but its still fun > > (btw has anyone played scout ball? > http://j.photos.cx/arena_offblast_final0000-545.jpg) > > Mnkras > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 7:47 PM, TheGeekLord <li...@thegeeklord.net> wrote: > > >> The problem is that stock servers get boring after a while - having >> played one map on W:ET for almost a year with no variation I can relate >> to this. >> >> Having variations in the gameplay makes the game a lot more fun. An >> example of this is every now and again on our server we run special >> events where we change something major (ie: amount of items an engineer >> can build) for a few hours. It can be quite fun as a spy mass-sapping >> sentries (never underestimate the fun of mindless entertainment). >> >> -TheGeekLord >> >> Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald wrote: >> >>> Myth busters proved that a lead balloon can fly. >>> >>> On another note, my servers are properly tagged. Regardless of what you >>> think, stock servers don't seem to stay full. >>> >>> I have a stock server (no crits, no mods, other than 32 players) and its >>> pretty much a ghost town. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >>> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of TheGeekLord >>> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:20 PM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Make the Map Quick List 100% Vanilla >>> >>> Valves tag system is about as useful as a lead balloon. It should really >>> be replaced with something better. >>> >>> In my opinion a game with a somewhat good filtering system is >>> Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (http://preview.tinyurl.com/qoupc2). >>> >>> -TheGeekLord >>> >>> Mike O'Laughlen wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Why is it that my Valve map quick list always directs me to idle servers >>>> >>>> >>> and >>> >>> >>>> 32-player/fast-respawn drivel? Sadly, even the traditional server list >>>> >> is >> >>>> composed 50% of 32-player server (with their >20 choke) and 25% fast >>>> >>>> >>> respawn >>> >>> >>>> (breaking all payload maps). >>>> >>>> Where are all the vanilla servers on the East coast? I can't say it's >>>> Valve's fault. All of you take part in breaking a well-designed gaming >>>> experience. >>>> >>>> Some of you may reply "filter for a vanilla server." Sadly, the tags >>>> >>>> >>> aren't >>> >>> >>>> truthful. !increased_maxplayers consists of false negatives. Lots of >>>> >> 32 >> >>>> players still remain in the server browser. >>>> >>>> I've looked at the Vanilla steam group >>>> >>>> >>> (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/VTU), >>> >>> >>>> but most of the servers are empty. Am I the only gamer that wants to >>>> >> play >> >>>> the way the developers intended it to be played? >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> >>>> >>> please visit: >>> >>> >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
