Time to review our servers? DoDs

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

Thanks for your great comments.
We are pleased to have players who care about DoDs

[Russian Guyovich]

Admins will certainly be willing to respond to reports about issues on the DoDs servers regardless if their main game is TF2 or not, however because TF2 is their main, usually people on their friends list will get in contact with an admin directly or TF2 regulars tend to use the group chat to report problems more compared to DoDs regulars (although this could be in relation to the number of players on TF2 being higher in recent times). This could explain why it can easily be perceived that TF2 support is favoured over DoDs. I responded to many calls for an admin on DoDs, even though I don't play the game at all.

At this point in time, there's only about 4 or 5 admins who main DoDs. Maybe it's time to recruit more and get someone who is enthusiastic about breathing life back into the game? Just a suggestion.

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

A perfectly clear and sound proposal, more admins to dods.
But what I think Rockford and others mean is that if you want to change something related to server,
such as maps change number of players, etc, it happens directly on tf2, and it is because there is no server admin who plays Dods, right?
Just a thought

[GTFO. Luckyg]

made some changes last night and will continue today with them.

A news post and announcement will be made when everything has been changed

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

thanks, I know you're doing a good job Luckyg continued thaty way

[Secret Squirrel]

Why do I feel we are going around in circles

[GTFO. TommyBoy]

Why do I feel we are going around in circles

Because the changes that are being asked for are currently being implemented, they just haven't been announced yet.

[GTFO. Luckyg]

Why do I feel we are going around in circles

Because the changes that are being asked for are currently being implemented, they just haven't been announced yet.

as a matter of fact, they are all finished now!

I'm sure an announcement will be made this evening when more peeps are on

[Secret Squirrel]

Admins will certainly be willing to respond to reports about issues on the DoDs servers regardless if their main game is TF2 or not........... I responded to many calls for an admin on DoDs, even though I don't play the game at all.

That is very true, all you need to do is get into steam chat and someone will come.

I take it the announcement will be made on steam then if you are waiting for more people on line.

[Rockford]

Admins will certainly be willing to respond to reports about issues on the DoDs servers regardless if their main game is TF2 or not, however because TF2 is their main, usually people on their friends list will get in contact with an admin directly or TF2 regulars tend to use the group chat to report problems more compared to DoDs regulars (although this could be in relation to the number of players on TF2 being higher in recent times). This could explain why it can easily be perceived that TF2 support is favoured over DoDs. I responded to many calls for an admin on DoDs, even though I don't play the game at all.

At this point in time, there's only about 4 or 5 admins who main DoDs. Maybe it's time to recruit more and get someone who is enthusiastic about breathing life back into the game? Just a suggestion.

Not quite what I meant...
Russian G you and a few others have always been good to come in when needed. I have no complaints at all with response from chat. However, Admin presence in game is vital to build confidence of the players that it is being patrolled, respect of the brand "GTFO", and to create these admin/reg communiations the TF2 admin have established. Your TF2 admin happily idle on servers to help get it going, with no intention of playing, or for limited times. The 2 maps where this happens in DODs (Flash - sammo and Jagd/colmar - Master SF) are the last 2 with players and they empty as soon as the admin leave. We all have lives and events outside GTFO, but its been a long time since I have seen more than 2 admin in DODs on a regular basis.

I'm thrilled to bits there are actions in the background and on the forum pages, but I worry that GTFO may think a map change will fill servers. It is my belief that admin presence and some good marketing may give this life again. (and I still like my idea of contacting map builders )

[bob]

A map change of some of the servers may help as when i look all but Flash and Jagd/Colmar are dead. Maybe a donnor or server would do well (i know there was one) but if i ever play in the mornings the only server than has a good number of people on it is a donnor 24/7.
Putting custom maps won't work though unless there is a good amount of regulars who will get it going everyday. I play on another server than has custom maps and standard ones and everytime the number of players increase beyond the regulars and the admins on somewhere like Kalt as soon as it changes to a custom map most of the other players leave straight away.

However as rocky has said the main reason the servers don't get played is no one joins them to get them started. As soon as flash gets going its normally got a lot of people on it till i log off but on days like today at about 6pm there was still only 10 people playing. Apart from persuading people to just idle on the server to get it going though there is very little that can be done to help this.

[Secret Squirrel]

Why do I feel we are going around in circles

Because the changes that are being asked for are currently being implemented, they just haven't been announced yet.

as a matter of fact, they are all finished now!

I'm sure an announcement will be made this evening when more peeps are on

I must have missed it this evening!!!!

Nothing on the Steam Page or Forums

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

I think new map rotations need a bit of a fan fare. Announce it and put Launch date as a calendar event on Steam. Otherwise no one will know anything special is happening.

[Rockford]

Ok guys...just spotted there has been a map change, as you mentioned there would be changes tonight.

One question..How were we supposed to know?
Your steam page shows the old servers, there is no announcement, no invite.... not even in your web news page. Or have I missed them?
I've no idea what the rotations are,you have TWO No 5 servers,
I have no idea what an "official map" is...is that same as "Standard" and can I assume "League" maps are "competition" . And what is a "testing" server. What are you testing and how is it being tested..or is it simply "custom" maps..(of course this may be me not knowing the term)

Were there any other changes to shout about? caps/vote maps etc?

Come on guys, if this was TF2 it would all over your pages by now from your admin. This is the biggest thing to happen to your servers in a long time and there is no announcement/launch, nothing...

[Secret Squirrel]

^^

She's right you know

[Rockford]

Just played No4 server, 2 players I hadn't seen before were already in... and before you know it, there were 4 each side. A nice little game and loads of fun! Let's hope they keep filling! LAN is approaching and I noticed a few admin brushing up their skills! Get yourself in to the new rotations and have some fun! And DO put on your tags, its good to show Admin support!

[GTFO. Coxy]

Went on earlier today with a few of us, and it was a good laugh Not played it in a while!

[GTFO. Luckyg]

I have resurrected #5 and made it into a gungame server now

[Secret Squirrel]

So what is there now???

Server wise

[GTFO. Luckyg]

So what is there now???

the old #5 (palermo) is now a gungame server,

the colmar/jagd server that was #6 then was changed to #5 has now gone back to being #6. Confusing

[GTFO. Coxy]

If anyone is up for getting servers populated give me a shout, I should be on later on for a bit.

[Secret Squirrel]

If anyone is up for getting servers populated give me a shout, I should be on later on for a bit.

Tried that earlier in community chat.........................didn't go down to well

[Troops]

Is there any chance you could slow down the auto team balance down abit on flash, i didnt know wether i was coming or going yesterday, swapped 3 times in as many minutes.

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

It should work better Luckyg fixed it today at noon.

[GTFO. master.sar.fier]

Team switcher is fixed now. Luckyg has removed it jippi.
Thank you lyckyg

[Troops]

Cheers Master, and lucky

[GTFO. Sammo]

Yea good job. that thing pissed afew off

[BIRNEY]

Close the ones that are empty most of the time and run a few of the maps from those on the fuller servers. Use mani or source mod(not sure which one you guys use) Put up a few 'map votes' on the fuller servers and if need be all-talk votes. Engage the players(admins) via voip and make the servers interesting, fun and the place to be.