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[Magruter]

Alright now that i have you attention, we need to bring #1 back to it's orginal status of being a power house server. We've seen a decline in population over the last couple months. Along with a couple posts in the forums about the server being empty. Let's think of some ideas to get the players back.. First thing, if you don't have #1 on in your favorites: Please put it there: 216.86.154.199:27015. Alright now that's in you favorites, let's try to get her going. If the server is empty pop in and give it a couple minutes, someone has to be the first in. The server will get more people. The magic number is 5, once there is 5 people, you'll see more and more people starting to join.. At least that's what i've seen. Post up some ideas to keep the population going strong. Do we want to do pistols only wednesday, any maps out there? (i'd like to see contra and 3rd street put back on) What else ya got?

[g@!dEn]

You should have shotty tuesdays, where you can only use shotties and pistols... I would really be int that but that is just an idea...

[wayfarer]

Take clan mill beta out of the rotation. I hear everyone complain

about that map & the server always drops down when it comes on.

For that matter (if you want my opinion) # 1 has been suffering for a

little while. Here is my opinion why;

 

1. Freezes at start of some maps

2. I find my shot registration badly declines on this server

3. departure of (lead) admins

4. There is still a lag issue there (as well as # 2 periodically)

5. departure of XT

 

I think the last one is something everyone has overlooked. XT has

for awhile now been playing on their own server. I must admit,

when we had our little match on their server about a month ago,

the game played FLAWLESSLY! Totally smooth, fantastic shot registration,

no lag whatsoever. A large portion of GC's more senior regulars

(especially for # 1) belong to XT.

 

My opinion? We start from scratch. Take out ALL maps except the most popular.

Then hammer it with GC regulars & admins as much as possible. Also have

some kind of special draw. Server # 2's customs night is no secret & it's

tough to get in on saturday nights if your not a GC member. This is due

in no small part to Shep's hard work & devotion to this idea, which has IMO

created a small cult following for # 2. Reasons # 1,2 & 4 are something

that needs to be addressed if we are to save what was once our flagship

server.

Edited January 6, 2006 by wayfarer

[mookie]

Losing mill is probably a good idea. It's well liked on #2, but whenever I play it on #1 it seems to get some complaints.

[MrDuke]

There's a thread out there where a few of us brainstormed on how to shake it up a bit. Basically, it boiled down to modding.

 

There's a cvar setting for 2 teams...is it possible to have 3 teams or even 4 teams? Can you imagine how fun THAT would be?

 

The other topic was adjusting firearms. Using piranesi for example:

Both teams start off w/ pistols. Rifles and nades are in the middle of the "A" arena. The primary goal is to get armed--THEN worry about planting. As you can imagine, strategy and team work are critical.

That would involve map making... anybody into that?

 

How about a close quarters map that's nothing but darkness? How about customizing a map that actually creates a use for night vision goggles.

[Goofus Maximus]

Fixing the round-start bug somehow, and letting it be known on the other servers, would do the trick, I think. That's the only reason the population is down right now; everyone bails when the server acts up, and it loses critical mass. I've ended up in the ESF server for my Scouty-goodness-fix...

 

Some custom maps would be nice too, though!

[Brew]

make it a no awp, no auto server

[farmerisme]

I hadn't really thought about that but having all the old Csls/XT guys leave was a huge hit in regulars.

 

As far as strange mods go, I would be really against doing it all the time. I want to play CS.

[JackieChan]

...don't look at me...

 

That probably is true with the (l337) xT people mostly populating our own pub (it's population reminds me of #1 before it's decline).

 

When I feel the need to practice or whatever, I just join #1 or #2, but yes, I mostly stay in the xT pub.

[TheReverend(c)]

There's a thread out there where a few of us brainstormed on how to shake it up a bit.  Basically, it boiled down to modding.

 

There's a cvar setting for 2 teams...is it possible to have 3 teams or even 4 teams?  Can you imagine how fun THAT would be?

 

The other topic was adjusting firearms.  Using piranesi for example:

Both teams start off w/ pistols.  Rifles and nades are in the middle of the "A" arena.  The primary goal is to get armed--THEN worry about planting.  As you can imagine, strategy and team work are critical.

That would involve map making... anybody into that?

 

How about a close quarters map that's nothing but darkness?  How about customizing a map that actually creates a use for night vision goggles.

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That could be cool.

[JackieChan]

I hadn't really thought about that but having all the old Csls/XT guys leave was a huge hit in regulars.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We're all just getting ready for CAL.

[farmerisme]

I hadn't really thought about that but having all the old Csls/XT guys leave was a huge hit in regulars.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We're all just getting ready for CAL.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah I understand and you guys have your own pub server... I just miss playing with you guys, when I started here it was nothing but Csls everywhere. I may have to check out the xt pub for old times sake.

[Laz.e.rus]

ummm. Excuuuuuse me! What am I chopped liver!? Then again, Im generally hanging in the western world these days.

[farmerisme]

ummm. Excuuuuuse me! What am I chopped liver!?  Then again, Im generally hanging in the western world these days.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Heh. You are just the lovely aftertaste that reminds me of the wine. Umm... well maybe not. Forget I said that.

[Laz.e.rus]

ewww..

ok..

/re-railing thread.

 

Admins. Easiest solution.

why?

1- game there = population

2- hangs/probs etc = admin is there

3- Admin on hand can call votes/change maps etc to keep population

4- All the GC admins are uber-cool and everyone will want to hang with them

5- Admins can pop into overstuffed servers and ask for gc to help for a quick pick-up on #1.

6- etc

[JackieChan]

ummm. Excuuuuuse me! What am I chopped liver!?  Then again, Im generally hanging in the western world these days.

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You don't count, Laz

[akaM2]

5. departure of XT

 

I think the last one is something everyone has overlooked. XT has

for awhile now been playing on their own server. I must admit,

when we had our little match on their server about a month ago,

the game played FLAWLESSLY! Totally smooth, fantastic shot registration,

no lag whatsoever. A large portion of GC's more senior regulars

(especially for # 1) belong to XT.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

who said we left?

[wayfarer]

Xt presence on GC servers, (aside from Laz & yourself M2)

has greatly diminished from what I can see. Maybe saying

"XT has left" is a little exagerated, but not by much.

[campkillyorself]

 

You can have bots on, but only make them join spec. When people start coming in, the bots leave.

[simkiller]

played havanna on #1 today.... and you guys wonder why people aren't playing there? come on, who at gc seriously thinks havanna is going to draw in the crowd?