MasterTalpa September 21, 2014 Share MasterTalpa Member September 21, 2014 would it be possible to be in spec or afk for much longer? what if we need to answer the door, answer phone, bathroom break, food break just to find out we got kicked and lost all our hard earned points for doing real life stuff would be greatly appreciated if this was done 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakgyrl510 September 21, 2014 Share oakgyrl510 Member September 21, 2014 (edited) 5-10 mins max. plx. modify. Edited September 21, 2014 by oakgyrl510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutButterNJelly September 21, 2014 Share PeanutButterNJelly GC Alumni September 21, 2014 I would not be opposed to increasing the time limit (Jackie or Crash will need to answer that), but we still need to have members kicked at some point. Members used to go in spec and never come back, which isn't too big a deal if an admin is on, but if not, it blocks the server. When I have to leave, I just exit the game, then rejoin when I am back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 23, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 23, 2014 Leave the server when you go afk and just come back later--I only see two scenarios when you would not want to do this: 1. You have a lot of points (but not enough to buy anything useful) and are on the infected team (meaning you cannot use !sp). Because you lose all your points when you disconnect, you'd want to go in spec then come back. 2. The server is entirely full of reserve-holding gc members. If you leave, you might not be able to get back in--even with a reserved slot. I feel like these situations don't happen too often (tell me if I'm wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterTalpa September 23, 2014 Author Share MasterTalpa Member September 23, 2014 (edited) biggs youre always wrong unless youre right seriously though, theres been quite a few times when its full of members and impossible to get back on if you leave. and the points thing, always happens. being afk for a few mins wont hurt anyone. its just annoying to leave your chair for a few seconds to come back and find out you were kicked. old days were the good days Edited September 23, 2014 by MasterTalpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan September 23, 2014 Share JackieChan GC Alumni September 23, 2014 During transitions server-wise, some config files were reset or something. Changed from 60 seconds to 180 seconds. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 24, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 24, 2014 biggs youre always wrong unless youre right seriously though, theres been quite a few times when its full of members and impossible to get back on if you leave. and the points thing, always happens. being afk for a few mins wont hurt anyone. its just annoying to leave your chair for a few seconds to come back and find out you were kicked. old days were the good days Idk man--just spend your pts and call it a day Buy 20 pain pills... or 2 witches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutButterNJelly September 24, 2014 Share PeanutButterNJelly GC Alumni September 24, 2014 Like Talpa ever amasses any points...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fate September 24, 2014 Share fate Member September 24, 2014 how about we just fix the issue of you losing points if you get disconnected? i know a lot of people have been getting CTD lately also, can basically ruin a round if you have the tank points and get dropped and no one else is close. it would be nice to reconnect and still have your points for that round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman September 24, 2014 Share Mercman GC Server Admin September 24, 2014 You can solve that by buying limit upgrades and the like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerkoff September 24, 2014 Share Jerkoff Member September 24, 2014 That doesn't solve the issue when a crash happens because it happens randomly. Not a event anyone foresee coming. It would be great to have a point saver for a certain period of time such as one minute when a person disconnects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protomanx13 September 24, 2014 Share Protomanx13 Member September 24, 2014 That doesn't solve the issue when a crash happens because it happens randomly. Not a event anyone foresee coming. It would be great to have a point saver for a certain period of time such as one minute when a person disconnects. Is that still happening? I didn't have a crash since .... spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 25, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 25, 2014 how about we just fix the issue of you losing points if you get disconnected? i know a lot of people have been getting CTD lately also, can basically ruin a round if you have the tank points and get dropped and no one else is close. it would be nice to reconnect and still have your points for that round We had a thread a long time ago, about what to do with points when people DC. Don't think Jackie ever came up with a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpernickel September 25, 2014 Share Pumpernickel Member September 25, 2014 how about we just fix the issue of you losing points if you get disconnected? i know a lot of people have been getting CTD lately also, can basically ruin a round if you have the tank points and get dropped and no one else is close. it would be nice to reconnect and still have your points for that round We had a thread a long time ago, about what to do with points when people DC. Don't think Jackie ever came up with a solution. Was a points pool system idea brought up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 25, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 25, 2014 Hmm, I can't find the thread I was thinking of... maybe I imagined that... I found this one, but really no discussion happened there What could you do with a player's unspent points when they dc from the server? A: Nothing--the points are lost to the void B: Divide the points equally between all the teammates C: Divide them unequally somehow (give them to the player with the least points, maybe?) D: Put the points between the fabric of space/time (a variable) and wait to see if the same player reconnects, then give the points back E: Automatically spend the points on the "best" (most expensive) items they could afford ... I'm sure there are more options I like my option B for survivors I like my option E for Infected If option D is possible, that would be a good thing to do. To me, ideally you do option D, wait 5 minutes. Then if they have not reconnected after 5 minutes, do B or E depending if the player was on Surv or Infected. Anyway--my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan September 25, 2014 Share JackieChan GC Alumni September 25, 2014 how about we just fix the issue of you losing points if you get disconnected? i know a lot of people have been getting CTD lately also, can basically ruin a round if you have the tank points and get dropped and no one else is close. it would be nice to reconnect and still have your points for that round We had a thread a long time ago, about what to do with points when people DC. Don't think Jackie ever came up with a solution. Nah, never did. Maybe I could revisit that or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 25, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 25, 2014 ^ hit f5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fate September 26, 2014 Share fate Member September 26, 2014 i vote for B, i would probably guess it's the easiest to implement also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman September 26, 2014 Share Mercman GC Server Admin September 26, 2014 i like A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs September 27, 2014 Share Biggs GC Alumni September 27, 2014 Option B could theoretically be exploited to bypass the normal restriction on the infected team not being able to send points to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan September 27, 2014 Share JackieChan GC Alumni September 27, 2014 Option B could theoretically be exploited to bypass the normal restriction on the infected team not being able to send points to each other. If this were ever to get implemented, it would apply only to Survivors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fate September 27, 2014 Share fate Member September 27, 2014 Option B could theoretically be exploited to bypass the normal restriction on the infected team not being able to send points to each other.If this were ever to get implemented, it would apply only to Survivors. i feel like infected are the ones who suffer the most from a disconnect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake September 27, 2014 Share Snowflake Member September 27, 2014 I can tell you I have been crashing lately and it is very frustrating when you crash and lose all your points but it would be cool if my points were given to my teammates or something...anything so they did not just go into oblivion. After all this is a team game. I am for all the options except A. You lose a few tanks due to crashes and this topic perks you up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architect September 27, 2014 Share Architect Member September 27, 2014 I like a combo of B and D. spread the points out after a cool down period waiting for the person to rejoin. What about Kicks and bans? Does this apply then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architect September 27, 2014 Share Architect Member September 27, 2014 Oh and d can be applied to infected as well. If they don't join with in the cool down period, then the points go to the void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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