new the forum, came here to make suggestions to improve server

[905.RaID]

a) Many of the SE maps only hold 10 players, 5 per side.

AH, i was un-aware of this issue, i currently am unaware of how to check if maps will hold/spawn up to 32 players. maybe ill check into this :P

2a) Buy Time too short. The buy time is currently 45 seconds, I have had it as low as 30 secs, but people complained.

ah this is my bad i ment/was refering to freeze time being only 5 seconds. i feel another 2-3 seconds would greatly help but hey maybe thats just me?

5) Voting Disabled - I had it enabled for the first month of the server and it was a huge pain. Guys CONSTANTLY voting to kick some guy they did not like, or who killed them. The map voting is also a problem, guys wanting to switch to some lame map they like that immediately empties the server. Also, at present guys can vote admins out, which happened to me. Until they improve the options we have for voting, it may stay disabled.

is there maybe a way to enable voting only if an admin isn't present? or modify how many votes a player can call in a 1h period.. (so u dont have people spam voting each other etc) perhaps even have an end round vote for people to pick maps from? (say you have 8 total maps in your pool, it lists the last 4 that weren't played) ???

[905.RaID]

Secondly...I dont troll with the zeus, its more of a sneak

i made that joke in hopes you would see it because i think it was you and another admin just hiding for like 4-5 rounds in a row with the zeus and you guys got me once or twice..lol i even jumped once out of surprise

[goldenfooler]

I know when voting was going on almost nobody got kicked and the map never got reset. Plus there was always someone who thought they new better and wanted only to play dust over and over again.

[trip202]

Voting tends to get out of hand, although sometimes I miss it a lot. People that are dead or not doing well will vote to change map constantly. It also becomes a pain because the vote buttons are F1 and F2, which people use to rebuy or autobuy. Think about it, 32 people equals a lot more votes going on.

Maybe we can have limited voting - just for kicking afks? I don't think anyone really abuses the vote kick just to boot someone as a joke or to troll, if they did I know I would report them. It's really the afk thing that sux, especially if they have bomb

[Apache Warrior]

i made that joke in hopes you would see it because i think it was you and another admin just hiding for like 4-5 rounds in a row with the zeus and you guys got me once or twice..lol i even jumped once out of surprise

They were trying to see who could get the Zues kills in HLX Stats. Me I have bought the zues only once and that was an accident.
I buy manually and can have everything before the freeze time ends.
And finally
Apache

[Cain]

AH, i was un-aware of this issue, i currently am unaware of how to check if maps will hold/spawn up to 32 players. maybe ill check into this :P


I can do it, but even that will take me some time, I might get a chance to do this over the weekend. Thanks for the suggestion!


ah this is my bad i ment/was refering to freeze time being only 5 seconds. i feel another 2-3 seconds would greatly help but hey maybe thats just me?


I'm open. What exactly will making a bunch of folks, who are ready to play, sit there frozen "help" exactly?? I'm thinking all it will do is create a greater logjam.

is there maybe a way to enable voting only if an admin isn't present? or modify how many votes a player can call in a 1h period.. (so u dont have people spam voting each other etc) perhaps even have an end round vote for people to pick maps from? (say you have 8 total maps in your pool, it lists the last 4 that weren't played) ???

We are looking at that. In fact Sirex is working on a custom plugin that allows voting, only for kicking. And I'm also considering RTV.

[AmazingRedd]

Good first post. No one should be shy about posting their suggestions. Thanks for taking the time and putting everything in order and so neat. Cain always likes hearing other players opinions and suggestion about the server.

BTW Welcome to Cain' Lair!!

[Cain]

Absolutely!!

That may be the best, most thoughtful First post EVER!!!

[Mutant N. Turtle]

we like to hide with zues but we never do it in a way that it hinders the team. For example we would never let the time run out when we have the bomb because we are hiding with a zues. I agree completely on the reduced starting $$ though. Putting it to $800 eliminates the molly/incind for the pistol round and that makes it more balanced.

[goldenfooler]

we like to hide with zues but we never do it in a way that it hinders the team. For example we would never let the time run out when we have the bomb because we are hiding with a zues. I agree completely on the reduced starting $$ though. Putting it to $800 eliminates the molly/incind for the pistol round and that makes it more balanced.

Good point on the molly/incd for the first round. First round is usually my favorite.

[Lulzor]

These are my thoughts, having played for a while and as an administrator

>SE maps

we should use them.

>map removals

we play dust1 rarely. the only map in rotation you listed is vertigo and the server seems to like it. see here
http://www.cainslair.com/showthread....2-Map-Rotation

>buy time

Buy time is 40 seconds? where did you get 5 seconds from. did this change?


>time

last i checked it was up to 3 minutes and lowered to 2:30. maybe it was 2:50. whatever.
2:30 is fine, really.

>1000 vs 800

1000 is fine, really. 800 would also be okay but 1000 is perfect or those who want to use the zues or would like to go full armor rather than half with a pistol, or a defuse kit.
it works out fine for this server.

As far as I know, admins/players aren't "trolling" with the zues, and I'm entirely sure you've got the definition of a troll wrong.

The zues takes a bit more skill than pistols, and it can make for a lot of fun on the first round


>antiblock

No way in hell should this be added. Just pay more attention to your surroundings and delay if you have to. With antiblock we could not boost as we currently, usually, do and it would completely remove that tactic from the game which in my opinion is needed for the level of play cain's lair hosts.

>voting

I dunno why it's disabled. If I remember right,, there was a clan that joined late nights and votekicked their entire team until it was all of their clan. the server died quickly after this.

map changing fucks over people who enjoy that map. not everyone hates vertigo, even as a T. I actually like it a lot.

I'm also usually around, you can add me on steam and message me if anything is going on. I'm sure the other administrators wouldn't mind so much as our job is to keep the server clean so you can keep playing a good game.

>letting people vote just makes sense and makes everyone in the server happier.

That's entirely subjective and I haven't actually seen more than 3 complaints about map changing.

I should also note that admins do not have the power to change maps or any server variables, and do not have access to rcon.
Most of our power involves kicking, banning and muting. no 'fun' or other commands.

Nice editing and stuff, but I really don't like most of your ideas.

[Uncle Slugs]

Hi raid, saw you gaming earlier. had a feeling you'd come here to post about maps and balance issues...you're a good player and smarter than the average bear... raid 2016

[Mutant N. Turtle]

I agree Lulzor, the antiblock is a crutch for players that don't want to pay attention. Collision is a crucial part of playing competitively and adds more caution to the game. I like shooting players and making them back up into their team, it causes chaos and makes for good grenade kills. I really really really want $800 though, pistol round is so much more pure without full armor or molly/incind.

[Cain]

I'm wide open on the 800 bucks, you guys want that??

[K PhaNTOM]

I'm wide open on the 800 bucks, you guys want that??

That's what she said.