W:ET How to be a good server admin - Enemy Territory

[CSL]

Let me start by saying that being an admin on a server comes with certain responsibilities. The main responsibility is to provide a FUN, FAIR, and CHEAT FREE enviroment for our guests and members. It is a job that takes away from our own playing time but with some practice can become second nature and therefore have very little impact on our own fun. The information presented in this tutorial is not new a search of the forum will result in many topics discussing these issues but I thought I would put them all in one topic.

 

1. Teams:

 

One of the most common complaints we receive is about team stacking.

 

What is team stacking and how can I do something about it?

 

Team stacking can come in 2 main forms. The first is when the teams are physically unbalanced such as the axis have 22 players and the allies 17. The second and more problematic form of team stacking in when the teams are physically even but the majority of skilled players is on one team causing the other team to get pwned badly.

The easiest way to remedy physical imbalance is to join the teams with less players and to request in man chat for players to even teams. Pressing the "Tab" key while in game will show you the teams and the players on each team. If players don't start to move after first request ask again in main chat for players to move. If people still dont move pm individual players to switch sides. In my opinion most players will be more than happy to accomodate this request. The last resort is to use the !putteam command to put individual player on opposing team. ALWAYS tell player you are moving him/her before doing so this will result in fewer whines and complaints. Another tip to keep an eye on things is to use the TAB key often so as to get an idea of the state of things before they get out of hand. Remember we cant expect our guests to do things that we dont do so strive to be the first one to switch teams or initiate others to help balance teams.

The above mentioned things are to be done during the map. In between maps if things are physically uneven you can use the command !shuffle. Remember !shuffle on jaymod is by xp so even though the teams may be physically even after shuffle they still may be stacked for skill. For ETPUB and SiLent teams are shuffled by kill/death ratio providing for a fairer shuffle.

When to use shuffle?

As a rule of thumb use shuffle during the map warm up time. Wait about 15-20 seconds into the warm to shuffle to give all players time to connect/download map. As an extreme measure shuffle can be use during the first 5 minutes of the map if things get out of hand. Never shuffle with less than 5 minutes left to the map.

 

2. Weapons

As of this writting the is no rule for how many maps you can hold a specific weapon. The panzer and flamer are usually he 2 weapons that are sought after for those who play the soldier class. Please be considerate of other players and be aware that others may want to use the weapon you have. As an admin it is your responsibility to ensure all players have fun. So if you have had the panzer for 5 maps try and offer it to others or just switch weapons to give someone else oppertunity to use it. This shows maturity and understanding of an administrators role.

 

3. Muting/kicking/banning

The above commands should be used carefully and appropiately. Thse with 3+ admin level should become very familiar with the Admin guide let it be your F|A server bible. In regards to bans all players are innocent until proven guilty. All bans should be reported to ban list topic with accompanying demos and screenshots. Please remember to post condump as well ta make searching for bans easier. Remember people who get banned will most probably put in a request for unban and it makes us look unproffessional if we dont already have the ban information availible. Multiple bannings with out posting is grounds for demotion. If you are unsure whether a player is hacking !finger them and record map and upload demo to the forums dont ban if you are unsure remember offline bans can be issued by leaders once cheating is confirmed. Beware of namefakers just because someone likes the nick "Keith" or Celine Dion" doesnt mean its really them so do reasearch first before you ban by name.

 

4. Helping new players

Even after all these years many new players come to ET. How they got to our servers who knows but it is our job to keep them comming back. A good tip is to keep an eye on main chat many times player "a" will say "hey how do I add colors to my nick" or how do i load rifle nade" it is worth it to take 2 minutes out of your life to explain it, remember a full server is a happy server .

 

5. Recruiting

We are always on the look our for new good members. If you see a player you would like to recruit, encourage them to visit our forums and join our community and if they need help to register or put in an app help them! xfire and vent are great ways to meet these new players so try and encourage them to DL both of these programs. Suggesting new members is a great way to get promoted in our community!

 

6. Language and overall Behavior

As admins we have to hold ourselves to a higher standard so try and remember to keep things cool if an argument heats up on servers. NEVER argue with another admin on the server in open chat it is childish and foolish. Either work it out in PM or use private section of forums. Also dont argue with higher admin on server they may have access to information you dont. If guests are arguing try and diffuse the situation-dont get dragged in to the argument its pointless.

 

7. Forums

The forums are there to be the base of our community visit them often to find out whats going and to post information about prospective members or troublemakers!

Edited March 30, 2018 by Fearless Staff

[krAzy :)]

maybe u could also write how to handle trolls

 

me for example: i dont take them too seriously; they want to piss off people, so laugh with them and make fun with + at them , without getting too much into arguments, since trolls always win in that situations

if he is trolling too much mute him for a short time...coz after a while they get really annoying

[Zuthus]

Team Stacking

 

Add:

 

You can also do /scores do see each teams scores and see which team is objectively losing. This might help a lot on balancing teams.

[Rexinator]

Team Stacking

 

Add:

 

You can also do /scores do see each teams scores and see which team is objectively losing. This might help a lot on balancing teams.

 

This is something I agree about, usually when i log on i type /scores to see which team needs me. Also very effective if you have a bunch of raters on one team and want to pick someone to switch teams. I always ask someone 1st to move instead of just moving em. Courtesy goes a long way. Of course if I ask and they don't respond I usually ask a 2nd time and if they don't respond, then I move em and say sorry had to even teams.

[Drizzt DoUrden]

juhu,

 

 

yesterday we had different points of view and i dont know which one is the best.

background: Only lvl 8 admin on NQ1. There was a player called ETPlayer and we said him that he has to rename but he didnt do.

 

opinion of other admin: explain him that he has to rename(several times), warn, put to spec ... put to spec....finally kick

my opinion : explain him that he has to rename(several times), warn, put to spec ... put to spec..but no kick.

i think there is no need for a kick, because you cant kick someone when he is an idiot.

 

gretz schlumpf

 

Edit: i know my english is horrible, but i hope you will understand it.

[Rop]

juhu,

 

 

yesterday we had different points of view and i dont know which one is the best.

background: Only lvl 8 admin on NQ1. There was a player called ETPlayer and we said him that he has to rename but he didnt do.

 

opinion of other admin: explain him that he has to rename(several times), warn, put to spec ... put to spec....finally kick

my opinion : explain him that he has to rename(several times), warn, put to spec ... put to spec..but no kick.

i think there is no need for a kick, because you cant kick someone when he is an idiot.

 

gretz schlumpf

 

Edit: i know my english is horrible, but i hope you will understand it.

 

I was the other one....... my opinion was that we should kick him/her after 10min. off trying to change name. !kick WITH message (in native language) change name.

When you let "etplayers" on the server and it grows up to more then 1, you will have trouble with commands.

And when a player isnt responding to pm's, (in native and english), warns, put spec, ect, ect.... then what? My thought was that they will read the (in Polish) kick message.

 

btw: no admin with level 9 or up, there or on xfire to ask solution.

cheers ROp

[Scream]

 

I was the other one....... my opinion was that we should kick him/her after 10min. off trying to change name. !kick WITH message (in native language) change name.

When you let "etplayers" on the server and it grows up to more then 1, you will have trouble with commands.

And when a player isnt responding to pm's, (in native and english), warns, put spec, ect, ect.... then what? My thought was that they will read the (in Polish) kick message.

 

btw: no admin with level 9 or up, there or on xfire to ask solution.

cheers ROp

 

The only one higher admin on your xfire list is Pepperonipizza and he is in germany now so it means he can't run xfire.

There is no need to kick somebody, as for the admin commands and more etplayers than one you can always use !listplayers and use player's slot.

[Masa_1964]

You have me on xfire list? I dont see kick needed on that case.

 

Masa

[Reptile*]

My xfire is also on almost all day. Call me and let's give ETPlayer a better name

My opinion: No kicks if he/she isn't trolling that much. !put spec spec spec... and tell to change name.

[Drizzt DoUrden]

@ scream, masa and repi : ty for quick answers.

@rop: i know that you were on of the other admins.

 

Edit: one more question. sry.

if i have a question for admin guide, shall i post it here or in Privat lounge "admin-guide-questions".

i mean both topics exist, i am a bit confused which i have to use.

[Scream]

post it in private section.

[Drizzt DoUrden]

ok, ty m8

[Krauersaut]

 

I was the other one....... my opinion was that we should kick him/her after 10min. off trying to change name. !kick WITH message (in native language) change name.

When you let "etplayers" on the server and it grows up to more then 1, you will have trouble with commands.

And when a player isnt responding to pm's, (in native and english), warns, put spec, ect, ect.... then what? My thought was that they will read the (in Polish) kick message.

 

btw: no admin with level 9 or up, there or on xfire to ask solution.

cheers ROp

The problem isn't that you can't apply commands to more than one ETPlayer, that's what the slot numbers are for. The problem is that PB will kick every new player (using the default ETPlayer) for Name Stealing as soon as he connects.

[G!NG3R420]

The problem is that PB will kick every new player (using the default ETPlayer) for Name Stealing as soon as he connects.

 

I have renamed plenty of "ETPlayer" I havent seen them get kicked for "player 1" or "ETPlayer" since those are the names typically used to rename players.

[Krauersaut]

 

I have renamed plenty of "ETPlayer" I havent seen them get kicked for "player 1" or "ETPlayer" since those are the names typically used to rename players.

A new player is automatically named ETPlayer, players who delete their name in the Limbo menu are automatically named UnnamedPlayer. Taken the situation that one guy plays on the server as ETPlayer and another guy connects with the same name, the new player will be kicked by PB within a specific time frame. (Never rename yourself to someone else just for fun or you'll suffer a surprise ) That is the reason ETPlayers are getting renamed to Player1, Player2, whatever.

 

I have witnessed several of these situations and it always worked that way.