et server suggestion J1 Map Rotation Request and Suggestions

[LeftWingVixen]

Hello, all. 

Firstly, I'd like to point out is I'm not sure how far my word will go in regards to carrying any verbal weight, but I've been a part of F|A since 2013 so I thought I'd might give it a shot.

 

Being a full-time student now, and nose-diving more into my professional career (instead of my recent job), I come to Jay1 almost everyday as an escape from life. Ya know, as we all do.

I've gotten to know the Regular players for years and learn about them a little more everyday - in that, I'm here because I got the chance to talk to most of them about their suggestions on what maps or changes they may have. I believe these core players of Jay1 are important for the overall morale of the server, which as an admin I care most about. 

You may check the Jay1 logs to verify a very long Minas-map conversation ensued.
I understand the reputation that some of these players may have, myself included, but I can tell you that they're good people who play on Jay1 as often as I do to decompress and laugh after a long day. 

After a long convo, I've compressed the unofficial majority vote of preferences the players of Jay1 would like;

with very little intervention on my part for my own personal preferences:

 

They would like to add the maps; Glider, Beach, Daybreak, UJE, Vesuvius, Subway, and Axis Lab.
They would also like to see these maps changed to a later rotation; Hotchkiss, Oil Kombinant, and Hydro Dam.

 

I was also told that as a couple of suggestions, that if it would be at all possible to have a couple of map rotations that could be changed in a predetermined schedule. Such as, Rotation 1 will be on the server for 2 weeks, then Rotation 2 for two weeks, and so on.

The last suggestion I was told to relay was if it would at all be possible to have a higher-level admin to come around and throw in a !crazygravity !panzerwar every now and then. I fully understand we have Gamedays for such spectacles, however that Jay1 is the Recruiting Server, I find it would be beneficial to the morale and the overall application process if we made the server a little more 'bouncy'. The fun vibes might bring in the proper applicants we'd want as new additions for the clan.

 

To be straight up, I'm not very technology-savvy. I understand that for Map Requests that there should be links, but all in all, I wouldn't know where to find them. 
I'm not good with Xfire when we had it, or Teamspeak. Thank gosh I know the admin commands I do to use them properly. 
I'm not here for power or authority, my main point to this post is to speak for others in what they would like in a very awesome F|A ET Server. I buckled down and became a student so my nose is in either textbooks or my own books - I felt it would also be in my best interest to speak for those who share the relatively same amount of time as I do on Jay1.

 

We love it and we love you guys!

Thank you for reading.

 

- Vix

[schNee]

Hello, all. 

Firstly, I'd like to point out is I'm not sure how far my word will go in regards to carrying any verbal weight, but I've been a part of F|A since 2013 so I thought I'd might give it a shot.

 

Being a full-time student now, and nose-diving more into my professional career (instead of my recent job), I come to Jay1 almost everyday as an escape from life. Ya know, as we all do.

I've gotten to know the Regular players for years and learn about them a little more everyday - in that, I'm here because I got the chance to talk to most of them about their suggestions on what maps or changes they may have. I believe these core players of Jay1 are important for the overall morale of the server, which as an admin I care most about. 

You may check the Jay1 logs to verify a very long Minas-map conversation ensued.

I understand the reputation that some of these players may have, myself included, but I can tell you that they're good people who play on Jay1 as often as I do to decompress and laugh after a long day. 

 

After a long convo, I've compressed the unofficial majority vote of preferences the players of Jay1 would like;

with very little intervention on my part for my own personal preferences:

 

They would like to add the maps; Glider, Beach, Daybreak, UJE, Vesuvius, Subway, and Axis Lab.

They would also like to see these maps changed to a later rotation; Hotchkiss, Oil Kombinant, and Hydro Dam.

 

I was also told that as a couple of suggestions, that if it would be at all possible to have a couple of map rotations that could be changed in a predetermined schedule. Such as, Rotation 1 will be on the server for 2 weeks, then Rotation 2 for two weeks, and so on.

The last suggestion I was told to relay was if it would at all be possible to have a higher-level admin to come around and throw in a !crazygravity !panzerwar every now and then. I fully understand we have Gamedays for such spectacles, however that Jay1 is the Recruiting Server, I find it would be beneficial to the morale and the overall application process if we made the server a little more 'bouncy'. The fun vibes might bring in the proper applicants we'd want as new additions for the clan.

 

To be straight up, I'm not very technology-savvy. I understand that for Map Requests that there should be links, but all in all, I wouldn't know where to find them. 

I'm not good with Xfire when we had it, or Teamspeak. Thank gosh I know the admin commands I do to use them properly. 

I'm not here for power or authority, my main point to this post is to speak for others in what they would like in a very awesome F|A ET Server. I buckled down and became a student so my nose is in either textbooks or my own books - I felt it would also be in my best interest to speak for those who share the relatively same amount of time as I do on Jay1.

 

We love it and we love you guys!

Thank you for reading.

 

- Vix

 

 

 

i had same and i didn't even know what to answer people on server so i made a poll for new maps and after that a list with maps to add (including dl link of map) and suggested 3 map rotations for silent. new maps are up, rotations afaik we started a discussion. 

dunno if rotation will working, but it must be setup as campaign. 

maybe when Annii has a look at it and it works they can roll it out to the other servers too. 

cause i think playing the same and same maps isn't only a prob of jay1 =)

[zrong]

First of all. Thanks a lot for your effort Vixen.

 

I can confirm this, was a long debate with lots of regular players discussing maps. Even though some admins don't like it.

 

Most of regulars mentioned by Vixen don't come here to show their unpleasantness regarding maps that have almost 400 down-votes - sometimes it's great to clear the server a bit but makes no sense on weekends. Aye it's a privilege and not a right to play on your servers, but needless to say judging by donations this most frequented server - Jay 1 - can help other servers running as well.

 

Add a poll like schNee suggested it's not gonna add much input that you have already. I know Unknow responsible for manage map cycle. But it's great when some admin have the patience and time to do so, and listen suggestions.

 

Please give some trusted admin ssh access or temporally level to load the pk3 and change the cfg file of map rotation. There's none FA members willing to help if needed.

 

 

[LeftWingVixen]

Bump.

[Ann!b@l]

Bump.

don't worry Vixen.. I have seen your topic when you started it. A new rotation is already under work and your suggestions should be taken in count.

 

About panzerwar so on.. It's a matter of habits I guess. I sometimes launch a panzerwar+crazygravity on Jay3 when regulars+members request it on some maps.. Or that a map isn't that liked or/and there's less players than usual... Conditions: must not cause the leaving of players majority and the map must fit.  So, don't hesitate to ask when there's a Leader online. If not, then come on Jay3 to poke me.. I will gladly come on Jay1 to start one.

 

For the last suggestion about scheduled rotations.. I need to see all this first with DD. I know for sure than it was something he wanted to be applied on some of our servers. But as you know, Jay1 is also a bit "particular" for most of us. Anyway, I will let you know if possible or not.

Edited March 14, 2017 by Ann!b@l

[-=HipKat=-]

Great post Vix. Add Supply Depot and Grush to the give them a rest list :)

 

Wish the thread I had started about maps discussions on Jay 1 sounded more like this - I'd probably still be lvl 10 lolz! (Damn my abrasiveness!!!)

 

But Vix is right. These conversations happen often. Last night, I was on about 7PM and ETDo was the first map played, I stayed for about an hour. Came back at 9 and etdo was on again. The good thing is the server dropped a lot of players after that and the lower count rotation kicked in (Special Delivery, Braundorf, Frostbite, etc...) but 2 hours is a short time for the same map to appear.

[LeftWingVixen]

Thank you for your attentiveness! 

I apologize for being impatient.