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Paintball 2: The Game => Server Discussion => Topic started by: tartjagger on June 27, 2009, 02:24:47 PM

Title: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 27, 2009, 02:24:47 PM
Why do people do it? I've kicked and temporary banned several players today for doing it, it's really pissing me off.

I'm going to password protect the join command and make the password available on the server webpage along with an explanation as to why I've done it. I hate doing that but it ruins the game.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: magalhaes on June 27, 2009, 02:34:06 PM
It's probably the most important feature in the feature vote: http://dplogin.com/dplogin/featurevote/feature.php?id=10010

But the serious gamers in our community follow whatever xbain wants. And he prefered hud indicators for flag and stuff like that.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 27, 2009, 02:41:45 PM
I'm not sure that entirely fixes it, what about the situation when the losing side outnumber the winniing side? I think it should be based on score, you should only be allowed change to the losing team.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: magalhaes on June 27, 2009, 02:48:15 PM
Don't really understand your question. The teams should always be balanced...
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Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: Privateer on June 28, 2009, 01:00:50 AM
The players just need a better attitude. I join a game, say as red, both teams have the same amount of players and red is winning 20 to 3, I purposely switch to blue, the losing team! I like to try to balance it and take the challenge. I really don't know what you can do to fix this except keep banning.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 28, 2009, 04:35:36 AM
The players just need a better attitude. I join a game, say as red, both teams have the same amount of players and red is winning 20 to 3, I purposely switch to blue, the losing team! I like to try to balance it and take the challenge. I really don't know what you can do to fix this except keep banning.

That's the attitude we need, you're welcome on my server any time  ;D
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: abnormal on June 28, 2009, 03:21:02 PM
Wasn't there used autobalance on some server?

btw I like when many people switch to the winning team, because I can switch to the losing one and play against more players :P - It's more fun.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: Privateer on June 28, 2009, 04:38:47 PM
That's the attitude we need, you're welcome on my server any time  ;D
lol, which server is yours?
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: payl on June 28, 2009, 04:46:55 PM
Newbies allways do it ... why? because, they want to play with better players, and wins (Often newbies comes to my team :D )
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 29, 2009, 09:02:31 AM
btw I like when many people switch to the winning team, because I can switch to the losing one and play against more players :P - It's more fun.

LOL is that why you're called abnormal?

Actually you have a point, I do that too.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 29, 2009, 09:16:41 AM
Newbies allways do it ... why? because, they want to play with better players, and wins (Often newbies comes to my team :D )

Haha well good luck to you and your gang of newby sycophants, I hope you'll be very happy together ;).

Seriously, does it really not get your goat when they do it? Don't you think it ruins the game? I'm pretty cool about most things but I get really pissed off.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on June 29, 2009, 09:19:07 AM
lol, which server is yours?
Tart's Double D   92.233.16.92:27920
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: Kyuuchi on June 29, 2009, 12:10:10 PM
OT: tartjagger is it a home ran server?

**on topic**
who cares? if they want to be annoying then let them be
besides they are what is practically keeping paintball popular

dont argue with them - just do the right thing and YOU change to their old team
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: Viper on June 29, 2009, 02:30:30 PM
its really great when some newbies joining the winnerteam, you should just join the losing team and get some easy kills :P I really prefer to play in a short-handed team on pub :)
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on July 02, 2009, 01:40:26 AM
its really great when some newbies joining the winnerteam, you should just join the losing team and get some easy kills :P I really prefer to play in a short-handed team on pub :)

dont argue with them - just do the right thing and YOU change to their old team

You know what? You're both right. Silly me for getting so wound up - it's only a game FFS.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on July 02, 2009, 01:45:35 AM
OT: tartjagger is it a home ran server?
Shhhhhh... don't tell everyone.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: mewa on July 02, 2009, 02:32:39 AM
Wasn't there used autobalance on some server?

ironfist was running a server to test some scripts out, including an autobalance function. cant say what happened to the scripts or the server, seems to have disappeared during my brief absence.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on July 28, 2009, 05:10:40 AM
Problem sorted. I introduced a cron job that puts up  regular messages, one of which says:

Console: Please don't keep changing to the winning team or you'll be banned

I haven't had to ban anyone yet  ;D
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: paintwaster on July 28, 2009, 04:49:21 PM
Problem sorted. I introduced a cron job that puts up  regular messages, one of which says:

Console: Please don't keep changing to the winning team or you'll be banned

I haven't had to ban anyone yet  ;D
thats a good idea :D
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: MissingNo. on July 28, 2009, 07:52:17 PM
Problem sorted. I introduced a cron job that puts up  regular messages, one of which says:

Console: Please don't keep changing to the winning team or you'll be banned

I haven't had to ban anyone yet  ;D

Usually, if the Hud/Text Scale option is big enough, that part of the MOTD will be completely gone from the console, from either the option being so high, or more console text comes up.

Something to think about.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: Apocalypse on July 29, 2009, 09:04:23 PM
That's not part of the MOTD it's a message from the console.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: MissingNo. on July 29, 2009, 09:38:01 PM
Oh I see.  But still.
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: tartjagger on August 02, 2009, 07:39:15 AM
LOL but still what? Its a message from the console that comes up during the game just the same as when someone presses T or Y. Come and see if you're still unsure   ;)
Title: Re: Players always switching to the winning team
Post by: MissingNo. on August 02, 2009, 01:33:21 PM
Oh, sorry.  I forgot it comes up DURING the game.  If it were to appear only at the beginning probably no one would notice.