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Paintball 2 Discussion / Re: Need another OTB Speed Server
« on: February 15, 2009, 12:46:14 PM »
I think part of the problem is the types of maps that are played these days.. I just started playing after being away a year or three, and it seems to me the trend is moving towards large, complex, confusing maps with tons and tons of paths and obscure jumps. The result is that new players get easily confused, lost, or unable to even find the enemy who are flying over their heads or dipping off into some back tunnel.
Back in the day, the maps were much more simple and in your face... arctic, shaz, sandtrap, airtime, blitz, sandpit, etc etc, hell even siegecastle.. the paths were easier to understand, and there was always only two real primary ways to go. So if you could do the jumps, you certainly had an advantage, but it wasnt crippling if you couldnt. The maps were much smaller, so even with a 60 second elim time, chances are the round would end much sooner than that.
Back when I used to run eR33t servers, I certainly noticed that the speed-style server was always full... but I didn't have a shortened elim time, I just loaded the rotation with small, speed-ball style maps. When I'd switch to a map like castle1, half the players would leave.
So maybe the real issue isnt respawn time... its the maps.
Back in the day, the maps were much more simple and in your face... arctic, shaz, sandtrap, airtime, blitz, sandpit, etc etc, hell even siegecastle.. the paths were easier to understand, and there was always only two real primary ways to go. So if you could do the jumps, you certainly had an advantage, but it wasnt crippling if you couldnt. The maps were much smaller, so even with a 60 second elim time, chances are the round would end much sooner than that.
Back when I used to run eR33t servers, I certainly noticed that the speed-style server was always full... but I didn't have a shortened elim time, I just loaded the rotation with small, speed-ball style maps. When I'd switch to a map like castle1, half the players would leave.
So maybe the real issue isnt respawn time... its the maps.