While I disagree with your point about public servers (I don't think people should be allowed to use neon models on solid backgrounds on pub servers), this wasn't on a pub server.
I can understand that. I suppose that is just my "wishlist". If it never happens that is fine. I am not sure how TF2 does it but the mods there all see to be very similar to the originals, nothing that would give that much of an advantage.
But until there is a real way to have legal textures enforced I don't think it is fair to ban people for trying to make their game look nicer. Like I said I think those textures look great and I think that is the reason people use them. They aren't doing it just for an advantage.
I just think there has to be a real way to enforce this rule before we can start banning people for "trying to get an advantage". Maybe some kind of check on the pball texture folder to ensure nothing has been modified. I would also suggest including the HR4 textures with the game download, could be a secondary option like: 1. Download vanilla version 2. Download high-res version.
I don't think there should be different rules on textures on public-servers and match-servers. Newbies find even speed servers competitive. No sense whatsoever to make seperate rules.
And after all, people complaining about the textures play much more in matchservers than in pubs so how would that help at all? And finally, if there really is advantage to be gained then it would be so unfair for the poor noobies.
The point of public server is just to have fun. I understand where you and jitspoe are coming from though. Maybe I'm taking it a bit too far with different options for public/match servers. It works well in TF2 but maybe DP is just too old of this kind of thing to work.
I personally like both jitspoe's and those light textures and to be completely honest, in my opinion textures dont give significant advantage unless you go REALLY overboard. I could be wrong, though. However, it is hilarious that we are having a world war here about textures.
I agree with this. I don't really think it is a world war though =p. More like a conversation that is hopefully productive.
