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Which of these would you like to see the most effort put into?

Catching and banning cheaters.
13 (20.3%)
Improved media (better textures, sounds, models, etc.)
14 (21.9%)
Bug fixes.
3 (4.7%)
Performance (higher FPS).
6 (9.4%)
New features.
10 (15.6%)
Drawing and retaining more new players (improved accessibility, etc).
13 (20.3%)
Other.
5 (7.8%)

Total Members Voted: 64

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jitspoe

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What is Most Important to Work on?
« on: July 19, 2009, 10:19:17 PM »
I'm just curious what people feel is most (or least) important on a high level.

atmays

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 10:21:33 PM »
We need more players right now badly. Then the catching and banning cheaters should follow right after that.

shockwave

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 10:24:05 PM »
We need faster ball speed :)

shockwave

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2009, 10:24:18 PM »
Bring Q2 back

MyeRs

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2009, 10:25:28 PM »
More people in the clanscene/on mIRC. Followed by catching and banning cheaters.

Justinph5

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2009, 11:08:38 PM »
more people, there used to be tons of newbies in the pubs, but they've dwindled down. I think its because there is no retaining factor other than clans.

punkbuster. or some auto-ban for the cheat detection.

P!nk

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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2009, 11:21:41 PM »
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S8NSSON

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2009, 05:26:02 AM »
If I had to put those in order:
1. Improved media (better textures, sounds, models, etc.)
2. New features.
3. Bug fixes.
4. Performance (higher FPS).
5. Catching and banning cheaters.
6. Drawing and retaining more new players (improved accessibility, etc).
7. Other.

My reasoning is as follows...
Make the game better...THEN...draw more/new players.
If you create a massive draw campaign right now you will be drawing new players into an old media, old features, buggy, low fps system. The sustainability will be lower than if you did those things to improve the game FIRST...THEN enacted a campaign to draw in new players.

ViciouZ

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2009, 05:39:15 AM »
I agree with S8N and voted for performance, as the engine really needs some restructuring before it is stable enough for more players and new features.

edit: I just sort of supposed that optimisation and removal of redundant stuff went into 'performance'
« Last Edit: July 20, 2009, 07:59:04 AM by ViciouZ »

ic3y

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2009, 07:54:33 AM »
Improved media + New Features = new ppls ^^

AsThor

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2009, 10:34:44 AM »
BANNING cheaters. we are catching them, but they dont get banned :p
improved media

T3RR0R15T

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2009, 10:44:53 AM »
If I had to put those in order:

1. Bug fixes.
2. Improved media (better textures, sounds, models, etc.)
3. Catching and banning cheaters.
4. New features.
5. Performance (higher FPS).
6. Drawing and retaining more new players (improved accessibility, etc).
7. Other.

P!nk

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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2009, 12:12:55 PM »
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Spook

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 02:03:37 PM »
Who cares how many players are here? We have a solid pub and matching community. I want to see all the cheaters GONE, and I would love to see them go with improved detections for modified maps and speed cheats.

Cameron

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2009, 03:25:40 PM »
I'm stuck between banning players and getting new players.  Banning players would stop pissing this whole community off, as you see sometimes when someone does newbies get quite frustrated and leave, but then on the other hand when I tried to make a profile for myself I was pretty much clueless after the website as it has (had?) no direct instructions on what to do.  When you get players on IRC they tend to have created an account, but don't know what to do ingame when they open it.

Henrod

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 04:32:10 PM »
Who cares how many players are here? We have a solid pub and matching community. I want to see all the cheaters GONE, and I would love to see them go with improved detections for modified maps and speed cheats.

I agree. The players we do have are basically long term players. As far as accessibility goes it is kind of a pain in the ass, but honestly most people interested in playing a q2 standalone mod are going to be savvy enough to figure it out. I rank catching and banning cheaters number one. In my opinion that would be the best way to improve the game.

KnacK

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2009, 08:46:13 PM »
and toss backward compatability out the window

KI3S

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2009, 08:51:43 PM »
This order might have been said before:

1. Catching and banning cheaters.
2. Improved media (better textures, sounds, models, etc.)
3. Drawing and retaining more new players (improved accessibility, etc).
4. Performance (higher FPS).
5. New features.
6. Bug fixes.
7. Other.


Ban the cheaters, work on improving the game before attracting more players.

Cameron

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2009, 10:16:26 PM »
and toss backward compatability out the window
Hasn't that been done yet?  wow...

RoBbIe

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Re: What is Most Important to Work on?
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2009, 10:23:30 PM »
1. Improved media (better textures, sounds, models, etc.)