I dunno.. i think spawn protect should be off.. imo, it's not stock Q2 to have it on
I think the power shield is over-powered. Inevitably a good player gets it, and often doesn't die. Some players will wait in that area until it spawns before they move on. I just think an item like that, that some people overly focus on, can totally change the way a map is played, and not in a good way. DM8 becomes king of the mountain instead of a map where stuff can happen all over. Leave that to the KOTH maps =)
OK the settings on DM should be all stock now