NADML server

[Ghost9]

I have mixed feelings about it, but I think the NADML server might need a password.  Valiant had an issue last week with our players not being able to join due to a full server and this week BTF had a problem.  Spectators are great and all but with the low player limit on the server, I think this is becoming an issue.

[[BTF]Defiant!]

There are TWO issues.

• During the NADML BTF-AR match, players from other NADML teams repeatedly made interrupting mm1 comments.
• As Ghost9 stated, there were also no slots free for our fourth player to reconnect for the second match.

The spectators blocked one of the BTF players from joining, causing us to play 3 vs 4.  This then became an outspoken joke from the spectators, one of which fake-nicked as a BTF player -- I foolishly thought he may have been a real player, paused the match, interrupting the game for everyone (BTF was winning at this point, but not thereafter).  After this, I asked that the spectators not interrupt.  They did again, with comments like "ownt".  To be clear, the AR guys were good sports and played well, it was the specatators who were out of line.

As a result; one of the BTFers said that they don't want to play anymore; another was frustrated and wanted a rematch given that the game was unfairly interrupted; and I was frustrated with the interruption, I don't appreciate, but can take insults.  To put this in perspective, how many US teams play TDM?  You can drop EoM from that list, after they showed up unprepared and were greeted rudely as a joke.  It is as if people couldn't care less if teams drop.

Either the refs need to take control in these situations or the server needed to be password protected.  Then let's get back to play.

Def

[Ghost9]

Wow I didn't know all that happened.

During our match the spectators were asked to leave and they wouldn't.  Zonk kept getting votekicked and he would just reconnect immediately.

[Om3ga]

I have mixed feelings about it, but I think the NADML server might need a password.

[[BTF] Reflex]

If you mean the UDML server..   I kinda like it not being passworded.  At least when games arent scheduled or anything.
Its a nice retreat that has same setup as tourneys but is almost always empty.   Hope yer just wanting the matches passworded,  as that makes alot of sense anyhow.

[console]

The spectators blocked one of the BTF players from joining, causing us to play 3 vs 4.  This then became an outspoken joke from the spectators, one of which fake-nicked as a BTF player -- I foolishly thought he may have been a real player, paused the match, interrupting the game for everyone (BTF was winning at this point, but not thereafter).  After this, I asked that the spectators not interrupt.

Damn.  We put up with a lot of nonsense on vanilla, because it's pure FFA.  But I have a pretty low tolerance for behavior that deliberately interferes with tournament games.  Pretty to zero, now that I think about it.

I would have warned them, kicked them, and if they kept coming back, banned them without hesitation.  (Duration of ban to be decided some other time.)

Can referees ban?  Or just kick?  I think refs can ban, right?

Either the refs need to take control in these situations or the server needed to be password protected.  Then let's get back to play.

Currently the ref password, as I recall, is the same for the nadml server as the other tourney servers.  Does it need its own ref password, so it can have a different set of refs who are associated with the nadml?  Just wondering; I have no idea.

Anyway, I'm open to suggestions as to how to alleviate this problem.

Regards,

quadz

[Remedy]

Ive still got access to put a password on that server, you guys could pm me on irc before the match with a pw and then I could take it off after that match is over if you like

really whoever was interrupting the match shouldve been banned, that shits uncalled for

[haunted]

i have it too... but i try not to kick and have never banned because some people hate me and they will say OMG he is abusing the NADML referee password!!!!... but yeah it was actually zonk who was a problem in the last match i ref'd as well.. and that dude mandingo[13in] lol...

[Ghost9]

Ive still got access to put a password on that server, you guys could pm me on irc before the match with a pw and then I could take it off after that match is over if you like

That sounds good.  The only problem is you might not be around during all of the matches.  Whatever we did for UDML worked fine I thought.

[Spawn.Ds]

refs can ban