DM8 only DM server, who's interested?

[Punk_FAS]

I don't believe the Mage DM8 server or the DS DM8 server is around anymore, correct me if I'm wrong.  It's such a great map with really long hallways for good rail action, and lots of sections for fights between specific weapons (hyper, SSG, RL, etc.)

Anyway, I'm playing again after many months being absent or mostly absent and miss not having a DM8 server to frag on.  Perhaps TS could eliminate one of it's many seldom-used servers or just add another assuming it can take it =)

We can debate on what style it'll be.  I kinda liked the semi-marathon style Mage had ages ago; 20 minute time limit, no frag limit.  Or DS had it the same way but 15 minute time limits I believe.  Preferably BFG disabled so it caters to the less spamtastic weapons, other than GL, gotta give some of the spammers something to play with =) And would be nice if the PS was disabled too so it's not so heavily focused on making sure you get that one item and more focused on just general crazy fragging.  It's not about longevity, it's about getting the most frags you can in a set amount of time.  Not sure about falling damage or not, I think I like it on (love railing people off a high ledge to have them splat when they hit the ground  )

Let me know what you think! =)

[ReCycled]

Great idea. There are some pretty dead servers outside of the top 5 or 6. And yes - eliminate the BFG completely. I actually was going to do a post about that issue on Vanilla. These days people will take the tactic of finding a skirmish somewhere and fire off a BFG blast against low health opponents (busy shooting each other) and get 2 or 3 easy frags. I don't have any particularly strong issues against BFGs - there are strategies to cope with it - but lately its been too one-sided and hurts the game a little bit.

But anyway a DM8 Warehouse server is a great alternative to Railz or the regular servers.
 

[[BTF]EyEsTrAiN]

Ah, Mage's Warehouse. I miss that server. All DM8, all the time! It was that server that I started picking up chaining tips from watching you play, Punk. I'm all for that idea, now if I could only get a comp with Q2 on to start playing again  .

I wonder what ever happened to Tai Chi or Techyon? I miss playing those guys on Mage's.

--------->SPLAT

 

Edit: Looks like their forums are still up http://www.clanmage.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=&C=3
Haha, my account is still there, as is yours Punk. If I could only remember the pass....

[hieronymous]

saw techyon yesterday

warehouse server sounds great ( but with stock settings ) as would a q2dm1 ffa server  -- dm maps are still the only maps to hold up to a long timelimit in a ffa environment.

btw great to see you playing punk ,   and eyestrain we need you back 

see you in

[Randy]

Sounds great to me,i can remember playing mage's warehouse back when i first started good times on that server,bring that shit back please

[peewee_RotA]

I think i still have the IP for that in my autoexec that I was just to lazy to remove.

Going a little  but...
I disagree that using the BFG for what it was designed to do (multiple kills) is a bad thing. Someone needs to play zDaemon, then come back and praise quake2 for having a balanced version of the BFG. And feeding a BFG user, like feeding a camper, is a mistake made by the mapper, not the player.

[console]

I kinda liked the semi-marathon style Mage had ages ago; 20 minute time limit, no frag limit.  Or DS had it the same way but 15 minute time limits I believe.  Preferably BFG disabled so it caters to the less spamtastic weapons, other than GL, gotta give some of the spammers something to play with =) And would be nice if the PS was disabled too so it's not so heavily focused on making sure you get that one item and more focused on just general crazy fragging. 

Shovel.DS kindly offered to make his server available for this purpose; however it turns out to be easier for me to manage servers when they're running locally.  So I am most grateful for the offer, but I have set up the server locally instead.

GOTO DM8   (or, GOTO WAREHOUSE, and GOTO Q2DM8 also work as aliases.)

I have configured it with timelimit 20, fraglimit 0 for now.

Following the DS config, I have:

  powershield -> yellow armor
  bfg -> grenade launcher


Regards,

[Whirlingdervish]

NO PS?!!1


ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

 

[Punk_FAS]

I kinda liked the semi-marathon style Mage had ages ago; 20 minute time limit, no frag limit.  Or DS had it the same way but 15 minute time limits I believe.  Preferably BFG disabled so it caters to the less spamtastic weapons, other than GL, gotta give some of the spammers something to play with =) And would be nice if the PS was disabled too so it's not so heavily focused on making sure you get that one item and more focused on just general crazy fragging. 

Shovel.DS kindly offered to make his server available for this purpose; however it turns out to be easier for me to manage servers when they're running locally.  So I am most grateful for the offer, but I have set up the server locally instead.

GOTO DM8   (or, GOTO WAREHOUSE, and GOTO Q2DM8 also work as aliases.)

I have configured it with timelimit 20, fraglimit 0 for now.

Following the DS config, I have:

  powershield -> yellow armor
  bfg -> grenade launcher


Regards,

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE, you REWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLL Console(Quadz?)!!!

[console]

Console(Quadz?)!!!

That is I.

NO PS?!!1

ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

I s'pose we could try something like the way the "dm" server alternates between powerups on, and off...

Could possibly have warehouse alternate between PS on, and off... ?


Regards,

[Punk_FAS]

NO PS?!!1

ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

I s'pose we could try something like the way the "dm" server alternates between powerups on, and off...

Could possibly have warehouse alternate between PS on, and off... ?


Regards,

Don't mess with what isn't broken!  This doesn't need to be DM8 Sheridan, no need to have any super focus items I don't think.  Let's focus on the fragging! =)))

[[BTF]EyEsTrAiN]

Shovel.DS kindly offered to make his server available for this purpose; however it turns out to be easier for me to manage servers when they're running locally. So I am most grateful for the offer, but I have set up the server locally instead.

GOTO DM8   (or, GOTO WAREHOUSE, and GOTO Q2DM8 also work as aliases.)

I have configured it with timelimit 20, fraglimit 0 for now.

Following the DS config, I have:

  powershield -> yellow armor
  bfg -> grenade launcher


Regards,

Quadz to the rescue! How did we end up with such a wonderful admin of q2 servers?

Don't mess with what isn't broken!  This doesn't need to be DM8 Sheridan, no need to have any super focus items I don't think.  Let's focus on the fragging! =)))

Totally agree. 

[Whirlingdervish]

I was kidding. I don't really mind if the items are a little screwy on that one server.

For the record, I do prefer DM8 as it was intended to be played, even to the point of having the BFG. (it's easily offset by the PS and the ease of obtaining the rl and rg)

It's hilarious tho, that all one has to do is mention the PS to get the self proclaimed defenders of fair gaming jumping up and down. I almost expected Dafremen to pop in.

 

[[BTF]EyEsTrAiN]

I was kidding. I don't really mind if the items are a little screwy on that one server.

For the record, I do prefer DM8 as it was intended to be played, even to the point of having the BFG. (it's easily offset by the PS and the ease of obtaining the rl and rg)

It's hilarious tho, that all one has to do is mention the PS to get the self proclaimed defenders of fair gaming jumping up and down. I almost expected Dafremen to pop in.

 

 
I didn't really see anyone freaking out over it. For the DM8 only server to be a close approximation of the old Mage's Warehouse server, there shouldn't be a PS or BFG. Heh, if you wanted to get really technical with it, there shouldn't be any spawn protection on it either, as there wasn't any on Mage's.

I like the PS actually. It creates some pretty epic battles...on the Sheridan server. 

[peewee_RotA]

I didn't really see anyone freaking out over it.

Yeah I decided to try and stop myself from starting something  I guess the BFG rant will just have to do for now.