This game needs more "all random" servers

SkooledSkooled Join Date: 2013-01-10 Member: 178720Members
This is the number one issue with this game. Team stacking.

It happens every round.

There is always 4-5 people that a group of friends that team stack constantly.

I played on the penny arcade server last night and it was insta-random. It was great. Every round was different and there was not a clear winner.

This whole game should just take out the ability to pick sides unless its a "competitive" match or something. At least let us filter for all-random servers.

/rant

Comments

  • Omar - The WireOmar - The Wire Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165320Members
    People want to play with their friends? Weird.
  • SkooledSkooled Join Date: 2013-01-10 Member: 178720Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2058994:date=Jan 10 2013, 02:50 PM:name=Omar - The Wire)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Omar - The Wire @ Jan 10 2013, 02:50 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2058994"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->People want to play with their friends? Weird.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Maybe make the custom-pick servers show up as the yellow-mod ones?

    In any case, you are a moron for trolling one of the main reasons why this game isn't that popular.
  • DavilDavil Florida, USA Join Date: 2012-08-14 Member: 155602Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=2058995:date=Jan 10 2013, 01:53 PM:name=Skooled)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Skooled @ Jan 10 2013, 01:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2058995"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Maybe make the custom-pick servers show up as the yellow-mod ones?

    In any case, you are a moron for trolling one of the main reasons why this game isn't that popular.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's not trolling at all. He's just saying that there are a lot of people that like playing with people they know vice against them. He's just saying it in a snarky way, trolling would be contributing nothing to discussion and purposefully trying to change the subject.
  • flyjumflyjum Join Date: 2012-01-07 Member: 139849Members
    I love random starts
    I normally random even if playing with friends
  • YMICrazyYMICrazy Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 165986Members
    edited January 2013
    <!--quoteo(post=2059009:date=Jan 10 2013, 05:33 PM:name=flyjum)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (flyjum @ Jan 10 2013, 05:33 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059009"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I love random starts
    I normally random even if playing with friends<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Same they make for the best games when an admin forces it on us. Usually because you have a full team and do not have people stacking teams with it becoming 2 vs 3 or 1 v 2 for the first few minutes until someone decides to go alien. That or matchmaking which I am sure they will include in the future.
  • Brad_RBrad_R pandas | brad Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8273Members, Constellation
    edited January 2013
    Whenever I'm on our server, I random everyone if the game starts and people are ######ing off in the RR. People want to throw snowballs and stand on each others head.

    Really needs to be a % of people on a team before a game will start or a time limit on how long you can act like a child in the RR. Ruins games constantly.
  • rhombusrhombus Lerk Queen Join Date: 2011-06-23 Member: 106055Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    Random still has the possibility of stacking teams. Had it happen 6 times in a row one night and a few times the night before that.
  • flyjumflyjum Join Date: 2012-01-07 Member: 139849Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2059012:date=Jan 10 2013, 03:36 PM:name=Brad_R)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brad_R @ Jan 10 2013, 03:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059012"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Whenever I'm on our server, I random everyone if the game starts and people are ######ing off in the RR. People want to throw snowballs and stand on each others head.

    Really needs to be a % of people on a team before a game will start or a time limit on how long you can act like a child in the RR. Ruins games constantly.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Maybe we could set it up so it auto randoms after 30 seconds or so after the match has started
  • BentRingBentRing Join Date: 2003-03-04 Member: 14318Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2058993:date=Jan 10 2013, 03:46 PM:name=Skooled)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Skooled @ Jan 10 2013, 03:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2058993"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This is the number one issue with this game. Team stacking.

    It happens every round.

    There is always 4-5 people that a group of friends that team stack constantly.

    I played on the penny arcade server last night and it was insta-random. It was great. Every round was different and there was not a clear winner.

    This whole game should just take out the ability to pick sides unless its a "competitive" match or something. At least let us filter for all-random servers.

    /rant<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    There's an option in DAKadmin that allows a vote to force random teams so don't expect random teams on Scarytown every visit, but when a bunch of the regulars are there it is used quite often.

    Personally I usually prefer random teams just to keep things mixed up, but if I've joined a server from a friend on steam and don't know anyone else there, I'm gonna join their team 100% of the time if possible.
  • gamester_5gamester_5 Join Date: 2008-04-17 Member: 64094Members
    We do random all once in a while when it looks like the past few rounds have been stacked. But what you will see is sometimes even with a random all it can get stacked, even worse sometimes.
  • FrothybeverageFrothybeverage Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13593Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2059027:date=Jan 10 2013, 03:17 PM:name=flyjum)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (flyjum @ Jan 10 2013, 03:17 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059027"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Maybe we could set it up so it auto randoms after 30 seconds or so after the match has started<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It takes me more than 30 seconds to load.

    If two people join the game before everyone else, they'd start the game before everyone loaded, and then they'd just appear in the RR.
  • Omar - The WireOmar - The Wire Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165320Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2059001:date=Jan 10 2013, 04:08 PM:name=Davil)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Davil @ Jan 10 2013, 04:08 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059001"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->That's not trolling at all. He's just saying that there are a lot of people that like playing with people they know vice against them. He's just saying it in a snarky way, trolling would be contributing nothing to discussion and purposefully trying to change the subject.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Not really where I expected a voice of reason from, but I'll take it.
  • LofungLofung Join Date: 2004-08-21 Member: 30757Members
    play on a random server then. problem?
  • AmbAmb Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168647Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited January 2013
    The players should be random'd based on their hours played in NS2, and the server should make the two team's combined hours played as close as possible. That way you'd never have a stacked team against a complete nub team. Granted, there are possibilities that a guy who's played over 400 hours is still a scrub but hey, nothing is perfect.
  • RoobubbaRoobubba Who you gonna call? Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11930Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2059169:date=Jan 11 2013, 02:05 AM:name=Amb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Amb @ Jan 11 2013, 02:05 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059169"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The players should be random'd based on their hours played in NS2, and the server should make the two team's combined hours played as close as possible. That way you'd never have a stacked team against a complete nub team. Granted, there are possibilities that a guy who's played over 400 hours is still a scrub but hey, nothing is perfect.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I hate to point it out, but that wouldn't actually be random... ^_^

    Regardless: there are many of us who have real life friends we play online games with. If I can't get on a team with the 1-3 other people I'm playing with within a round or so, we tend to find another server until we can. We chat with each other on mumble (in addition to using in game voice for teamwork), and there's nothing like breaking up the party when you can't actually get a game together.
  • Brad_RBrad_R pandas | brad Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8273Members, Constellation
    edited January 2013
    <!--quoteo(post=2059155:date=Jan 11 2013, 12:04 AM:name=Lofung)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lofung @ Jan 11 2013, 12:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059155"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->play on a random server then. problem?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Perhaps thats why he would like more of them <img src="http://www.xerq.net/forums/images/smilies/oopsie.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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