Who Thinks Readyrooms Are Bad?
RenegadeOTV
Join Date: 2002-11-28 Member: 10192Members
Join Date: 2002-11-28 Member: 10192Members
I think server admins should have the option of disabling the readyroom and using a menu. Both teams don't get a fair start becuase everybody is sitting in the readyroom fighting to be a marine so the teams are not balanced. For the first 5 minutes on a 20 man server there is 3 marines, 2 aliens, and 15 people throwing a party in the marine part of the ready room.
What do you guys think.
What do you guys think.
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Think of the possibilities mappers can make, perhaps a game room? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
But I know what people mean, I do prefer the RR to some sort of join menu. I just hate it when people pile up in a doorway.
I actually <i>thought</i> the RR would have games in it, lol. Something like a target range or obstacle course. Although you wouldn't be able to die, clearly.
The readyroom is part of NS, no matter what it looks like, you will still get those people who want to join a team even if they have to wait for 20 minutes to get into the game.
PS: ns_irc is a playground, made by egc:. Us3r of course, who else could think of such a thing?
/me goes out to play in the swings of ns_irc. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Ahh hell.. it was worth the shot <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
so stop bagging it.....
and im sick of people using guns in it
<necro> 'STOP FIRING THE SERVER WJILL CRASH"
*blam blam blam*
<Connection Problems>
neone else gets this? server crashes when n00bs use guns in RR
That's what I did in my first few games... but I think your faith in the sportsmanship of NS players is a little weak... I mean, after 7 marine games or so, a new player isn't only curious about the Kharaa, he/she feels GOOD about trying it out. At least I did, and I'm taking myself as an average player example here. It feels good to confidently join the aliens as a semi-new player... just give it some time, the readyroom will teach players good sportsmanship.
The ready room is one of the best features of NS, when the game is over, you can chat about it in the ready room before you play the next game, just like if you were playing Starcraft, or any other RTS, you could chat about what went right, what went wrong, etc. before playing again.
This may not mean anything to you, but it means a hell of a lot to me and many other players, and I'm pretty sure Flayra digs it... So, no.
Plus RRs are cool and are as much a part of NS as...well....
...They're a major part of NS.
On the subject of a timer though, I really think there needs to be a integrated timer into the readyroom. If you haven't joined a team within 3-5 minutes your kicked. The reason I don't send them to the random team is because your forgetting a lot of the times they are AFK. I have played many a games where I wanted a friend to join but couldnt because there were 3 people in the ready room and when I go to RR to check it out 2 are lagged out and 1 is afk... Kind of ruins the even teams philosphy.
Yes, I've played on servers that run a mod that gives you a certain amount of time to join a team before it kicks you from the server. Not only is that annoying, but when it warns you, it slaps you around the room. This mod wont even let you spectate the match, it will kick you unless you join Marines or Aliens.
Everyone on the server was kicked once because after a round we were all chillin' in the ready room, talking about the game and what the teams were going to be for next round, and after 2 minutes or however long it took, the server booted all the players.
While I understand the people who run these server do not want people to hog their slots if they are not going to play, I don't think kicking people who don't join teams is the answer. There needs to be an auto time-out in NS, so that when a player is inactive for a certain amount of time, they are kicked from the server (ala CS), I'd bet there is already an option for this. That way, players who are just sitting around, away from their computer, will eventually get tossed, but the people who actually have a legitament reason to be in the readyroom and not on a team will be allowed to stay.
Yes, I've played on servers that run a mod that gives you a certain amount of time to join a team before it kicks you from the server. Not only is that annoying, but when it warns you, it slaps you around the room. This mod wont even let you spectate the match, it will kick you unless you join Marines or Aliens.
Everyone on the server was kicked once because after a round we were all chillin' in the ready room, talking about the game and what the teams were going to be for next round, and after 2 minutes or however long it took, the server booted all the players.
While I understand the people who run these server do not want people to hog their slots if they are not going to play, I don't think kicking people who don't join teams is the answer. There needs to be an auto time-out in NS, so that when a player is inactive for a certain amount of time, they are kicked from the server (ala CS), I'd bet there is already an option for this. That way, players who are just sitting around, away from their computer, will eventually get tossed, but the people who actually have a legitament reason to be in the readyroom and not on a team will be allowed to stay.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hate to say it, but its better than having 8 ppl sitting on the "JOIN MARINE"<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
on our local server - where theres always admins playing - we swap teams after every game - any marine who trys to go marine again get kick/banned for 2 days
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More anything? more everything!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it would be great if there were more exciting entraces and more secret places.
i like the one where u drop down into aliens thats kool.
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