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2007-06-11 08:01:40
Viktor_Von-Carstein
Member
+1|6431
Hello I am new to the BF2S forums and have spent the afternoon at work sifting through the forums.

I run a multi-gaming clan that plays Counter Strike Source, Battlefield 2, EVE Online and Warhammer Online and have just setup a 50 player ranked BF2 server and I was noticing many of the people claiming that there are not enough good servers especially in the Euro Force and Armoured Fury side.

What are people looking for when the mean good servers?

Would a server that has a 5 week rotation cycle work eg:

Week 1    BF2 Vanilla
Week 2    BF2 Infantry Only City Maps
Week 3    Special Forces
Week 4    Euro Force
Week 5    Armoured Fury and then back to the beginning again.

Not sure if I am allowed to post website address and server IP so I will leave it off unless an admin says it is ok.

Just trying to get people opinions.

Thanks to admins on a great site.

Regards

Vik
2007-06-11 08:07:53
Slayer
---hates you
+1,137|7022|Hell, p.o box 666

Hi, welcome to the forums. You´re allowed to post your website adress and server IP here, just dont spam it everywhere

Well, as you might know, the pointwhores among the BF2 players just look for Karkand 24/7, Ghosttown 24/7 etc.

We´ve tried something similar with our BF2s EU server, we had SF days, EF days, AF days etc. but after three-four weeks only the SF day attracted players. Further the all maps setup in vanilla didnt work anymore.

It´s kinda hard to give you a 100% chance to fill up your server every day, expect the above mentioned 24/7 popular map setup

But personally, me liek jo servers setup
2007-06-11 08:21:26
Viktor_Von-Carstein
Member
+1|6431
Thanks for the quick reply.

I will wait for a few others to post before deciding what to do.

I personally prefer BF2 Infantry Only City Maps but like a change now and then.

I guess the only real way will be to test it.

We have some pretty good admins as well the average age being over 30 which stops stupid admin abuse

Website is [url=http://hell-raisers.xippy.co.uk]Hell-Raisers[/url]

Server IP is: 81.19.219.194:16567 

50 Player.

Currently running BF2 Vanilla with all maps on.

Server provided by Killer Creations located in London.

The server uses BF2CC Daemon.

We also have a public Teamspeak 2 server for our BF2 server that anyone is welcome to join even if only for a chat

TS2 IP: ts.killercreation.co.uk:8818
2007-06-11 08:25:24
chittydog
less busy
+586|7101|Kubra, Damn it!

Welcome to the forums! Hey mods, should this be under the Clans forum?
2007-06-11 08:39:44
[Hive]-Twist
Member
+13|6631
24/7 warlord, jalalabad, ghost town, shaqui, karkand, wake and mashturr will get you players. Otherwise, =/.
2007-06-11 08:58:35
Slayer
---hates you
+1,137|7022|Hell, p.o box 666

chittydog wrote:

Welcome to the forums! Hey mods, should this be under the Clans forum?
hm, not too sure. From my side, it will remain here.
2007-06-11 09:34:08
[pt] KEIOS
srs bsns
+231|6918|pimelteror.de
please not another boring 24/7 karkand server!

how about a full special forces rotation and change it every second day from IO to Vehicles?
2007-06-11 10:43:22
cablecopulate
Member
+449|7003|Massachusetts.
Run AF or EF, there's just a few of those servers. If you run EF, have either Great Wall or Smoke Screen as your starting maps. For AF, have Road Rage as the starting maps. Road Rage is my least favorite of the AF maps but the kids seem to love it. Make sure you make a post saying you've got a new EF/AF server, and get clan people to idle on it when they are not actually playing on it. I ran the bf2s server with just harvest(af) and smoke screen(ef) and it got a good amount of people on it. People were more into Smoke Screen though, because it's got jets and choppers and you can play towards the elusive EU medal.
2007-06-12 04:30:58
Viktor_Von-Carstein
Member
+1|6431
Ok having read through the posts here and elsewhere on the forum I am going to give the rotation idea a try and see what feedback I can get hopefully on our website.

Each cycle will last 7 days and be changed Monday morning so it stays the same over the Weekend period.

Week 1    BF2 Vanilla
Week 2    BF2 Infantry Only City Maps
Week 3    Special Forces
Week 4    Euro Force
Week 5    Armoured Fury

Week 1 Will begin immediately and be changed next Monday. I will annotate this in the welcome message of the server.

With 50 players are there any maps I should really really leave out and are the standard ticket ratios fine or should I increase them.

I am hoping this will create a good server that plays Euro Force, Armoured Fury and Special Forces as well as catering to the many with IO and Vanilla BF2.

Admins are prefixed with HR and will attempt to make it a fun place to be and enforce the rules where necessary, even though I know how difficult this is from admining several large CS servers.

Thanks to any who play on our server and can provide feedback either here or on our website.
2007-06-12 04:49:32
globefish23
sophisticated slacker
+334|6589|Graz, Austria

Viktor_Von-Carstein wrote:

What are people looking for when the mean good servers?
One thing I like in a good server is if it's administered well.

Kicking/banning cheaters, hackers, potty mouths, idiots...

And also: Keeping the teams balanced on EF servers.
People will continually teamstack on the Euro side just to get more playing time for the medal.
2007-06-12 04:53:29
wah1188
You orrible caaaaaaan't
+321|6726|UK
That is a really awesome set-up from my point of view but I think on the 3rd week your players will drop dramatically. This is due to karkand point whores and most people don't play the expansions. How about dedicating one day per week for expansions alternating the expansions and then see how it goes from there. Well good luck populating the server!

Or wait wait how about one week dedicated to the expansions 3 days of special forces and 2 days of EF and AF each. Also have a website and forums justified admining and aim to build a community of regulars that keep coming back due the fresh unloved maps and fair admining .

Last edited by wah1188 (2007-06-12 04:56:01)

 

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