Was talking to @Im Sad and @John and we compiled a list of bugs, and topics that could be under discussion for the Surf Server. In the list I will post an explanation and possibly my opinion on the matter if needed be. (Some already have threads but I think a little mega thread with them would be nice to have a checklist going)
Topics
1. Zoning needs to be fixed in maps
Lot of maps have CP and Zoning problems. Many include utopia with certain ramps having multiple CPs and some ramps not having a CP compared to the one on the opposite side. This can be done pretty easy by just redoing the CP's/zones.
2.Getting slain whenever the map ends
It was mentioned in this thread before, but this is an old way to change the map easily since you used to have to slay the server in order for the round to end. You can tell you don't need to slay anyone because the round ends, then the slay procs and also when you RTV, the map ends and no one gets slain but it still changes.
3. Air Acceleration should be set to 400
I've been on a lot of Surf servers to check the values of sv_airaccelerate and it really just varies on the server. Went on the most populated "Easy" Surf servers (which is what we're currently advertised on the server list) that are public right now and I noticed that they are varied from values to 200, 400, 800 and 1000. Lots of times people will say how they're not used to adjusting to an airaccelerate lower than the other servers and they complain how strafing is harder than others. I think that if our server is being advertised on the community servers tab and gameme as Easy, it should probably be adjusted to the value listed in some websites for settings like this one here.
4. !replay is a VIP feature
For some reason regulars have a problem typing in !replay because it returns the message "You do not have access to this command" because it is a VIP feature. They can easily type !spectate and go to the map replay but I don't understand how the same feature gets blocked if you don't type a certain command and require to pay money for it. Proof (a regular tried doing it on the server).
5. Extend timer to be up for discussion to be lowered
As of now when people click the Extend Map option, it adds an additional 15 minutes towards the timer making it 20 minutes left and 5 for the next map vote. I think the base time should stay the same, but it should only add an additional 5-10 minutes so people don't sit on the same map for about an hour. I assume the counterargument to this would be "well they voted for it so it should just remain the same". This is true to some extent but I think a reason why people extend is because the first button to get the menu off your screen and is close to the W key is the #2 (the same number to extend). Think @Dreamz and other surf regs can attest to people complaining that a map gets extended then they want to get off of it. I'd say the vote to extend should be lowered to whatever the last key is to vote.
6. AFK Manager to stop kicking players
Again it is another thread here, but I do think that with the population of surf not being as lively as the other servers, kicking our players for being in spectator can only do us worse. People being on the server boosts our rank and many people don't save the IP to the server so I think it should just be removed for the sake of trying to boost our numbers. To counteract some of the arguments that may get presented with the suggestion to remove this.
a. How do we handle the AFKs then?
They already get moved to spectator and do not harm there since the server hasn't been near full population in a long while
b. They can get raffle points and credits
As said before, they get moved to spec so it wont be a problem
c. What if there's someone on the server that's holding up RTVs
If possible, I'm pretty sure there's still the option to remove AFK/spectator votes
7.When a player disconnects from Surf, the server will have a lag spike
This has been happening since early in the afternoon and lots of players have been complaining about this. Don't really know too much about the problem but maybe the error log can tell us something
8. Surf Gameme stats page is broken
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9. When the playerbase is above 10 you cannot nominate Tier 3-6 Maps
I don't know entirely why this is in place if it is intended but a lot of people want to branch out and try more maps sometimes but this system right now locks people into playing only Tier 1 and 2s.
10. 3500 max velocity
I think it's pretty easy to reach 3500 a lot of the times but since you plateau after that, it makes it a little bit more difficult to end some maps with all that speed.
11. mp_death_drop_gun
This one isn't too much of a big deal but a lot of people have been complaining that they can't drop their weapons because they are used to not seeing their viewmodel while surfing. More of a preference thing but will probably please a lot of people who constantly talk about it on the server.
Hoping to get some feedback on some of the topics from surf regs and possibly the manager to revamp the server and get it populated again. Thanks for reading
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