DaBastard
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Post by DaBastard on Nov 14, 2016 12:12:33 GMT -5
I'll update this occasionally NOV 2016 - 7000 players currently tracked by splatterladder. I remember when it was almost 200,000 DEC 2016 - 7100 players - the patient still has a steady pulse
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DaBastard
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Post by DaBastard on Nov 14, 2016 12:49:09 GMT -5
I hope that the player I have circled is a BOT. Otherwise someone has been sentenced to ET Hell! (3010 days = over 8yrs of solid time playing ET)
"By the power invested in me, for playing with aimbots, wallhacks, messing-with-mortars, spawn killings and general all around asshatery, I sentence you to 10 years of playing ET.
The map will be Radar with 64 players and friendly fire on. You will play a soldier with a pistol only. You will use a dirty ball mouse and a keyboard with keys that stick occasionally (You will not be allowed to clean the mouse nor keyboard) You will have black and white 12" CRT monitor in 320x240 resolution that buzzes. Your chair will be a steel stacking chair that will wobble constantly.
Dismissed."
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Post by muuufle on Nov 15, 2016 4:18:16 GMT -5
For so long!! His eyes must have been blown apart! He's a zombie ET player.
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kats
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Post by kats on Nov 15, 2016 8:35:53 GMT -5
After extensive searching I have found the player! Turns out the player is related to Hoff!
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Post by hoff{QAW} on Nov 15, 2016 18:16:47 GMT -5
Pretty much how I look on vacations... soon enough, my friends, soon enough... v56!
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amig0
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Post by amig0 on Nov 17, 2016 17:54:33 GMT -5
hahahahahhaahaha!
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DaBastard
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Post by DaBastard on Apr 4, 2018 23:21:56 GMT -5
A little over a year update.
Seems we're down to 4500 players now (April 2018)
Down from 7100 in DEC 2016, 17 months ago.
For a game that was 'released' 15yrs ago, (not counting the beach demo that was out for a few years before), that's a drop of over 30%.
Long Live QAW!!
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Post by mcbain{QAW} on Apr 5, 2018 20:53:47 GMT -5
Noticed that many nights on QAW it is a ghost town now. Used to be a good reliable crowd of 15-16 nightly. Many weekend nights are also ghost town after 9PM. I think people are moving on.
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Post by hoff{QAW} on Apr 6, 2018 16:24:06 GMT -5
Taking "one or two weeks" as a sample for a judgement concerning our server is "bad science"... Do not despair - yesterday, although I connected for a couple mins, it was crowded as usual...
If you are refering to ET in general, well... Yeah, it's dying, ofc... No misteries about it.
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Post by mcbain{QAW} on Apr 6, 2018 17:16:29 GMT -5
I have been joining nearly daily here for about 5 years at the same time every week day. Not looking at just 1 or 2 weeks here.
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Post by hoff{QAW} on Apr 6, 2018 17:37:54 GMT -5
I have been joining nearly daily here for about 5 years at the same time every week day. Not looking at just 1 or 2 weeks here. ok... show the statistics...
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BlaZeR
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Post by BlaZeR on Apr 6, 2018 22:00:33 GMT -5
Jaymod is still pretty popular, I still see servers with 30+ players at nights.
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Post by KingMob on May 22, 2018 17:50:27 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me but it seems like activity has picked up on QAW recently. Not many times that I log in and find it empty. Been trying to convince a few of my friends to give the game a try since it's free as well.... I'm like a mormon for Enemy Territory going door to door spreading the gospel...
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Post by sinistar on Jun 5, 2018 14:17:47 GMT -5
Jaymod is still pretty popular, I still see servers with 30+ players at nights. Would it be possible to install Jaymod on the customs server and see what happens? The Customs Server barely gets used!
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Post by sinistar on Jun 5, 2018 14:19:53 GMT -5
Also another thought - why not eliminate Rail Gun from the rotation? It is sad to see the mass exodus that happens when this map pops up in the evening. Maybe start a monthly rotation of a different map - it might attract some players over? It's a thought.
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GerbilZ
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Post by GerbilZ on Jun 5, 2018 22:48:39 GMT -5
I'm like a mormon for Enemy Territory going door to door spreading the gospel... I've tried that a few times. I think the only signs of any success was, I once posted the Originals IP address on an ET video on youtube early last year, and it did seem there were more random oddballs appearing for a time. I used to give away cds with with every bit of info I'd ever collected, with no real takers. Its been sad.
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BlaZeR
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Post by BlaZeR on Jun 6, 2018 22:16:25 GMT -5
Jaymod is still pretty popular, I still see servers with 30+ players at nights. Would it be possible to install Jaymod on the customs server and see what happens? The Customs Server barely gets used! It is possible, I would play on it
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Post by Slaughter{QAW} on Jun 7, 2018 12:42:10 GMT -5
To be honest, we've been in talks of eliminating the customs server all together. It doesn't get used and it's a waste of money. We have toyed with the idea of a custom Friday on the original server instead, if there is an interest. Unfortunately one of the main draws to the original server is the fact that we keep all the originals in rotation. I personally am not a fan of Rail Gun and wouldn't mind it going, but like I mentioned before. We are always open to suggestions that may help keep the server running and would love to see the game and this community going as long as it can. You guys and gals are what keep the place up and running and any info is always appreciated!
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Post by mcbain{QAW} on Jun 7, 2018 16:59:52 GMT -5
More maps...Vote for maps!
Servers I play on outside of QAW have more people and allow voting with different maps. I love the setup here (speed of play, teamwork, people, etc.), but I think more maps would only help.
I am not sure on changing the mod...it will change gameplay I think. Will be difficult to predict good or bad.
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Post by KingMob on Jun 8, 2018 11:52:58 GMT -5
Don't change the Mod!!!!!
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amig0
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Post by amig0 on Jun 8, 2018 11:59:11 GMT -5
More maps sounds good to me. I wouldn't like the mod to be gone tho but if people prefer a different one I guess I could adapt. I try to play on weekends and on holidays in case my vote counts lol.
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Post by tonofclay{QAW} on Jun 8, 2018 12:16:13 GMT -5
I didnt really enjoy silent mod when it was on the customs server and I don't really think it lead to an increase in players.
Moving to customs is sometimes brought up on Fridays but the server hasn't actually been joinable in months so its a moot point anyways :-P.
If there was to be a change that most people could agree on, maybe it would be to add a couple legit regular maps to the original server (ones that have clear obj and are well designed, etc) ... And maybe add in a couple silly ones to the mix on Fridays? Then we could kinda have the best of both worlds and maybe some people who were reluctant to join customs might appreciate the compromise?
There might be some member around with nothing else to do all day who could try adding a couple maps to the rotation to see how they go over with the regular crowd and adjust accordingly :-)
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Post by Porridge{QAW} on Jun 8, 2018 13:39:57 GMT -5
There might be some member around with nothing else to do all day who could try adding a couple maps to the rotation to see how they go over with the regular crowd and adjust accordingly :-) Seconded. Also, I got get why people dislike Rail Gun. I have always loved that map. Serious. It's one of the few maps that I've played (outside of gold rush) that on many occasions, has come down to the last second. When the teams are even on that map, there are many roles that can help contribute to the success of that map (and it's fun). Flamers, covies, fld ops and engys (lesser extent) on both sides, all have their roles cut out for them. People sometimes underestimate the power of the Depot Yard! "mighty iron behemoth"I do miss playing Venice and Caen ... A LOT! There was also a dark Halloween map (this old castle) that I enjoyed playing a lot. Heck, I miss customs fridays!
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Post by tonofclay{QAW} on Jun 8, 2018 14:50:12 GMT -5
I also enjoy all the original maps including Rail Gun.
One reason I would be hesitant to put more maps on the regular server is that with a lot of the other maps the objectives start to get more elaborate which I don't think is a good thing. One might say 'well just learn what to do!' but for me the issue is that I just don't want all the elaborate stuff, I like the simplicity of the original maps and their objectives. Obviously I don't know all the best custom maps off the top of my head, but like I said maybe trying out some other quality maps on the regular server would be okay if they kind of emulate the simplicity of the originals ...
Or maybe just add a couple more in to the regular server on Friday's for fun and originals the rest of the week? I don't know what goes on behind the scenes and how effort is required to do that (I could learn :-P)
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Post by hoff{QAW} on Jun 8, 2018 17:36:22 GMT -5
I'm with ton and porr- stay pub and maybe adding a couple of small, clear-obj based maps would do for a start (not big maps, most of us, as ton says, like the simplicity... Even more, I play JUST ET specifically for its simplicity.. I just like customs for spamming vsays) Big changes wouldn't help, imo
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Post by Porridge{QAW} on Jun 10, 2018 8:23:48 GMT -5
I also enjoy all the original maps including Rail Gun. One reason I would be hesitant to put more maps on the regular server is that with a lot of the other maps the objectives start to get more elaborate which I don't think is a good thing. One might say 'well just learn what to do!' but for me the issue is that I just don't want all the elaborate stuff, I like the simplicity of the original maps and their objectives. Obviously I don't know all the best custom maps off the top of my head, but like I said maybe trying out some other quality maps on the regular server would be okay if they kind of emulate the simplicity of the originals ... Or maybe just add a couple more in to the regular server on Friday's for fun and originals the rest of the week? I don't know what goes on behind the scenes and how effort is required to do that (I could learn :-P) I agree with the statement re ‘simpler’ customs maps. In the complex ones I just tend to follow Aelf around and do what she says - so when she’s not around, customs sits kinda empty. A map vote might be nice to add one map to the standard rotation. Most people tend to know the popular customs maps like Beach, Venice, Temple etc.
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Sgt. AWOLaLot
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Post by Sgt. AWOLaLot on Jun 11, 2018 8:38:46 GMT -5
I also would vote to add a couple of popular and simple custom maps. Venice and Beach are of course very popular. A map vote could be good and bad though. If some people are vocal about not wanting a map they might leave. Though I suppose it’s no different when people leave on Railgun.
Also, it might not be as well known but my vote would be to also add Streets of Italy... I love that map and it’s essentially gold rush.
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BlaZeR
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Post by BlaZeR on Jun 11, 2018 22:03:27 GMT -5
To be honest, we've been in talks of eliminating the customs server all together. It doesn't get used and it's a waste of money. We have toyed with the idea of a custom Friday on the original server instead, if there is an interest. Unfortunately one of the main draws to the original server is the fact that we keep all the originals in rotation. I personally am not a fan of Rail Gun and wouldn't mind it going, but like I mentioned before. We are always open to suggestions that may help keep the server running and would love to see the game and this community going as long as it can. You guys and gals are what keep the place up and running and any info is always appreciated! I really would like to revive the Custom server tradition, it feels good to play something different than the original rotation.
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Post by Slaughter{QAW} on Jun 12, 2018 11:22:52 GMT -5
That's understandable, but the one person that helped keep it going rarely plays anymore and I was informed that nobody knows how to operate the servers anymore, which is why the customs has been not working for the past 2 months. The customs server is just a waste of money to use for maybe one Friday out of 3 months, if we're lucky.
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vmax
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Post by vmax on Jun 19, 2018 11:58:50 GMT -5
I like the idea of 'map voting.' I like the idea of adding a *few* maps to the originals server. I like all you crazy guys and gals and enjoy slinging bullet with ya.
I agree that if the custom server is empty, shut it down and save money.
-V-
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