NSArmslab was cool. Then they hit the "PANIC" button. Added a bunch of bots and weird plug-ins. I'm still looking for a new server, I hate having to settle for another /xmenu server.
Are you gonna deny that once upon a time you guys lose players over summer break and add those weird plug-in and bots? I came back and what do I see? Siege pistol and more than half the players are bots.
EDIT: I really really really like NSArmslab before Summer'06. Admins were friendly (as were the regulars), Hax0rs were promptly dealt with, and NO xmenu.
EDIT: Read above post I guess I cant share my grievances with them here. And they just delete my posts on there. LOL. Even when they come back I wont play on their servers. (by choice) Althou I do appreciate their support for the dev team and how they managed to collect, and showcase the work of many modellers and such.
<!--quoteo(post=1592303:date=Dec 26 2006, 08:23 AM:name=DrSuredeath)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrSuredeath @ Dec 26 2006, 08:23 AM) [snapback]1592303[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Are you gonna deny that once upon a time you guys lose players over summer break and add those weird plug-in and bots? I came back and what do I see? Siege pistol and more than half the players are bots.
EDIT: I really really really like NSArmslab before Summer'06. Admins were friendly (as were the regulars), Hax0rs were promptly dealt with, and NO xmenu. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No I am not going to deny anything, simply because I really wasn't part of the community then. I'm not worried as to what happened then, I am worried about the future. The past is irrelevant to me atleast.
Right now, we have 4 servers up:
CS:S Gun Game Deathmatch 67.19.204.39 CS:S Regular with all weapons enabled 67.19.204.42 Garry's Mod 10 67.19.204.41 Natural Selection Classic/Combat 67.19.204.45
NS Classic to my knowledge does not have any custom plugins other than administrative ones. BiggNick was supposed to run a gorge race competition, but has been MIA since its announcement, so I am not sure how much longer the server will stay up, because nobody plays on it. Its wasting server resources as of right now, and until there is something that justifies its existence, I expect the NS server's life expectancy to be short.
NSAgames is moving away from the NSArmslab concept slightly because we are bridging to multiple games. We will still offer customizations for every game we support and on top of that, setup hosting so people can do "freelance" mod work, while at the same time, strive to offer a high-end public gameplay experience.
Bong, whether or not you choose to come back is your perrogative. We are moving on to different games, and I am sure you will find other communities to join after your time with NS is completed. We are moving on to a different (not better, just different) playerbase than what the traditional armslab servers had, and we can't expect everyone who was a previous fan to agree with us 100% on whatever we try to do. Because we are moving on to bigger and better things, I unfortunately expect some "write offs" because we can never be 100% right. That being said, we feel as an organization we must continue down the path we are traveling because of the moderate success we are experiencing while still in our "testing" phase. If that means that people who want to dwell on what the server was to make a conclusion never to play on it again, so be it.
I recommend giving our servers a shot again once the community is 100% again. But since you made up your mind already, I assuming I am wasting my time.
<!--quoteo(post=1593484:date=Dec 31 2006, 12:07 PM:name=Firewater)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Firewater @ Dec 31 2006, 12:07 PM) [snapback]1593484[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> No I am not going to deny anything, simply because I really wasn't part of the community then. I'm not worried as to what happened then, I am worried about the future. The past is irrelevant to me atleast. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> SO does this mean it has been completely revamped and new admins and all? I might just give it a try then. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" />
<!--quoteo(post=1595178:date=Jan 5 2007, 05:10 PM:name=Firewater)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Firewater @ Jan 5 2007, 05:10 PM) [snapback]1595178[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> I'm working on achieving a "clean slate" meaning we will unban everyone and start anew.
So if people who were once dissatisfied with the previous management maybe pleased with the new way the server is going to be run. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We will most likely unban anyone that wasn't banned for cheating. We have a 0 tolerance of cheaters and we keep proof of all the evidence.
We strive in our anti-cheat method to have a fun place to play against very skilled players.
I occasionally play on the server, but there are some problems I usually experience there. First off, there's almost never admins on...I usually play from some time between 5pm-2am central...and there's ususally no admins (...and/or no players). Second, and more importantly, that server crashes sporadically and annoyingly. Fortunately much of the crashing occurs on map change, but it's still annoying to be kicked back to the server selector.
I think 2 of the crashes I've seen are actually related to admins changing the map...which is kind of weird. I'm just saying you might have a better chance at maintaining a full server, if ...you know... it didn't crash all the time (or just kick all its players on map change...maybe it doesn't actually crash, I don't know).
That's not to say it isn't fun. A few days ago I stayed on there for a few hours...it was touch and go, as for a long while we only had 8 (dropping to as few as 4 or 5 for a few minutes) players for a long while, before the server started to fill to full.
I just "hired" 3 new admins, more will be coming on the way when I find qualified candidates. That was a problem I was made aware of yesterday so I added 3 more. Perhaps that is not enough, then if thats the case I will make more admins.
Cool. I played on your server, and its definetly a lot more relaxed and more fun than it was before. I will be back, just make sure you hire the right admins <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />.
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Then they hit the "PANIC" button. Added a bunch of bots and weird plug-ins. I'm still looking for a new server, I hate having to settle for another /xmenu server.
I came back and what do I see? Siege pistol and more than half the players are bots.
EDIT: I really really really like NSArmslab before Summer'06. Admins were friendly (as were the regulars), Hax0rs were promptly dealt with, and NO xmenu.
I guess I cant share my grievances with them here.
And they just delete my posts on there. LOL.
Even when they come back I wont play on their servers. (by choice)
Althou I do appreciate their support for the dev team and how they managed
to collect, and showcase the work of many modellers and such.
Are you gonna deny that once upon a time you guys lose players over summer break and add those weird plug-in and bots?
I came back and what do I see? Siege pistol and more than half the players are bots.
EDIT: I really really really like NSArmslab before Summer'06. Admins were friendly (as were the regulars), Hax0rs were promptly dealt with, and NO xmenu.
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No I am not going to deny anything, simply because I really wasn't part of the community then. I'm not worried as to what happened then, I am worried about the future. The past is irrelevant to me atleast.
Right now, we have 4 servers up:
CS:S Gun Game Deathmatch 67.19.204.39
CS:S Regular with all weapons enabled 67.19.204.42
Garry's Mod 10 67.19.204.41
Natural Selection Classic/Combat 67.19.204.45
NS Classic to my knowledge does not have any custom plugins other than administrative ones. BiggNick was supposed to run a gorge race competition, but has been MIA since its announcement, so I am not sure how much longer the server will stay up, because nobody plays on it. Its wasting server resources as of right now, and until there is something that justifies its existence, I expect the NS server's life expectancy to be short.
NSAgames is moving away from the NSArmslab concept slightly because we are bridging to multiple games. We will still offer customizations for every game we support and on top of that, setup hosting so people can do "freelance" mod work, while at the same time, strive to offer a high-end public gameplay experience.
Bong, whether or not you choose to come back is your perrogative. We are moving on to different games, and I am sure you will find other communities to join after your time with NS is completed. We are moving on to a different (not better, just different) playerbase than what the traditional armslab servers had, and we can't expect everyone who was a previous fan to agree with us 100% on whatever we try to do. Because we are moving on to bigger and better things, I unfortunately expect some "write offs" because we can never be 100% right. That being said, we feel as an organization we must continue down the path we are traveling because of the moderate success we are experiencing while still in our "testing" phase. If that means that people who want to dwell on what the server was to make a conclusion never to play on it again, so be it.
I recommend giving our servers a shot again once the community is 100% again. But since you made up your mind already, I assuming I am wasting my time.
Have a good new year everyone!
No I am not going to deny anything, simply because I really wasn't part of the community then. I'm not worried as to what happened then, I am worried about the future. The past is irrelevant to me atleast.
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SO does this mean it has been completely revamped and new admins and all? I might just give it a try then.
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" />
So if people who were once dissatisfied with the previous management maybe pleased with the new way the server is going to be run.
I'm working on achieving a "clean slate" meaning we will unban everyone and start anew.
So if people who were once dissatisfied with the previous management maybe pleased with the new way the server is going to be run.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We will most likely unban anyone that wasn't banned for cheating. We have a 0 tolerance of cheaters and we keep proof of all the evidence.
We strive in our anti-cheat method to have a fun place to play against very skilled players.
Ironically, I just banned someone for cheating today.
I think 2 of the crashes I've seen are actually related to admins changing the map...which is kind of weird. I'm just saying you might have a better chance at maintaining a full server, if ...you know... it didn't crash all the time (or just kick all its players on map change...maybe it doesn't actually crash, I don't know).
That's not to say it isn't fun. A few days ago I stayed on there for a few hours...it was touch and go, as for a long while we only had 8 (dropping to as few as 4 or 5 for a few minutes) players for a long while, before the server started to fill to full.