TF2 Instant Respawn Poll

[crazydog]

In case you haven't noticed, we've had Instant Respawn on the TF2 server for the past few days.

I think we should have a poll about keeping/removing it.

Personally I don't like it for these reasons
1) I, and I'm guessing many other people, need a break while playing. The 10-20 seconds is good, as it gives you a little break, so you don't get battle fatigue. I've noticed that I have been playing less, partly due to the instant respawn

2) The game doesn't feel balanced with it on. If you just finally killed that annoying soldier as a pyro, he's in your face 5 seconds later, instead of 10 or 15.

3) The game just seems to rapid and fast-paced. It's good toned down a little like it should be.

[Giant Flying Head]

If only there was a way to lower spawn times, instead of removing them. I think that would make everyone happy.

[crazydog]

The respawn times are scalar, and we have it set at 0 right now, with a default of 10.

Maybe we could try it at 7 or something?

[Video_Master]

crazy you have not played in the server for well over a month and then you come back and start bitching about it.  Once I changed the respawn times to 0 it has been easier to populate the server.  We have to do whatever is necessary to get the servers populated.

[Luggage]

I am guilty of sporadic activity as well, so take my comments as you see fit: I think we should keep low respawn time but NOT make it instant since it does change the "feel" of the game.

Just my 2 cents, I defer to GFH and others you are in the server everyday. 

[Hitman Smurf]

I don't mind lowered respawn times but instant is a little bit macu for me. The games pretty hectic as it is and that break makes all the difference.

[fraggle 79]

I voted to keep it on, but I think most people could deal with level 5. Half the wait is quicker but not too quick

[crazydog]

crazy you have not played in the server for well over a month and then you come back and start bitching about it.  Once I changed the respawn times to 0 it has been easier to populate the server.  We have to do whatever is necessary to get the servers populated.

First, I'm not bitching. I'm asking the community's opinion, INSTEAD of just bitching.
Second, not many people have been in the server for well over a month, and third, I've been in there as much as I can since I got off of school, waiting until it fills every time I am in, and staying in for a while.

I honestly don't think the no respawn has helped fill the server, because:
a) You set it to that the day before I started playing/filling the server, and we don't know which helped fill the server because of that
As you can see below, the server wasn't full for the fast few weeks, and I'd like to see if having the respawn set to default/different value would change how well the server has been filling

b) "Instant Respawn" isn't advertised anywhere except sv_tags
c) The server fills because people (like me) go in it and play until it fills
d) We have no proof the server won't fill without instant respawn, except that that's how we always had it.

PS: just reminding everyone I'll be gone for 7-10 days while my laptop is getting repaired.

[Giant Flying Head]

Set respawn to 1 or 2 and add "FAST RESPAWN" to the sever name. I did a little research by going to other severs for a while, and even if spawn time was normal, having "fast respawn" in the server name seemed to draw people into the sever.

[Luggage]

video: can you kindly increase the respawn times a bit more - they still feel a bit too fast; I think something like 8 to 10 seconds would be ideal.  Thanks.

[Video_Master]

So 4 is still too fast?  I will set it to 7 and we will test that one out.  We can try it tomorrow night.

[crazydog]

7 sounds good. I'll be willing to try that if I'm awake at a good time tomorrow.

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