Sgt.HaMmEr wrote:i like the new map aslo but i think all the ppl that join to play op like the fact of the map letting you spawn raid. i dont know you cant make ppl join if they dont like change
I think Hammer is right. I can see no other reason why not to like your map. The spawn rapists must have left the server and enjoyed the easy kills from doing that. They loved the random, effortless, and skill-less nade and rocket blast kills. You and I preferring to be snipers hate spawn raping and enjoy savoring our kills we actually work at getting by
aiming at our targets
. We appreciate each other's shots since we understand the skill and effort that went into making them. Unfortunately it seems we are the minority.
If you're up to doing yet another modification to the map (can't blame you if you're not), you probably need to remove that wall in front of the spawn allowing full entry and rapage but keep that passage that leads out to the water as an alternative exit.
I also detected another reason why not so many people are in the server now. I was playing on another server and bumped into a former regular named ErroneousWin. You may remember him. I asked him why he didn't play on our server anymore and he said it was because he got some error trying to download the new maps. He didn't get into detail as to what the error was and therefore couldn't troubleshoot it with me. I know once in a while an error occurs that the map on your computer doesn't match the server's and an error shows up and does not fix itself. It's the only error I can think of that could have stopped someone in their tracks like that from playing that involved a map change. I think you may have changed the map once but didn't change the name causing the mismatch. I can't remember if that actually happened though. A couple days of a mismatched map multiplied across 30+ novice computer user regulars equals them being gone. With the demographic of our server's regulars being fairly young and some not all very tech saavy, other players may be having this problem as well but won't or can't just delete the file from their Steam directories and redownload it to solve the problem. However as a map designer I don't see what you can do to prevent this from happening other than be sure to change the map name somehow for each revision you do.
As for me, I love your new maps and only hate your bullet-proof railings which I already addressed with you.
However I have adapted my tactics with the railings and have used them to my advantage once in a while. I hope this hasn't disillusioned you from making more maps in the future. We needed something different than OP once in a while.
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Sniperkillz!