The Smolensk map can go to hell! Options

[M@ster of Dis@ster]

Middle of a good game, then someone manages to get on the arterilly gun behind German spawn. For the next 3 minutes I die along with 5 other guys while we can't even move while "uncle" shoots us and his buddies plant our bases for the win. If no one wants to remove a gun that has no purpose being there except to kill the Germans own soldiers at spawn point, fine. But I for one will stick to Barbarbossa from now on then, unless Smoensk goes back to the other game type or this retarded gun is taken out. A good game is completely ruined for several players because one guy is able to rape you at the spawn with no skill and no worries that the players being raped can do anything to stop him. I'm not dealing with that frustration anymore. I hope others join me and move from Smolensk until this problem is either fixed, they change the game type, or no one plays until the server goes back to Barbarossa.

I do admit I'm angry now right after one guy got probably 50 kills in a row, but there is nothing the dying people can do to stop it. The map is fatally flawed. Once more people learn this trick, the stupid fucking map will be unplayable for Germans. So I'm expressing my frustration now so people might realize why Smolensk is destined to have fewer and fewer players is this bullcrap gun remains.

MoD

[pezking]

This happened to me last week, my team communicated with another and we all went to Spectate at the same time. Through the other team for loop. If the server is set to auto-balance, half the Russian team will be moved to German. I know it's not a "fix" but it's an option to control the rapage. It's no fun to play when you are just spawning and dying at the same time.

[HammaTime]

This happened to me last week, my team communicated with another and we all went to Spectate at the same time. Through the other team for loop. If the server is set to auto-balance, half the Russian team will be moved to German. I know it's not a "fix" but it's an option to control the rapage. It's no fun to play when you are just spawning and dying at the same time.

GREAT SOLUTION!!!


[quote name='M@ster of Dis@ster' date='03/02/06 12:24pm' post='97441'] [quote name='Hellfighter' date='03/02/06 12:45pm' post='97431'] A good, even game ruined by a ridiculously placed gun. Why wait until half the people leave this map to never come back (because they don't watch the forums..they just play), before you address it? Otherwise, the way you'll probably be addressing it is going back to 2 Barbarbossa servers, and Smolensk will be in the dumpster.
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... and a most thoughtful response. I've seen a number of great servers die a quick death because of simple issues like changing an IP address, or unrestrained TKers. Both FHZ and <1stAD> had rockin' BA servers until they simply changed IP addresses. They never regained their core group of players (most of whom are now on MOB) because most players NEVER visit the forums.

You are all right when you say, that "communication" isn't the solution. The solution has to be in fixing the map. Scrapyard, perhaps there is a way to simply change the elevation of the Pak gun to lower it into the dirt.

-Hamma