After looking back at serveral threads, there seems to be an interest in replacing Broadsword with the Frontline map and in going back to the standard map rotation in the German Front MOD server. Both have been changed.

Steel is more familiar with some of the weapons and tank mods used in UO so I leave those changes up to her. She will probably be very busy with work for the next month so don't expect a quick response.

Old Man Mike

Thanks for all the work guys!

OMM and Steel you do a excellent work with our servers, Thank you

You know... I flew in Aces High as a fighter pilot and bomber pilot then went on to command a full squadron. I finally had to give it up due to extensive time constraints and conflicts with my professional life.

After leaving Aces High I made the decision to only play freebird on my own in COD.

Then I met some really great folks on the MOD servers that I really enjoyed gaming with. I liked the organization for some reason... and now I know I made the right decision. When a group like MOD will actually listen to it's members and make such quick changes in response to their members, I am impressed.

Thank you OMM... nice job and thank you also Steel for your help you both rock!

awesome change,we had the most people ive seen in gfm in awhile.

I was just wondering is there going to be any russian maps in the GFM rotation?

We also had a good crowd in Frontline tonight as well.

We had 8 men per team...

When the word gets around I think we will start seeing more folks in there...

I've been in GFM lately with a sizable crowd. This may be the magic combination to keep both servers busy. Thanks OMM!

Thankyou OMM and Steel. I think this combination is what the tdm and the base assault players have been looking for.

When does everyone play on the GFM? Every time I check it, noone is there. I've been waiting to play it!

i think the problem is no one gets the server going.on a few occasions Ive joined and waited and withing 10 min there's people there.i really wish more would play it,its the first tdm ive truly enjoyed.

I gave up... half the people that were interested in getting it up showed up a night or two then never again... Hanging out on GFM with 2 other people got a little boring so I stopped going there... who really cares is my question, aparently no one cause no one every plays on it.

Frontline seems to have ok traffic, not great but GFM is a graveyard. After initial interest, I never see anyone on it. Like Undead, I really think it is TDM at its finest. I just don't know how we can gather more interest.

TDM gets o-l-d quickly for many people. That's why the objective style servers (base assault, CTF, etc.) do well and TDM servers just go by the wayside.

I played the GFM server once and it was pointless, IMHO. Run and die, run and die. No real objective to it other than to score some points...I, and many others, want to "achieve" something other than scores. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than blowing up Russian 3 on Barbarossa or grabbing and planting the flag over at -DWR-'s CTF server...and the activity on Barbarossa is proof of that.

but you can play gfm in any game type,even base assault. i personally would like to see it be played as dom , i just don't think any one gave it a real chance.

the story with gfm from what i believe is they were making it to compliment the after hours type of game play and stumbled on some glitches and man power issues. when they were finally done ,cod2 had come out and was the popular thing ,they thought uo was dead (even after hours did this), so instead of trashing all their work they released an anouncement they were only going to release single player for uo and work on cod2 version. i think they had a huge response from the uo community that was actually waiting,so they released the mp version , to no avail as I've not been able to find it anywhere . i have gotten all this from reading articles on codfiles.com so i could be wrong but i was someone who was interested in playing this mod.

i think your right havoc , it seems as soon as you put a new server into the abyss of all the dead uo tdm servers you don't see it again. i think we should do something with this mod ,its something no one else has and could be a busy and competitive server.

I really think COD UO TDM is a dead end. TDM had traditionally attracted the kids who were filled with the run and gun blood lust. BA has held its own because of the strategy and teamwork involved. I hate to sound like an old geezer here, but my experience with the kids I've played with is they are always the first to jump on a new game or platform. TDM did well when those kids were hunting for new UO servers. As that segment of the gaming community has now gone elsewhere it will only get harder and harder to create a popular run and gun server, IMHO.

I like Undead's idea of trying something else with GFM besides TDM.

I'm kinda partial to BAS, DOM, CNQ and S&D in that order. Never liked DM or TDM, but thats just me.

I think you hit the nail right on the head. My guess would be that much of the remaining pool of loyal COD:UO players is probably over the age of 30...people who don't go out and buy every new game that comes around.

nice nice, thanks.

Zaktlee! I believe you guys nailed it.

The unique thing about GFM is that it is TDM that is impossible to run and gun making GFM TDM really unique. It is a mod that is one shot one kill or one mistake one kill. No second chances.

I agree that UO TDM is as dead as the dried up fly on my windowsill. GFM on something else? Sure, whatever, I ain't sitting on the server, I've been there, and done that... My question is who do you think you are going to get in there? No one new is coming into the servers, and it isn't like there isn't already 1800 empty servers out there.

I think each of us should consider if we REALLY are interested in playing something other than BARB, TUCHOLA, or Stocks.

I vote let it die.

thanks we relly appreciate it

Did we give up when the germans bombed Pearl Harbor, HELL NO!!!!
god i love that movie.

I know I've heard that line before, but I can't remember the name of the movie. Oh merciful Cero(Although last night/this morning begs to differ), would you be kind enough to enlighten a humble stack of pancakes?

JOHN BELUSHI-ANIMAL HOUSE! ....THE YOUTH TODAY ?

i really liked it in the frontline map and i played another ba map (the hill?) that had a heavy and was beaten to death by ta 6paks son , i liked that map too. id really hate to see it go-i really dont think enough people played it.i recieved emails from guys from other clans who played it and were willing to do a match ,seems a waste of steel and omms hard work.

I know I haven't been around much lately, but I've noticed both a bunch of new people and some folks that haven't been around for a long time playing on the Stock Maps this week. We had at least two nights in a row where Stock maps was really rocking. Reminded me of the good old days.

I really like GFM TDM. I'm eager to play more.

Speaking from TDM's viewpoint, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." (Mark Twain).

Do you know that:

The Modern Weapons Custom Maps server gets appx 2,000 players per week? I process the stats by guid, so it doesn't matter if players change their game-name, the server gets 2,000 unique players per week.

The #1 ranked coduo server in the world is a BAS server (GITs Kill or Be Killed), the #2 is a TDM server (Penguins Playing Foy server).

Of the top 10 coduo servers in the world, the breakdown is -
5- BAS
3- TDM
2- CTF

Of all coduo servers worldwide (2028), here is the ranking of the {MOB} servers (ranked by average number of players per month):

48th - Modern Weapons Custom Maps (TDM server)
78th - {MOB} Tuchola Forrest BAS 24x7
104th - {MOB} Barbarossa BAS 24x7
249th - {MOB} Stock Maps BAS
409th - {MOB} Frontline BAS
435th - {MOB} German Front (TDM server)

Frag on!

Wow Steel,

Thanks for the great stats

Lets try and bring our servers to the penthouse:)

T/A6pak

I hope this doesn't come out wrong.

The run and gun prototype is currently COD 2.

I usually don't play COD UO to run and gun. Just Base Assault. However I do enjoy the Cassino map.

And as you know, COD UO BAS will live indefinately until some genius decides to put base assault into COD 3 or 4.

COD UO BAS is the perfect game. And until a suitable replacemtnt is found it will thrive.

Lets keep the run and gun on COD 2.

I am amazed that the GFm server still makes the top quartile. I disagree with shred that all run & gun is COD2. GFM is unique in that each team has players with roles including medic.

That is a good point about the different roles.

I would like to think that a clan with the pull that MOB has, should be able to persuade the powers that be to add a new BAS to the next version of COD.

Hey, we're making their wallets fat.
Who do I have to call?

Haaaaa

Hey guys how come you don"t add some of the great custom BAS maps like...Gun & Town Assault, Lazur, Karkov, Smolensk, Vitebsk....a little variety never hurt anyone.....and btw GFm is the best too bad no one plays it......maybe run some weeekly public battles.....see what kind of interest you create ......