Well the Armory City Maps server used to be a great server but as of late has been crap...

I witness pod exploiting on a nightly basis, on one occasion I told thomasPC and Dirdy and on another I even told someone on Vent but no one even warned those who exploited. Now the teams ALWAYS seem lopsided, to the point where the score is 220-0. And the most annoying point is the stat padding, like in Gibralter when the attacking team has to go up the ramp, the opposing would sit there with there walker and an egineer constantly repairing it. I mentioned that to a member and nothing happened. I guess with the SF server up no one pays no mind to the 2142 servers, ah well.

We do care, but at the same time we need a break. You should come and join us sometime, as Special Forces is a blast. We will continue to play in the City server, but for now, we just needed a small break.

it isnt stat pading if they are defending a flag and loopsided teams is unfortanatly luck of the draw

if you see someone pod exploiting let us know his name and we'll give em the boot.

 

we will work a solution on the camping uncaps.

 

as for lopsided teams theres not much we can do, the server is on auto-balance. just cause 1 side decides to play the game in squads and good teamwork and the other side likes to be uncordinated make 8 one man squads. its unfortunate that alot of us get stuck on "that" side, but blame the players not the server.

 

if you can think of a solution, by all means let us know.

it isnt stat pading if they are defending a flag and loopsided teams is unfortanatly luck of the draw

In that particular case I fired the Pilum at the walker four times, and with the engineer there the damage done was minimal.

 

And as far as lopsided teams, it just seems more prevalant then it ever has...It went on for almost the whole day on Sunday(I belive it was Sunday), me black-rook and dirdy kept coming and going and each time we reconnected the score was completly skewed.

 

And as far as those pod exploiting, El Hefe was one of them can't remember the rest but there has been atleast 4 more. When I tell those who are online they don't seem to be bothered that much.

In that particular case I fired the Pilum at the walker four times, and with the engineer there the damage done was minimal.

 

And as far as lopsided teams, it just seems more prevalant then it ever has...It went on for almost the whole day on Sunday(I belive it was Sunday), me black-rook and dirdy kept coming and going and each time we reconnected the score was completly skewed.

 

And as far as those pod exploiting, El Hefe was one of them can't remember the rest but there has been atleast 4 more. When I tell those who are online they don't seem to be bothered that much.

-Sorry, but Engineers FIX THINGS!!! That is the point! If an engi lets a walker die he is a fool. Do you ever get upset when the thirty or so medics on your team refuse to res you?? Unlike the medics the engi was doing what the class is made for. A novel concept: KILL SAID ENGI! you could go as far as...organizing an attack with a...SQUAD! If HE fired the pillum and repaired that is stat padding. Sorry about the attitude but that claim flat out pissed me off. I know you ment well. HUGS!

 

-On point #2 I am assuming you mean (=A=)s vs everyone else...If we took our tags off, the teams would not look so lopsided...friends play together, can not help that...If you are referring to one side getting pummeled. The answer there is just human psychology. I was playing on Tunis and our team was destroying the other team. All you heard was "damn our team is rocking", then, on a lucky break, the other team pulled out ahead. "Why the hell can't our team hold a flag" was the name of the new tune. Once morale is shot, it is hard to get it back up. If someone says "this team sucks" they are no longer playing with the team, and that hurts.

 

-Situation: 24 v 24 ; Losing team has 8 people that have 'given up'. Winning team is amped and everyone is pulling for the crushing defeat of the OpFor. New situation: 24 high morale vs. 16 'we gonna lose' people...Who wins?

 

-Not all (=A=) members are admins. If told, I will find one in vent. If I can not then it is too late to kick them. We could make a list of names and keep an eye out for them, but the admins are gamers that want to play. I do not think it would be fair to them if they had to police the server all the time. I think, thus far, they have done an admirable job. You can not stop all of the crimes IRL, you can not stop all the cheaters in games...but they are not running rampant.

 

-Thanks for your input, though I may disagree on some points, it will not go unhandled or ignored.

There's not much we can do about the balance of the team skill wise, we try not to stack ourselves all onto the same team and we distribute ourselves fairly evenly. Unfortunately, sometimes it's still uneven and one team is going to be stronger than the other. We can possibly try out the "no spawn camping" rule and see how it plays out. The specific instance you made about the engineer doesn't personally seem like spawn killing it me, I think the upper part of the ramp is fine to be at, it's a part of the game and you need to make a strategy to take it out. If see somebody "pod exploiting" we will always try our best to make sure we deal with the issue. As Gator mentioned, a lot of us are getting very tired with the game and are taking a break from it.

Long live the ... "FREEFALL", there is no better way to answer, get names and screenshots, admins will do the rest . WORD !!!

every time that I have been on city or what ever server of ours I see any type of padding or exploiting of any kind that person is gone and cannot return ask any admin or member. I dont tolerate it neather will any admin.

It's unfortunate you happened to be playing and an admin was not on. The pod exploit is definitely not tolerated and is an automatic ban with us. I don't think that what you are referring to is camping. I've been on the team where they actually bring the walker down the ramp and into the base. It's part of the game. You have to figure out how to take it out. Is it fun to be on the losing side? Definitely not! But its part of the game. We all can't win all the time.

There hasn't been any (=A=) for a few nights now to speak of. I will be there tonight to have a look after 9:30.

Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah I see the pod exploit every time I play. It's unfortunate.

If we are stomping the other guys I feel bad about it and will switch sometimes, its fun to help turn the tide.

And remember in every map the sides change so make the best of it with what you've got.

I hate losing too. Squad-work ftw!

If you see something, report it. We will do our best to take care of it, but remember we want to enjoy the game too.

I've noticed the trends as well. We need more admins with the ability to ban people for blatant TK's and Pod Exploiting. We've only got 3 admins that I know of and most of the time they aren't on during prime time or they are not playing BF 2142.

 

I can tell you for a fact that many times the teams are lopsided because there is one or two exploiters capping back flags over and over. And because they aren't getting kicked, the teams are lopsided longer than they have to be.

 

I've mentioned this before and I'll say it again. The auto kick for AFK needs to be less than 5 minutes. A very big part of the team imbalace comes from the loosing sides players often going AFK cause they don't care. Players usually go AFK after map changes. Maps are won and lost in the first 2 minutes of a map. We need to set the AFK kick for 2-3 minutes. Not 5. A 50 person conquest map lasts 15-18 miutes. We are literally allowing a spot to be filled by an afk player for 1/3 of a map.

Maps are won and lost in the first 2 minutes of a map. We need to set the AFK kick for 2-3 minutes. Not 5. A 50 person conquest map lasts 15-18 miutes. We are literally allowing a spot to be filled by an afk player for 1/3 of a map.

-Also to that point, can we make the "commander election" time at the start of a map last longer? It would be nice to get a comm, squads, a kit set up, and choose a spawn, before some guy spawns (sans kit), grabs a buggy and is on ruins (for example) before anyone can respond. Just a thought.

Iplay server alot at night time if u need a admin for night i would gladly help out

-Sorry' date=' but Engineers FIX THINGS!!! That is the point! If an engi lets a walker die he is a fool. Do you ever get upset when the thirty or so medics on your team refuse to res you?? Unlike the medics the engi was doing what the class is made for. A novel concept: KILL SAID ENGI! you could go as far as...organizing an attack with a...SQUAD! If [b']HE[/b] fired the pillum and repaired that is stat padding. Sorry about the attitude but that claim flat out pissed me off. I know you ment well. HUGS!

 

-On point #2 I am assuming you mean (=A=)s vs everyone else...If we took our tags off, the teams would not look so lopsided...friends play together, can not help that...If you are referring to one side getting pummeled. The answer there is just human psychology. I was playing on Tunis and our team was destroying the other team. All you heard was "damn our team is rocking", then, on a lucky break, the other team pulled out ahead. "Why the hell can't our team hold a flag" was the name of the new tune. Once morale is shot, it is hard to get it back up. If someone says "this team sucks" they are no longer playing with the team, and that hurts.

 

-Situation: 24 v 24 ; Losing team has 8 people that have 'given up'. Winning team is amped and everyone is pulling for the crushing defeat of the OpFor. New situation: 24 high morale vs. 16 'we gonna lose' people...Who wins?

 

-Not all (=A=) members are admins. If told, I will find one in vent. If I can not then it is too late to kick them. We could make a list of names and keep an eye out for them, but the admins are gamers that want to play. I do not think it would be fair to them if they had to police the server all the time. I think, thus far, they have done an admirable job. You can not stop all of the crimes IRL, you can not stop all the cheaters in games...but they are not running rampant.

 

-Thanks for your input, though I may disagree on some points, it will not go unhanded or ignored.

i dont know you officially yet, but you just earned a plus in my book. i'm starting to think that i've been gone way too long. i look forward to playing by your side.

i dont know you officially yet, but you just earned a plus in my book. i'm starting to think that i've been gone way too long. i look forward to playing by your side.

-Anytime soldier. Squad Name:TcoButr :)

Dirdy, be careful... Clan Rule #3.

Yeah, make Dirdy an admin. Cause if you make me an admin, I'll drop the hammer on these noobs.

 

If I spam need pickup and they drive off, Banned! They TK me while I'm commanding.....bannned!

We've only got 3 admins that I know of

http://www.thearmory.cc/forum/showroster.php

 

I counted 33 that has 2142, look at the sections marked Senior Counsel and Armory Staff Members, the ones that has a name listed under the "BF2142 Player Stats" listing currently has 2142 and are admins. This is just an fyi of course. Some has the admin tools setup and some just use the in-game setting to admin. So if you see one of those people in vent or the forums or even the server you can usually get one of us to look into the situation just by telling us. We dont have eyes everywhere? but we do what we can... We strive for a friendly atmosphere for all to play and enjoy. Just don't forget we're there to have fun too! If anything to remember its this, [to err is human, and we're all human], we are doing what we can when we can. So please enjoy yourselves, If you see a problem let us know we may not see it or even know its bothering anyone! We'll work on the problems as they arise. And when the Senior Counsel see's the need for more admins they're usually quick on the ball to fill the need.

 

P.S. on the we're all human remark yes I know there's a couple that are questionable

well i see nothing worng at the top of the ramp i mean what are they gonna do let you take the first base w/o trying

-Sorry' date=' but Engineers FIX THINGS!!! That is the point! If an engi lets a walker die he is a fool. Do you ever get upset when the thirty or so medics on your team refuse to res you?? Unlike the medics the engi was doing what the class is made for. A novel concept: KILL SAID ENGI! you could go as far as...organizing an attack with a...SQUAD! If [b']HE[/b] fired the pillum and repaired that is stat padding. Sorry about the attitude but that claim flat out pissed me off. I know you ment well. HUGS!

 

-On point #2 I am assuming you mean (=A=)s vs everyone else...If we took our tags off, the teams would not look so lopsided...friends play together, can not help that...If you are referring to one side getting pummeled. The answer there is just human psychology. I was playing on Tunis and our team was destroying the other team. All you heard was "damn our team is rocking", then, on a lucky break, the other team pulled out ahead. "Why the hell can't our team hold a flag" was the name of the new tune. Once morale is shot, it is hard to get it back up. If someone says "this team sucks" they are no longer playing with the team, and that hurts.

 

-Situation: 24 v 24 ; Losing team has 8 people that have 'given up'. Winning team is amped and everyone is pulling for the crushing defeat of the OpFor. New situation: 24 high morale vs. 16 'we gonna lose' people...Who wins?

 

-Not all (=A=) members are admins. If told, I will find one in vent. If I can not then it is too late to kick them. We could make a list of names and keep an eye out for them, but the admins are gamers that want to play. I do not think it would be fair to them if they had to police the server all the time. I think, thus far, they have done an admirable job. You can not stop all of the crimes IRL, you can not stop all the cheaters in games...but they are not running rampant.

 

-Thanks for your input, though I may disagree on some points, it will not go unhandled or ignored.

yea i heard you man i just couldnt do anything about it

yea i heard you man i just couldnt do anything about it

that was to phxtravis im not an admin so i cant do anything about pod exploiting

thank you phxtravis for taking note of what was going on in the servers

and telling us

all of the admins and sc want as much feedback as possible to make the server the best it can be

 

its not always possible to have admins in the server

we obviusly do the best we can but theres a lot going on and we dont always see everything

if there are no admins present just make a post and we will try to keep an eye on any particular person