Special Forces rotation?

[G.o.D.]

I honestly think, setup correctly we could have alot of people join a SF server.
Only afew active ones left, now adays.

TITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIES!!!!

[G.o.D.]

Oh and seriously, if someone doesnt have it, that wants it. Iam sure we could arrange that to happen.

[ZJbrandon]

lol, i voted no for an SF day every week, since i'm very skeptical of the player draw.
i'm down for a scheduled event like run with it.

hell we can hardly get players with vanilla BF2, i just don't know how many we could get with SF, other than members "in the know".

lets see how the votes tally up after awhile, since only a few even frequent the forum.

[G.o.D.]

Well, switch over to S/F expansion and check the # of servers available.  Also if we put it on message of the day, for say a certain day. The pubbers that already join will probably switch if they have it..
3 to 1 so far. 
SF FTW!

[SargeantChase]

SF is a great for infy with grappling hooks, night vision, and other shit like that

[G.o.D.]

We deftly need to setup a test profile for SF, with I would say a good many of the maps. Start advertising it on the server MoTD, stating this day we will be a SF server, please come join us.  Not mention there are other players on current SF servers, looking for a good place to play on.

[G.o.D.]

Sometime this week, let's get senior admins together, to discuss a test rotation for one day a week, for special forces.
If it gets our avgs up, it will be worth it.
Make a scrolling message, advising all pubbers that will be having a SF day of map rotations. 
I strongly believe there is a good chance we could get more traffic to server that way.
Iam shooting for maybe sometime tomorrow evening for the rotation pick, and discussions.

[G.o.D.]

One actually active server in SF, and it run Ghost Town, 24/7.

[ZJbrandon]

That's it?

Omg. Gotta look up their population levels...

[donfede692]

hello world -

It would be nice to see spec forces once a week, ideally at least for a 2 to 4 week try/run (maybe with an occasional in game banner announcement).  I've the mod, but not been able to find places to play all the maps.  I'd suggest both IO and vehicles (maybe half the day, or every other week), as there are some new/different vehicles in that version that would be fun to explore further (ex: crummy pickups w/ 50cal, off-road vehicles, jet skis).

best,
donfede

[ZJbrandon]

OK, we are getting significant interest in running SF, so i think its time we drill down some options.

First, of course is a day to run. I would be fine with a half day Infy and half day with vehicles, but a problem is not enough "CC admins", that is admins with BF2cc, the program that is used to change/modify the server profiles. If no CC admin is available at change time, it won't happen.

We should also decide if all maps, or just a subset will be run. Of course, we could just run all and then narrow the list as needed over time.


Maps available are:

Devils Perch
Ghost Town
Iron Gator
Leviathan
Mass Destruction
Night Flight
Surge
Warlord


PS: Hey donfede, good to have you on board, bud!

[Exumify]

How about 3 days regular bf2 rotation with veichles, 2 days of bf2 infy, 1 day with bf2:sf veichles, and 1 day with bf2:sf infy? Maybe it'll be too confusing to pubs or something, just my two cents :D

[G.o.D.]

Special Forces rotation:

Warlord : 32 or 64.. As long as server is full, 64 could be fun.. Should start off with 32.
GhostTown 32, i think 64 might be a much, without having 75% pop.
Iron Gator 32 or 64. I think 64 would be hella fun in the dark.
Leviathan 64, I think 32 might be abit smaller than we usually in.
Mass Destruction 64
Night Flight 32
Surge 32/64 it appears both have same # of flags and space.

Agree/Disagree/Changes?
http://battlefield2.filefront.com/info/BF2_SF_Maps

[G.o.D.]

I say we try it out for either Sat or Sunday... I believe Sat we might have more traffic.
Admins should be on their toes for more hackers, and botters in this Xpansion.
Since less people play it than vanilla, there are more padding servers, and time servers then active overall.

Let's make this happen, Capt....

Brandon... what is correct way to change over profiles from one to another in CC? Stop server, change profile, restart?

[ZJbrandon]

Mmm. I don't think our busiest times is a good idea.
I was thinking we use a day that is typically slow, then we don't hurt regular population that's not into SF.

Perhaps Wed, or Thurs.?


CC profile change is tricky unfortunately. Have to be sure the maplist is correct, it screws it up on infy most of the time I have to fix the maplist before apply profile. If the map mode drops and you don't notice and hit apply, then server will never come up, since it has no valid map to load.
CC is a bitch. Very easy to fuck shit up real quick. I'd like to go over it in vent before anyone even tries it, for risk of server crashing.