K2_the_Turtle

Found this in a different thread and thought it was interesting enough to start a seperate discussion.

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Wyzcrak

We discussed this in November. What does it say when I realize I've seen the clock expire once? Am I missing something?

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Vulcan

The reason this is even an issue is because maps don't allow for "tactics". Grouping all the hostages into a single confined space doesn't do any justice to tactics. Neither does spawning at the bombsite, IMO.

Tempus

al's point is quite valid, and it's never been looked at in that light before. Worthy of discussion at the least.

Vulcan: Actually, CTs spawning at the bombsite allows more tactics. What good is it if all of the CTs have to race to the bombsites to just beat the Ts before they get there? Then it's just deathmatch.

_Ender_

Take Dust for example. All the CTs and Ts running to that one bombsite. Turning an otherwise tactical map into a race.

Root

How about we see how the new maps from people like Vulcan and Ghost turn out before we cut the round time? I think 7 minutes is fine. I can let the fragmonkeys on my team rush off and die in the first 60 seconds, leaving me 6 whole minutes to plan an attack and execute it. This is especially good on hostage maps (I generally play CT).

It has the added bonus of showing aforementioned monkeys the value of sneaking around instead of rushing in. Far more educational than keep sending out the same old console message sometimes.

Root

rs_al

Seems that maybe the game was designed to be balanced between the two teams, so that playing on terrorist is just as fun as playing on counter terrorist on any given map. Having a longer round team benefits the offensive team and only the offensive team, and makes the round that much harder on the defensive team.

6 minutes to plan and execute an attack? I mean man, get those gears turning a little faster. If you were on the other team, would you appreciate sitting around doing almost nothing for the entire game? But I bet you sure showed those dead guys a thing or two. Frowning on attacking and attempting to complete objectives, rewarding sitting around doing nothing while your teammates die. A shining example.

I think it says a lot that the most regulars prefer the offensive team. Playing the defensive team can quickly become a boring chore.

I was playing on office the other day and at 5:30 remaining the entire CT team was wiped out except two people.
At 2:45 one of them wandered into the long hallway and got owned.
A few seconds later, the other wandered into the t spawn and got owned.
The terrorist team had to sit for nearly 3 minutes doing absolutely nothing. All the dead players had to sit for 3 minutes doing absolutely nothing. All so that they could watch a TG and a regular camp around for a while, then walk in seperately to get shot in the face by a mostly untouched T team.

Something to think about. Even if it were getting used to plan strategy, it is still unfair to the other players. This is why they have a clock in chess. Sure, it's nice that you're thinking and planning, but in all fairness you should think of your fellow players and their desire to get a chance to play.

_Ender_

I loved playing defensive. Its more exciting IMHO because you have to first, come up with a plan, and then see it fall apart when the other team comes a different way.

9 v

As far as i'm concerned if i'm sitting there waiting for a CT to come and get my hossies then i am playing. Doesn't bother me how long it takes so long as i know the CT isn't afk.

Vulcan

It's a race because the map does not offer anything but a flat terrain, and nothing inbetween except double doors and some annoying barrels. Also IMO these maps were built for this style where as another map could include true scouting, ways to determine the enemy position and counter move. these are tactics i'm talking about. The maps that valve built are very 1 dimensional IMHO. I wanna see lookout points, ways to create an ambush, real combat strategies taking place. These things come from the area you have to play in and of course the people which we have already.

Gooshy

Well...now we know one more person to run the clock on. Important tactical tip. Thanks!

Tactical play can get mud-slow. If somebody's going 2 v. 6 and go into super-sneak mode, well....that's expected. It's what I'd do. Regroup, rethink, run the clock and make the other guy antsie. One of the reasons to play here is that, in a situation like that, you can try those tactics...

and expect not to get chided about it.

If _you'd_ done it, I'd expect anybody with a TG tag to give you a hearty "nice try, next time", not come to forums and, well....

Yer Mom

On this note, I don't mean to be rude, but I'd like to address it only.

The defensive team is not supposed to be "bored." I get excited just enough by moving between two different positions on defense. You never know when someone is going to pop out.

And you are supposed to have patience. Think of it this way. The terrorists are not supposed to know that the CT's are coming at all, so feel lucky that you do.

Also, boredom can be used as a tactic. I use it a LOT. Sit the team in the spawn for about 4 minutes, or recon for 4 minutes and then regroup and go. The defensive team gets "bored and restless" and runs around like an idiot shooting pictures and furniture.

This gives me a definate idea of the enemies location, and the advantage of surprise. This... wins me the game.

The 7 minutes are fine. No questions asked. It's been that way, and I'd like to keep it that way. It also helps weed out the idiots a bit.

-Mom

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Apophis

Round times are set to 7 minutes. Don't expect them to change! :-)

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You see, I would've thought that too, but then..
That truly scares me.

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Apophis

You frighten quite easily.

I've yet to see a compelling reason to reduce the round timer that overshadows why we set it at 7 minutes to begin with. This is NOT your average public CS server and not every round needs to be completed in 2-3 minutes. If people are complaining that they have to wait a whole **3** minutes for the next round, maybe they should reconsider their own personal strategy to keep them from dying so quickly.

In all honesty, I don't expect everyone to understand why the timer is set to 7 minutes per round. But it got that way through a lot of tuning over the years and watching how the tactics and strategy developed on the server.

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