Reserved Slot Regulars: a new approach to "public" - Page 3

CaveDog · 01-05-2004, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HSantal

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Originally Posted by Emanon

NS is a great game, everyone knows this. I doubt anyone would pay 10 bucks a month to play only that game. So to get people interested in the TG community would be more benificial than letting these teamwork oriented players drift away.

Guess I'm a goob, then...NS is the only game I play here.

It's all I have time for, for Pete's sake!!!

I keep telling myself I'm going to branch out...

Me too. Apparently we're in the same boat.

Maybe when my 3-month-old gets to highschool or something.... :mrgreen:

Nightfire · 01-05-2004, 01:50 PM

i love this idea. and i think i have people to recommend.

**Pokerface** · 01-05-2004, 03:54 PM

Question: Is endorsement-seeking something that should be done? Or will the members be making lists on their own?

Because I'd love to be endorsed, but I don't want to go begging if that's not going to be the M.O.

**Wyzcrak** · 01-05-2004, 03:59 PM

If I were looking for an endorsement, I'd be sending PMs to the people who I knew enjoyed my company on the server. As long as you don't ask over and over again, I don't see the harm in that.

Wyzcrak

NothingMore. · 01-05-2004, 04:01 PM

OMG my PM box is full go away!

HSantal · 01-05-2004, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NothingMore.

OMG my PM box is full go away!

You wish. :P

Sasuke · 01-19-2004, 06:54 PM

With my feet in the air and my head on the ground...

Anyhow, it seems suspicious to me that with the advent of reserved slot-dom, the traffic on the server has gone down. Hm.... HMMMMMMMMM... anyone care to speculate?

(other than Nothing who's response would probably be "Because my skill scared them all away")

He's going to say it just cuz I did, isn't he?

... I blame it all on TR

NothingMore. · 01-19-2004, 09:34 PM

Heh, I totally was gona say that too Sas.

But, I think, They left because... They realized Wyz was married.

**Vinzalf** · 01-26-2004, 11:14 AM

Maybe recruitment rewards... not endorsements, but someone getting someone else to get into TG.

I'll offer my recruitment bonus to the person who can fix my car and buy me a TG membership!
=p

Anyhow, Is there a way to sorta tie the servers together... like... have the two TG NS servers up, one passworded, the other open, but in the event that:

1.) The public server fills up (90-95% full)
-and-
2.) The people in the server are all paying members

The server adds a password on it, known by the paying members, and unpasswords the other server sort of like an overflow server... I'm sure some members would still play there... well I'd hope at least

BTW Now that 3.0 is back I can remove my focus from school and back on NS =p

**Wolfie** · 01-26-2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Vinzalf

Anyhow, Is there a way to sorta tie the servers together... like... have the two TG NS servers up, one passworded, the other open, but in the event that:

1.) The public server fills up (90-95% full)
-and-
2.) The people in the server are all paying members

The server adds a password on it, known by the paying members, and unpasswords the other server sort of like an overflow server... I'm sure some members would still play there... well I'd hope at least

Food for thought, does the NS community have enough paying members to justify a password server to go along with the public server?

**Wyzcrak** · 01-26-2004, 01:15 PM

No. We certainly have the regular playing base, but the NS demographic doesn't cater to TG's financial model. We certainly have young players who cut the mustard when it comes to TG's gameplay standards, but these kids don't have jobs, or sometimes even an allowance. Many of them are full time students.

If you sum the membership fees of all of the NS server's member "regulars", you have about enough to rent a non-discounted NS server from TG. In addition and independent of those players, we certainly have enough regulars to make a public server worthwhile. I'm not sure exactly what "justifies" two servers, but we've only got one at this point. We had two, but the box they were both running on wasn't strong enough to manage both.

So far, my software that manages reserved slots is the best solution I've come up with. It allows us to give reserved slots on the public server to players who regularly meet TG's gameplay standards but are unable to accomodate TG's financial model while preserving the paying member's ability to always get on the server, even when it is full.

Without more paying members, I think this is the best solution. And trust me, I wish we had more paying members. We certainly have the interest around here, and I would LOVE to have two NS servers.

Wyzcrak

**Vinzalf** · 01-26-2004, 01:19 PM

I know that is why It's no longer up, but It would work. Maybe in the future, I've been gone for a while so im 'out of the loop' as far as this goes. But the idea would work. I'm just throwing out ideas.

I also feel TG should have a 'single game' option giving full member privaleges to a user for a single game. I'd pay like $24-36 for a full year possibly, but This is a whole other discussion entirely. =)

Theres alot of ways to get things to work, everything just needs to be set on the table and discussed.

sHeNaNiGaNz · 02-09-2004, 05:58 PM

id like to get a reserved slot, ive played on the ns server a lot considering a just started to the other day, i know wyzrack and sum other guys know me...i feel like im pretty gud on team work even though im not the best with kills...so if youd like to sponsor me or after playing with me some more condsider it, id be much abliged...

billybob · 02-09-2004, 06:32 PM

haven't played with you yet so im sorry i cannot do that...

and it takes a longer time...

sHeNaNiGaNz · 02-10-2004, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by billybob

haven't played with you yet so im sorry i cannot do that...

and it takes a longer time...

are you in charge of this? if so, yea id like to play with you some time, my steam name is sHeNaNiGaNz and my e-mail is trshenaniganz@hotmail.com

01-05-2004, 03:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
Pokerface Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD, USA Age: 29 Posts: 5,722	Question: Is endorsement-seeking something that should be done? Or will the members be making lists on their own? Because I'd love to be endorsed, but I don't want to go begging if that's not going to be the M.O. __________________ NS Game Officer. TF2 Admin. BF2 Admin / Scripter. PM with issues. Tempus: Pokerface is nailing it right on the head. Everyone who is arguing against him is simply arguing against reality. <anmuzi> it is not permitted to have privacy or anonymity <LazyEye> yeah when I play on TG the server digs though my trash Arm yourself with knowledge: TG NS TF2 BF2

01-05-2004, 03:59 PM	#34 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	If I were looking for an endorsement, I'd be sending PMs to the people who I knew enjoyed my company on the server. As long as you don't ask over and over again, I don't see the harm in that. Wyzcrak __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

01-05-2004, 04:01 PM	#35 (permalink)
NothingMore. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Where ever I really want to be. Posts: 1,007	OMG my PM box is full go away! __________________ - 52

01-19-2004, 09:34 PM	#38 (permalink)
NothingMore. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Where ever I really want to be. Posts: 1,007	Heh, I totally was gona say that too Sas. But, I think, They left because... They realized Wyz was married. __________________ - 52

01-26-2004, 11:14 AM	#39 (permalink)
Vinzalf Join Date: May 2003 Location: Minnesota Age: 23 Posts: 1,754	Maybe recruitment rewards... not endorsements, but someone getting someone else to get into TG. I'll offer my recruitment bonus to the person who can fix my car and buy me a TG membership! =p Anyhow, Is there a way to sorta tie the servers together... like... have the two TG NS servers up, one passworded, the other open, but in the event that: 1.) The public server fills up (90-95% full) -and- 2.) The people in the server are all paying members The server adds a password on it, known by the paying members, and unpasswords the other server sort of like an overflow server... I'm sure some members would still play there... well I'd hope at least BTW Now that 3.0 is back I can remove my focus from school and back on NS =p __________________ RAWGRLRLRLRRLGLRL!!! Nations are like individuals: they achieve more when they plan to plant a tiny tree, and do it, than when they propose to raise an entire forest and then fall asleep in the furrows. I AM socializing artard, I'm logged on to an MMORPG with people from all over the world and getting XP with my party using Teamspeak

01-05-2004, 01:50 PM	#32 (permalink)
Nightfire Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United States Age: 22 Posts: 795	i love this idea. and i think i have people to recommend.

01-19-2004, 06:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
Sasuke Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 417	With my feet in the air and my head on the ground... Anyhow, it seems suspicious to me that with the advent of reserved slot-dom, the traffic on the server has gone down. Hm.... HMMMMMMMMM... anyone care to speculate? (other than Nothing who's response would probably be "Because my skill scared them all away") He's going to say it just cuz I did, isn't he? ... I blame it all on TR

01-26-2004, 01:15 PM	#41 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	No. We certainly have the regular playing base, but the NS demographic doesn't cater to TG's financial model. We certainly have young players who cut the mustard when it comes to TG's gameplay standards, but these kids don't have jobs, or sometimes even an allowance. Many of them are full time students. If you sum the membership fees of all of the NS server's member "regulars", you have about enough to rent a non-discounted NS server from TG. In addition and independent of those players, we certainly have enough regulars to make a public server worthwhile. I'm not sure exactly what "justifies" two servers, but we've only got one at this point. We had two, but the box they were both running on wasn't strong enough to manage both. So far, my software that manages reserved slots is the best solution I've come up with. It allows us to give reserved slots on the public server to players who regularly meet TG's gameplay standards but are unable to accomodate TG's financial model while preserving the paying member's ability to always get on the server, even when it is full. Without more paying members, I think this is the best solution. And trust me, I wish we had more paying members. We certainly have the interest around here, and I would LOVE to have two NS servers. Wyzcrak

01-26-2004, 01:19 PM	#42 (permalink)
Vinzalf Join Date: May 2003 Location: Minnesota Age: 23 Posts: 1,754	I know that is why It's no longer up, but It would work. Maybe in the future, I've been gone for a while so im 'out of the loop' as far as this goes. But the idea would work. I'm just throwing out ideas. I also feel TG should have a 'single game' option giving full member privaleges to a user for a single game. I'd pay like $24-36 for a full year possibly, but This is a whole other discussion entirely. =) Theres alot of ways to get things to work, everything just needs to be set on the table and discussed. __________________ RAWGRLRLRLRRLGLRL!!! Nations are like individuals: they achieve more when they plan to plant a tiny tree, and do it, than when they propose to raise an entire forest and then fall asleep in the furrows. I AM socializing artard, I'm logged on to an MMORPG with people from all over the world and getting XP with my party using Teamspeak

02-09-2004, 05:58 PM	#43 (permalink)
sHeNaNiGaNz Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9	id like to get a reserved slot, ive played on the ns server a lot considering a just started to the other day, i know wyzrack and sum other guys know me...i feel like im pretty gud on team work even though im not the best with kills...so if youd like to sponsor me or after playing with me some more condsider it, id be much abliged...

02-09-2004, 06:32 PM	#44 (permalink)
billybob Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 152	haven't played with you yet so im sorry i cannot do that... and it takes a longer time...

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