A Path Beyond Server Announcement Suggestion

[des1206]

One thing that I have noticed, is that while empty servers stay empty, as long as there is 1 or 2 people around, others join and the game can grow to be really large. Therefore, can we have a server message upon joining an empty game that encourages players to go AFK instead of quitting, thereby "seeding" the game for larger rounds?

[Einstein]

An interesting thought. The only problem I foresee is that a player goes AFK......and then forgets to come back and gets kicked for being AFK But this seems like a good topic for discussion. What do others of us think?

[des1206]

I think since only the first one or two players need to go AFK, when the "seeded" game grow large each side will at most only have 1 person not contributing. If they are kicked, they could always just rejoin the now larger game.

[FRAYDO]

Interesting thought, but then comes the question of how best to word such an announcement. Like, I don't want to encourage someone to go AFK upon joining.

 

Maybe some server message announcement that instead encourages players to invite their friends or to reach out and tell others about this game.

[Raptor29aa]

Well there was the idea a long while back of having a few low player maps. Meaning same 2 or 3 maps till player count hits above 3.

The idea was to have either domination, hostage rescue, bot map, or infantry team death match maps.

(LoL I remember a long time ago there was a hostage rescue map).

[Einstein]

hostage rescue map

 

RA1 allied campaign mission 1. All about me baby

[delta]

Oops, I have filled the Chinook with rifle infantry...no more room for Einstein.

[FRAYDO]

Fission Mailed.

[Einstein]

These like buttons aren't big enough for the two of us.