Hey folks,
Just something we've been dealing with for a while and I'd like some feedback from the community on this issue.
We (TCO) run a rookie friendly server where we try to be *exceptionally* welcoming to new players of NS2 and foster a helpful and friendly community. Every once in a while (and with increasing frequency) we've been having a few competitive players join our server and completely destroy whichever opposing team they play against.
Now I very, very much want to avoid banning people who are "too good" for our server. That idea is ridiculous. But, on the other hand, we've had a few nxzl players (and other top clans) in here just completely dominate enemy teams without any regard to balanced gameplay or a "good time" for anyone else on the server.
My question, I suppose, is why are some of you (and I know a bunch of you who are on our server read this forum) un-filtering "rookie friendly" servers and completely dominating the people who are just trying to learn the game? You are shooting the community in the foot. AND everytime we even slightly attempt to address this issue on the server we are repeatedly mocked and harassed by "upstanding" members of the community.
So apart from looking up the Steam ID's of competitive teams in the NS2 community and outright banning most of them - I'm asking you all - WTF? Is this just something the NS2 community is content with doing? Are we going to alienate new players from our community?
PS - And for those who will say "Rookie friendly" != "Rookie Only" - fine. But I would hope at least some of you would be considerate and join non-rookie friendly servers for a better challenge and to let new people have a chance at this game. If we have to go to the ridiculous lengths of banning tournament players from our server, I guess we will.
Just something we've been dealing with for a while and I'd like some feedback from the community on this issue.
We (TCO) run a rookie friendly server where we try to be *exceptionally* welcoming to new players of NS2 and foster a helpful and friendly community. Every once in a while (and with increasing frequency) we've been having a few competitive players join our server and completely destroy whichever opposing team they play against.
Now I very, very much want to avoid banning people who are "too good" for our server. That idea is ridiculous. But, on the other hand, we've had a few nxzl players (and other top clans) in here just completely dominate enemy teams without any regard to balanced gameplay or a "good time" for anyone else on the server.
My question, I suppose, is why are some of you (and I know a bunch of you who are on our server read this forum) un-filtering "rookie friendly" servers and completely dominating the people who are just trying to learn the game? You are shooting the community in the foot. AND everytime we even slightly attempt to address this issue on the server we are repeatedly mocked and harassed by "upstanding" members of the community.
So apart from looking up the Steam ID's of competitive teams in the NS2 community and outright banning most of them - I'm asking you all - WTF? Is this just something the NS2 community is content with doing? Are we going to alienate new players from our community?
PS - And for those who will say "Rookie friendly" != "Rookie Only" - fine. But I would hope at least some of you would be considerate and join non-rookie friendly servers for a better challenge and to let new people have a chance at this game. If we have to go to the ridiculous lengths of banning tournament players from our server, I guess we will.