Old vs New Jail gameplay

[Mostly Harmless]

A while back, we had a very different jail setup than we do currently. Instead of having one full 40 slot server, we had two 20-24 slot servers containing different styles in maps.

The discussion has arisen once again to return back to this setup. This discussion was brought up within leadership because there are two playing styles in the jail server.


One server would contain more of a laid back game style containing minigames.

The other server will contain more of a traditional style jail, based around the warden using a creative mind to come up with activities and the terrorists teaming together to rebel.


This decision has not been made final. We wanted to get a community opinion before any decisions would be made. If you vote, please make a post stating why you chose so.

So, which would you prefer? Two jail servers with different game play types and maps or one server like we have now.

 

[bleblablueble]

One server, like Old one.

As I wasnt here for the old one I could imagine anything would be better then the current one

 

[Frazar]

I would kill to have the old days of Jail with Blackhawk and Rogue...
24 slot will live forever

 

[Dalsia]

I like the current server setup, as it allows for the Terrorists to fabricate elaborate plans to strike back against the establishment of the law. Minigames are minigames, and I don't think jail should be focused around those; minigame servers can be implented in place of that type of jail server. Personally, the rush of being able to be sly and rebel is the best part of playing on jail, and having as many people as possible with which to play makes the experience even more worthwhile.

 

[Soul_of_a_Sinner]

Im for the old days, enough said

 

[DanJK]

having 2 24 slots seems a lot less cluttered of a server not to mention people that lag with mass amounts of players would have less lag not to mention if you were up for mini games, you could go do that or if you wanted to do some real jail, the other server.

My vote is for 2 servers as it would make things less cluttered and I think it would be more fun.\;0

 

[ColeSlawesome]

40 players at once sometimes gets hectic and chaotic. Two servers with 20-24 players each could be easier to manage, get organized, and actually get some playing done. The best rounds I've ever had in jail are when there's only about 20 people actually online.

 

[iEye Captain]

Having 20 players in a traditional style Jail map is a bit boring. The traditional should have 24 players minimum..

 

[that 1 dude]

Current setup is awesome, just need to get rid of some old maps and replace them with new ones.

 

[Neurofo]

I love the big server. I understand that having two jail servers would probably be better, but the large one is just a ton of cluttered fun!

 

[bandgeek]

i remember when there was a 24 slot server. and it was the best time i had in jail. i remember a map where theres no minigames at all and its just a outside and cell area. best map ever, with a good warden of course. so i say old with two servers

 

[WaterSnake]

Old jail is better. Because sometimes i wanna veg out and just do MG and sometimes i wanna plot and kill cts.

So the old config was awesome. Lets do that.

 

[Ric]

I haven't experienced the old jail, so here's my response:

I like the current setup. 40 people does get a little hectic, but it gives Admins a job, right?
With mass people, you experience all different types of wardenship, it's great.
From CTs who love minigames to Ts who create awesome LRs, like this "Mike Myers" one.
I mean, it does get a little boring/annoying with over 9000 minute rounds, but it is what it is.

It gives everyone a chance to experience jail on a different level every time and it's pretty amazing/addicting.

Haha, I vote for current layout.

 

[Frazar]

Ok, this is to all the admins who were around for the 40 man merge over a year ago. That week... hell, that month sucked. The changed to watched over now 25 possible crying T's "omg i was freekilled, OMG i was freeshot, OMG he already got ST"... all that garbage was overwhelming (and probably still is). Jail became something to babysit instead of enjoy... before, in the 24 man times, it was less stressful and more relaxed with shorter rounds and better last requests (Zoomer soccer for 40 minutes ftw??)
So this is a simple plea to all these new admins, the 24 man days was a blessing... you will HIGHLY enjoy the less stressful atmospheres. Additional what if one server is playing Devs... you dont like Devs, but the other server has Alcatraz and you LOVE alc... that is a possibility. Or one server has a guy you dont like... we have all done it (where we dont join the server simply because some guy is there.)
Sorry for, what could be, a jumble of words. Frazar is a tired man and is calmly typing this. Thank you
~Frazar
P.S <3 Dunk182 and Rogue for the good times we had on 24 slot...

 

[Rogue Sniper]

We need yoga.

Also you require more vespine gas.

 

[pickles]

I absolutely loved when we had 2 server, so I'm totally going for that.

For anyone that wasn't here when we had two, IMO it was a lot funner.

 

[Dalsia]

Ok, this is to all the admins who were around for the 40 man merge over a year ago. That week... hell, that month sucked. The changed to watched over now 25 possible crying T's "omg i was freekilled, OMG i was freeshot, OMG he already got ST"... all that garbage was overwhelming (and probably still is). Jail became something to babysit instead of enjoy... before, in the 24 man times, it was less stressful and more relaxed with shorter rounds and better last requests (Zoomer soccer for 40 minutes ftw??)
So this is a simple plea to all these new admins, the 24 man days was a blessing... you will HIGHLY enjoy the less stressful atmospheres. Additional what if one server is playing Devs... you dont like Devs, but the other server has Alcatraz and you LOVE alc... that is a possibility. Or one server has a guy you dont like... we have all done it (where we dont join the server simply because some guy is there.)
Sorry for, what could be, a jumble of words. Frazar is a tired man and is calmly typing this. Thank you
~Frazar
P.S <3 Dunk182 and Rogue for the good times we had on 24 slot...

The current jail server is only stressful the first few times that one admins it. I thought I was going to jump off a cliff one of the first times that I had to deal with complaints on the server, but I eventually got used to it, and I'm now completely efficient at solving issues (though I'll overlook something or make a mistake every now and then). I think that everybody who has not played on our current jail map should give it a shot before voting for one of the options on this poll.

 

[SoldierX77]

If we go back, I'm done with jail, what's the point if you have 8v16, it's going to get so boring I'm just gonna go ahead and go to Highschool.

 

[Quarantine]

I loved the 2 servers. Being able to switch from 1 server to the other and playing with a different set of players each time was always the great.

 

[JavaBasher]

If we have two twenty-four player servers that's fourty-eight people playing, eight extra players added, personally I think this would be an idea to look into. Also if I may add it allows people who haven't been warden before to get a feel for it with a smaller group, rather then the stress (And I'm stretching that) of a larger group.

Whatever choice you people in CS:S make will still okay with me