To cap, or not to cap... That is the question.

[Steelbilly]

People seem to either love or hate Turbine, but regardless of how you feel about the map, you probably have an opinion about capping on a 24/7 server

I like capping, but there are quite a few folks I respect that seem to feel strongly that capping is pointless on a 24/7 CTF server. There are pros/cons to both I suppose, but I have a difficult time seeing how it can be considered pointless for the following reasons:

Capping requires strategy, promotes teamwork, and helps keep the teams from being stacked.

• If there's no capping, there's no need to defend the intelligence; the engineer's role is diminished significantly.
• The game is becomes deathmatch which puts an emphasis on individual performance and devalues teamwork.
• The server's auto-balance feature is circumvented which prevents scrambles and can perpetuate stacked teams. If a team is stacked and you are capping, the condition shouldn't last long because the stacked team will win quickly.

When the topic comes up on the server I bite my tongue because discussing this sort of thing in-game is a distraction to gameplay. However, I am curious what the consensus is from my eGO brothers and sisters on capping!

What do YOU think? Capping: :thumbup: or :thumbdown:

 

[Simon]

Capping is a part of the game, I don't see why people take issue to it just to try and have a bigger score on the board.

 

[KrupaTroopa]

I believe, in the end. You should not cap on a 24/7 server. Although this is a complicated issue. Every argument you make will essentially have a counter-argument. For both sides. One one hand, certain classes roles are deteriorated when you don't cap. Although on the other, this can lead to more inventive and interesting play styles. It does mildly devalue the point of teamwork, and the teams can become stacked. Although these points work off of each other. When your team is being beat clear as day, people tend to play more serious classes and counter the top players. When teams are generally even people will try to gain the advantage by working together and being a team. So, as you said. Both sides have good points although I personally think you should not cap.

 

[PepperRabbit]

We haven't had a discussion like this for a long time. Krupa is right about each argument having counter arguments for both sides. I myself like to play the objective. But If people want to play their own way and not play the objective, let them. What irritates me is when someone gets angry at another player not playing the objective or vice versa and disrespects the other player for not playing how they want the other player to play. I mean come on it's just a game, let them have fun in their own way.

 

[Misterboy]

Personally, on both Turbine and 2fort, if it's a full server, I'm all for capping. Its the point of the map and other wise it turns into a 200 minute deathmatch. However, if its only 4v4 or something I honestly don't see the point as there's just too little people to have a full-on game.

 

[Rawburt]

people still play the objective... useless poll if you ask me. no need to change the game lmfao

 

[Simon]

people still play the objective... useless poll if you ask me. no need to change the game lmfao

I don't think it's a matter of changing the game, just seeing how people choose to play and what the general opinion is out there. It won't change anything in the end.

 

[Rawburt]

I don't think it's a matter of changing the game, just seeing how people choose to play and what the general opinion is out there. It won't change anything in the end.

ahhhh I assumed this poll was asking whether or not to change the server, my bad

in that case, capping = :thumbup1: do it always

 

[Ledzo]

I have my tryhard days and I sometimes play really babacool.. But it's just me talking u know do as u want

 

[Mobilize]

As long as I'm not trying to fill the server, I'll happily cap that intel.

 

[Caped_Sensei]

I'm in between really...

If you feel like capping, go for it. You can encourage other people to try help you cap the intelligence and it's fun to make the whole team do a heavy rush for a chance to cap the intel

If you don't feel like capping it shouldn't matter seeing as pretty much everyone else on the server is trying to kill the heck out of each other and not really focus on getting the intel/capping the point.

 

[Nix]

I don't care. I probably won't be the one capping, unless the enemy team is stupid enough to let a sniper get through to their intel. Or if I'm tryharding. Usually I make like a Remy and sit back and snipe.

 

[^Atari^]

I'm usually the scout capping