CS:S Office Server and General Annoucement

[Mr. Boe Jangles]

A little over 2 week ago we switched our Counter-Strike Italy server to Office. We were hoping to see some improvement in attendance and start to see a regular player base.

Since then we have not had more than 15 people on the server at one time (we did it once, but it was still only 20 people for 1 hour). The server is completely empty 85-90 percent of the day. Here are some stats of the most recent server ranking:

Office

• Daily: #1,279 (-44)
• Month-to-Date: (-90)
• Year-to-Date: (-111)

Game Tracker 30 day tracker:
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Why am I mentioning this?
If we do not make a change we may not be able to keep it. I, personally, would love to keep this server. Office (and Italy) are among my all time favorites; but none-the-less we cannot keep servers that are not active at all.

So what do we need to do?
What about #filljail? What servers do we need to focus on? This is a question I get asked a lot of times, and the simple answer is - whatever server you like. I am absolutely not trying to pull our attention away from getting Jail back to booming or keeping TTT rocking, but just mentioning that if you are filling servers because you feel 'we told you to' - stop.

We are all here to game and have fun. If we want to keep this server, maybe grab a few of us and we can all jump in for a little while. The last few times that happened in office we got quite a few pubs joining-in in no time.

Filling servers is up to you all. Get in teamspeak, get in the shout box, spam people through Steam. Get people together and start something up. Ask some regular pubs to join us and help get them their shiny new =(e)= tag.

Anyways, motivational speech over. Come find me with any questions.
Thanks,
-Boe

 

[Crackers]

Maybe make the server a rotating map? Between office and italy? Or throw a popular map in on top of the 2 to try and get people to be someone active on it? Just some ideas. When I am on holler at me! I will more than gladly help fill any server!

 

[Lion]

Why not try Cache, Mirage or even Dust 2?

 

[Simon]

Why not try Cache, Mirage or even Dust 2?

We currently have an extremely high ranked and popular dust2 server. Not sure about the popularity of the others.

 

[Cryptex]

2 weeks is a really short time frame to start contemplating removing it. Y'all need to chill.

 

[Rogue Sniper]

2 weeks is a really short time frame to start contemplating removing it. Y'all need to chill.

This is the man who knows how to chill, after all, he is a snowman.

 

[_MEGA]

This is the man who knows how to chill, after all, he is a snowman.

Any sane species would try to protect their home.

 

[RedDragonKnight]

Any sane species would try to protect their home.

If that were true they would've filled Italy.

 

[LeviTheDegu]

If that were true they would've filled Italy.

I don't think eGO has a high Italian population, but I could be wrong

 

[Crackers]

I say since we have a very popular Dust 2 server already...add dust 2, and Italy to office. Do a vote system like our other servers. Or maybe just add dust to Office. Dust2/Office 24/7. Some of dust 2's popularity will bring people and help keep the server a little more active.

 

[Crackers]

Whats the plan Mr. Boe?

 

[Mr. Boe Jangles]

The plan is have fun, get your friends in-game and play on our servers. If you are wanting to keep all the servers we have (office) get some people in there and play a little.

 

[Snooch]

Snooch -- out of the woodwork (former O), Highschool server would be amazing again! Just saying...

 

[UrLostDog]

What if we took the server from CS, and changed it to go? I know we have had a minigames server before, but what about making a bhop/deathrun server?

 

[RedDragonKnight]

What if we took the server from CS, and changed it to go? I know we have had a minigames server before, but what about making a bhop/deathrun server?

There's been as many attempts at a deathrun server as there have been for minigames. And surf/bhop would be even less populated than those 2

 

[C7R35]

i think we should make it an avalanche server

 

[RedDragonKnight]

i think we should make it an avalanche server

I'll port it from dod for a m4a4 howl

 

[UrLostDog]

There's been as many attempts at a deathrun server as there have been for minigames. And surf/bhop would be even less populated than those 2

Ok, I see. Have we tried a 1v1 server?
Or what about a TTT server, but it had plugins like event, where you could roll the dice and get a powerup. That would be interesting.

 

[RedDragonKnight]

Ok, I see. Have we tried a 1v1 server?

Only foul mouthed pubs ever played on it. And it would go from 10 players to empty really quickly.

 

[UrLostDog]

Only foul mouthed pubs ever played on it. And it would go from 10 players to empty really quickly.

I see. Well...... What is we had an experimental map server where we tested new maps. It could have a system where players could tell us what they like or don't like like about maps. It could also result in a new leadership position in charge of on-boarding new maps, and overseeing the creation of new maps. If this position was created, either RougeSniper or RDK should get it, as they are both O's when lots of map making experience who knows what works and what doesn't.