Ok my line has been stepped over!

Ban spawnkilling?

  • Yes

    Points: 2 8.3%

  • no

    Points: 17 70.8%

  • MG's only

    Points: 5 20.8%
  • Total voters
    24
  • Poll closed .
Mystery Penguin

Mystery Penguin

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I'm complaining about Palermo, every single game there is ALLWAYS 2 or more people that spawn kill the crap outa us its so freaking annoying, this usually happens half the time im playing, we really should AT LEAST ban MG's from spawn camping, this is just ridiculous... :mad:
 
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If a mod could move this to DoD Division Discussion.

Also, I play a lot of Palermo so I know what you're talking about. It's not "spawnkilling" if you aren't in the spawn. We already don't allow people to throw grenades into the spawn except after the rounds over, so spawnkilling is already not allowed. It can be annoying, but as small as the map is it's difficult to capture at least 2 of the enemy points without being near their spawn. That also makes it impossible to DEFEND those points you've taken without being near the enemy spawn.

Instead of coming out the same exit, go out one of the others (Allies have 3, Axis have 4) and get behind the entrenched MG. Sure he'll get a load of kills at first, but if you play smart and flank him, it's easy to dislodge. If he has teammates helping, well that's good team coordination and you'll need the same to defeat it.

But again, setting up an MG outside the spawn isn't spawn killing but a valid strategy on this map. If it's that big a deal, there are other maps where it's not as much of an issue. Trying to enforce a ban on killing someone while they're near their spawn would be a logistical nightmare to enforce, not to mention I can imagine how quickly it would empty an already struggling server if we started banning people for killing others within X distance of spawn.

Cheers,
- Dryft
 
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Frustration

I know how you feel, but the map is set up for shooting into the spawn areas. Here is the first unwritten rule for Palermo. Four flags are set up in the spawn areas, and even if you do not take one of these, it is 'legal' to camp with a sniper rifle or mg and mow people down coming out of spawn. Everyone that plays this map enough learns very quickly to watch it coming out of spawn, especially if the enemy has that flag captured. We throw grenades and smoke from the spawn to clear a path and we have learned to set up mg's in spawn and snipe from spawn, as a defense. The next unwritten rule is that you can nade the spawn when a sniper or mg is set up there. Occasionally someone will purposely throw a nade in spawn, when no defense is set up there. The admins give a warning, and that is all I have ever had to do to make the offender stop.

It sounds like a lot of camping goes on, but this map is won by the fastest moving team. I have watched campers of all kinds, snipers, mg's, assault, etc., many of which are in our top twenty in our player rankings and they get 'their points', but they never help the team take flags for the win. I know every camping place in Palermo, and no one is safe on this map. The team that works together by moving fast wins almost everytime.
 
The game comes with spawn killing

Take out stuff of the game = loss of people

Loss of people = not good for EGO
 
In any map, when one side is about to win, there is ALWAYS spawn killing. I see it alot in dod_donner especially with the opposing snipers taking out ppl from their spawn. It sucks but they have to push back somehow. I'm quiet sure that is the case on most of the maps and some people might do it to be jerks, some might actually want to just try to help their team. Either way, no biggie.
 
It depends on the map but generally I can't stand it. I generally do not say anything though except on flash the other night. The guy was crouched staring into the axis spawn plucking people as they spawned. They had no movement time.

I think it boils down to what the senior admins on at that time agree on.
 
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