Instant respawn, or not ?

[-Jv-]

Today I started up steam and noticed all the TF2 server were empty exept my favourite one, 2fort instant respawn. Do you guys like instant respawn or just wait 15 sec ?

 

[OSVG]

Hate changes in spawn time on anything but ctf maps ... one those maybe like 1/2 wait time

 

[Secret Agent Steve]

I hate instant respawn. Reduced spawn is awesome tho

 

[Zionner]

I dont like instant respawn, but I think we should have a server with 5-6 second respawn time

 

[Ballzac]

Depending on how unlucky I am, I don't mind long respawns. I just hate spawning and dying 5 seconds into my round, then it happens again, and again and having to wait 15 sec each time

 

[Vainiac]

Anything other than normal respawn times break the mechanics of the game, especially in pl & cp type maps

 

[Con]

I dislike instant respawn highly,everyone just suicide rush's and there more rocket/sticky spam then usual.Points are flags take at least 20-30 mins to get captured unless your team is really working together.All the TF2 maps were balanced with respawn waves in mind, which is one of the main reasons why instant respawn servers are so heavily weighted towards the defenders in maps like Dustbowl & Goldrush.

 

[-Jv-]

Alot of different opinions, I like it . I only like instant respawn on ctf maps...

 

[Nightmare_90]

It's nice to play instant respawn once and a while... but for a server that i would typically play on i think 10 seconds is good, as balzac mentioned i seem to die then wait 20 seconds then get spawn killed and have to wait another 20 seconds lol. But it goes for both sides so its hard to complain

 

[Tattis]

I think it really depends on the map. Some maps are big enough where instant respawn doesn't affect things too much. Warpath is a good example of this. It still take a bit from respawn to get back into the action. On other maps, I think it just makes things way too hectic. You need to have some people out of the game for a few seconds so you can continue to progress.

 

[Legend]

I love instant respawn on CTF maps such as 2fort.
Why? Because it adds a big challenge for classes. You are constantly being rushed at by players.

Take Engineer for example: You normally set up your sentry and you have plenty of time to set it up. Now with instant respawn you have a very limited amount of time to get it up.

Also with instant respawn, I think it takes more teamwork.

 

[Darkshade]

I like short spawns like 5-7 seconds however i don't like the 13-20 second spawns. In the turbine server it has some 20 second spawns then it has 7 second. I just dont like long spawns. I like short spawns the best. Instant spawn i play more than the normal spawn one because i like getting back in the game fast.

 

[OODA Loop]

instant spawn cause people to be less fearful of dying, i say something like take off 5 seconds or so

 

[HardHat]

Late night, 2Fort Instant seems to be the only server with people playing. Think that says a lot.

 

[Atten]

Insta-spawn I think changes the gameplay too much. You'll be pyro cleaning up people in front of their fort and every other guy jumping down on you is one you just killed. :-/

I like the concept of short spawn, though I'm not sure how it would really work out.

Overall, I'm happy with normal spawn, except in those cases where the respawn timer is at like 20 sec.

 

[Scott [inactive]]

I like the instant respawn. I mean come on, it's 2fort in a pub environment. There's no medals to be won here, just join, be social and have fun, thats how I see it.

Especially on 2 fort when 2-3 snipers on a team can kill you time and time again while you're trying to get across the bridge or something. It wouldn't be very fun if it took you 3-5 minutes just to cross the birdge because you have to wait to respawn each time.

 

[blizbiggy]

i think it depends on the map... On blackmesa, it is good to have instant respawn because you can easily lose if your whole team has been killed. But the other day I was on turbine and the timed respawn sort of balances the gameplay.

I dont mind on which one it is. But I think instant respawn 2fort is a bad idea because it is almost impossible to capture the intel unless your whole team swarms in the other base all at once with 4 medic combos

 

[tiddy]

Last I checked we had a Instant Respawn 2fort server AND a Regular Spawn 2fort server......

 

[Jinsei Zetsumei]

instant respawn games usaly take forever for one team to win and its alot harder to afvance just a continues stale mate, but they are excellent for fooling around/ killing lots of people, so I find them fun every once in a wile

 

[KelpTheGreat]

I like playing insta-spawn if I want a more casual, "throw death to the wind" gameplay experience for a change I like the long respawn times on Goldrush and Badwater and Dustbowl, because it definitely makes you not want to die or your team could lose the match.