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Is there a need for a dedicated competition server
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#1
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Hey guys, my wife (StacMar) and myself run a small but growing TF2 community www.s4lservers.com and we are starting to get into the more competitive side of TF2. We currently have 3 servers and need to decide what to do with our newest server. It is a 26 slot rented from Tragic over at www.tragicservers.com and is located in Chicago (an nfoservers.com server)

The server pretty much is completely set up for matches to be held on it. It has MGE mod, soap DM and all of the UGC and ESEA configs. We are willing to allow any organized team (or teams having tryouts) to use the server whenever they need to.

My question is, Is there a need for something like this? I know there is no shortage of servers out there in general but do some people have issues finding a good one to use or do not have the funds to do so? This server would be free to use for you guys. For the time being, I will set it up on a normal rotation or something else and whenever it is needed, all I need is a decent notice and I will have it ready for you.

If you are interested send an email to dragula@s4lservers.com

Or you can add me on steam http://steamcommunity.com/id/screwedupstoler

We are currently recruiting for a 6's team and have a few spots left in our 2nd highlander team (1 is filled already) if there is interest there as well. www.s4lservers.com/mybb <----- our forums link for registration

There is also a 20 slot mumble server that anyone interested in can use free of charge as well of course. Thanks for reading my wall of text and looking forward to some feedback!

Hey guys, my wife (StacMar) and myself run a small but growing TF2 community www.s4lservers.com and we are starting to get into the more competitive side of TF2. We currently have 3 servers and need to decide what to do with our newest server. It is a 26 slot rented from Tragic over at www.tragicservers.com and is located in Chicago (an nfoservers.com server)

The server pretty much is completely set up for matches to be held on it. It has MGE mod, soap DM and all of the UGC and ESEA configs. We are willing to allow any organized team (or teams having tryouts) to use the server whenever they need to.

My question is, Is there a need for something like this? I know there is no shortage of servers out there in general but do some people have issues finding a good one to use or do not have the funds to do so? This server would be free to use for you guys. For the time being, I will set it up on a normal rotation or something else and whenever it is needed, all I need is a decent notice and I will have it ready for you.

If you are interested send an email to dragula@s4lservers.com

Or you can add me on steam http://steamcommunity.com/id/screwedupstoler

We are currently recruiting for a 6's team and have a few spots left in our 2nd highlander team (1 is filled already) if there is interest there as well. www.s4lservers.com/mybb <----- our forums link for registration

There is also a 20 slot mumble server that anyone interested in can use free of charge as well of course. Thanks for reading my wall of text and looking forward to some feedback!
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#2
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I believe the majority of posts are gonna come down to "Donate it to cinq"

I believe the majority of posts are gonna come down to "Donate it to cinq"
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#3
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Im pretty new to this community so I do not know everyone yet but if cinq needs to use the server for something, we would be happy to do that.

Im pretty new to this community so I do not know everyone yet but if cinq needs to use the server for something, we would be happy to do that.
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Cinq runs some of the popular TF2 IRC channels with his bots, and currently supplies a few servers to teams that need them via an IRC command.

However, I spoke with him about adding servers to the bots, and he said it's not something that can be easily done at the moment, and he doesn't have time to implement the functionality himself. I offered to take a look at the code and see what I can come up with, but until then, it looks like he won't be able to do anything with extra servers.

Glad to see another community branching into 6's though, it's always nice to have more support.

Cinq runs some of the popular TF2 IRC channels with his bots, and currently supplies a few servers to teams that need them via an IRC command.

However, I spoke with him about adding servers to the bots, and he said it's not something that can be easily done at the moment, and he doesn't have time to implement the functionality himself. I offered to take a look at the code and see what I can come up with, but until then, it looks like he won't be able to do anything with extra servers.

Glad to see another community branching into 6's though, it's always nice to have more support.
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#5
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a couple that games is a couple that stays

a couple that games is a couple that stays
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#6
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If you're playing Highlander and trying to setup a 6's team, I would go ahead and save it for your own teams. While most teams do have their own servers some will have to scrim on your server. It also helps to easily get STV recordings and stats.

If you're playing Highlander and trying to setup a 6's team, I would go ahead and save it for your own teams. While most teams do have their own servers some will have to scrim on your server. It also helps to easily get STV recordings and stats.
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#7
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It's a great offer, but I think what you're likely to find is that not a lot of people will take you up on the other offer. By the time someone has been able to contact you to use the server, they'll probably have been able to PM 10 other people on steam that might not be using their server that night, and no doubt one of them will say yes.

It's a great offer, but I think what you're likely to find is that not a lot of people will take you up on the other offer. By the time someone has been able to contact you to use the server, they'll probably have been able to PM 10 other people on steam that might not be using their server that night, and no doubt one of them will say yes.
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#8
RGB LAN
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If it's a 26 slot Chicago, that would make a pretty good server for MGE / Surf / Jump maps.

Enigma could also put it up on the server list on the side bar on this website, too.

If it's a 26 slot Chicago, that would make a pretty good server for MGE / Surf / Jump maps.

Enigma could also put it up on the server list on the side bar on this website, too.
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skyrideIt's a great offer, but I think what you're likely to find is that not a lot of people will take you up on the other offer. By the time someone has been able to contact you to use the server, they'll probably have been able to PM 10 other people on steam that might not be using their server that night, and no doubt one of them will say yes.

Yea I actually thought about this as well. Just kinda throwing it out there because we were't sure if there was a need or not. We will be using the server for our own scrimms of course but if anyone else needs it as well there is that option too.

to quote

a couple that games is a couple that stays

this is very true. Too many break up stories with one of the spouse's being a gamer and the other is not and that never seems to end well. StacMar and myself highly enjoy our TF2 community and a lot of the people that are in our group are like family in a sense. We will be around for awhile to come.

Thanks to all of the replies guys.

[quote=skyride]It's a great offer, but I think what you're likely to find is that not a lot of people will take you up on the other offer. By the time someone has been able to contact you to use the server, they'll probably have been able to PM 10 other people on steam that might not be using their server that night, and no doubt one of them will say yes.[/quote]

Yea I actually thought about this as well. Just kinda throwing it out there because we were't sure if there was a need or not. We will be using the server for our own scrimms of course but if anyone else needs it as well there is that option too.

to quote [quote]a couple that games is a couple that stays[/quote] this is very true. Too many break up stories with one of the spouse's being a gamer and the other is not and that never seems to end well. StacMar and myself highly enjoy our TF2 community and a lot of the people that are in our group are like family in a sense. We will be around for awhile to come.

Thanks to all of the replies guys.
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#10
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donate it to hl community imo

donate it to hl community imo
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TheFragileIf it's a 26 slot Chicago, that would make a pretty good server for MGE / Surf / Jump maps.

Enigma could also put it up on the server list on the side bar on this website, too.

This would be a nice idea. I for one could use some practice in deathmatch and my movement abilities. Thanks for the tip, this may be what I use it for.

[quote=TheFragile]If it's a 26 slot Chicago, that would make a pretty good server for MGE / Surf / Jump maps.

Enigma could also put it up on the server list on the side bar on this website, too.[/quote]

This would be a nice idea. I for one could use some practice in deathmatch and my movement abilities. Thanks for the tip, this may be what I use it for.
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#12
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ammomod server :3

ammomod server :3
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#13
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santababyammomod server :3

Isn't Fog's ammomod server consistently empty?

[quote=santababy]ammomod server :3[/quote]
Isn't Fog's ammomod server consistently empty?
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#14
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good guy Drag

good guy Drag
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#15
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Ay vanilla I appreciate the nice comment. You know you are always welcome wherever we may be!

Ay vanilla I appreciate the nice comment. You know you are always welcome wherever we may be!
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#16
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2v2 bball server? Bball IT is usually full.

2v2 bball server? Bball IT is usually full.
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#17
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Yankee2v2 bball server? Bball IT is usually full.

Yes, use 4 slots out of 26. Good idea.

Actually, if the server can be split up like that, then go for it.

[quote=Yankee]2v2 bball server? Bball IT is usually full.[/quote]
Yes, use 4 slots out of 26. Good idea.

Actually, if the server can be split up like that, then go for it.
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#18
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Not familiar with Bball but if it stands for basket ball I think i can figure it out lol. Sounds really really fun though. Im sure I could have the server rotate from mge>Jump maps>surf(maybe)>Bball By changing to a particular map it should activate whatever game mode it is associated with through a maps.cfg file. They are having Highlander tryouts on the server right now but afterwards I am going to get some things set up on it. The server ip address is s4l2.game.nfoservers.com

Not familiar with Bball but if it stands for basket ball I think i can figure it out lol. Sounds really really fun though. Im sure I could have the server rotate from mge>Jump maps>surf(maybe)>Bball By changing to a particular map it should activate whatever game mode it is associated with through a maps.cfg file. They are having Highlander tryouts on the server right now but afterwards I am going to get some things set up on it. The server ip address is s4l2.game.nfoservers.com
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#19
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Just an update.

Menace to Society (mTs) will be using the server Sunday and Monday nights from 8pm to midnight. Just letting others know so if they are interested, they can schedule around that.

Shout out to mTs! Thanks guys for being very stand up and giving us the opportunity to host a server for you. Looking forward to working with you and good luck to you in future matches!

Just an update.

Menace to Society (mTs) will be using the server Sunday and Monday nights from 8pm to midnight. Just letting others know so if they are interested, they can schedule around that.

Shout out to mTs! Thanks guys for being very stand up and giving us the opportunity to host a server for you. Looking forward to working with you and good luck to you in future matches!
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#20
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Someone could probably cobble together an MGE-esque map of just a bunch of bball courts without too much trouble.

Someone could probably cobble together an MGE-esque map of just a bunch of bball courts without too much trouble.
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#21
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you should give a na server to tf2pickup.net so they can run both na and eu pugs

you should give a na server to tf2pickup.net so they can run both na and eu pugs
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#22
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Hey m, sorry man im still trying to get the lingo around here. na server? Are you suggesting Europeans play in the server? Im probably way off base with that one lol but im sure their ping would suck badly in a Chicago server. Sorry for not following you there but I am interested in what you have to say.

Hey m, sorry man im still trying to get the lingo around here. na server? Are you suggesting Europeans play in the server? Im probably way off base with that one lol but im sure their ping would suck badly in a Chicago server. Sorry for not following you there but I am interested in what you have to say.
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#23
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One thing - people who are playing practice-specific game modes probably won't want to jump around between different things (i.e. go from soapdm to jumping to ammomod etc), so not sure a rotation server would get/stay populated.

One thing - people who are playing practice-specific game modes probably won't want to jump around between different things (i.e. go from soapdm to jumping to ammomod etc), so not sure a rotation server would get/stay populated.
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well that makes sense tranchemusic. So you are saying, either one or the other correct? Im thinking MGE mod cause I sure could use some DM practice. Thanks for the tip

Edit:MGE stats or no stats? Im guessing no stats as that could get discouraging to the lower level players and the purpose is to improve. thats my opinion but if the community wants stats then I shall create a database for it.

well that makes sense tranchemusic. So you are saying, either one or the other correct? Im thinking MGE mod cause I sure could use some DM practice. Thanks for the tip

Edit:MGE stats or no stats? Im guessing no stats as that could get discouraging to the lower level players and the purpose is to improve. thats my opinion but if the community wants stats then I shall create a database for it.
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bump

Was just wanting to see if there were anymore teams out there that would like to use our server for scrimms. i will give you rcon access and ftp access as well so that you may check things out and make sure it is up to your standards.

btw, it is MGE when someone is not using it and I had a question about a whitelist for mge. Where would I find one? Just to note that we do not have the spawn bug on our mge server after I rolled back sourcemod.

bump

Was just wanting to see if there were anymore teams out there that would like to use our server for scrimms. i will give you rcon access and ftp access as well so that you may check things out and make sure it is up to your standards.

btw, it is MGE when someone is not using it and I had a question about a whitelist for mge. Where would I find one? Just to note that we do not have the spawn bug on our mge server after I rolled back sourcemod.
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#26
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you could use the esea or ugc 6s whitelist, the latter of which I believe is available for download on the UGC site.

Then you could move from there to tweak certain items (mantreads, other 'troll' weapons, etc) based on recommendation

you could use the esea or ugc 6s whitelist, the latter of which I believe is available for download on the UGC site.

Then you could move from there to tweak certain items (mantreads, other 'troll' weapons, etc) based on recommendation
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