Even 14slot dm servers (12slots + 2 reserved slots) are a clusterfuck right now. I doubt that 24 slots would be a good idea.

do those 14 slot servers have spawns at last / 2nd / ect?

They don't but I think that everyone will be fighting on mid anyways. I really doubt that there would be "small fights" on like second and last.

they will if they spawn there. are you saying that people will just go to mid instead of fighting the people that are already close to them?

Oh of course people will fight opponents if they spawn close but I doubt that this would happen very often. 10/12/14 slot servers already have spawns on second and how often do you see someone fighting there? Almost never. Add spawns on last, another 10 slots and I doubt that anything will change except for mid being a clusterfuck.

what about open maps that don't have a mid. like gpit or hydro?

It would only work if it spawned everyone on mid when there were 5-10 players and opened up spawns on cp2 or last when more players on the server

I actually have a 16 slot dm server atm. But I've been meaning to put a plugin on to restrict the classes and number of players. So I have not asked to put the ip up in tf.tv. Just havent had a ton of time to devote directly to SYOPS public servers. [FYI, I could use some people to help with managing servers and put a bit of time into them.]

tf2dm.game.nfoservers.com:27015 - chicago

(Sorry it's not 24 slots) However, if people will populate it. I can get 24 slots.

Currently, it has last ESEA seasons map rotation on it.

I think there is enough of people spawning into getting shot in the back with 8s. It feels like 8 is probably the best number. Adding more people on new maps only makes the experience more exotic. With the added benefit of the possibility of an all out war every now and then. It certainly seems like a good idea until someone experiences multiple competent demomen shooting at them.

if CS can handle 20+ slot dm servers, tf2 can. you don't get insta gibbed in tf2, play some cs 1.6 with 20+ people in dm you can just get headshot the moment you spawn but its still really fun if you aren't awful at it. i've been curious about trying this with tf2 for a while, i don't expect it to be extremely popular and sure some people might hate it but you cant knock it till you try it.

also people shouldn't expect it to be a proper dm environment like an 8 slot server, i'd say this is perfect if you wanna just have fun