D-Lux

I just got my patch in the mail from Brushfire. Holy crap this thing is huge. How were they made dude?

Yeah. They're yelling at thin air to "some spy" who is "somewhere in the level" by then, and I laugh every time it's directed at me.

Happy Birthday Andy.

I like my proposal a few pages back: 100% stock map base, but switch out two stock maps each week for two customs.

This makes my weekend.

Abadoss has stepped down, but I'm still available for vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kscWc5IoWrw This video was posted back on the first page, and I'd like for it to be seen again. I'd be happy to pair up with a remixer and do the vocals for this track (see my remixes on OCR for examples). It'd be hella fun.

You're all missing the point. We need some flavor, and 2 different maps each week isn't too much.

Those were the first 4 custom maps I could remember off the top of my head. Also, I've never seen Pacman drain the server. 95% of pubbies love it.

Bringing Junction and Egypt back into the rotation was great. But whoever complained about "too many custom maps" in the rotation really vanilla'd the server. I propose a change to the rotation that takes out two stock maps and puts in two custom maps each week, using 100% stock maps as the benchmark. Week 1 Example: Take out Goldrush and Junction and put in Ironbowl and Pacman. Week 2 Example: Take out Steel and Pipeline and put in Cashworks and DBHeights. Everyone will bitch and moan that their favorite map isn't in the rotation one week, but it'll give the server some flavor. If you really want Steel on a week that it's not in there, then RTV for it. I also propose getting rid of Hydro completely (or maybe having that be a candidate for the switch for a week). That map gets RTV'ed quicker than any other map.

Note: I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible. And for those that keep asking, I'm not an admin. Secondary Note: This isn't short. tl;dr is in bold Admins: There should be fewer admins who are around a lot. Yeah, that will mean that some nights an admin won't be around. However, I can only think of one time since I started playing that we might have needed one, and in the end it turned out to be a nonissue (we were under DDOS attack, but it stopped before problems arose). I've seen the server come together to voteban micspammers and votekick teleporter griefers multiple times when an admin wasn't around. Regular users are capable of keeping the trash out. 5 admins max, give them a crashcourse in how to admin, and make sure they don't have a history of douchebaggery. Removing admin powers for people who aren't around as much anymore is healthy for the server. Teamstacking: It sucks but it happens. Clanstacking is not teamstacking. I am the biggest supporter of votescramble, and I probably use it the most on the server. When I ask my team multiple times in chat and on the mic for just ONE class to uber and they don't switch, then we deserve to get rolled and I let it happen. I've even switched to spy and didn't backstab anyone to move the process along when I've felt jovial. However, when 1 enemy demo *coughrambocough* outstickies 3 demos on dustbowl, then yeah, the teams need balance. I have told bonzairambo (they are one word now) that playing together is cute and everything, but they're so good together that it throws balance out the window a lot of times. Combine that with (hopefully) everyone else hitting the random door and you can get grossly unbalanced teams easily. Reserve slot holders should only !votescramble when they are aware of the class setups of both sides and it's clear that steamrolls will happen every time because of skill imbalance, not because scout and sniper rushes aren't working. Admin Abuse: Attempting to enforce fun to the point where it's not fun anymore is bad. Telling someone to stop on the mic for bringing a gun to a fistfight is fine. Kicking them for it is unacceptable. Temporary rules on a map for a change of pace are meant to be fun. I've been the only regular online and gotten complete pubbies to do melee only before. I won't name names, but fewer admins create fewer problems. And I repeat: make sure people don't have a history of douchebaggery before you make them an admin. Griefing: People will play what and how they want to play. Do not threaten to kick me for "griefing the team" when I'm top score as a battle medic. Certain things work better on certain maps, so suck it up if I don't decide to heal you. It's no different than if I went pyro and only used the shotgun or went spy and only used the ambassador. If they contribute more than nothing to the team, then they aren't griefing. Server Commands: Reserved slot holder permissions are fine. Admin permissions are fine. If a person in either category is incapable of using those commands in a fair way, they lose their reserved slot privilege and never get it back. My night shouldn't be ruined because the Heavy I'm healing kills an admin too many times and gets kicked for it.

Most servers you join are teamtalk only. That's where you get the people complaining about how much their teammates suck, just like Darkesword mentioned. When people join OCR and they realize it's alltalk, it gives them a different attitude about playing the game (and for some, it's their first time on an alltalk server). Combine that with the fact that we're talking like friends, and we get a lot of people who stick around, like our pubbies who have joined the site because they wuv our server so much. Alltalk is one of the highlights of the OCR server and if people want to get omgserious about the game and strategy, keep it to one night a week/month or join another server.

http://kotaku.com/5263586/team-fortress-2-goes-free-this-weekend Tell your friends.

I love those achievement names.

I am not on this list? Blasphemy! I'm Blue Heavy.

My computer bit the dust. Future abilities to play TF2 are in limbo.

Way to completely ignore my incessant questions about whether you were the Azul Panther I knew or not. Fag.

I'd really like to see more variance in map selection, so I'm really happy about those new maps. I know I try to pick maps I haven't played recently when we rock the vote, so now I'll get to pick ones I haven't played at all!

You'll be +10 by the end of the week.

http://www.myocr.org/user.php?name=D-Lux I need to get a more recent photo of me though...

First after the truth comes out! Happy birthd... Congratulations.

Chicks dig a dude on the piano. Congrats Blad.

Bacon was so last year. HOT DOGS!!!

I bought The Orange Box. I guess I should install this game, eh?

In the bathroom, there's a part of the floor which has an invisible object. I'm guessing it's the game system? It took me to the Bob-omb dude and we fought stuff. Now anytime I go up or down, he's in my way so I can't go right. I'm stuck on the left wall now.