40 maps , we are playing only about 5.

[Peeta]

I'm really astounded at the fact that the Muttrah 24/7 server is actually full the majority of the time plus other servers include it in their normal rotations.

[Death!]

Yeah, it's always the same maps, especially on CIA.

Hardcore is my favorite server actually in terms of map selection, they stick to the rotation.

You w00t, m8? CIA was down and I was sick of alll the other servers. HOG keeps putting an endless loop of Dovre, Khamisya, Muttrah and Marlin. Hardcore won't be so different from this. I like the new maps but it is getting boring. At least on CIA we try to run old ones too mixed with the new ones.

[waldov]

I want to see:
Charlies point AAS
Korengal valley AAS
Lashkar valley AAS
Gaza beach INS

so far i havent seen any of these maps yet.

[Mongolian_dude]

There are some truly unimaginative server admins on the top 5 servers, thats no secret.
It has always bothered me that PR:V and PR:N were always relegated to a "minimod" vote option, despite actually being AAS and INS maps.


...mongol...

[doop-de-doo]

Remember when Kashan and Muttrah were released?

[Celtichugs]

"40 maps , we are playing only about 5."

Because admins don't care. All they want to do is play. "What's wrong with that?" Nothing, play, you're entitled to and I believe admins should just kick anyone who's stopping them from doing so. That said, as an admin you cannot neglect the actual "administration" of the server. Admins across all games forget they are administrators not just their to police and enforce rules.

They are there to deal with technical issues, suggestions and feedback and map rotations. All admins do is a vote with about 20 seconds left of the round with terrible, and I mean truly over played and terrible maps. If I were an admin I'd play all the new maps in a row then a few old ones then new once more.

It's a huge shame that the devs have gone through all this effort to make new maps (and a new BLUFOR faction, which I havn't even seen yet and it's been almost a week) and they are never played. Tbh, I think Devs should step in (Yes, I'm saying devs should interfere with community stuff) and demand their maps to be played.

tl :d r - Admins don't give a shit about admining or other maps than Muttrah City.

[Determinist]

Yeah, on Hardcore, there are pretty alot of maps.

[PeppeJ]

Hey m8, next time you're on =MeRk= give us admins a shout, ask us how about xxxx map next round or xxxx? Suggestions are always welcome, it's quite hard for us admins to be creative while playing and admining server at same time. This usually leads to someone realizing the round is near over and we just pick a map quick, because we don't have time to plan out the next map.

A guy in the clan brought this thread up on our forums, so we'll be discussing it to see what we can do about it. Like I said earlier, suggestions are ALWAYS welcome on our server, not only does it allow you to play a map you want, but it also removes a bit of pressure from the admins!

So next time you're on, give us a shout and we'll see if we can't find an interesting map!

[sweedensniiperr]

Remove mapvotes.

[Wicca]

Actually, players tend to stick to maps they enjoy. Cas-Whores, Asset whores and people who like to derp off with fobs like the larger 4k maps. And since they have no affiliation with the server you end up with people voting for the map they want the most, not what gives them the best diversity.

Removing mapvotes gives the admins a chance to decide for themselfs, but usually they too share the preferences of the players.

Whenever we put "unplayed" maps in the list, we get a large number of people leaving. Now I dont know about you guys, but an empty server is a wasted server.

And to keep it popular, you need to adhere to your customers needs and requierments, as such why we still play all those maps.

Why cant we ask the devs to make more great maps? Or organize events on maps that are less popular.

[Mellanbror]

Whenever we put "unplayed" maps in the list, we get a large number of people leaving. Now I dont know about you guys, but an empty server is a wasted server.

This. However, you players out there can help us who run servers: by not leaving when your choice of map doesn't play. That way we admins would be bolder to set the less played maps.

[Heavy Death]

Whenever we put "unplayed" maps in the list, we get a large number of people leaving. Now I dont know about you guys, but an empty server is a wasted server.

PR players who are whiny *******. The spoiled scum of PR that leaves if there is no CAS/Muttrah/Their favourite map.

There is a lot of them. This is why playerbase sucks.

I am all for a randomized rotation with various layers.

[>para<]

DEVs stop making new maps, server admins dont put it in rotation, they stick at old maps forever and ever, last night i was in popular server located in UK, and we was 8 people in the squad, one of them was admin on the server, and the SL says : so new maps we play iron ridge and mutrah, we all agree and the admin was like : uuhhhh we play the new maps early this day. PR have some prime time mostly evening and some people dont have all day free and have to work to pay his bills, and the free time that people have is to play atleast 2-3 hours PR, but what they see when join in game AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN SAME MAPS, so please dev save us free disk space and stop make new maps, they dont evey put in in rotation even in vote. they play it "early this day" when the popularity in the servers is not so high expect china and australia. (sorry for my english)

[Meerkat]

I'm kind a new player (started few months ago) that I don't even know old and new maps, but I keep seeing same maps being voted over and over again and those maps becomes a tad boring even that I like playing almost every map however, It would be fun to play for example ww2 mini mods and what's that one .. falklands? I've only seen that map in youtube videos.
Probably a failure because I have never seen it on votes.
Anyway, I'm not hosting a server certainly not paying from it so I should be thankful that I even have a place where to play. So I keep my mouth shut and hope that I see votes about new mapsies

[Megagoth1702]

Most of the map votes are created by admins, who put in the map names. The admins need to take a look at all the different maps and learn their names/have a page open in the browser/pdf so they can look and say "we have not played this for a while". Right now they seem to know only a hand full of maps, which is OKAY but not good enough.


Thanks in advance.

[Careless]

There has to be a voluntary boycot of the most played maps, both from the side of the players and server-hosts.

Some of the servers will have to risk it (if they're kind enough and if they're not player-whores)

Even though if only 50% of the servers will keep maps like Muttrah, etc.. people will be forced to join other servers with less played maps. Players will also have to adapt, but most of them, like said previously, are pussies.

[Filamu]

Just don't have votes with 2 of the same type of map and then one different, like 2 inf and 1 assetmap. Then the assetmap will probably win and even if nearly 2/3 wanted inf, they wont get it. That or stuff like 2 unpopular maps, and then the map which the admin wants to play.

[sweedensniiperr]

If admins are sided with maps how do we know that they are not sided with other admin decisions? For example kicking people?

[Subscyed]

Whereas I'd love a bit more variety and this is a new release, there's several critical, community-driven issues:

1) The community hates variety. (Kokan, Kashan and Muttrah being the most played maps should give you an idea.)
1.1.) Because of this, it's very difficult to keep servers filled up enough for more maps to come into play.
1.2) People quit when the maps they like don't come up. (More commonly the aforementioned)
2) The servers aren't entirely stable, I've yet to see a single one who has yet to crash since any release as come out.
2.1) Because of this and because of map lists, the more played maps are the ones when the server starts back up again.
2.2.) Testing out the "new and improved" maps is a far more reliable strategy to fill servers than it is to run new, mostly unfamiliar maps.
3) Asset Whores. They come in all shapes and sizes but they exist in bulk regardless.
3.1.) It's difficult to run any infantry layer of any map because of this.
3.2.) The gameplay is not fun for everyone when there's always someone taking the same asset across different maps.

TL;DR
Can't test maps or have variety when people toss fits and leave whenever their map doesn't come on. Risk putting a new/different server and you risk an empty server.

[heldro]

I like to play ghost train, i feel like its the least played map. must have been over a year ago i played it.
Other then that i dont feel like im always playing the same maps. Sure good maps get played more often and bad ones get played less, and im okay with that.