Yes, I know, everyone is going to diss this idea right away because they are thinking about how we play vs how to attract traffic.  Before you automatically decide this is a bad idea, think about it before responding....

1.  Many of us play UT99 and only UT99 vs others who play both.  We have a great time when we play against each other in this category, but let us think in the future here for UT99....

Mattman, Sean, and others are starting to want to play UT3 more often.  As Mattman mentioned, he would like to start focusing on UT3 vs UT99... that is fine... here is the big idea... which is about to get slammed... lol... this is part of revamping UT99...

First, I think many of us here at {dFb} for the UT99 side would like to see more traffic... why?  Well, because, we don't want to have a bunch of bots in there and would like to have a challenge if other people aren't playing.  Or maybe since everyone else is playing UT3 we would like to see people playing UT99?  Yes, well here is the option...

Here is my opinion on gaining more traffic to the UT99 server... and the evidence I have collected over the last year...

1.  We need to put in a map vote key such as !vote and nothing else.  We don't technially need a menu as it slows people down.  However, we can have a section on our web site that shows what this key is.... the reason I say !vote... is because that is what TKK currently has and other servers have.  This would in turn make noobs join the server and so forth.

2.  Unfortunately I have to say we need to take off spawn protection (to a point, review TKK Pro-1 server).  We need to focus more on other indivduals then how we play.  Why?  Well., take it like this.... if you are a noob ... your just starting to play UT99 or might have played it for years but never got interest in becoming excessively good... what happens?  Spawn protection takes away the fun for the noobs, who attracts server attention.... guess what ... the &quot;noobs.&quot;  This is the main factor of becoming a populated server.  

3.  Take off most {dFb} sections.  I think we need to keep DM but limit it to Small/Medium maps... really focus on the 1vs1 maps... and well jailbreak is fun, but limit it.  Have the section on there but don't focus on that section.  Focus more on the TKK section of map selection.  I hate to say it like this.

4.  Get our own members playing on the server, possibly under different names as first.

The point....

Why are we an unpopulated server?  These reasons above is why!  Regardless of what anybody says... this is why.  If you want to prove me wrong, let us try my way first and then change back later.  It will take a couple months with these changes, I'm not going to lie... but I guarantee it will happen.  We will overcome TKK and become their server.  People believe it is the fact that we slaughter noobs when they come on our server.  This is correct, however, the only reason we slaughter them is because they don't technically get our spawn protection deal... Maybe we can even have a section of spawn protection that plays as we want it.  But ... while we aren't on the server they can play as they want it....

Biggest example:

TKK decided to become &quot;KILLAS&quot;... there was nobody on the server when this change was made... after about a week. .... then they change it back... guess what.... it is starting to become really populated.

So think about this decision.  Nobody likes change... but I'm ready for it... even as I, myself, like the way the server is.

Regardless...I will do the same old!

Thank you,

Mike

Also.... if I made incomplete sentences or fucked up verbal communication shit... I'm pretty busy and just wanted to throw this out there... think about it...