Bz2 - Defaulting to Metro with low player count

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tarumanaru

Hey guys, longtime bz2 player here. Have we ever considered defaulting bz2 to Metro?

I believe the status quo is Locker when player count is <20 (10 on each side), then Metro, then Pearl when >30 (15 each). Bz2 has been suffering from low player counts off-prime time. I am proposing a two-week trial run to defaulting the server to Metro to see if this boosts activity. It feels like a smaller map and perhaps easier to play with 10-15 players. Not to mention that Locker becomes a de facto Metro with people agreeing to attack only C when lowly populated.

Any thoughts?
 
I think defaulting to Metro for a trial could be a good idea. Personally, I’ve always found it more fun on smaller teams since the action stays focused, and it doesn’t drag as much as Locker does when the server’s quiet. The whole “everyone just attacks C” thing on Locker gets old fast, so Metro might keep people playing longer during off-peak hours. It’s definitely worth testing for a couple of weeks to see how it goes.
 
Agreed! Also arguably the best time to play metro is when player count is <30, which makes it easier for teams to sneak past B. Any admins care to try this out?
 
Is not gonna work, default maps has to be vanillas, believe it or not, not all has bf4 premium, its just a way to bring more people
 
tarumanaru said:
still I wonder if the higher desirability of Metro at low player counts
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What desirability? What person wants to play on an empty or half populated server. I mean I guess a half pop is better than no pop, but people are gonna flock to whichever server has the higher player count…

tarumanaru said:
Worth a two-week trial run?
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As previously stated, we aren’t going to do this.
 
My point is that metro @ 15 players is much more playable than locker @ 15 players.
If there's no entertaining the option, no need to continue discussing. Cheers!
 
In your opinion perhaps. Our metrics say otherwise. And indeed there’s no entertaining the option.
 
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