Just a idea how to change the server.

[Chikun]

Having to learn a map before being able to enjoy it isn't a good incentive to return.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Having to learn a map before being able to enjoy it isn't a good incentive to return.

people who are too lazy to learn a map aren't really the kind of folks we'd want as regulars, eh?

they're the ones who prefer escapes because they don't have to actually think or do any sort of work, just run as fast as they can.

[Chikun]

I think you're missing the point I'm making in that maintaining a cade from zombies is more fun than hiding in a secret teleport room.

Do you have anything constructive to add?

Also Rosie, maybe adding more classes and maybe having human classes?

[acolyte_to_jippity]

I think you're missing the point I'm making in that maintaining a cade from zombies is more fun than hiding in a secret teleport room.

Do you have anything constructive to add?

Also Rosie, maybe adding more classes and maybe having human classes?

then, people can build cades...

if the spots aren't fun, rank whores are the only ones that will use them. in such cases, zombies will begin to avoid them, and thus the people in those spots won't have as much fun. thus, they'll either change spots, or complain until an admin mutes them.

[Bane of Soldiers]

I love the map secrets! When the barricade spots are filled up, hiding is so much more practical, as well as amusing, than cading up. And it's kinda an unspoken sport in zombie mod to have the most epic/dumbest hiding spot and win anyway. Zombie mod would be too plain without the secrets. And there's plenty of ways to find out secrets besides playing the map a lot (although that takes the fun out of playing the map). Youtube is the most blunt approach, but people in zombie mod are pretty loose-lipped about their secrets if you're friendly enough or become a respected regular. Heck, some people flat give them out whenever they're in server lol

On topic, it sounds interesting, but kinda difficult to implement. Hope the new coding won't crash the server, this past year has been a nice era of maps that don't crash the server. Also, I think speed, knockback, and jump would be significantly sensitive to tamper with. And would class upgrades be a general increase in skills, or would it be allocated manually? I hope it's a given that at max, these zombies would be like they are now.....I don't think anyone will enjoy super powered zombies running around; I know you should be rewarded for the time you spend to get 1000 zombie kills, but when 1-3 zombies dominate the humans in a server that can house over 40 players, I think something's wrong. But that poses a problem for when (if) this plan is implemented, zombies that are weaker than they are now will get blasted away by humans, and make some rage a little harder.

My own suggestion here, since I enjoy the lighter armored zombies lol, can we throw in health regeneration into this suggestion? At a faster rate, or perhaps +5 or +10 health more for "x" amount of seconds.....probably won't, but who knows, it might make the difference for the fast zombie.

I don't care about bonuses for the kills already on record. Although I'm a regular, I don't care much for being compensated for my 700+ hours. I'm there to play, not level and whore my classes like some freak (don't hold me to my word if this suggestion makes it, as I am big on RPG aspects like upgrading lol). My personal opinion at the moment, tough luck and just play. From a conservative standpoint, the server is doing a bit more than decently, and why change it and all. But again, it sounds interesting, and sounds like it can only help server traffic rather than hurt. Although annoying, I kinda miss those days when the server was so popular, people would keep trying to connect to a overflowing server. Slot reservation rarely kicks anyone nowadays

[Rosie]

My original thought was that a level 7 or 8 would be where they ar enow, and level 9 and 10 would be very insignifigant changes. 1-200 Hp for a fast of something anlong those lines. Nothing that would increase the classes specific advantage, but may slightly decreaseits disadvantage. I.E. so that 2 shotgun blast kills a fast on a escape map.

[Srry72]

I suck at rpg servers. But I'l try it if it happens. Doesn't sound like it would affect the game too much

[acolyte_to_jippity]

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single worst idea i can think of.

sorry, but no.

[Meltdown]

No not going to work, there too many casual players most of the people will be just having weak bad zombies which will be easy targets for rank whores, If people don't want to play zombie for what reason at all there not playing on the right server. I used to play on servers pretty much hardcore we played on vent or ts in groups because zombies had 30000 hp and always returned if they would die which mean it was basic survival all the way and if your teamwork sucks ur done for. These days all people just want to get as much points as they can and there no teamwork left, the zombie was all about it.

Planting another kind of "look at me I'm the highest zombies you noobs" is just not Howe you want the server to be. Those who already are good in this mod don't need this kind of silly stuff.

[Bane of Soldiers]

Those who already are good in this mod don't need this kind of silly stuff.

It's been stated that the idea intends to draw in the new players. Marketing to just the regs is silly if you can net em all