Vexx

You were one of our oldest mods, having your position for over a year. Sorry to see you go friend.

So after playing tf2 for almost 4 years, I'm finally getting burnt out. I'm just not having fun playing it anymore, and my activity really has gone down. Every time I go on the servers now it feels like a chore and I'm just doing it to log hours, and not enjoying it. So I'm stepping down. I've been a mod for a year and 1/2+ and I've been playing on the servers for even longer but I'm getting tired of tf2 now and would rather do other stuff, and school is a thing too. I've met a lot of a cool people when I've been here and it's time to say goodbye.
 
:waving:
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Both servers have their own different communities, merging the two would create a lot of conflict. TGH maps don't go on Pokemon because they're not Pokemon related, Pokemon was made because we had an abundance of Pokemon maps a long time ago that were overly played. TGH has so many maps because it covers more of a general area for games, whereas Pokemon maps cover a small niche for one game. Merging the two would be a mistake, and as long as it keeps population I see no reason for getting rid of Pokemon Trade or TGH.

Both servers have their own different communities, merging the two would create a lot of conflict. TGH maps don't go on Pokemon because they're not Pokemon related, Pokemon was made because we had an abundance of Pokemon maps a long time ago that were overly played. TGH has so many maps because it covers more of a general area for games, whereas Pokemon maps cover a small niche for one game. Merging the two would be a mistake, and as long as it keeps population I see no reason for getting rid of Pokemon Trade or TGH.

TGH currently has 5 seconds of spawn protection on all maps, with 7 seconds on Saturn Valley. Most likely Pokemon Trade will have 3-5 seconds of spawn protection, I'll talk to Bello about the specifics of how long if the vote goes through.

As requested by many people, this poll will decide whether we add a spawn protection plugin to Pokemon Trade. You will have one week to vote, only xG members may vote.
 
 
#ApprovedByBello
 
@Bello, @Vixen, @Parasect, @Kypari
 
Edit: People are under the impression that adding spawn protection will stop spawn camping, so let me re-assure you. Adding spawn protection will NOT stop spawn camping, it will only give each team a fair chance of being able to leave their spawn.

As requested by many people, this poll will decide whether we add a spawn protection plugin to Pokemon Trade. You will have one week to vote, only xG members may vote.
 
 
#ApprovedByBello
 
@Bello, @Vixen, @Parasect, @Kypari
 
Edit: People are under the impression that adding spawn protection will stop spawn camping, so let me re-assure you. Adding spawn protection will NOT stop spawn camping, it will only give each team a fair chance of being able to leave their spawn.

I vote yes, TGH got this sort of thing and it has a huge variety of maps. Pokemon Trade's spawns are usually squares with only one or two exits, and often enough there's usually reports or requests for admins to come and see if a camp is unbreakable. Some of them last upwards of 20+ minutes from what I heard, and the only ones opposing it seem to be the people who usually stack one team in order to camp the other as far as I've seen.
 
I used to be a big camper on TGH, but I think that protection would help here, especially since the second someone walks out a door they die immediately, and the only real arguments I hear in favor of not adding it are "Well it's because they have no coordination/they should sit in spawn and charge an uber"
 
There's comparisons to TGH's Clocktown as well, but what people don't get is it's easier to charge in there; the spawn area is a lot bigger and people can charge in safety. In most Pokemon maps that aren't teleport spawns the spawn area is a small square box which one crit rocket can destroy everyone inside. People say if everyone just stayed inside and waited it'd be easy but how do you expect 8+ people that might not even know each other to all stay inside and not try to do their own thing? Yeah, they could read the chat, but let's be honest this isn't a competitive server, people are going to do whatever they feel like. Fifteen people could all try to charge an uber or such, but it only takes one person to open the door and get everyone insta gibbed by a random crit or explosives.
 
Also, there's people that think RTD is there for breaking camps; I'm pretty sure people shouldn't have to rely on chance to get out of something, and this can work in reverse too that someone can roll timebomb or toxic and then everyone is just stuck or screwed pretty much.
 
Anyways, that's my two cents, I'll leave it up to the votes.

As requested by many people, this poll will decide whether we add a spawn protection plugin to Pokemon Trade. You will have one week to vote, only xG members may vote.
 
 
#ApprovedByBello
 
@Bello, @Vixen, @Parasect, @Kypari
 
Edit: People are under the impression that adding spawn protection will stop spawn camping, so let me re-assure you. Adding spawn protection will NOT stop spawn camping, it will only give each team a fair chance of being able to leave their spawn.

As requested by many people, this poll will decide whether we add a spawn protection plugin to Pokemon Trade. You will have one week to vote, only xG members may vote.
 
 
#ApprovedByBello
 
@Bello, @Vixen, @Parasect, @Kypari
 
Edit: People are under the impression that adding spawn protection will stop spawn camping, so let me re-assure you. Adding spawn protection will NOT stop spawn camping, it will only give each team a fair chance of being able to leave their spawn.

Super Mario - Star Road (Team Fortress 2 > Maps > Other/Misc) - GAMEBANANA
 
A map by Litronom, it's based on a popular SM64 hack and quite frankly looks really good, I had Vexx check it out with me and it looks like it would work out. Would highly urge getting this one put in.
 
trade_unusual_lethaltf (Team Fortress 2 > Maps > Trade) - GAMEBANANA
 
Also want to keep pushing on this map as well since it has a cool spacey vibe, is quite large, and contains some video game sections (namely the Nether areas.)
 
@Bello

I absolutely love MCMMO, it's probably one of the best plugins out there in my opinion, it adds a whole new level of progression to the game that keeps it enjoyable but balanced.

The fact that you use the word "snitch" to describe this shows just how much you know about how things work. We're constantly telling people to record evidence of abuse and report it on the forums because staff should know better in the first place. If the incident isn't that bad, staff member gets a slap on the wrist, no harm done. You don't call the reporter a snitch, they're just doing what they're told to do. Using words like that will discourage others from reporting abuse/incidents because they don't want to be known as a "snitch" you see. Communication isn't the problem, the inability to pay attention to the admin handbook is. I try to talk to my DL's/DM's every day about trying to fix current problems because I do personally care a lot about these servers. I report anyone I see abusing their powers or breaking rules, even as a staff member.
 
Edit: Also @Kypari please do not namedrop people, it really does cause a lot of arguments.

The fact that you use the word "snitch" to describe this shows just how much you know about how things work. We're constantly telling people to record evidence of abuse and report it on the forums because staff should know better in the first place. If the incident isn't that bad, staff member gets a slap on the wrist, no harm done. You don't call the reporter a snitch, they're just doing what they're told to do. Using words like that will discourage others from reporting abuse/incidents because they don't want to be known as a "snitch" you see. Communication isn't the problem, the inability to pay attention to the admin handbook is. I try to talk to my DL's/DM's every day about trying to fix current problems because I do personally care a lot about these servers. I report anyone I see abusing their powers or breaking rules, even as a staff member.
 
Edit: Also @Kypari please do not namedrop people, it really does cause a lot of arguments.

If you seriously need to be confronted and told that you can't sell your powers so others can abuse, you don't deserve powers. It's literally common sense, and the fact people call it "snitching" Is the dumbest fucking thing i have ever read. I'm sorry, and i'm trying not to be mean because we all make mistakes but this is just straight up silly, and i don't see how you think you have any sort of argument. Communication is vital and it's greatly appreciated but for fucks sakes in this case? Use your head and not your credit wallet. I really question this community and the people that are in it. It's frustrating to see a fantastic community dwell into this shit.
 

You can discuss anything relevant but you can't name drop. You're right, no arguing, that shouldn't be on the server or forums, but if a discussion is polite, mature and an understanding between the parties then i think it should be allowed. That's just what i think. Also i want people to differentiate between argument and discussion, because sometimes others can't tell the difference.
 
Also if it's just a heads up, shouldn't it be closed after the initial message? Idk how shit works anymore.

The fact that you use the word "snitch" to describe this shows just how much you know about how things work. We're constantly telling people to record evidence of abuse and report it on the forums because staff should know better in the first place. If the incident isn't that bad, staff member gets a slap on the wrist, no harm done. You don't call the reporter a snitch, they're just doing what they're told to do. Using words like that will discourage others from reporting abuse/incidents because they don't want to be known as a "snitch" you see. Communication isn't the problem, the inability to pay attention to the admin handbook is. I try to talk to my DL's/DM's every day about trying to fix current problems because I do personally care a lot about these servers. I report anyone I see abusing their powers or breaking rules, even as a staff member.
 
Edit: Also @Kypari please do not namedrop people, it really does cause a lot of arguments.

The fact that you use the word "snitch" to describe this shows just how much you know about how things work. We're constantly telling people to record evidence of abuse and report it on the forums because staff should know better in the first place. If the incident isn't that bad, staff member gets a slap on the wrist, no harm done. You don't call the reporter a snitch, they're just doing what they're told to do. Using words like that will discourage others from reporting abuse/incidents because they don't want to be known as a "snitch" you see. Communication isn't the problem, the inability to pay attention to the admin handbook is. I try to talk to my DL's/DM's every day about trying to fix current problems because I do personally care a lot about these servers. I report anyone I see abusing their powers or breaking rules, even as a staff member.
 
Edit: Also @Kypari please do not namedrop people, it really does cause a lot of arguments.

The fact that you use the word "snitch" to describe this shows just how much you know about how things work. We're constantly telling people to record evidence of abuse and report it on the forums because staff should know better in the first place. If the incident isn't that bad, staff member gets a slap on the wrist, no harm done. You don't call the reporter a snitch, they're just doing what they're told to do. Using words like that will discourage others from reporting abuse/incidents because they don't want to be known as a "snitch" you see. Communication isn't the problem, the inability to pay attention to the admin handbook is. I try to talk to my DL's/DM's every day about trying to fix current problems because I do personally care a lot about these servers. I report anyone I see abusing their powers or breaking rules, even as a staff member.
 
Edit: Also @Kypari please do not namedrop people, it really does cause a lot of arguments.

Seriously guys, these actions are the reasons some of our servers die or start dying. No one wants to play on a server with staff who think they are all high and mighty over everyone and can do whatever the hell they want just because they are staff. It is immature and rather disgusting behavior.

Some of the recent behavior from our staff has been quite disgusting if I may be blunt about it. Some seem to forget what micspamming is, others forget how abuse works. Guys I can't stress this enough, read the admin handbook, it'll really help you out in the long run. I'd even recommend keeping it open in the background or something, just in case you're unsure on how you handle a situation. There's also nothing wrong with asking other staff members what might be abuse or breaking rules, asking questions is never a bad idea. Also always remember to record any demos in case you think someone might abuse/break rules, evidence is the best thing you could possibly get if you want to keep these things from happening in the future.

Hey what's poppin' guys.
Recently we've been getting a lot of complaints about staff abusing their powers. And by a lot I mean a humongous amount of complaints. By putting this PSA up I just wanna make some things clear:
 

Selling services for credits is not allowed. Services like: gagging/muting, launching players in the air via rocket, setting gravity for credits. This is honestly awful and represents the servers/clan really badly overall.
 
We were never really strict on abuse, as a result there's been a lot of complaints. For example: Staff giving themselves like 50k HP to block the opposing team's spawn. Like, really? Mods+ have the ability to start votes, if you wanna have some fun with commands like sm_gravity you can always make a vote and see how it goes. Actual abuse will no longer be tolerated, this does also include using commands on everyone for no reason when the round ends etc.
 
Staff members must show respect when dealing with players. We get it, although some people are incredibly hard to deal with, as a staff member you must treat others with respect.
Starting to disrespect rule-breakers or even harassing them will most likely result in a removal of your powers and possibly a ban.
Staff members are also not excluded from breaking rules such as micspamming etc.

Make sure to read this guide: TF2 Staff Manual (Everything you need to know!)
 
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You were banned for trolling. Based on your name history, found here: Player Information | Xeno Gamers , you had used an [xG:M] Tag, which is staff impersonation. Based on your chat history, Player Chat History | Xeno Gamers , you were also being incredibly toxic. -1 for unban, also you had provided no proof but your own words for your protest, and It's also a 1 day ban, it's not even that bad. @Goblins @mrnutty12

You were banned for trolling. Based on your name history, found here: Player Information | Xeno Gamers , you had used an [xG:M] Tag, which is staff impersonation. Based on your chat history, Player Chat History | Xeno Gamers , you were also being incredibly toxic. -1 for unban, also you had provided no proof but your own words for your protest, and It's also a 1 day ban, it's not even that bad. @Goblins @mrnutty12

I'm going to have to disagree with you about that moosty. If there's anything I've learned, it's that the players make the server. Every server kinda draws its community around a few players because they're interesting or fun to be around. I wouldn't blame maps or bad plugins or anything on a server dying, it's just the community lost its interest. With so many other games out there and more releasing every day, you can't exactly expect all tf2 servers to keep a stable population after this long. It's been proven that we can populate any server if we just get a few people in it, those may being a select few personalities. If the whole "maps make the server" concept were true, TGH probably would've lost a lot of population when Nimbusland was removed. Besides, there's nothing wrong with trying something new at this point, it'll at least give a bit more variety to us.

Well we could always go with the ever-popular Randomizer or x10. As for a personal suggestion, an old community game-mode I played was Huntsman Hell. Here's a video that explains Huntsman Hell pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTu23_QKvwg