| Question: Should we apply SL spawn and no health regen? | Users may vote for 1 option
| | Squad leader spawn |  ![]](http://images.virtualforums.co.uk/poll_end.gif) (0 Votes / 0%) | | No regenerating health |  (2 Votes / 22%) | | Both the above | (5 Votes / 56%) | | Leave settings as they are | (2 Votes / 22%) |
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Deth Jesta
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| | Change of server settings poll (5th Apr 12 at 5:46pm UTC) | | | Since there seems to be more Weekend Warriors leaking into the weekdays we thought a change to the server settings might help them help us and reduce bad teamplay. | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (8th Apr 12 at 1:54pm UTC) | | | I support both of it :-) nice idea .. and what about friendly fire ? | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (19th Apr 12 at 5:45pm UTC) | | loving the idea of both.
The problem with SL spawning is theres no vote for squad leader.
Playing on HC servers, i get furious when my SL is a sniper doing absolutely nothing for the team.
Its also pretty rubbish if you get in a tank or jet or w/e, and your squad wants to help you, but cant spawn in.
Go for no health regen for now, I'd say. Spam some messages on the server about this vote as well. Get some publicity for it (maybe change the server message on Battlelog).
Try no health regen, and see how it goes. SL spawn can be a game-killer (especially when weekend warriors are involved!) | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (21st Apr 12 at 10:48am UTC) | | | FF is off and I think it will stay that way. This game has too much random in it to make it safe to switch FF on. :] | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (24th Apr 12 at 12:26am UTC) | | I'll settle for whatever settings that are implemented here, but the truth is none of these options are good ideas.
It's really a question of realism and it's balance. Some people think realism is the ultimate standard and the way to go no matter the case, other think the surreal, arcade, and unrealistic is the way to go. It's really about finding a balance between both.
Realism is good when it's enhancing the gameplay, it's good when the player really feels like they're a part of an epic battle. So thus it's good that the game has good sound effects, that buildings crumble, that vehicles need repair, that players aren't invincible. So it's really a challenge of finding that point where realism stops enhancing the atmosphere and idea of battlefield and starts detracting from the game's balance and experience.
For the only SL spawn option, it's pretty obvious that being able to aid teammates by spawning on them and working together as a squad is essential. 
For the no regenerating health option, I realize that one could make a point about it being a way to teach players to be careful since they can't count on their health bouncing back, and there is some validity to the idea that as players we should learn be careful but it's not a necessary component to instill that behavior since combat is so fast paced as it is. The enhancing element of this option doesn't seem clear and it's also unclear how regenerating health detracts from the gameplay.
For FF, the above post has it right. While again here one could make an argument that the point is to make people careful and considerate about when and where they fire their weapon, but the game is so random and combat so fast paced it becomes pretty hard to distinguish enemies/allies in close quarters. When turning corners it's saved my life a few times firing before I realize it's an ally/enemy. Again here, having FF off doesn't detract at all and having it on does.
I don't mean to offend any HC players as there is a good deal of value to that kind of gameplay if you're a really focused player who communicates well w/their squad/team where they are/what they're doing much unlike me. I also don't mean that none of these options could ever be enhancing for the game, in the right setting, they definitely could. Sorry for writing so much 
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (25th Apr 12 at 4:23pm UTC) | | Nice post 
I will reply to it in depth, but not right now as just in from work and my brain is not working fully yet.
Quickly though, don't worry about HC that will never happen on this server! 1 shot kills is not my idea of fun for BF3, played headshots only in RTCW which was fun, but they had working netcode, serverside hitreg and intelligent programmers who tested things etc....  | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (26th Apr 12 at 11:00am UTC) | | | just ban all weekend warriors problem solved post closed -_-' | |
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| | Re: Change of server settings poll (28th Apr 12 at 3:21pm UTC) | | | Ah if only that was a possiblity ^.^ | |
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