01-17-2012, 11:30 PM
After a brief disliking of the settings the first day, even though I started off in there years and years ago, I warmed up to the DZ settings when the enjoyment of getting in and not having to green to be competitive was realized. The only issue that was fairly evident was the ability to dominate a zone with a team of four holding the flag while only seven people were playing. 4v1v1v1 with one player having L4 bullets was a bit much.
I thought the event was pretty successful all in all. The population was steady even with some recognizable CZ names never showing up (Gad, Skiz, and Cammi come to mind). It would be nice to see DZ settings become a common event - perhaps every or every other weekend? It's hard to say whether or not the enjoyment of DZ was only due to the fact that it was a change or because of the settings/map themselves. At any rate, I think the majority of responses in game and in here seemed to be of positive nature, so perhaps another event isn't too far off. Personally, I'd enjoy playing there again.
I'd even suggest a more permanent switch (perhaps two or three weeks) to see how the player retention stands up to something other than an event. A slightly intoxicated recollection leads me to believe at one point on Saturday evening there were five teams of four and two teams of three in game playing, along with the stragglers that were on a team of one. More than 30 in game - that's not too shabby.
I thought the event was pretty successful all in all. The population was steady even with some recognizable CZ names never showing up (Gad, Skiz, and Cammi come to mind). It would be nice to see DZ settings become a common event - perhaps every or every other weekend? It's hard to say whether or not the enjoyment of DZ was only due to the fact that it was a change or because of the settings/map themselves. At any rate, I think the majority of responses in game and in here seemed to be of positive nature, so perhaps another event isn't too far off. Personally, I'd enjoy playing there again.
I'd even suggest a more permanent switch (perhaps two or three weeks) to see how the player retention stands up to something other than an event. A slightly intoxicated recollection leads me to believe at one point on Saturday evening there were five teams of four and two teams of three in game playing, along with the stragglers that were on a team of one. More than 30 in game - that's not too shabby.