Idea to Make Servers More Addicting!

This is simply an idea brought up when playing with |MG| Stefeman. When running thru a campaign, it would be nice to randomly spawn toasters / a vending machine somewhere in the map. It doesn't neccisarily have to be anywhere related to the normal path, but it'd be fun to have something else to do than just run until you either die or make it to the safe room. Also, it's be kind of whimsicle to be running around killing zombies and suddenly realize there's a toaster on the top of an air condition unit that no one else noticed!

Again, just a thought and although I'm excited at the thought of it, it's probably just because Honorcode wont lend me $400...

 

I like the idea, but there are no more vending machines. It can't be spawned by admins anymore either.

 

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When I was playing, Stefeman managed to throw a vending machine in a random place on the map. I was suggesting to do something like it so the fluidity wont be completely lost, but at the same time I can agree that it would just be a giant free for all, and probably just end up being a giant rushing party at that point.

 

I've found that when vending machines are spawned, everyone does indeed rush to the vending machine. It ends up that only 2 or 3 people get most of the toasters that are spawned this way, and most people leave the event feeling cheated. I was in the test server when honorcode was testing out the premium vending machine, which spawned only multitoasters, but that was way too overpowered. I do agree that adding a mechanic that's something more than just "run through the map" would be quite nice for coop servers, but i don't think vending machines are the way to go about it.

 

I wad actually telling Ice the other day about how I don't like the vending machines. When we had the machines, we were in the middle of the map, and a root admin was standing by himself in the safehouse. Everyone just left without him. We were in the middle and we heard the noise. The machine has spawned by the root in the safehouse. Of course, everyone starting rushing back to the safehouse. I was last walking back and got smoked. I escaped, and was down, no health. While EVERYONE was in reach if saving me, they all ignored me for the toasters. I of course died. The vending machines just cause bad teamwork and problems. Good thing they are gone.

 

I believe those super mutanted tanks really brings out the team work in other players, especially if the tank and heal! But other then that I believe if possible admin should do little events everyday. ( Hide and seek with the tank, tag )

 

This needs to be in the Points Reloaded forum.

 

Moved

 

The possibility of a random multi-toaster placed randomly on the map (preferably off the main path) could maybe slow things down a little bit.