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Dead players are not supposed to be able to communicate with alive players.

@bl4ze ?

We get it man, you're broke. I honestly don't think it makes a huge difference. These hats have been pretty popular for a while now. It doesn't make a noticeable difference to gameplay and takes very little time to get used to aiming for the head beneath the mask.

No thanks The healthshot is useful because it allows Traitors to juice up while on the go, while giving off a distinctive sound that can lead to their demise. Anyone can use a Detectives health station, so would anyone be able to use a Traitors? Could you provide more info on how this would work?

Me too man, he said he'd tell on me if I didn't keep the cash coming.

So it's like Teamspeak...but we have Mii's?

Admins are making $30/ban rn so I think he's going broke

I will be stepping down for the duration of this event to shit on these green retards

Congrats Gamer!!!1!11!!1

I don't play Surf very much at all, but I would think this would have the opposite effect, at least on servers like TTT and JB. People like voting for the same maps, so having fewer randomly selected maps to vote for would prevent the same ones from showing up on every vote. This would increase the chances of people voting for random or nominated maps, and if they wanted to play their favorite map, they could always nominate it themselves.

That's exactly what a campaigner would say

Well deserved, thank you for the more-than-mediocre maps Foz!

Pred is a known racist, can't believe you guys would vote for him..

Why even require or encourage people to leave votes rather than just input. It's been made very clear that you aren't voting for the applicants anyways, just leaving input that the BDs will take into account. The only use I see for actually needing to specify an abstain/support/reapply is if your input includes so much criticism that you would need to specify. I think that leaving an actual vote discourages thoughtful responses and criticisms, as many respondents will make up their mind first, then spout out buzzwords like "he's active" until their vote is sufficiently detailed, leaving out any constructive criticisms.

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Shit-tier list for not including @WillofCamelot

Map variety has been an issue for many of our servers, with many people seeming to agree that players simply vote for maps they recognize. Suggestions have been made regarding increasing map cooldown for voting or playing random maps, but ATs seem to be comfortable with how the current system works. I think it would be useful to have a one-off/infrequent event where maps are set up in a list with voting disabled and RTVing enabled. This would allow/force players to play maps for possibly the first time ever. If a map is universally disliked, it can be RTVed, and the next map on the list will be automatically loaded. While I specifically have TTT and JB in mind for this event, I'm sure other servers may benefit from it as well.

This is one of the issues that I can't come up with a half decent solution for, so I'd love to see if anyone creative has anything in mind. On one hand, chat orders suck and most players don't pay attention to them. I have to go out of my way to remind fellow or opposing Ts to read orders in chat over comms. That's right - you need a mic for chat orders to be effective, ironically. On the other hand, our server often struggles with maintaining a strong amount of CTs on certain maps. These non-mic CTs play an important role in enforcing the orders that other CTs give; to remove them from CT would cripple the server. I suppose restricting chat orders in ways that would stop them from interfering with rounds, but not leave them powerless when all CTs with mics are dead would be the best way to go about this. Disallowing Freedays from being given through chat, and having Mic orders automatically override chat orders are possible implementations that would cut down on havoc caused by chat orders. Saying that you should always be looking at chat is sort of a shit excuse, in my opinion. CTs need to keep their eyes on Ts, secrets, etc. just to enforce properly and remain safe. Ts are also usually too busy following orders or keeping up with what's going on and looking for chances to rebel. For a good, but not comparable/perfect example, try going on TTT and seeing how many bodies you can ID consecutively before anyone bats an eye. No matter how important or useful it is to look at chat, most players simply won't.

Rest assured, if you get any votes this year it's because the edgy 14 year olds think your name sounds cool, Grimace.

Don't bother campaigning, Ned just announced he will already be rigging spots for HALF of the finalists

It's T-Baiting season

I am personally using the HyperX Quadcast cardioid mic which features a rad design, crispy audio, directional settings, and - a stand. I love that mic and would recommend it to anyone, but you should listen to audio samples and reviews to decide what mic is best for you. I have also heard good things about the mic quality on HyperX's headphones, but cannot personally vouch for those claims. Alternatively, if you like your current headset, you could consider a ModMic - a headset style mic that can be adhered or clipped to your current pair of headphones.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SKM6000BKA-A4--sennheiser-skm-6000-bk-wireless-live-vocal-microphone-transmitter-a-a4-band?mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3274464271&rkg_id=0&product_id=SKM6000BKA-A4&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping+-+Core+-+Live+Sound+&+Lighting&adgroup=Live+Sound+&+Lighting+-+Wireless+Systems&placement=google&adpos=1o1&creative=250311046959&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAjwm4rqBRBUEiwAwaWjjAuNxfEHFW7OpgaKl-Wvr6CCX4XL8sIWlH8bN79eKzucbOsmjplAgRoCDEEQAvD_BwE This should do the trick for you. It's a favorite of Louis CK, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle! Seriously tho if you're investing that much in a mic, don't limit your options to stands that come with attached stands when you could easily pick up a quality stand or arm for $10-$20.

This has been discussed many times. Although chat orders suck, it is more inclusive to players if we allow anyone on CT, mic or not. They have made a few changes to make life easier including printing !to chat orders as toast messages and requiring special orders to be given over the mic. I don't believe the JB team is looking to change their mind on this anytime soon, but, nonetheless, thank you for the suggestion. https://www.steam-gamers.net/forum/showthread.php?t=90456

I imagine nominations may be limited to staff because they are more likely to see work that is being done behind the scenes, compared to regulars, who will only see what is being done on the forums and especially the servers. This would most likely being a more even coverage of nominations, but would also result in people just nominating the most active/their favorite staff. I don't think this is really what they're looking for.