csgo [11-15-16] CS:GO Rebuilding

[Roy 10,832 / 0]

Hello, this is another update-like post but for CS:GO. For the past couple years, I feel our servers haven't been focused on correctly. While I was playing on CS:GO Surf Timer Beginner (EU) the other day, I noticed one of the advertisements included something about the closed NetCode sponsorship we had (this sponsorship/partnership never worked out). With that said, @HackingPotato also noticed that our CS:GO Bunny Hop US and CS:GO Bunny Hop EU servers had very different server settings. This should definitely not be the case.

 

After pulling @Ariistuujj and @Dano into TeamSpeak 3, we talked about what needs to be done in the CS:GO division. We agreed on the same list of things. Plugins and such need to be updated on all servers along with each server having the same global plugins. However, first, we needed to do something else...

 

Cutting Down On Servers

This has been talked about for a while now, but we're finally going to complete it. We currently have too many CS:GO servers to manage. It is best to cut down on servers which aren't receiving enough population, incorrect management with no other options, or just plain broken. Here's the list we've compiled:

• CS:GO TTT (already down, need to remove server).
• CS:GO DeathRun.
• CS:GO DodgeBall.
• CS:GO Climb Timer.

 

These servers will be backed up, but we'll be removing them until we fix the other servers. This should help us focus on servers that need attention.

 

How Will We Be "Fixing" Servers?

After thinking for a while about this, in my opinion, I think we should go by a system.

 

Quick Scan

With the quick scan, we will briefly go through each server and organize the configuration (match global configuration for each server, e.g. sv_region, etc), update plugins (globally), and ensure there are no useless plugins on the server. This shouldn't take too long and should make things easier once we get to the deeper scan.

 

Deep Scan

With the deeper scan, we will be going through each server individually. We will be ensuring the Server Manager is correctly managing the server. We will also talk about what needs to be done to the server to improve. Other things that we will discuss include:

• Removing inactive admins.
• How can we make the server standout from other servers (this can include getting custom plugins like we did on CS:GO Bunny Hop).
• Ensure the server's stability is great (e.g. it shouldn't be crashing often).

 

We will also be trying our best at making plugins these servers need. Currently, we are doing a deep scan on CS:GO Bunny Hop. Afterwards, I would like to do a deep scan on CS:GO Surf Timer.

 

Conclusion

I'm not going to go into further details about each individual server (we will save that for the server's sub-forum). However, we will be working hard to rebuild our CS:GO division along with each individual server. While I understand CS:GO community servers aren't in a good state (e.g. cheating servers gain more population than non-cheating servers), I do believe we can highly improve our CS:GO division and perhaps receive more population. There are still many areas we can improve in.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask here!

 

Thanks for reading!

[Roy 10,832 / 0]

I have moved this to the CS:GO section since I feel all of our Members and players should know about this.

Thanks.

[Darkling 2,050 / 23,564]

I would also suggest while your deep scanning to open up a message with all admins/ops of the server.

 

I include ops for a good reason as in my time on the CSGO surf timer, I have seen ops who have been on much more then the admins.

 

Not saying this to call anyone out but just that they may have a better idea of what is and isn't wrong with their server 

 

(I know that we can message our server managers but it's also a good idea to let them know what is actually happening whilst your scanning it)

Edited November 15, 2016 by Darkling
Added my color and center alignment

[kneegerrlover123 389 / 8,946]

@SwegBuster, Check this out, you might find this interesting, we definitly need a deep scan.

 

[Bae 2,489 / 41,565]

Poor climb timer, going to be cut-off again. 

[HackingPotato 1,297 / 14,301]

2 hours ago, Bae said:

Poor climb timer, going to be cut-off again. 

 

Temporary cut off until proper management assumes position. All these servers have a huge amount of potential, Jailbreak was once on the cutting block. The community should look for good leadership within our administrative teams and not be afraid to utilise the already good staff members. If a good manager is willing to take another server, they should be given the chance. 

 

 

[Gone 736 / 9,093]

Coulda gave Paula and I Climb Timer

[AyAyRon 21 / 2,577]

On 15/11/2016 at 4:14 PM, Darkling said:

 

I include ops for a good reason as in my time on the CSGO surf timer, I have seen ops who have been on much more then the admins.

 

OPs are not just there to look pretty  we actually do the job