I didn't mean it as less important, but rather that pubs are a more casual environment and people play accordingly. Pugs are where balance changes end up being more important but it tends to be a barrier of entry of sorts.

Closest example I know is Team Fortress 2, where most pub servers that have tried implementing a CP6v6 mode (competitive mode) with all the differences that come along with it nearly all failed, in a game that has a massive player-base, even minor changes weren't well favored amongst the casual players and there were many instances of this being tried.

In UT it's hard to say what would/would not work, I think a .2 second spawn protection on only the s maps would likely be a good change but anything more would likely be too much. Then again just leaving it as is seems ok too, the server is very populated regardless.

Spawn protection can hinder attackers though on some maps, LiandriDocks is awful with spawn protection with the way the spawns are laid out, generally using a shock ball to block a spammers combo is the only way to stop them, because if you shoot their shockball with primary fire you get killed and do nothing to the spammer.

Tweaking the self damage so you still don't do any damage to yourself(doing trick shots like bustacell for example won't do any damage to yourself), but if an enemy shoots your shockball self damage is applied meaning spammers will get punished if they are at close range.

a month later

BAN !! that parasite

It's like a reccuring theme isn't it 😃 spawn protection of 0,5 secs should be enough to be able to move from spam idiots in time to kill them and don't gives out too much edge to defense for when frag getters are trying to get out

Prefer bife to one of those players that go to spec as soon as their team is 1 cap down, but is fine if their team is 6 caps up.

weird that you like bife ooper , never thought you would

I like Bife he's like a junior Effibri.

    jerc
    Strange that you say that because they are 2total different players.

    Effibrie is 100% ctf , bife almost never play ctf , bife is dm , camp , backshooting and spawnkill

        I don't know he's always coming at me moving towards the flag.

          jerc
          I also have the impression that he is hunting me 😉 , but I think it's because effibrie is constantly moving, and recently he even learned to use a hook from what I saw.

            He is a bit slow at noticing if you are trying to help him from the other team if it's unbalanced towards him, he'll go out of his way to kill you even if you're afk/not shooting him when he could get the flag carrier instead.

            Ooper I hate everyone equally

            Love you too Ooper ❤

              ESUOH bife is dm , camp , backshooting and spawnkill

              Thats true House but so is Effibrie adding assrunning and hiding in corners or objects.

                  Jacey mmm i doubt it, maybe once and a while , but thats not his style.

                    It makes no sense to talk more about this portugese creature , there are too many pro-bifes. So im out from now on of my own topic 🙂

                    Who's enraged newb ?
                    My god the guy is annoying. Everyone is cheating for him........then god forbid you kill him once he will follow you around the all map.
                    btw stop forward dodging so much.

                    When it comes to bife .....just go down to the favelas in Brasil and hire someone to take care of him for good.
                    I think in the favela the current price for a hit is around $100 USD. We can all chip in.