CrashBoomK 12 Posted January 16, 2014 I just registered so forgive me if this has been suggested before. To me there are two big problems with the Server Hopping issues. 1. You can loot stuff from multiple servers at will by hopping around giving you an unfair advantage and also not playing the game really how it is meant to be. 2. It's almost a bit unfair for someone to simply join a server and come in and waste someone who spent all their time working their way up there on that server. Now my solution partially doesn't fit with the Realism they desire from the game but lets be honest if you server hop your breaking that anyways. I've seen where people suggest you be tied to one server with your life but I don't like that idea because what happens if your friends end up on another server and you want to join them? Suggestion: If you log out on a server and log back into the server you show back up in the location you were last. However if you log out and then switch to a different server it will respawn you with all your gear of course in one of the starting locations. Why: This prevents someone from server hopping to loot valuables from key locations as they will be reset to a starting point if they change servers and will have to travel all that way again. Some may get lucky or unlucky depending on how you look at it and spawn in or near the big towns but it will be luck of the draw. If you get killed by someone just logging in the building behind you at least you'll know they had to log out there on that server rather than just a random chance they picked your server to log into. It doesn't punish anyone by loss of gear or anything just you have to travel again. Oh and also it helps prevent Combat logging from being abused as much in some cases. (I've seen people combat log go to a different server to circle around behind a shooter and log back in to kill the shooter). Anyways I'm hoping this suggestion will help curtail the server hopping for easy loot and some of the random spawning behind people in specific positions without severely impacting ability to play the game or the ability to switch around to join with friends on different servers. Any Feedback is welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoboss 224 Posted January 16, 2014 Sometime it takes a while to find the right server. Simply have a timer that multiplies everytime you switch, that prevents you from joining another server. Problem solved. You can switch once without a delay, after that you have a one minute delay, then 2, then 4, 8, 16... and so on... The timer only resets if you play on one server for at least 30 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatKangaroo 72 Posted January 16, 2014 I do see the reason, but for me some times I get servers with bad connection so I leave and go else where. I'd get punished for my actions even though my intent wasn't flawed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrashBoomK 12 Posted January 16, 2014 Sometime it takes a while to find the right server. Simply have a timer that multiplies everytime you switch, that prevents you from joining another server. Problem solved. You can switch once without a delay, after that you have a one minute delay, then 2, then 4, 8, 16... and so on... The timer only resets if you play on one server for at least 30 minutes. Except what happens if you have a hard time finding the right server? Your ability to play for those increasing times are impacting peoples ability to play or join friends not to mention difficulty finding the right server for you. I can tell you exactly what I'd do if your system was in place and I wanted to server hop. I'd jump servers until I get past 16 minutes probably. Then I'd spend 30 minutes running to the next Loot location and rinse and repeat. Yeah it'd take a bit longer but still an effective tactic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrashBoomK 12 Posted January 16, 2014 I do see the reason, but for me some times I get servers with bad connection so I leave and go else where. I'd get punished for my actions even though my intent wasn't flawed. Yeah I have connection problems too on quite a few servers so I understand what your saying. Still as long as I get to keep all my gear I can deal with having to travel again but that's just me and I found one or two servers that I don't have too many connection issues with so I mainly play on those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ibKabob 2 Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) The issue of finding the right server is rather moot when you consider vehicles, since they are tied to the server and you can't take them with you. You will keep returning to the same server. My humble advice is to find a good server early on and stick with it, some servers (at least in the MOD) have their own forums which can be useful for dealing with server related problems. Edited January 17, 2014 by ibKabob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
