M. Bison, post: 70182, member: 359 Wrote:I don't want to separate these two servers just yet. Popular Maps #3 is a blank slate. If an admin wants to play around with it, I'll happily give them access via server control panel.

M. Bison, post: 70182, member: 359 Wrote:That's not how it'll work out. The population between the servers shifts from one to the other, day by day and map by map. If one server experiences a substantial population drop (especially late at night), the population of both servers merge onto a single one. The exception is when the other server is on an undesirable map, in which case players tend to go to sleep or play elsewhere.

M. Bison, post: 70182, member: 359 Wrote:The majority of "noobs" make up the server population. They're accustomed to the existing system and it is likely among one of the factors for them choosing to play here. The "noobs" are also one of the factors for enticing "pros" and other new players as the population count is considerable. I don't mind setting up a server for players to play without restriction, but I don't want to impose that change onto our existing user base. I know for fact it negatively affects server population. The weapon_restrict plugin broke for an entire day because I failed to update it properly the day prior. The population on 24/7Dust2 was extremely unstable for the entire day and generally stayed pretty low. The failed update occurred very early the day prior (something like 3AM PST), and was resolved very late in the day (something like 11PM PST). If the restrictions were never in place in the first place, our player base would've been different, so obviously there wouldn't be a problem with unlimited awps. If we make this change now, the servers will have an unstable population for a while.