sibyl gets a cap of 50-60

Man_Shroom · Post by **Man_Shroom** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:07 am #138536

what if basil and sibyl had the same type of map rotation system and the same code (eg basil doesn't have cat people or sanic speed)

but

sibyl was capped to 50-60 players

reasons to do this:

having more than 60 people on the station is a bit much don't you think

basil would be more on the light to medium RP side and sibyl would be on the more no to light rp side

can cater to two different tastes at once

why even have a second server if one is always empty

reasons not to do this:

server wars

communities become extreme, eg basil becomes extremely gay and mega-rp with staticnamers and a metacrew while sibyl becomes a silent rp-less valid-hunt zone

expensive to run

admins tend to stick to one or the other server almost exclusively

what do you think?

Zilenan91 · Post by **Zilenan91** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:09 am #138537

Literally the only reason I play on /tg/ is because it has the most people out of any other SS13 server.

DrPillzRedux · Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:15 am

Post by **MMMiracles** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:20 am #138540

the reasons in 'not to do' make me think this is a meme thread but i can't tell

Zellion · Post by **Zellion** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:30 am #138542

dont do that because its way funnier to look at the two servers and see basil 0/90 and sibil 86/90

Man_Shroom · Post by **Man_Shroom** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:33 am #138543

MMMiracles wrote:the reasons in 'not to do' make me think this is a meme thread but i can't tell

no this is a serious thread

which specific reasons seem meme-y because i'll reword them

Incoming · Post by **Incoming** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:57 am #138548

It's been tried before, The reality here is that if sybil is capped, people just won't play. It's impossible to force people to play low pop when they want high pop, which is kind of what we're known for.

Tornadium · Post by **Tornadium** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 4:20 am #138549

I'd really rather not go play with 5 other people on basil. I'd rather play with 60-80 on Sybil. I'll just go play something else if it hits the 60 cap.

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 4:20 am #138550

Incoming wrote:It's been tried before, The reality here is that if sybil is capped, people just won't play. It's impossible to force people to play low pop when they want high pop, which is kind of what we're known for.

This. Already been done. People just didn't play rather than even attempt to move to Basil.

Incoming · Post by **Incoming** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:12 am #138555

If you want a real idea that's never been tried try this out for size:

Wipe Basil utterly, clone configs/saves from Sybil. Leave Basil in a perma empty state.

When a round ends on Sybil with a ton of players (~100) and Basil is unused silently forward half the players to basil on reconnect instead of sending them to sybil again. Let them play two 50 person rounds instead.

Fun side benefit, screws with metafriends.

Takeguru · Post by **Takeguru** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:28 am #138557

Jesus Christ no, I play to have the 80+ player rounds

ShadowDimentio · Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:03 am

What is with all the fucking terrible ideas lately

No

Incoming · Post by **Incoming** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 7:13 am #138568

It wasn't a serious suggestion, I was just showing how tricky it is to actually populate a server.

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 7:39 am #138575

All these constant suggestions and idea's on how 'shit' and bad high pop is yet do people stop to think that maybe people really like playing on high population rounds/servers in the first place?

newfren · Post by **newfren** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:52 am #138585

ShadowDimentio wrote:What is with all the fucking terrible ideas lately

IcePacks · Post by **IcePacks** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 7:58 pm #138664

Nurse: Doctor, we're losing him!
Doctor: Nurse, get on the table! I'm giving him about half of your heart!
Basil: C-cat... girls...
Nurse: What? What's that going to do?!
Doctor: I don't know, but we can't let him die! One or two people kinda like him! Y'know, like a friend or something? I dunno!
Basil E-erotic... roleplay...
Nurse: But that's not how that works!

Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:09 am

holy fuck icepacks
i cant express how much i enjoyed your post

Qbopper · Post by **Qbopper** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:50 pm #138905

I like to stay at least a little positive and give people the benefit of the doubt, but

ShadowDimentio wrote:What is with all the fucking terrible ideas lately

No

Anonmare · Post by **Anonmare** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:48 pm #138920

As a Basil regular

No. Even I enjoy the schadenfreude

Post by **NikNakFlak** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:06 pm #138938

Incoming wrote:If you want a real idea that's never been tried try this out for size:

Wipe Basil utterly, clone configs/saves from Sybil. Leave Basil in a perma empty state.

When a round ends on Sybil with a ton of players (~100) and Basil is unused silently forward half the players to basil on reconnect instead of sending them to sybil again. Let them play two 50 person rounds instead.

Fun side benefit, screws with metafriends.

As a bonus, just rename it sybil and have two identical sybil servers so they can't even tell they are on the wrong server. It's pure sadistic genius

Post by **oranges** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:16 pm #138947

what we need clearly is more empty servers like goon has.

invisty · Post by **invisty** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:26 pm #138948

NikNakFlak wrote:As a bonus, just rename it sybil and have two identical sybil servers so they can't even tell they are on the wrong server. It's pure sadistic genius

Also, keep Basil showing on the front page tracker to perpetuate the illusion of choice.

This idea is almost sounding not-terrible.

Zellion · Post by **Zellion** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:10 pm #138958

invisty wrote:
NikNakFlak wrote:As a bonus, just rename it sybil and have two identical sybil servers so they can't even tell they are on the wrong server. It's pure sadistic genius
Also, keep Basil showing on the front page tracker to perpetuate the illusion of choice.

This idea is almost sounding not-terrible.

there would be no illusion, people would see any number above 0 on basil and realise the ruse

onleavedontatme · Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:34 pm

Basil existed for a purpose. It no longer has that purpose. We don't need to invent a problem just so basil can exist to solve it.

Just take it down and bring it back if we ever have a need for it.

Whoisthere · Post by **Whoisthere** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:48 pm #138970

Incoming wrote: When a round ends on Sybil with a ton of players (~100)

Is this real life?
When do 100 player rounds take place?

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:56 pm #138973

It gets close. Usually hover around 80 most days.

firecage · Post by **firecage** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:50 pm #139659

Shroom made the thread. Theres Cap in the title? Get it?? Geeet iiiiiit?????

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