Lack of true Skirmish maps/servers

[Lange]

Hey guys,
Just wanted to post on something i've noticed since I started actively playing in .87, and with the thread that came up with rounds being too long for some and not much time to play.

It seems when I get on and refresh the server list all the maps are full maps and maybe a server sometimes runs a skirmish map but with over the designed amount of players( i've seen servers run maps with 50+ players and even the full 64 on TG and other servers haven't played with that many in .9 on skirmish mode but to me its absolutely chaotic and just sucks).

So wheres the skirmish servers that just maybe have 12-20 player slots top? I have yet to see any other than rarely i've seen one with under 18 players but 64 player slots but it wasn't true skirmish just a normal server running a skirmish map at the time. Truly I feel the mode is underused and extremely difficult to ever find a skirmish game the way its designed to be played without tons of players, except that lucky one once in a while if ever. For people who don't have 2-3 hours to play at the time and want a quick round or maybe aren't quite in the mood for wide scale large play, and want a little more concentrated intensity, its rarely there.

Why don't more servers run any actual skirmish servers? I'd like to see this improve for any clans or server hosters who would be willing to give us one.

[Shaihuluid]

Originally Posted by Lange

Hey guys,
Just wanted to post on something i've noticed since I started actively playing in .87, and with the thread that came up with rounds being too long for some and not much time to play.

It seems when I get on and refresh the server list all the maps are full maps and maybe a server sometimes runs a skirmish map but with over the designed amount of players( i've seen servers run maps with 50+ players and even the full 64 on TG and other servers haven't played with that many in .9 on skirmish mode but to me its absolutely chaotic and just sucks).

So wheres the skirmish servers that just maybe have 12-20 player slots top? I have yet to see any other than rarely i've seen one with under 18 players but 64 player slots but it wasn't true skirmish just a normal server running a skirmish map at the time. Truly I feel the mode is underused and extremely difficult to ever find a skirmish game the way its designed to be played without tons of players, except that lucky one once in a while if ever. For people who don't have 2-3 hours to play at the time and want a quick round or maybe aren't quite in the mood for wide scale large play, and want a little more concentrated intensity, its rarely there.

Why don't more servers run any actual skirmish servers? I'd like to see this improve for any clans or server hosters who would be willing to give us one.

yeah, it's a bit of a shame that we don't see skimerish that often in mainstream servers, but 20+ players off a server to play skimerish is just gonna tick players off. Skim mode seems primarily used just to attract players so the servers fill up.

For the record however, Blackwater will often host some EXCELLENT skim matches at seemingly random times. Keep your eyes peeled -> they are really quite awesome.

[[R-CON]Wicca]

try prsp. kinda like skirmish on some maps.

[xNOON]

Originally Posted by Lange

Hey guys,
Just wanted to post on something i've noticed since I started actively playing in .87, and with the thread that came up with rounds being too long for some and not much time to play.

It seems when I get on and refresh the server list all the maps are full maps and maybe a server sometimes runs a skirmish map but with over the designed amount of players( i've seen servers run maps with 50+ players and even the full 64 on TG and other servers haven't played with that many in .9 on skirmish mode but to me its absolutely chaotic and just sucks).

So wheres the skirmish servers that just maybe have 12-20 player slots top? I have yet to see any other than rarely i've seen one with under 18 players but 64 player slots but it wasn't true skirmish just a normal server running a skirmish map at the time. Truly I feel the mode is underused and extremely difficult to ever find a skirmish game the way its designed to be played without tons of players, except that lucky one once in a while if ever. For people who don't have 2-3 hours to play at the time and want a quick round or maybe aren't quite in the mood for wide scale large play, and want a little more concentrated intensity, its rarely there.

Why don't more servers run any actual skirmish servers? I'd like to see this improve for any clans or server hosters who would be willing to give us one.

Hey I think the problem is in new system. Skirmish maps are to big to play without rally, and you cant put FOB on them. Me and my clanmates just stop playing skirms after 0.9...
and I have to disagree with Shaihuluid "Skim mode seems primarily used just to attract players so the servers fill up." ...I think primarly they are used to small clan wars. We used to play a lot of them. I am no whining again that new system isnt good, but the skirm mode now is bit unplayable.

[[R-COM]HangMan]

Skirmish mode is intended for clan 6 v 6 or 8 v 8 matches, it doesn't really fit any public servers. Perhaps you should join a clan, i believe there is some kind of ladder system set up already that clans can play in?

[markdh1]

Blackwater! Check us out. We run skirm often.

[Psyrus]

BigD (Australia) also do a 10v10 ladder comp on the skirmish maps for 3-6 months a year, we're in discussions about scoring system changes for season 5 and it'll get underway once everything is finalized. [List of Season 4 Matches]

I've always wished that the BF2 daemon could handle adaptive maplists such that at say 5 minutes before a round ends, the player numbers would be polled, if <24 players, the maplist would change to skirmish mode and continue forth, and then as numbers went 24-40, the 32 player versions would be loaded, and then >40 would be 64 player versions... but alas this is but a mere pipedream.

[stealth420]

i wouldnt complain about it, Skirmish maps are fun some times, but 16 players really ? Just go back to Xbox or PS3 if you want that little amount of action, But if you want some aswome big battle action packed fun giant amounts of carnage, join a 64 slot and watch your back !