New Admins at the Main-Arena

http://forum.wbfree.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29820

In the begin of January three new peoples with admin rights for MA were assigned by Aike:

Maletin
Mixer
Sonar

Main reason of assignation was absence of present admins and requirement for MA gameplay level adjustment. Above mentioned guys were recommended to -Aike- by reason that they are active players, have long term experience with FH gameplay and experience with arena administration (TA, SA).

During last week we had been discussing current situation, issues, possibilities and ideas how to adjust and improve gameplay. Discussion is not finished - in several matters we didn't find common deal, but try to find an agreement.
Besides we have discussed organization of MA administration (roles, duties, procedures, etc.).

MA admins

can do:
- Change arena settings (displayed using .show command)
- Enable/disable planes in service
- Kick out players from arena
- Ban/unban players

can't do:
- Change FM, DM, GM
- Change map (terraing)
- Change scoring and game rules (we can only ask Developers for changes related to their work on FHLauncher and game engine as the common forum members)

From above mentioned list are evident that tools and possibilities of MA admins are very limited.
We aren't the connecting-link between FH users and Developers, we are just common users with extended rights at MA arena.

Anyway - we will try adjust level of MA gameplay and find some improvements. We have ideas about way to do and we have initiative. We want try to improve strategic and tactical elements of gameplay, implement some scenario features and introduce new terrains.
Next weeks will be quite "hot" due to changes of MA settings, so we call for your patience. We will not tolerate and listen flamers, but we will be thankful for your feedback and constructive ideas.

New MA settings will be activated on new TOD.

List of settings here:

http://www.martin-struwe.de/wiki/index.php/Arena_FreeHost

http://www.martin-struwe.de/wiki/index.php/Fuel_Consumption

Arena-Changes will depend on the new Map.



Bellow you can see every admin responsibilities.

*maleti
Data service: all about Logs, Statistics, Lists of Arena-Settings, Changelists of FH-Launcher.
Communication with Server-Developers about needed changes of server engine (new commands, fixes, etc.)

*mixer-
Arena Security: the "Big Brother". Observing and reporting all illegal acts in arena (bad behaviour, Selfbombing, abusing, warping, spying, cheating, etc.)
Receiving complains of above mentioned things by players. Propose ban/unban players.

*sonar-
Communication with Developers (requests, bug reports, he has experience with the russian development-mailing-list).

*all of us
Arena Design: designing optimal settings for concrete terrain.
Testing.
Maintenance: needed setting changes, service checks
Important!
We count Spying as Cheating. This means that spying is forbidden. Players who will be catch in spying will be banned. Players, who will stay at tower for more than 5 minutes inactive can be kicked from arena by admins without any confirmation.

Wish you have good fun with us and happy landings.

PS: we are thankful to rbull for participation in roles/arena design discussion.

russian discussian

 

GL

 

GL!! Its good for us i think (i hope )

good!! i hate spying and selfbombing

but

i hope it will be using only in special case, becouse sometimes when we r preparing for action we r waiting for other pilots even 10min

 

Thank God!!!!!!

If I can giva an idea, prepare some email, or even a specific thread, for pilots send/post tracks of self bombing. Then you decide what to do with the moron, ban some days or whatever... Just an idea...

Good luck with the new task guys!

 

errr... it means... no more gungun?

 

It means 3 x new gunguns + 1 old gungun

 

Of course admins will not kick know players. But if some unknown player with new nickname is entering arena from time to time and all the time is sitting in tower without any response we will kick it and possible ban after.

 

At least real & playing admins WTG!!!

PS. mixer don't ban me first day of duty pls

 

Mixer BigBrother .....hmmmmmmmmmm

 

Great to hear 3 respected players taking on the mantle. There might be teething problems, but this is definitely a positive step forward for FH and for all the pilots who want to fly in the arena in an honest way.

WTG FH, and congratulations Maletin, Sonar, and of course Mixer.

 

good news, good luck guys!

PS: please keep the fueldiv high

 

Maybe i reconsider to keep flying. Good luck all, i'm sure you'll do a great work

 

+ no limit ammo

 

Every evening I see many of such players. When one of them leaves at one time 4 players leave too and most of them are unknown. Spies or second accounts ? I also never seen death or their kill in radio.

Is possible to do at FH like at TabaHost : when second account is executed, people see in radio message - Player joins (Warning same IP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) [I don't remember well] ?

 

good!

 

Everything possible, but I should note, that some spying accounts already found. Feel free to contact with me private reporting about spying abuses.

cc, nice feature, but now need find somebody to implement it
Adminteam is not able to make that, you know.

 

i hope u will listen to the crowd
gl

 

hi

wish you good Luck with this job.

but one question from my side:

i'm often more than 5mins afk (children, smoking ...)

will i be kicked then in future?

 

good luck guys

 

Big thx

If admin knows you as ganjab - of course he will not kick you, because he knows that you are good and cooperative guy and never run spy.
If we will have auto-kick feature in the future - yes, you will be kicked if you aren't doing any actions (changing fields, chatting, etc.) after xx minutes of inactivity.