TOPIC: [TTT] What do *YOU* want to see next?

In the recent weeks to months, there have been quite a few changes to TTT in terms of features, ownership and infrastructure. We've experimented with disabling the previously introduced Custom Roles, removing less-used traitor weapons and maps, moving the server to a host based in the United States and much more. We're striving to make TTT enjoyable for both new and existing players. To accomplish this, we need you help.

If you would like to help us out in improving the overall state of TTT, feel free to take a few minutes and reply to this thread with your opinion on the recent changes, the current state of the server as well as what you personally would like to see us change / intruduce in the future. You can add as much detail as you want, but please focus on your overall experience on the server and the bigger picture. Try not to focus on one single aspect of the server (eg. map rotation) and keep this thread on topic.

Together, we can improve the state of the server.

You should go over the server suggestions section and consider working on things in there, you've already got what you're asking for pretty much
zarpgaming.com/index.php/forum/server-issues

Clarky wrote:
We're gonna go through the suggestions separately as well. This thread is meant to be an outlet for players to express their general thoughts on the state of the server and our recent changes as well as general ideas and requests that don't need to be as thought out as they have to be for dedicated suggestion threads.

Personally I'd like to see Buffy on it then I'll join

Hitreg can be annoying.
Maybe you could test if this or a combination of these could help with that.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2375647814

Also I feel like a lot of good stuff was removed from the server without much thought as for why.

Kanna. wrote:
Looking into hitreg might be worth it, but i can't promise that we're gonna get noticable improvements out of it. When it comes to the removed content, is there anything specific you would like to see back on the server? Are you mainly talking about items (eg. traitor weapons) or also about features like the Custom Roles?

Martin wrote: Yes. Shop items, weapons, maps and some custom roles.

The amount of playtime it takes to level up, the lack of P3+ unlocks and the really long gaps there are between them is discouraging for long time players. It's easier to "entice" with short-term goals rather than long-term ones.
I don't see why you would remove and limit the weapon selection. More weapons = more "content". If a weapon is too op you can nerf it in many ways.
The custom roles addon lets you choose which roles you want your server to have and not have. Probably the easiest way to have dealt with the confusion with custom roles would have been to color-code innocent-like and traitor-like roles with the same green/red color as the team of the role. In addition to the short description of the role in the chat or that info-box at the start of the round.

I haven't played Zarp TTT in over a year so I never saw these changes that were removed. However, I do remember how much I used to love hopping on the server, seeing the same people on and just having a fun and chill time. These are my honest thoughts and suggestions on the Server:

Playerbase
Obviously, the player count has dropped drastically on the server. I've tried hopping onto TTT the last couple of weeks and there was only one time that someone else joined. But you can't really play TTT with 2 players, so is pointless. My suggestion is to allow players to spawn in (even if it's just you in-game) while you wait for others to join. It just gives you something to do while you wait for others to join.

Weapons and Levels
The leveling system is cool. It's been around for a while, everyone is familiar with it and it actually makes you want to grind up levels. But the unlocks are a bit disappointing once you get past the first prestige. I think adding in more unlocks for the other levels would make people want to reach a higher rank. And it doesn't necessarily have to be gun unlocks. You could unlock weapon skins, diamonds, vapes, player cards etc

Maps
I think it's safe to say B5 Minecraft is the map 99.999999% of people want to play on. If you have a small number of players on, there is no point playing any other map because you just won't find anyone. If the server only has 6 players on, force the server to stay on B5 until others join. Then get players to vote on a different map once there are more players in the lobby.

Staff
When I used to staff TTT, it was nearly mandatory that you needed to get a certain amount of reports done in a week. I always believed this was bs because it just made staff want to steal reports and handle things quicker rather than better. Not sure if that unofficial rule still stands, but get rid.

Conclusion
I used to love playing on this server, and would love to see it back to its former glory

K-pop

Just going to waffle below but the TLDR is Remove maps, Add fun to mess with T/D weapons (not one-shot auto lock on ones) Stop high focus on unlocks and weapon balancing as it does not attract people back, fix hitboxes and please go back to EU

For starters, if the server is on any of the below maps I instantly don't want to join because they are just so bad and don't attract players to the server either. When map rotation was first introduced I believe I was one to push for it but after seeing how boring most maps are to play (especially 67thway I'm so glad that's gone) I must admit I was wrong and hope we can go back to just b5, and then change for the seasons (Halloween theme e.g.)


I don't believe there should be a focus on weapons, for example, owners that will remain unnamed came around and just did weapon change after weapon change, only to nerf every gun into oblivion and buff shotguns to the moon (spoiler it didn't fix the server and no one enjoys it) There are plenty of unlocks already and I don't see the desire for there to be more. There are already like 10 different ARs in the unlocks and half don't get used. Then there are the unlocks at Prestige 5+ that no one is going to get other than those who cheated the levels or Darling.

Although there have been some removal of items that have been good like the pigeon, there have been others that were fun to fuck around with that got removed, for example, Golden Deag. harpoon (apparently bugged the server but the server ran fine for like a year with it on so idk? and it's on Sandbox so?) It's like the player base just wants to have fun and not tryhard gun down everyone, I hadn't even loaded into the game earlier and had been gunned down by mouse1 enjoyer Sara. No fun to be had by either party from this happening. I get it's the mode but have some fun with the players build friendships instead of making them all leave from the boredom of you gunning them down with some random broken unlock that they'll never get.

My biggest issues personally lie with the hitboxes and the ping, although there to just fuck around it can be annoying when you shoot someone in the head, just for the hitbox to be broken and not register the shot. A few broken hitboxes are Connor and Big Smoke (not sure if they have been fixed yet or not but they literally didn't have head hitboxes the last time I played) Moving the server over to NA servers has been the final nail in the coffin for the server so far, in my eyes anyway. The only player base the server really had was all EU with the exception of 2?(ish) players With the majority of staff (community team included) being from EU and not NA. When given the option to join a server with good ping over one with few players with bad ping it's pretty clear what most will pick.

I'll add more shit if I can think of it but that's a few points

UK based server!!!!

Nafe wrote: ok BUDDY

Nafe wrote: that's where the best players are (me) so it makes sense

Nafe wrote: Classic case of no reading comprehension

zarpgaming.com/index.php/forum/10-announ...-maintenence?start=0

Bring back B5 24/7, no head hit box Jack Skellington model, overpowered tec 9, and the little noise you receive whenever you get points.

Add de_dust2 and joe biden player model and volodimir zelenski player model oh and m9k ied and zarp knight demon suit

Богдан Лаловић wrote: I support this suggestion

Buffy wrote:
Dopamine from little noise go BRRRR

gluon gun