[Lee]

As you can see, I'm relatively new here, (but did register way before GabenMod was publicly playable), but awarding +1 karma to forum members who play on the official server every time they plant (and detonate) or defuse the bomb seems a little unfair on the people who had to spend time learning to script and/or help others.

I just think it undermines the whole purpose of the karma system here. I understand that you're interested in having an incentive for forum members to play at the official server, and perhaps it wouldn't be so much of an issuse if and when the server is significantly more populated, but maybe you could implement a 10-20% chance that completing an objective awards karma.

Just my thoughts. Anyone?

Edit: I struggled to find a suitable forum for this post, but subsequently realised it should be under Suggestions/Requests. Apologies.

[organizedKaoS]

How about instead of awarding karma, just make a new set of ranks for the server players.

The forums have "AMXX this and that", so if the person plays in the server alot, why not have ranks like "GabenMod Kiddie" or stuff like that.

I think that would be more fair than any thing else.

That way, the karma can still be isolated to actual forum use.

And if it were possible, just tack on the server rank to the forum rank, something like "AMXX Scriptkiddy" and below it "GabenMod Kiddie".

I dont know much about how this could be accomplished, but seeing how this site is run most of the time, Im pretty sure it can be done.

[Basic-Master]

hrmMMM. I like that idea.

edit: you could've posted it in the offical server thread, but doesn't matter.

[KoST]

i liked the idea that only other users can give you +/- more..

why are the user votes mixed up with game stats at all?

i think this really discourages users who earned karma,
spending hours of their time to help others.

i agree that karma means nothing, but what if it at least encourages users to participate more?!

[BAILOPAN]

I do agree it's kind of wrong. The idea was get people to participate in the server. After all, if you complete the objective, it's good karma ;)

However, I think gameplay in this manner is unbalanced towards Ts.

The karma system gets a revamp soon, primarily to prevent people from having posses to unfairly nuke certain users. We'll look over how gameplay objectives are rewarded then

[v3x]

Originally Posted by BAILOPAN The karma system gets a revamp soon, primarily to prevent people from having posses to unfairly nuke certain users. We'll look over how gameplay objectives are rewarded then

That's the word I used in IRC

Yeah, I don't really like it. If you have no life and play all of the time, then you could get loads of karma.

Is "karma farming" blocked? What I mean is if they're a couple players in the server just planting/defusing without actually playing.

[FatalisDK]

Originally Posted by Lee 10-20% chance that completing an objective awards karma.

I like that idea.

[v3x]

if(random_num(1,3) == random_num(1,3))
  // give karma