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**Mindf!3ldzX** · 06-03-2007, 09:16 AM

I've heard people say DM3 IS Clan Arena. I believe these people play Quake 1 simply because they aren't bored and do not know how to spend their time. These aren’t true Quakers at heart they just want to play a game.

I guess those who enjoyed playing Start in DM/IHOC/RQ, or E4M3 in PUB CTF/3wave over and over are real quakers either. This is just a Dredd>Rage veiwpoint with a more positive outlook on things,and less of the previous style of Anti-Rage shit talking style promotion of Dredd. Thats great stuff!!! I'm glad to see a more positive method of promoting Dredd,but I still see moments of the whole "Rage Sucks" attitude in underlying messages during this interview,but a noble attempt,and a much better attitude over all.

**Frenzy** · 06-03-2007, 10:47 AM

**** This news item is nowhere affiliated with any disputes/debates that are currently going on based on any kind of issues that lie within these forums or among users on the forums. This interview was thought up on my own prior to reading any possible scenarios that could/seem to be brother/sister to this posting. Don't fuck with my post, please. This same post will be on the www.planetquake.com news articles in the Quake 1 section. This is solely to improve the player databse of quake / servers. Again, please don't fuck with my post.****

This is NOT a comparison of servers whatsoever. And please do not make this thread concerning it as one. I've helped promote rage just as much in the past, so please, don't categorize my interview. Thanks.

**oberlin** · 06-03-2007, 11:11 AM

Good interview Frenzy. Hopefully this sparks some more interest in Dredd and increases the player base for the server.

**Frenzy** · 06-03-2007, 11:15 AM

Thank you Oberlin, I appreciate your response

**Rampage** · 06-03-2007, 12:09 PM

From what I've heard, there are 50 maps in the rotation.
Piece of advice, if you want to make me and a few others come, you might want to narrow it down to about a 10 map rotation of the best 10 maps.
Getting familiarized with over 50 maps is difficult and for new DREDD players does not give a chance to learn the map fully.

A successful map rotation would help new players get accustomed, and later on once you've built a consistent player base you can extend it, but there is no reason why 50 maps should be played.

**Frenzy** · 06-03-2007, 12:20 PM

Ok, as I had stated on the initial post of the thread, this would also show it's face on planetquake.com, if you feel like taking a look at it (not that it's much different than this), go ahead and take a peak, the link is:

Quake Community Buzz: Phenom
http://planetquake.gamespy.com/quake1/

And in response to your post Rampage, let me clarify a bit because there seems to be just a bit of a misunderstanding. Dredd currently has 36 maps in the rotation. This really makes it no different from how Quake was originally ran. Personally, when I questioned Phenom on how many maps the server had in it's auto rotation, I didn't even realize there were 36 and I play on the server daily. You don't really realize there are that many, you are just happy to play different/more maps rather than a repetitive kind of thing based on many other servers.

Also, Dredd is still more or less in it's "beginning" stages, rather than think negatively of the map rotation, feel free to connect and play some of the maps. Input is greatly appreciated among the administration at Dredd, and I feel that you, especially, would have some great input due to your experience in the game and your established status.

Maps are also skipped, this is one of the ways of learning/filtering out what the playerbase wants seen in the rotation. All 36 rarely get played, but having the option is great. Nextmap is the command to start the vote for a jump to the next map.

Thanks for your input Rampage it is appreciated, and I hope to see you on the server.

**TAXI** · 06-03-2007, 12:48 PM

Yeah, I am actually surprised to find out that there are 36 maps in the rotation. I play there pretty often and to me it feels like there are around 15. There is however 1 map tat we always skip and noone really likes it. I would like to see that 1 map removed from the rotation. It's been a week or so since I wanted to talk to Phen about that. Other than that Frenzy is right. When people don't want to play any particular map they just skip it Sometimes they don't feel like playing it at the moment or maybe it's just too small or too big for the amount of peolple playing.

**Frenzy** · 06-03-2007, 01:09 PM

TAXI, yes, very true, responding to your response, to my response, about my statement, about the map rotation. Confused yet?

Anyways it gives the OPTION to play more maps, but they are not all always played. And it's not like people sit AFK or you can't skip to the next map, it's a click click boom type of effect, and the server runs great like this.

Thanks for your response TAXI, your input is appreciated.

**drez0r** · 06-03-2007, 02:05 PM

Dredd rocks! go chad

**Baker** · 06-03-2007, 02:23 PM

I like playing new maps that are great. The downside of a rotating map rotation is that you may not like every map (I don't) but the upside is that you only have to sit thru that for a single game.

If I really don't like a map, sometimes I just type AFK in the console and take a break

You can also type "NEXTMAP" in the console to initiate a vote to change the map.

**Frenzy** · 06-03-2007, 03:44 PM

Ah, yes, Baker you bring up a great point. A downside to dredd: who'd of thought? But the input sparks a nice thought, what do you the one reading this, think are some of the downsides of dredd? And I'm asking for logical answers here, not a big shout match and insults. Input is what makes a server a server, and a player base an awesome atmosphere to be around, lets face it.

Input please?

Thanks Baker

Play on Playa

**Phenom** · 06-03-2007, 04:32 PM

I see small downsides to Dredd, they are very far and few most of them just being already mentioned improvements such as (maps play 3x before rotating) + (removing the maps that everyone votes to 'skip'' from the map rotation. Other then that there really isn't to much of a downside to anything. I've been trying to not bother R00k to much, he deserves a break instead of having someone constantly telling him to fix stuff, I understand he must have a life to live too

Personally I believe R00k, Baker & everyone who gave their positive input and who seen something good in Dredd including myself ended up making a pretty nice server with a definite fun factor which also could easily run free of admins needing to be present constantly to watch and make sure players don't act up.

I even seen Vibe on Dredd earlier playing like a regular player, no BS from Vibe and me which is REALLY a weird thing. Like I said I want to give EVERYONE a fresh start at Dredd so they can come to play a server that cuts a lot of the BS that made CA servers in the past fail or turn into a flamer server. This isn't saying all CA servers are are a failed experiment or a flamewar, there are definitely great servers out there like the up coming bogo.quakeone.com server which even though it currently uses DM3 exclusively its ment to be a hybrid between Rage and Dredd meaning using both Rage's and Dredd's map packs and including rotation. This is a great idea and I really hope things go well for Bogo

In the end I'm just glad that I got the support I've got when it comes to Bomber.ironrocket.com not to be confused with bomber.quakeone.com or rage.quakeone.com but the original Bomber that was the foundation to get CAX off and runnin in a stable state. I couldn't have made Bomber without the community and Dredd would be nowhere if I didn't have the support of some really awesome people here at Quakeone.com. Thank you all for your help!

P.S
Instead of acting sneaky and editing my post to slip someone else in there. Its obvious but Frenzy has played a MAJOR roll in Dredd's success. He is also well known for his completely optimistic outlook on things and only does whats is right for the community, he's a man of the people. Thanks to you also Frenzy!

**TAXI** · 06-03-2007, 05:43 PM

every map played 3 times is good, however yes/no vote at the end of every map would be easier I think (next map? YES/NO). 3 times the map is good too though + ppl can always "nextmap" it.

**TAXI** · 06-03-2007, 05:46 PM

btw, I'm at my friend's house and gonna go BBQ later so I'm going to be on really late, I think

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