turning sprint off

YoYo789 · Post by **YoYo789** » 01-07-2003 13:22

i was wondering if anyone can provide a good argument for turning off sprint, that would convince ppl who came after sprint was added?

i am trying to convince ppl to let me turn off sprint (or at least for a one week trial). However it is a public server (not mine) and i would need a reasonable level of support. unfortunately, the n00bs who came after sprint make up the majority of the players, so i need to convince them to trial non-sprint for a week.

btw, only ppl who have played with both sprint and non-sprint, and for at least a week, and with reasonable ping should reply here.

Axl · Post by **Axl** » 01-07-2003 13:29

most euro servers have sprint off.. cos it sux :p its in Webadmin..

summit like : ballowsprint=true/false

?

YoYo789 · Post by **YoYo789** » 01-07-2003 13:37

um i know that it sucks, that's why i want to turn it off. but it is not my server i am just one admin of it, and i need to convince ppl with a rational argument that sprint should be turned off.

unfortunately all i can think of is that sprint reduces the skill level, or n00bifies it. And being relative n00b's most ppl like this.

vF_Zonk · Post by **vF_Zonk** » 01-07-2003 13:38

lol, yeah

me and yoyo are 2 of the few people that want to get rid of the damn thing!

it make every1 use n00bish tactics

every1 is a n00b

therefore, every1 wants it to stay

it's especially bad cos 1.7 makes it last about 3.1 billion times longer

fro · Post by **fro** » 01-07-2003 13:39

tell them to try something new for an evening, they dont have anything to lose really.

im pretty sure all dbl matches were/are played without sprint, thats got to show something doesnt it?

Large Potato · Post by **Large Potato** » 02-07-2003 03:24

Need to put 1.6 sprint back in. 1.7 just sux bein able to sprint 10 miles at a time and can jump as much as you want without draining

vF_Zonk · Post by **vF_Zonk** » 02-07-2003 03:47

ugh, i totally agree

too many n00bs in the server bitching about turning it off, so we're stuck with this majorly gay huge amount

beefsack · Post by **beefsack** » 02-07-2003 04:15

just change it, they will cry for a while but they will get used to it. just like what happens every time there is a change in db

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 02-07-2003 05:41

*nods* I'm willing to give it a go. I remember when I first started playing DB with version 1.4b and there was no sprint. I'll just return to my normal shooting ways and abandon the volleys.

vF_Zonk · Post by **vF_Zonk** » 02-07-2003 05:48

since when is sprint nessecary to volley?

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 02-07-2003 07:25

Well I just find doing straight forward volleys a little more difficult without the sprint to put more power behind the volley. Plus I use the sprint to execute a few of the harder ones.

DaJero · Post by **DaJero** » 02-07-2003 07:28

Personally I prefer playing without sprinting as well. Last night I played a public game on a server with sprint enabled and it was one big sprint-fest.

Large Potato · Post by **Large Potato** » 02-07-2003 08:42

In 1.7? Thats because sprint in 1.7 sux and needs to be changed back to the way it was in 1.6.

In 1.7 you have almost unlimited sprint

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 02-07-2003 09:35

*nods*

Post by **DavidM** » 02-07-2003 10:12

sprinting makes the game much harder

you gotta think before you get the ball what you are going to do with it....and not only you, your teammates have to get in position much faster
all because you have no time to react later, the others sprint at you to tackle you....dead

but there are cool things you can do in the off with it, stuff that reminds me football (unlike the usual db goals)