Hello Gamers
Recently there has been a lot going on around the community and some may feel and bit weary as to what's happening. Recently we have rented a dedicated gaming server. This means instead of 1 server being "shared" through out many communities, we get our very own server. Currently we have 9 servers running 2 BC2, 1 MW3, and 6 BF3. This has definitely put a strain on the head admins and gamers around the community. We understand this and need everyone to know that we're working hard every day on our free time to produce the expected results. When admin rights don't work, maps on servers are not correct, a servers down, or you forgot your password on the website, please have patience. We are growing so large now that if Priest or myself had to answer every interaction in Teamspeak or on Xfire every week, we'd spend most of the week answering 300+ questions.
With that being said we hear what these questions are, where we're lacking, and where we need to step it up a bit. So here's the plan, over the next few weeks I will be updating the website with everything we need. So far the About Us and Server Commands page has been updated. The background now reflects the multigaming community that we have always been. The server tracker on the main page has been updated to reflect all running servers, and future servers we plan to run. The Facebook Group has been merged with the former one we were using, we have lost a few members during this transition, so if you're not a member yet go join!
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Recruitment?
This simple word has plagued priest and myself since we started this together. After trying many thing's I have come to 2 conclusions on how recruitment can be handled in the future.
1) Bring the recruitment form back that allows people to easily sign up and post in the forums.
http://alliedtaskforce.com/index.php?action=form;n=12) Use the same form to just have members apply for a trial at the end of the week. Put the members name on a list, PM them the time/server/teamspeak info and tell them to be there. We can get to know them, game with them, and enjoy their company. The users who managed to make the trail meeting could vote on the recruits acceptance.
If anyone else has any suggestions on how to utilize the form (like the recruitment form link) to make things easier, let me know. I believe in the past we utilized one for BANS and SCRIMMAGES. The form can easily be highly customized to our needs and post anywhere in the forums.
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Resurrection of BC2!
SUNDAY 26th FEBRUARY - {ATF} Noobs Playground UK BC2 Server. 81.19.208.17:19577 Oogatron has presented us with a throw back Sunday. The entire community will take a break from the regular games we're playing to go enjoy a round of Battlefield Bad Company 2 with our mates. This will be happening all day long, so feel free to stop by any time. Also join in the discussion here:
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Teamspeak Terror!
Currently we have experienced a lot of teamspeak outages. Here's what Gameservers.com has had to say about our TS struggles..
Hello,
We are working to block a severe DoS attack that is intermittently hitting the server your TS3 server is hosted on. We have blocked other attacks to this machine, but newer ones keep coming in and circumventing our filtering.
We are actively monitoring this machine and we do expect this to happen again, but we are hoping with the enhanced monitoring we have activated on this machine to be able to get a better look at the sources/targets of this attack, and appropriately adjust the filter to be more effective at preventing this going forward.
Thanks,
Zachary Williams
http://www.gameservers.com/Frag. Not Lag.
So after many days of trifling with these people, I have canceled the Teamspeak service through them. On March 12 our Teamspeak as we have come to know and love it will no longer be ours. We will be setting up a new one (more than likely in the UK) with a new IP. Please be aware of this so you can rejoin our new TS in the future.
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Growing Pains..
As I stated above we are growing rapidly and have been for a couple years. If you do not have Admin on this server, dislike maps on that server, haven't been trained properly for your position, or feel we've (priest & myself) have stepped on your toes with responsibilities we have given you, please bare with us. We will get you trained, get you setup, fix the issues, and maintain at a pace we can manage.
There are a few points I want to address that has lingered around our community. The Admins in our community are respected through out the gaming industry by many people, more so when you're in our servers. There have been a lot of complaints about Admins going straight to the ban function or accusing gamers of cheating. This is woven into the fabric that is gaming, to accept being a true gamer, you must accept this. Do not let it get to you, ruin your fun, or the game you are playing. If you are losing badly in our servers, go play on a server were you have no responsibility. Change to a different game every other day or play private matches against friends. Lately a lot of members have joined me in playing Modern Warfare 3 in private matches, the new guys are taking a whooping, but they get their shots in. It's great fun!
The leaders of this community will always be looking into the future. This will help us develop into a massive community where everyone feels welcomed and has fun. Pick your pleasure and enjoy! Currently we are looking into 2 games that have really peaked our interest. 2 Dawn's - Ravaged and Counter Strike: Global Offensive will be the next areas of gaming our community ventures into (with servers.) Currently we have a lot of members playing SWTOR but many are separated through out different servers in the world, which is an unfortunate side effect of these types of games.
Any questions please feel free to ask them.
Cheers,
{ATF} Nicka
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