I've been playing on nWe public server for about a month now. I stick around because I love playing with some of the guys and have already started to make some connections. However, It is a bit dissapointing to see 0 people playing online when I want to play. Here are some of my suggestions:

1) There needs to be some self control by the existing admins. I see too many (not going to drop names) abusing admin chat, slay, kick and ban. In my opinion a ban should only be warranted for foul play or abuse, not just because the admin is in a bad mood. Could I suggest that PERM BANS require a demo to be posted to the forum and voted on by other admins.

2) The existing map rotation is pretty horrible. I would stick to popular STANDARD maps during normal hours, and offer a custom maps time slot during the evening when a lot of regulars are on and dont care too much for the map their playing, but for the people they are playing with. Make sure to keep the map times under 30 minutes. Everytime I join it seems to be inferno, nuke, snow or pool. Lets mix it up.

3) Map vote. Install "RockTheVote" feature. This will allow users to suggest maps they'd like to play. Then prior to the map expiring, all users will get to vote on a new map.

4) HP Damage. Install this mod so people can see how much damage they cause when shooting someone or getting shot themsevles. It's nice to know if your shots are actually registering and great for when you shoot spam spots.

5) There needs to be more people online that have admin capabilities. I know times are tough and money is needed to pay for the server, but someone needs to be online to kick the cheaters when they join. If left unattended too long, people will just leave and not come back. Maybe clan members and regulars whom you trust could have kick capabilities and reserve more features to those whom pay?

6) Redirects: I know this method will be looked down upon by some, but its a great way to gain traffic through STEAM. You can setup redirect servers on different ports that redirect users to the nWe public server. This will allow you to have 20-30 servers out there on the GAME list that just redirect users to the actual pub server. The cost of doing this is minimal, but would drive a lot of traffic.

If I can think of anything else I'll let you know.

Thanks

CLiP|Roach aka Jon