NA Teams: Support a TAM ladder @ TWL

[DeepDubTrauma]

TAM = Team Arena Master

Infos on the mod here: http://www.liandri.com/MOD.html

We're trying to get a TAM ladder kicked off at TWL http://www.teamwarfare.com

Basically it's like LMS (Last Man Standing) mixed with TDM, and it's highly addictive. If you die, you're out for the round. The team with the LMS gets a point. Map win goes to whichever team reaches a predetermined # of points 1st. There's a bit more than that like health benefits/handicaps, etc. Those subtle details are in the Liandri.com page I linked above.

Read up on the mod & check it out. There are a couple/few A!M Liandri.com servers out there hosting this mod under the TDM gametype & DM gametype if you want to try it out (I'd post the IP's but I don't have them atm).

If you're team is interested, please post here:
http://www.teamwarfare.com/forums/sh...hreadid=197610

Thanks

[DeepDubTrauma]

In the interest of discussion & more visibility, have any of you ever played the TAM mod before? It's pretty fun. What are your thoughts on it?

[°$ärgê°]

i think this is a great mod, my clan and I play it all the time with the boys from =A!M=
this mod is tons of fun and a great new twist on TDM/LMS
a ladder for this would own

[DeepDubTrauma]

Ladder rules discussion:
http://www.teamwarfare.com/forums/sh...hreadid=198416

[alBchu]

This is the way to do Last Man Standing, and also a great way to get good with the various weapons without some of the hazards of deathmatch or TDM.

I can't say enough good things about this mod. At the beginning of a round, you get the "spammy - free for all feeling" and towards the end, it has the intesity of a 1v1, or if you are (un)lucky, a 3v1 (target rich environment).

You get all the weapons

And because it's round-based (ala counterstrike) you are rarely sitting around and waiting for too long (unlike standard LMS, where people often leave the server when eliminated)

Also, you start with armor, and for the folks frustrated with the unkillable "powerup *****s" - I think you'll find this a blessing.

Built into the mod is a balancing system, where the more a one team wins, the more they are "handicapped" - starting from 100 health/100 armor, each team win takes off (10?) health and armor. Handicapping at it's finest. If Team A is truly 2x as good as Team B, they can win with 50/50 vs 100/100

This mod manages to "stay true" the the DM/TDM roots of the game, while ehancing the play value.

So for all you DM/LMS/CTF/BR/ONS players looking to get better at pure fragging and the tactics of hunting - this mod is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Please check out the Arena Masters servers (in this thread?)

chu::LOB::

[[FDG]Sundae]

Sounds interesting...

Question for people who've played it; one of my biggest peeves in LMS was the ludicrous over-use of the minigun - at least it was halfway balanced by the fact that while someone was whoring the mini at you, odds are someone was firing the mini into their back at the same time.

I can't see how it stays balanced - 4 people w/ miniguns on spawn, all aiming at same target... target's dead in under a second. Counteract it by getting your team to all use mini at one target... yada yada, endless loop of annoyance.

How's balance when you actually play it? (If it's fine, I'll take yer word and try. )



~S

[alBchu]

because there are several Team Arena Master Servers (SOMEONE POST IPs PLEASE) and you spawn near your team, generally, the mini-whoring isn't so bad.

Also, because (in earlier rounds) you spawn with 100/100, the mini is ineffective.

Takes and LG, a rocket, a shock, and THEN a mini to kill

In the Non-Team version of Arena Masters, you continue to spawn with 100/100 until you win a round

chu::LOB::

p.s.
Once you get good with LG, those mini-monkeys become so much dead meat

[{S!N}Sloth]

not to mention there is NO ammo pickups and a limited amount of ammo that you start off with... you can burn down maybe one person w/the mini, but then you may become dangerously low on ammo depending on how much you had to use to kill'em. part of the mod encourages wise use of weapons... if you burn off all your finishing wep ammo you will be opening yourself up to vulnerabilities later in the round.

[alBchu]

if you want to get good at weaponswitching, peek and shoot tactics, running and teamwork, TAM rules.

[dXII][Pa]

TAM is a great mod! Highly addictive and fun. For those of you that haven't tried, do so now. It's even fun against bots and that says a lot