/ en-gb The Gravity Bong - A Team Fortress 2 Community helix@nospam.com (HeLiX) helix@nospam.com (HeLiX) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:15:32 -0500 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:15:32 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 http://www.gravitybong.net/images/logo_template.png / 88 31 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.99.6 and our newest rank of 46th) the Bong has taken on 2 more additional reserved slots creating a total of 4 to reduce wait times for regulars.

With the increased activity around the clock, new players that some would deem totally incompetent has as well spiked. However, with this increase is also the potential for new faces that will fit right in and contribute to the community we already have. Noonan created a thread for anyone that would like to give input on the recent popularity of the server, everything ranging from plugins that could help to how to handle team balance.

Stay golden & bong on.]]> helix@nospam.com (HeLiX) Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:37:13 -0500 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.99.6 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.98.6
Next order of business, the server lately... I checked the records both on GameMe (formerly HLStats) as well as GameTracker and our server is currently the busiest it has even been, dating back to when it went up on the second day of TF2 beta. GameTracker as of right now ranks our server 127th out of 3803 in the 97th percentile. Could be higher but they rank out of average players, and since we're competing against 32 slot servers it's a bit skewed.

While many of you probably don't even know me, it is beyond my dreams that the community has reached this level and the admins that run the community here are absolutely amazing. It's quite a niche place unlike any other where out of the ordinary is standard. So thank you everyone for the time you volunteer as well as the regulars who frequent the server & site and continue to make the community what it is. Enough with the tear jerker, you all have tall faces. Bong on.]]> helix@nospam.com (HeLiX) Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:50:58 -0500 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.98.6 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.97.6
~Availability of information-with the newer version the pages with admins, rules, and bans weren't available to click on unless you knew the URL for the direct pages.

~Site links-at the top of the page, you can now (again)click to join the facebook, steam group, server, etc.

~Accessibility-layout of the forums, latest news posts, etc. were harder to use with the newer version

~Old functions-online users, user settings, and other options *should* be easier to get to now

Please comment here or vote on the poll to express your opinion on which version of the site you would prefer. If you have suggestions for the current layout, comment and I will see what I can do to meet your requests.]]> lchang07@nospam.com (silent) Fri, 07 May 2010 00:13:01 -0500 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.97.6 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.96.6
Please post any feedback, bugs, and criticism to the comments on this news post. Here is the going list, please check to make sure what you report is not already on the list. These changes are all subtle and will be made over the week, no information will be lost, and the site will remain open.

- General "darkening" of entire style for stoner eyes
- Image gallery modifications
- Users cannot create forum polls]]> helix@nospam.com (HeLiX) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:37:44 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.96.6 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.95.3 theantihick@nospam.com (AntiHick) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:52:54 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.95.3 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.94.3
The polls are closed, our new maps have been chosen. These will be playing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Now, since the plugin that I'm using to make this happen can't force a map change, there's no exact time that I can give you. Just know that they will pop up between 9-10:30pm, EST. Whenever the map time runs out on 2fort, in that gap of time, the server will change to the designated map of the evening. Speaking of which...

]]> theantihick@nospam.com (AntiHick) Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:48:41 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.94.3 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.93.3 Please have some effing sense with Rock the Vote. Please take into consideration what time it is, how many people are on the server, how many of them are regulars who are actually going to stick around, etc. On a server full of randoms at 1am, 2phort is *not* going to fly. Seriously, if RTV is gonna keep killing the server I'll have to turn it off.]]> theantihick@nospam.com (AntiHick) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:07:52 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.93.3 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.90.3
]]> theantihick@nospam.com (AntiHick) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:20:01 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.90.3 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.86.3
I'm basically posting just to clarify a couple of things, and also warn of potential circumstances.

First off, class limits. They have been loosened up a bit for the update. At this point the only classes that are limited are soldier and demo, and I've bumped those from 3 to 4. This is subject to change at any time, so yeah.

Second, server slots. The server is going to be *packed* tonight. If I'm in game, I will try to help regulars get on, but don't spam the fuck out of me...I'm trying to play too. I think I speak for all admins on this one. TF2 Update + free weekend = a whole mess of annoying people. I'd rather have regulars around than random free weekender trolls, but on the other hand this is also great server publicity so I don't really wanna kick people who aren't being jackasses.

*Important note to regulars.* Do not think you can get away with being afk for this update. If you're going to be gone for any more than a few minutes, expect to be booted. Save everyone a whole lot of trouble and just log off. This includes all aspects of being afk: engies building guns and chilling in spawn, people sitting in spectate to try to swap teams, etc. If the server is full, and you're not playing--you're gonna get booted.

Third, and most important. This is a big update, anyone who's been around the Bong for a substantial period of time (notably, since the scout and spy/sniper updates) knows that there is a good chance that the server will go down. Large TF2 updates *rape* server hosts, it's a fact of life. Plus, this is valve, you should know by now that they don't test things. If the server does indeed go down, trust me, the admins will know. A flood of messages will only make it take longer for us to figure out what's up.

Okay, all this being said, congrats to all of our soldiers, a preemptive "I fucking hate you" to all camping demos, and everyone try to have fun tonight.

Now...I really need to find me some whiskey. Peace, and Bong on.]]> theantihick@nospam.com (AntiHick) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:37:44 -0600 http://www.gravitybong.net/news.php?item.86.3