Whilst I'm a supporter of good community creations and customizations, I have concern about gameplay variables that can be modified by server admins, and custom content that can be imposed on the player without warning.
How much control do server admins have over stock gameplay? Are there any preventitive measured to protect the player's enjoyment from arbitrary decisions made by server admins that can adversely affect gameplay, by which I mean anything from subtle changes such as respawn rate and round time to low gravity and super-speed.
Are there any controls for the player to filter out such customized servers and also those with content such as sound mods or custom models/textures? In my opinion things like that have been the bane of both the Source and Unreal engine in the past. In all honesty I want my game experience to be as the developers intended rather than suffering through modified gameplay and being forced to download file after file of unnecessary crap that an admin feels like adding onto their server in some vain attempt to make it more attractive.
I'm sure there will be plenty of good, stock servers... but I'm just curious about how I can avoid those that are not.
How much control do server admins have over stock gameplay? Are there any preventitive measured to protect the player's enjoyment from arbitrary decisions made by server admins that can adversely affect gameplay, by which I mean anything from subtle changes such as respawn rate and round time to low gravity and super-speed.
Are there any controls for the player to filter out such customized servers and also those with content such as sound mods or custom models/textures? In my opinion things like that have been the bane of both the Source and Unreal engine in the past. In all honesty I want my game experience to be as the developers intended rather than suffering through modified gameplay and being forced to download file after file of unnecessary crap that an admin feels like adding onto their server in some vain attempt to make it more attractive.
I'm sure there will be plenty of good, stock servers... but I'm just curious about how I can avoid those that are not.