TEMPORARY SOLUTION: Restarting servers after each game

Im getting sick of loseing so many points now...

Points doesn't really matter, and after the beta your points will be reset.

I know points will be reset but 50 a death...

Thing is i never lose 50 a death, i only seem to lose any points i gained during a match, else if i had not gotten any points its only a few that is subtracted.

this sucks! i wait a whole game to join and them i'm to late because the server restarts....

I have a temporary suggestion, which will aid in the ghost problem. How about when death match has hit it's time limit, the person that doesn't have any items doesn't get any points. I hear that now when death match reaches it's time limit, the people in death match split the points recieved in the game. So if there is a way to check if someone has no items, they are probably a ghost. Therefore they don't get any points. Or you could also just make it so the person that got the kills gets their points.
Also, keep the idea of restarting the server every game (temporary of course, that would be an awful full time idea) because I like this for now.

only problem with the no item thing is what if some one is so unlucky as to never find a chest with items? they would get kicked out of dm for being unlucky not afk or ghost. and the thing it the only way to get rid of ghosts it to restart the server, trying to get an automated system to kick a person(or ghost) is the same thing as a mod or admin tryingto kick some one.

If they have no items, what are the chances of them living? You can't sprint jump for 5 minutes straight, you would have to eat something. And if you don't sprint jump, chances are you will just be killed by a sword. I'm only suggesting it if they have absolutely NO ITEMS AT ALL.

in that case how would they be holding up dm? if they cant sprint jump for long surely the other player(s) can kill him/her before time runs out. :/

Exactly, that's what I'm saying. They will die if they have nothing, so what's the point of continuing?

halfsquirrel, the point of your suggestion is to get rid of ghosts not to kick people with no items. and the thing is you can not kick ghosts period. The only way to remove ghosts and keep them away is to restart the servers after each game. I completely understand what you are trying to suggest but why add something that wont really affect gameplay, you are basically trying to give an auto win to someone because a person doesn't have any items. Crazier things have happened and i wouldnt be surprised if one day someone wins with fists and no armor against a full iron and diamond sword.

and please note, im not trying to bash down your idea, because in theory its a good one, with one flaw it doesnt do what it is intended to do, at the expense of a player auto-losing.

I'm not trying to say kick ghosts. I'm saying stop the death match and go to lobby if the person has no items. Or maybe an edit, that if you were still on your starting podium at death match, then the game would automatically end. I think this is better.
Check out the second idea, which also is better than the one you keep replying to. It's the last sentence in the paragraph from the original reply.

Well yeah keeping what they are doing is a good idea because well honestly its the only thing that works to get rid of ghosts. Also, the way you worded your post it sounds like the first idea is a suggestion to get rid of ghosts, not speed up DM. and finally, you'd rather make dm go faster rather than give the player a chance to at least stop someone from getting a win?

Well sorry about that. Scratch the first idea, and go with the 2nd and 3rd ideas.

Do you know how long it takes for the servers to restart? Its hard joining a game.

Not when you're a donor.

It takes at most 20 seconds, like Chad said. Normally about 1-5 seconds from the few games I have seen restart.

I agree with that, but you could have at least answered his question...

Hey! I just killed you ^_^ Your diamond sword helped me win!

Does your game say you can't connect when you're disconnected? I keep refreshing and it still says it can't connect to the server. I restart minecraft and then the server is full. Do you know a way to avoid that?

Logged just in time actually!