8 or 10 players in TS?

[Cloud]

Hey guys,

The past three days or so we have left the TS server at 10 players. At first it was to let a few players that insisted to be in, but as we left it that way for a few days, we had many games in it with 10 players. 10 players is old school as this was the norm back in the day but it was kept at 8 players for many years. I had a ton of playing with 10 players as the game has changed. Its very chaotic however tons of fun as Phobik's roo's maps are rather large. I am ok with either 8 or 10 players but because this game has such a tiny tight community, perhaps 10 players would be better. Maybe we can leave the server at 10 players for 1 week, then the next week have it set to 8 players. What are your thoughts?

[TumbleWeed]

After giving it some thought- I think 10 would be good.It is hectic with so many,but maybe letting 10 play instead of 8 might attract more players,which may lead to more games through out the days/nights and in turn would be good for the TT community.

[parCAT]

I agree with both of you. If our community was larger, 8 would be better, but since there aren't that many TS players around, 10 is good. It can be chaotic, but I think it's the good kind of chaotic; for example, "OMG there are 5 people shooting me. I hope those noobs know I have 4 people I can pass to." Or you may be thinking "LOL there were so many tanks at the goal that I have no idea who scored." I vote yes for 10 players. I think it comes down to who you're playing with... sometimes there are aliases and whatnot, or people aren't really playing. But when players are actually trying, the game of 10 in a server gets interesting.

[Speedo]

So what's a good team strategy for a 5v5 game? Or is there no way to navigate through the mayhem...