I came back to AH after a long layoff in which I was playing Day of Defeat which is a WWII first person shooter. That game was awesome, but in the most recent update they added Para maps in which you had to wait to respawn after you were killed until either one side was eliminated or the map was won by taking the objectives. Great Idea, it was designed to promote teamplay and realism........it failed badly. Most people leave the servers when the para maps come up in the cycle, and only a few stay. A death timer would have the same effect on AH I think, and yes the newer players would suffer more, than the vets. No more new players means less money for R & D and futrue upgrades.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong, it has happened before. Anyway I think AH is a great game, I don't like every aspect of it but over all it is well worth the 15 bones a month and I think the AH team has done a prety good job.
Conagher
