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I've seen this several times. When two players are alone on a rabbit hunt map (Fox Burrow), and both are killed, the server can lose track of who the rabbit is. I believe the most common occurrence is when the rabbit dies first, killing the hunter (with a residual shot.) The result is that the rabbi...

the strategic value of taking a corner has been eliminated, making the outside rows a virtual dead zone. An excellent point. Corners in 8.1 are like corners in Othello (aka Reversi) -- supremely valuable real estate. Not only can you kill tanks diving for the ST flag (a worthwhile endeavor) but you...

I think the barriers are more trouble than they're worth at the moment. If the goal is to prevent spawn killing, that can be accomplished with fewer barriers and none at all in the back tower area. With this many, it's much harder to defend against flag cap -- the person stealing needs to be exposed...

What's 1.11's release schedule?

Hi folks, I play BZ with the keyboard exclusively -- I use a laptop and don't often have a mouse handy. (Dell Inspiron 600m running XP.) When I hit a key it goes to keyboard mode -- well and good. But often, spontaneously, it returns to mouse mode -- and my tank stops. I have to lift fingers off the...