I'm quoting from previous posts here,
@Totty
Posted February 26, 2023
You can only vote as a player, else you could be sat there eating lunch or smoking a bowl, or whatever you do rather than being committed to playing the game.
Also 2 maps can not be skipped consecutively. Ie you can't skip the present map if the previous map was skipped.
I know it can be a pain, but the rules are there so that a line can be written in the sand.
If you want to have a valid vote, then join a team and vote, if more than 50 % of active players vote skip , then we will skip.
So long as the previous map was not skipped.
I hope that makes sense, and enjoy the game and our servers
@LOCO
Posted February 26, 2023 (edited)
Spectators are NOT allowed to vote and players are NOT allowed to call their own votes unless the admin starts the vote if the admin is not present then you can fend for yourself and go to spec to force the change but not if a admin is present
Its very simple to vote
Player asks for a Vote (Please do not abuse this just cause you want to play the next map)
Votes only Allowed in First round (Do not ask for a Vote in the other rounds)
Admin calls vote
Players can now Vote YES once (Spectators NOT Allowed to Vote) (if player keeps putting Yes in chat it will not count cause your causing problems with the vote)
Once Admin gets the count the Admin will let you know if the Vote Failed or Passed (If it Fails dont complain just enjoy the map or comeback when map is over)
I am assuming that there wasn't an Admin/Mod present at the early part of the first round?
I have had a situation when I arrived in the last few seconds of round 1 where I was immediately asked to call a vote, I announced that I would call the vote at the start of round 2 as there wouldn't have been a sensible amount of time in round 1 to vote ( Not the occasion you are asking about as i wasn't in game then )
If the vote is called in round 1 then I give reasonable time for everyone to vote and often repeat that a vote is active along with the vote count so far.
If the map is a long map with many players then I would call the vote as not carried if the voting stops for a significant time and have announced several times that the vote is active. Else we would be waiting a long time for the end of round 1 which disrupts the game.
If people feel strongly that they want to skip a map then they would vote at their first oppourtunity and not wait for an entire round to vote yes at the end of it.
I hope this all makes sense.
BTW ONLY YES votes count, ONLY PLAYERS votes count