Make a server side directive that lets you run games with or without artillery. Some players like artillery, but some admins don't. Best to leave that decision up to the admin and the players will either play the server or find another one depending on their preference.
I agree, but also allow admins to control what weapons/engines/armor it can use, i know it can be changed in the scripts so only tanks can use certain armor(arty isn't a tank, its classed as "artillery"), but that affects other vehicles as well.
hmm........... Im not sure how much I like your take on the idea solo. I mean we dont have enough servers, active servers, to be spreading it thin like that... and are they going to make it known to me before I join? No. Theyll post their changes on the MOTD and Ill have to waste 5 minutes just to see what they did with their server. Noooooooo thaaaaaaaaanks. As for the arty idea thats good to me.
Altho I always liked to play on pistol only TS servers, I dont really see what kind of stuff you would want to restrict. And the way it is now, disabling arty will do no good to the game, i know how lame it is etc, but there need to be gameplay changes or a game might soon end in a stalemate because of turret spam. That is my main arguement against this, turretspam, its a lot cheaper than an arty and without arty it is too effective, infact without arty there isnt going to be a way to get the turretspams while they are being defended (their base or chokepoint) thus ending in a boring stalemate, so please god no!