Multiquote incoming
I like the thinking behind this. Why not allow something that does not give any competitive advantage but a fun experience or trip back to memory land for some?
I think if its doable, it should be done and be turned off by default and whoever likes, can turn it back on.
It carries the same logic with allowing turn on/off blood, beatiful sky, smoke etc but unlike the previous - its a preference that has no competitive advantage.
Its a war game. There will be fragging if we like it or not. There will be fraggers if we like it or not. Awards like "highest fragger" for example promotes much more fragging, but we are fine giving that award out every round? And show the killspree record of the map?
You missed the most important part of the idea - the sounds can be turned on/off and that choice can be personal to everyone.
We have enabled custom sounds and images before. Even winter/christmas time. I dont see how this is different? If we wanna keep it fully pure, then lets also disallow custom configs and scripts for players as they are complete opposites of pure and simple.
+1 . Thats how it should be on most cases where the option gives no advantage. Even if we personally dont like it, we should not prevent others having and enjoying it.