Massive CTF updates

If you drop a flag onto the base, is that not TECHNICALLY bringing the enemy flag to yours?

Well, yeah, but

The goal of CTF is to get the enemy flag to your base, essentially "capturing" it for yourself at your flag.

There's always was the special place on the base for the enemy flag.

However, i'm not against the throw-capturing, because it can bring some novelty into CTF. I guess. Probably.

The "capture shield" sounds extremely restricting and very unfriendly tho.

You can request people to pass you the flag (it sends them a centerprint) by pressing the +use bind as well
Better bot team support-- If you request the flag from a bot, it will automatically pass it to you.
Added "healthbars" for dropped flags to show how long they have left before they return

Oh yeah, fantastic.

I don't think they're necessary by default, and I would far prefer server owners/map makers to decide this themselves for their own specific gameplay ideas.

Same here.