Hello people and thank you for helping AA.
I think 2.8.5 keyboard layout or a subset of it (important keys are: q, e, alt fire...) should be the default layout for new AA installations. This helps a bit to switch from 2.8.5 to 2.5, as well as it is just better.
While I am at it: does the server default configuration to print a blue text about 25Assist while playing? If it is so. then should be in a different colour, as blue is used for team mate death messages.
Totally agree as i find 2.8.5 key config quite a lot better. I don't know why AA developers setted up 2.5 key config this way, but it's not that straightforward as it might be (e.g. you select pistol with P instead of 8, you unjam with F instead of J - pretty obvious why J is better than F to remember! lolz).
Btw yes standard colour for assist message is blue - of a particular type that still looks a lot like death messages (even if it's not the same i think).
P.s. nice username

we know why.