2.05 : 
Starting to slide, start speed 148.306213 (previous wish speed 148.399994) // Run
Sliding ends after 224 msecs (14 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 69.998970 (previous wish speed 70.000000) // Walk
Sliding ends after 112 msecs (7 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 30.754055 (previous wish speed 30.799997) // Slow walk
Sliding ends after 48 msecs (3 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 80.010994 (previous wish speed 80.136002) // Fast crouch
Sliding ends after 128 msecs (8 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 37.765442 (previous wish speed 37.800007) // Crouch
Sliding ends after 48 msecs (3 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 7.969896 (previous wish speed 16.632000) // Slow crouch
Sliding ends after 16 msecs (1 ticks)

SVN :
Starting to slide, start speed 148.389084 (previous wish speed 148.400009) // Run
Sliding ends after 768 msecs (48 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 70.000389 (previous wish speed 69.999985) // Walk
Sliding ends after 640 msecs (40 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 30.799822 (previous wish speed 30.799995) // Slow walk
Sliding ends after 512 msecs (32 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 80.136528 (previous wish speed 80.135994) // Fast crouch
Sliding ends after 672 msecs (42 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 37.800179 (previous wish speed 37.799999) // Crouch
Sliding ends after 544 msecs (34 ticks)
Starting to slide, start speed 16.632072 (previous wish speed 16.631998) // Slow crouch
Sliding ends after 416 msecs (26 ticks)

Index: game/physics/Physics_Player.cpp
===================================================================
--- game/physics/Physics_Player.cpp	(Revision 6997)
+++ game/physics/Physics_Player.cpp	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@
 const float PM_SLICK			= 0.1f; // grayman - #2409 - for slippery surfaces
 
 /**
+* Friction multiplier to stop the player more quickly.
+* Should also be tested with slopes as the gravity direction is always treated equally.
+**/
+const float PM_STOPFRICTIONMUL	= 2.5f;
+
+/**
+* Low player speed boundary (squared), below which movement is fully stopped.
+* Affects all directions except the current acceleration direction if there is acceleration.
+**/
+const float PM_MAXSTOPSPEEDSQR	= 14.0f;
+
+/**
 *  Height unit increment for mantle test
 * This value should be >= 1.0
 * A larger value reduces the number of tests during a mantle
@@ -653,8 +665,11 @@
 	// float drop = 0;
 	float friction = 0.0f;
 
+	if (forceFriction > 1e-3f) {
+		friction = forceFriction;
+	}
 	// spectator friction
-	if ( current.movementType == PM_SPECTATOR ) {
+	else if ( current.movementType == PM_SPECTATOR ) {
 		// TODO if anyone is crazy enough to add multiplayer and spectator mode to TDM : Check whether this works as intented!
 		friction = PM_FLYFRICTION;
 		//drop += speed * PM_FLYFRICTION * frametime;
@@ -686,17 +701,22 @@
 		friction = PM_AIRFRICTION;
 		//drop += speed * PM_AIRFRICTION * frametime;
 	}
-	if (forceFriction > 0.0f)
-		friction = forceFriction;
 
+	// if there is no player intended movement
+	if (wishdir.LengthSqr() <= 1e-5f) {
+		friction *= PM_STOPFRICTIONMUL;
+	}
+
 	// bluepill: don't apply friction to the current acceleration direction as the acceleration calculation does that already.
 	// don't set drop as this friction calculation doesn't treat all velocity components equally
 	idVec3 frictionComponent = vel - ((vel * wishdir) * wishdir);
-	if (frictionComponent.LengthSqr() <= 1.5625f) // Length() <= 1.25f; value seems good enough
+	if (frictionComponent.LengthSqr() <= PM_MAXSTOPSPEEDSQR) { // fully stop movement for slow speeds
 		current.velocity -= frictionComponent;
-	else
+	}
+	else {
 		current.velocity += frictionComponent * (friction * frametime * (0.0f - 1.0f)); // -1.0 for 100% frictionComponent
-	
+	}
+
 	// scale the velocity
 	/*float newspeed = speed - drop;
 	if (newspeed < 0) {