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Post by Dr_Positive on Nov 23, 2016 19:42:55 GMT
Making the availability of the rare items even less doesn't fix the problem though... As of right now, there is no way for anyone to obtain items such as the guardian rod without an admin dp. And now that the admin dp's are going to be happening even less now it will be even harder to obtain them. Making an item's availability time based will only favor those players who are able to play all day long. I think there should be a more consistent non-time based way to get op items for those players who can't play all day.
Also, Schaum, do you have any opinion on maybe having an extra admin or 2 for helping to manage and add features to the server?
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Post by debatesmith on Nov 23, 2016 21:35:35 GMT
Also, Schaum, do you have any opinion on maybe having an extra admin or 2 for helping to manage and add features to the server? This right here^ I am extremely happy that Schaum himself took time to read everything and comment/update. Getting revised rules and a new warning system that all of the staff follows is a great step. I do not want to understate how happy I am that we got at least a little communication from him. I think it will solve a lot of the toxicity in chat. However, nothing is mentioned about creating content for the server. The "enforce first, improve later" strategy doesn't incentivize features/events for the server. I thought the admin experiment with Vex worked well because he was extremely helpful in creating content. Helping with my pvp arena, and also his "Shady Shack". I'm just gonna throw this out here. if we are going to see this server stay vibrant, alive, and balanced we are going to need an admin team. Even just 3 players who are admins could make the server much more exciting and help do things that the mods can't. We also have many talented redstoners, builders, and commandblockers on the server who would be glad to help revitalize the server. I think this quote demonstrates what I'm trying to say the best. An admin team who is focused on creating content for the server, while letting the mod team be the enforcers would be extremely helpful. They would be the ones creating temp-warps again and doing other things to give our community the little "jolt" that it needs. This should be seriously looked at/ talked about. Again, thank you Schaum for taking time to reply/update. An update even once a week would be a really good improvement.
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Post by mizukiuki on Nov 23, 2016 21:41:21 GMT
Schaum, Perhaps you can give some items for drop parties to mod and they can do it during other times of the day. I agree with dr.positive. As time zones give a certain group of people an advantage and shouldnt be about lessing the drop parties but more so about doing them at different times through out the day. So everyone gets opportunity.
i strongly agree with not having the players choose the mods. Where as some of us who frequent the forums can vote on a mod without being bias. Ive seen traits amongst the server that hint that alot of people would be bias. And vote for the person that they can benefit from the most instead of voting for a person that would benefit the server. We need more mods that are on frequently, able to listen to the voice of the people and the take action as mods, someone who collaborates and gets ideas flowing amongst the mods, and show qualities that can promote them to admin ship. I like alot of the mods. Im not sure if they have admin qualities. As I haven't been around long. But with vex gone, you do need someone who can help you. Especially because life is a pain. I think you should wait a bit after getting new mods. take a vote with other mods on who they think should be admin. And listen to their reason than make the choice. Also please, inform the server of your plans. Alot of people like being updated on what is going on.
I hope you take what we are saying into consideration. Thank you for the update!
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Post by SchaumG550 on Nov 23, 2016 23:36:32 GMT
^ That can work, I can make a chest of items staff can give out in drop parties. We'll announce drop parties further ahead of time now too.
As for hiring another admin, I definitely want one. First we need more moderators though, and the reason we don't have many admins is because its a hard choice for who to pick. The position comes with a lot of new responsibilities.
AlsoI forgot to talk about the "Staff purge". It was suggested by many, but this never looks like a good plan to me. Improving the staff team is the better choice here.
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Post by Clover on Nov 24, 2016 4:58:46 GMT
^ That can work, I can make a chest of items staff can give out in drop parties. We'll announce drop parties further ahead of time now too. As for hiring another admin, I definitely want one. First we need more moderators though, and the reason we don't have many admins is because its a hard choice for who to pick. The position comes with a lot of new responsibilities. AlsoI forgot to talk about the "Staff purge". It was suggested by many, but this never looks like a good plan to me. Improving the staff team is the better choice here. What's a staff purge?
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Post by lisardcrew on Nov 24, 2016 5:43:11 GMT
^ That can work, I can make a chest of items staff can give out in drop parties. We'll announce drop parties further ahead of time now too. As for hiring another admin, I definitely want one. First we need more moderators though, and the reason we don't have many admins is because its a hard choice for who to pick. The position comes with a lot of new responsibilities. AlsoI forgot to talk about the "Staff purge". It was suggested by many, but this never looks like a good plan to me. Improving the staff team is the better choice here. What's a staff purge? Where ALL staff are demoted (except Schaum, Ofc), and an entirely new mod team is put together.
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Post by Juicey on Nov 25, 2016 23:18:00 GMT
*these are all my ideas, If you did not like me saying terms that identify me, as the whole community. I am sorry.* I have been reading this for awhile now. I haven't had any need to post any of my opinions as others are stating them. I do however have a point I would like to tackle. I feel this is the best place to say it. From a player's stand point, I loved the server around when I first joined. (last December)I do not know if this was because I was still a new player. If it was because I wasn't there long enough to see the main problems. Or if it was just because back in 1.8, the server was actually in a better than it is today. As many people know I have made 2 alts. This was for my own good reasons. However, when I was on them the server became more enjoyable. Which brings me back to the topic of I loved the server when I first joined. One way we could (possibly) improve the server is by making it feel different. I mean different as in when a lot of players join a new server, they get right into it if they like it. I believe this is because it is very different than said players other server. Or from a single player world they just came out from. We could (possibly) get the staff- this may be hard too do from what others have been hinting at -and Schaum to constantly have new ideas flowing. The temp warp is a step in the right direction. We- as a community -need a unique feel. It may bring back that feeling of astonishment when we first joined.
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Post by aidencrazy1 on Nov 26, 2016 22:03:19 GMT
^ That can work, I can make a chest of items staff can give out in drop parties. We'll announce drop parties further ahead of time now too. As for hiring another admin, I definitely want one. First we need more moderators though, and the reason we don't have many admins is because its a hard choice for who to pick. The position comes with a lot of new responsibilities. AlsoI forgot to talk about the "Staff purge". It was suggested by many, but this never looks like a good plan to me. Improving the staff team is the better choice here. we need good staff members and the warning for the staff should be lowered most mods get away with TOO TOO many things they shouldn't be getting away with! Crack down on those staff and teach them how to be better and another thing most mods do which is EXTREMELY annoying is MAKING UP RULES yes all the mods do this you do something they say is offensive they ban you when another mod will be slightly hesitant and warn you instead of straight off banning you ALL mods need to be on the same pace having the same rules the same strictness in a damanter sense
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Post by XARXU on Aug 14, 2017 13:24:07 GMT
Hi guys recently the server has been going through some hard times. Toxicity has reached a new high, trust between the mods and the players is at an all time low. We understand that there is a lack of trust surrounding the mod team, and it is causing a strain on the server. We are humans and players just like you and we acknowledge that we have made mistakes recently. Therefore we would like to use this thread as a place that players can openly communicate with the mod team and share any ideas and suggestions they may have. We want this to be a place for constructive criticism and discussion in order to make our server as great as we know it can be. I made a post just a bit ago: safemc.proboards.com/thread/6828/needed-helpful-playersDiversity Friendly
I'm an older player (30), and while I can appreciate the diverse age range that Minecraft targets (ages 10-65 has been my own personal experience), I have to stress that I am looking for a community whose in-game structure and setup is identical to the way you guys have SafeSurvival set up, but maybe having a Community environment (or 'culture') that is a bit more user-friendly towards older audiences. That basically amounts to a give-and-take relationship between each of the players, between each of the staff, as well as between players and staff. Eclectic Staff Roster
If I may take it a tad farther, especially on the topic of 'toxicity': Look at the staff roster, and do a mental inventory of how many of these people are friends or gaming buddies of the owner. "Friends And Business Don't Mix" makes as much sense in terms of online communities (including Minecraft and Private MMO Servers), as it does in the offline business world. If your friends are your staff, you run the risk of (a) developing blinders, (b) risking a friendship if a friend isn't being completely responsible with their new responsibilities, and (c) you risk creating an unhealthy environment for people who may exist outside of the scope of that core group's preferred player base. What does that mean? That means a more carefree and laidback core group being unfriendly towards more serious, businesslike players; alternately, this could mean a more serious, businesslike core group being unfriendly towards more carefree and laidback players. SUMMARY
I'm no control freak. I don't care what people do, so long as they're not harming others, or creating an environment that is harmful to others. They can be my friend, be my enemy, be neutral towards me, and I won't try and change their minds, so long as we can put anything negative aside when it comes down to getting things done, or keeping the community vibe positive. Every Community Leader, every Community Member, needs to be challenged. No, I don't mean they need to be FOUGHT, or FLAMED, or INSULTED, nor even CRITICISED; What I mean is, human beings grow, adapt and improve in an environment where they're encouraged to think in different ways, to be exposed to (and embrace) differing views and belief systems, and where they find healthy ways to cope with it that don't include inconveniencing nor harming those people who are different from them. Also: I will click the link in the original post, to the Survey, if it is still there, with some up-to-date input.
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