(Survey) What do you want in a Minecraft Server?
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PredatorFL
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Minecraft Server Survey

FYI this is not advertising in any way shape or form, just a survey that can provide reference.

This is a list of questions for a survey that will help us (creators) of a new server to find what the players want in a mine-craft server. From most important features to rules and ethics. list anything you can think up to inform us on what potential players want, as well as established servers that can learn a thing or two from it's player base.

We want a server that can cater to both hard-core and casual players with just and fair admins/mods that are monitored to prevent admin/mod abuse. We are also developing a new Factions mod that allows the plugin to be more balanced and competitive. Soon we will be entering a closed beta, and soon open to public to ensure that the server is stable, viable, and most importantly fun!

We are still in the process of developing this project, but with your help we can design a server with a great experience.

Some ideas to help you elaborate

Game Type: survival or creative

Features: do you like/want: spleef, mob arena, pvp arena, player shops, nether, admin shop

Plugins
Factions: yes/no
mcmmo: yes/no
Iconomy: yes/no
Towny: yes/no
Jail: yes/no
Mob Arena: yes/no
Jobs: yes/no
Shops: yes/no
list any other plugins that you would want in this server...

Spawn System: old school walk out the door and your in warzone, or do you prefer warps to random destinations? or both?
Spawn Camping: ok or not ok
Whitelist: yes/no

Website: yes/no

Slots: more than 150? less than 150?

Greifing: like/dislike

Nether: yes/no

World Type: what would you think if this server possibly had space setup with planets and inter galactic/ planetary warfare and/or colonization and exploration?

With planets you would be able to design your own home world, attack other factions's home worlds, and conquer planets for resources.

Some planets would have different materials. Some materials would be common, and some that are valuable enough to start wars over.

Any other ideas you can think of please list, it will be greatly appreciated. As soon as this server goes public we will post the IP address or domain name, so that you can connect to a server that hopefully shares the views that you will share in this thread. With your help and input you can be part of a server that you helped to create!

Thank you for your time!

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uh?

I not want anything :D

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Want I want in a server? No

Want I want in a server?

No plot systems. I beleive that anyone should build anywhere (with a few restrictions of course) and plots just restrict a person's size of their build.

Less ranks. The less ranks there are in a server the better because people won't ask all the time to get a certain rank and it helps stop elitism within the server's community.

Plugins
Factions: no
mcmmo: no
Iconomy: no
Towny: no
Jail: yes
Mob Arena: yes
Jobs: no
Shops: yes

Factions are just dumb and so are levelling systems in Minecraft. If you want a rpg system in a server then sure, go for it but I don't like my Minecraft like that. I like people building so shops can help people buy materials. Mob arena is to add fun to the server :)

If you're going to have a whitelist then you should have a decent website. And by decent I really mean decent. No webs other free website hosting.

I feel like writing more but I can't at the moment so hold that thought :)

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Grief  : like 

XD

Th3_Soc1zl1st
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Survey:

Likes: Survival, Creative, Spleef, Mob Arena, PVP arena, Player Shops, Nether, Admin shop (<-- Really good idea), Towny (With one exception, explained later in this post), Jail (<---- MUST HAVE) Jobs (1 exception, explained later), Shops, Whitelist (1 exception etc.).

Dislikes: Most pvp, Spawn Camping.
Towny: I think towny is a wonderful addition, but sometimes with a towny server, it is hard to find a town owner and consequently a town to join.
Jobs: Good idea, but with the ability to join more than 1 at a time.
Whitelist: Also a good idea, but the whole having to register to be able to be whitelisted I don't like. Maybe have a system where you could just email in ur username and ask for a whitelist.
Planets: I haven't heard that idea before, but i think go ahead with it, it sounds fun.
PVP: Generally, I dont like pvp. Mostly because i suck at it, and often get killed, but also because you sometimes get pvp'ed when you don't want it, and then your pvp-er gets ur stuff and wont give it back. That absolutely infuriates me. However, I am not 100% against PVP, so long as it is in arenas with parties that all agree to pvp. I think that having seperate worlds with pvp is a great idea, as i know it to work on another server i check out.
MOB ARENA: I love mob arenas. Problem: The classes most of the time suck, and the arenas themselves are not really all that elaborate.
Staff: I think that Staff should either get it all or don't get it, because i get slightly annoyed when i get warned because of something i did, (i.e. say 'crap' or etc.) and then somebody else says it right after me, and they dont get warned.
Slots: I dont really have an opinion on this one.
Griefing: NO. INSTABAN!!!
*Whew* That was a mouthful. Hopefully you can sort this all out.
Hope this will be helpful! If I think of anymore ideas, I will post again.

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Im making my own so idk

Im making my own server thing i think im calling it mcfire
but not for sure and if u did make a server thing make it so poeple get to have there own map.

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thanks for the input guys and

thanks for the input guys and keep it coming this is becoming a great reference.

this may be worth pinning even imo, because this can help the community too.