Opening to a public audience
A public audience broke the community bond the RP server had. It also made zero sense to the storyline. There was no way to build stories or plant seeds. People would come in and leave every day. It was totally fractured.
While I would have not been able to get into the server otherwise, I now think that this kind of lead to it's downfall, aswell. The story behind the zone is mostly ignored, people just get there without knowing how what happend and all. Ironicly, the private sessions hosted now are empty and boring due to the lack of people, mostly because the main European hoster (Kqgqn) is just European and hosting in times where most Americans are still asleep or getting ready for work/school. On the other hand, American based hosting would be very bad for the European guys, just as me or Kqgqn because we would have to stay up to at least 12 PM or even 4 AM to be even able to
join.
Lugnut's Hosting
I was one of the people that complained about Kniaz's server speed but Lugnut hosting, while kind and initially practical, was cancer to the thing. The guy got way too involved and as far as I care he contributed largely to derailing its purpose and loving it over. Kniaz seemed to get less and less control and in the end people started to think Lugnut was the creator.
I don't really see how that is a problem. Sure people think it's Lugnut's server but that's because of the name and the indifference of most public joiners towards the forums. I don't see at all how Lugnut's killed it, he scripted stuff and nothing really more because his PC is pretty weak. May I ask to elaborate why he's "cancer"?
Loss of Heart
Some of the original guys left which hurt the server. A lot of new players washed in and removed the personal touch. A few new faces joined the admin team. Kniaz seemed to fall out of the story. The heart of the server was lost. The players stopped being treated as friends of the server, but instead were managed in a very cold way that lead to extreme banning and lots of complaints. What went wrong? :s
Have to agree on this one. Some bans are extremely unfair. There are cases in which perms are a better solution (Seventh) but how can one improve if he is permanently banned from the server without being given a second chance? Temporary bans are a more viable solution. Towards the loss of touch, I cannot really say anything because I did join once it was hosted public.
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