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How2makegoodserver?
Orion:
OffTopic : These text-walls are really helpful. I might use these strategies.
OnTopic : What Thorax said is true, I was hosting my Platform Knife TDM the other day with about 15-22 people, then popular people started to join. It was very interesting and fun.
phflack:
--- Quote from: Thorax on June 15, 2010, 11:26:33 PM ---The pros generally join DM's, TDM's, jump/click challenge, and anything that tests their skills as a gamer. They are usually picky about what goes on in the server, how well it is managed, and expect the host and admins to know how to do more than just the basics and have proper spelling and grammar. They try to steer clear of a server they think might be run by a "noob". They think that a lot of people in a server means that it is run well and poses a challenge.
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sounds like what i do :o
also, that is very true
Thorax:
--- Quote from: laremere on June 16, 2010, 01:03:44 AM ----snip-
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We shared a lot of similar points (Proving that those points go towards a winning strategy), but I really liked how you described theme builds. I was going to mention something like that, but I'm pretty scatterbrained and forgot. Anywho, what I was going to say was that your server should ALWAYS have a theme. Always. It doesn't matter if it's a freebuild or a DM, themes get people thinking, like laremere said.
Using my example of Fort Wars, instead of having random add-ons from different eras, try restricting it to one era so that you don't have people with builder's block (lol pun). Try restricting it to Old West Fort Wars or Space Fort Wars. Then once you start getting good at balancing things, try doing crossovers. Have Cowboys fight Spacemen. But always have a theme.
One other tip is to write down a theme you think is interesting and add-ons that would be good with it before hand. Write down everything you think you'll need. For example, if I was going to do a Space Class-based TDM, I would write down the names of the class and what weapons they would have so that everything stays balanced.
Don't be afraid to write down weapons that don't actually exist in BL, you want to make sure you remember what kind of weapon it is. For examples sake, lets say that you are making a CQC class that has a laser shotgun. Now, lets say that nobody has actually made a shotgun yet. Instead of totally abandoning that class, find a way to create a substitute until you can find a replacement that better matches up. So you download Ephi's sawn-off shotgun. Now lets say that 3 weeks later Ladios released his laser shotgun. Instead of waiting 3 weeks to start hosting your server, you have already let people try it and now that you have everything you need, people will enjoy it more.
Oh, one more thing. Follow my suggestion if you want people to join your server ASAP. Otherwise, use the method laremere posted as it works also.
Actually, one more thing again. If your following my suggestion, you would have changed your server to "(Your name here)'s Fort Wars! Free Admin!!". After you have quite a few players in your server, change your name back to normal or even add the name of your theme. If it was a Space fort war, name it "(Your name here)'s Martian Fort Wars". This will also help to gain more pros.
Br4nd0n:
for most the time ive played blockland my server was always a freebuild now idk what it is anymore
LFOO:
--- Quote from: _Rave_ on June 15, 2010, 07:41:21 PM ---List of (good) stuff:
* Only use necessary add-ons
* Be/Have fair admins
* Have an original idea for the server
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* Have a good, funny server name.
* Make sure you offer something, that helps (e.g. '____'s ___ RP/Freebuild (etc.) FREE ADMIN WHEN YOU _____!)