Boss Battles - Six years...

[heedicalking]

Okay seriously, what is your problem. You come in here every month or so to make some snarky comment about us 'taking things too seriously' or 'you're doing everything wrong' or 'the admins are crap' or whatever else. You haven't joined the server since late 2012, get lost.

i also haven't posted here since 2012. it's rude to tell lies.

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[Pecon]

Perhaps not, but my question still stands, since you're posting here now with the same crap as back then. You haven't played since then, so I'll ask again, what is your problem?

[Mr Queeba]

I'm going to go ahead and say my opinion on the Server Name change.

I think this will cause confusion. Since the name was Pecon7's Boss Battles for a long time, this will make people complain that they cannot find the server. Making another server with the old name and using it to tell people about the name change is not a solution, as you do not want your name in the server title. It is a good idea to just keep the current server name.

[Pecon]

I think this will cause confusion. Since the name was Pecon7's Boss Battles for a long time, this will make people complain that they cannot find the server. Making another server with the old name and using it to tell people about the name change is not a solution, as you do not want your name in the server title. It is a good idea to just keep the current server name.

The idea is to keep the old server up for redirection until people get used to it. It has to be a transition.

[Mr Queeba]

Not to mention I use DrenDran's Blockland Essentials. The add-on seperates the host from the server name, and it confuses me.

[Advanced Bot]

Not to mention I use DrenDran's Blockland Essentials. The add-on seperates the host from the server name, and it confuses me.

Yea, I have this too. Just get a server favorites add-on and add the server, that's how I find it so fast.

[Pecon]

Not to mention I use DrenDran's Blockland Essentials. The add-on seperates the host from the server name, and it confuses me.

You just look for Boss Battles in the host section, it's not that hard. I'm considering making the server display Boss Battles as the gamemode as well, just for extra clarification.

[Flatflyer]

You just look for Boss Battles in the host section, it's not that hard. I'm considering making the server display Boss Battles as the gamemode as well, just for extra clarification.

yeah do this

although I still have no idea why you don't want your name in the title

[heedicalking]

Perhaps not, but my question still stands, since you're posting here now with the same crap as back then. You haven't played since then, so I'll ask again, what is your problem?

keep in mind that this is a discussion forum for players of Blockland, and people are free to voice their thoughts in topics that they choose to. This includes criticism and opinion. I could understand if I was spamming up your thread "every month or so", but that is not the case.

I do not have a problem with the gameplay of the server nor do I have a problem with the people who play the server. I am just offering opinion on the way the server is run. There is nothing wrong with having your name in the server, and I don't see why it should be removed. It is Pecon 7's boss battles, that is what it has been known as. There is no need for you to remove your name and call yourself "Boss Battles". You are not the only boss battles server, so don't make it seem like you are. Sponsors, admin applications, forms to fill out, recommendations, a judging panel, an official server key, donation 'tiers'; in my opinion it's just handicapped and unnecessary. Your server is not a business and there is no need to treat it like one. Don't start fooling yourself.

[Pecon]

- I wrote a long response but apparently each time I hit the quote button it deleted everything I had written above a certain part, I'll get back to you in a minute-

[Pecon]

keep in mind that this is a discussion forum for players of Blockland, and people are free to voice their thoughts in topics that they choose to. This includes criticism and opinion. I could understand if I was spamming up your thread "every month or so", but that is not the case.

I support the forums and this topic being free for open discussion about the server and the game. I replied to your post in the manner I did because your post was snarky and it didn't give the feel that you intended to actually support your opinions with anything.

There is nothing wrong with having your name in the server, and I don't see why it should be removed. It is Pecon 7's boss battles, that is what it has been known as. There is no need for you to remove your name and call yourself "Boss Battles". You are not the only boss battles server, so don't make it seem like you are.

I've had run-ins quite a few times with people who honestly believed the only reason I ran a server was because I was obsessed with attention. This is quite the opposite, I never wanted the attention to begin with; I run this server purely because people enjoy it, and I enjoy knowing that people enjoy it. The name change was partially due to the fact that I wanted to forever rid the idea that I wanted sole credit for the server and it's immense popularity. Additionally, considering that not only were we the first, but also the most successful of all servers in the Boss Battles genre, I don't see a big issue with using a name that at least has some air of authenticity to it. It's not like anyone is going to get even close to having as well-made a server as ours.

Sponsors, admin applications, forms to fill out, recommendations, a judging panel, an official server key, donation 'tiers'; in my opinion it's just handicapped and unnecessary. Your server is not a business and there is no need to treat it like one. Don't start fooling yourself.

I don't see what's wrong with servers sponsoring each other.
Admin applications and a judging panel have helped keep our admins to the highest standards. This is of course just an opinion on both our behalves, but I have not seen it go wrong for us.
I'd need to know more about what you dislike about donation tiers to really discuss that at all with you.
I also don't see what's wrong with running the server like a business. For the record, it is not a business; our goal isn't to make any money. But I feel running it like such helps keep things less chaotic.

[heedicalking]

Additionally, considering that not only were we the first, but also the most successful of all servers in the Boss Battles genre, I don't see a big issue with using a name that at least has some air of authenticity to it. It's not like anyone is going to get even close to having as well-made a server as ours.

Don't think too highly of yourselves now. I know quite a few people who could easily match it. It's rude to say that nobody will even be able to come close.

I don't see what's wrong with servers sponsoring each other.

I don't really see a need to sponsor people, it's not like these servers are obscure or anything. What exactly is the purpose of sponsoring each-other? Are they paying you in exchange for having a billboard on your server or something? It seems rather silly.

Admin applications and a judging panel have helped keep our admins to the highest standards. This is of course just an opinion on both our behalves, but I have not seen it go wrong for us.

I can pick admins of the "highest standards" without having them fill out some form about why they are so qualified to be accepted into your administration guild. Over time it seems to have become more and more pretentious. This is one server, not a global moderator position. Why do you feel the need to take your administration system to the extreme? It's a massive ego-jerk, "Why should we accept you" "You need to prove yourself". Filling out an application in a proper 'format', writing a couple paragraphs describing your experience, gathering recommendations from 'distinguished' blockland hosts. This is what I mean by blockland servers taking themselves too seriously.

I'd need to know more about what you dislike about donation tiers to really discuss that at all with you.

I also don't see what's wrong with running the server like a business. For the record, it is not a business; our goal isn't to make any money. But I feel running it like such helps keep things less chaotic.

This isn't a damn kickstarter project. You don't need 8 damn tiers for donations. "an email address at pecon.us", seriously? this goes back to my point of taking yourselves too seriously. You can say that acting 'professional' helps keep things organized. then it's fine, but 8 donation tiers, sponsoring, and offering people subdomains/emails provide no organizational benefit. You say it helps "keep things less chaotic", but it seems counter intuitive. If you want to keep things "less chaotic", remove the superfluous stuff.

[Blake1]

Why not "Boss Battles' BB - map rotation"? After the BB - you can put news and recent stuff in there.

[-Jetz-]

I can pick admins of the "highest standards" without having them fill out some form about why they are so qualified to be accepted into your administration guild. Over time it seems to have become more and more pretentious. This is one server, not a global moderator position. Why do you feel the need to take your administration system to the extreme? It's a massive ego-jerk, "Why should we accept you" "You need to prove yourself". Filling out an application in a proper 'format', writing a couple paragraphs describing your experience, gathering recommendations from 'distinguished' blockland hosts. This is what I mean by blockland servers taking themselves too seriously.

Perhaps there are some unnecessary formalities in the procedure, but I think applications have worked better for selecting administrators than hand picking them would. Allowing everyone to apply means we have a good supply of new members. The server has been up for nearing three years - several people on the admin list are barely or never seen anymore. We could just hand pick people out of the crowd but that makes it easier to forget up and add someone who doesn't get along well with the current ones or forgets around with the server too much. Having the admin team approve the new ones usually means they can get along right off the bat, and the screening is much stricter.

This isn't a damn kickstarter project. You don't need 8 damn tiers for donations. "an email address at pecon.us", seriously? this goes back to my point of taking yourselves too seriously. You can say that acting 'professional' helps keep things organized. then it's fine, but 8 donation tiers, sponsoring, and offering people subdomains/emails provide no organizational benefit. You say it helps "keep things less chaotic", but it seems counter intuitive. If you want to keep things "less chaotic", remove the superfluous stuff.

I would agree that the e-mail address and subdomain seem a bit weird. Still don't see the problem with donation tiers themselves, though. Perhaps they could have been compressed into fewer tiers from the start but that'd be awkward to do now while still keeping everyone happy.

Why not "Boss Battles' BB - map rotation"? After the BB - you can put news and recent stuff in there.

That'd just barely fit, and longer news updates wouldn't be an option. 32 character limit on server titles.

[Aware]

Why is medic getting nerfed again, like really