What makes for a good jail escape? NEW POLL

[AdinX]

Guys, please don't focus on my jail escape, I know what I'm going to do with the jail, I just want general feedback.

I'm currently building my own jail escape server, and I would like a little input from the general community on what makes a good server.

What I am willing to say now, in terms of the jail, is:
It's a sci-fi lunar prison
It's all custom built by me and a few of my closest friends (thorfin25, sagacity, etc)
It's 1/5 the way done at the moment

I would really like for this to be an open-ended discussion amongst as many people as possible. If you don't like jail escapes, say why. If you have a question, ask it and someone will hopefully answer. I wish to be able to use this input to make a better jail escape with the information.

POLL HISTORY

In a JE server, what do you find most important?
The game mode       0 (0%)
The build       10 (33.3%)
The administration       15 (50%)
How many people are there       0 (0%)
Balance between teams       1 (3.3%)
Other (please post)       4 (13.3%)
Total Voters: 30

How should weapons be used? (*weak weapons means melee only)
Guards with weak weapons, Prisoners with strong weapons       1 (5.3%)
Guards with strong weapons, prisoners with weak weapons       4 (21.1%)
Both teams with strong weapons       0 (0%)
Both teams with weak weapons       1 (5.3%)
non-violent utilities for guards, pistols and possibly rifles as only weapons, prisoners with weak weapons       9 (47.4%)
Other (please post)       4 (21.1%)
Total Voters: 19

How complicated should a jail escape be?
Blank walls, blank floors, blank roof. Nothing fancy       0 (0%)
It should look fairly realistic, but that's all.       1 (4.2%)
Guards should be able to control lights and toggle a few things       2 (8.3%)
Nigguh, I wanna forgetin' FLUSH the toilet, not sit on it.       6 (25%)
I want to be able to cut a wire, and half of the prison's power goes out.       12 (50%)
I wish to be able to see the molecules that make up this build.       3 (12.5%)
Total Voters: 24

About how long should each "escape" round last?
Less than a minute       -1 (10%)
1-3 minutes       -0 (0%)
4-5 minutes       -3 (30%)
6-8 minutes       -4 (40%)
9-10 minutes       -1 (10%)
Longer than 10 minutes       -1 (10%)
other (please post)       -0 (0%)
Total Voters: 10

[Ad Bot]

[Nevermind]

A huge problem with the poll

The "balance between the teams" is a flawed option. Jail RP should not be treated like a TDM. It's exactly why most jail RPs are so bad.

[Zalot]

Since it is a Sci-Fi Jail, make the escape some kind of escape pod. Make it easy to access but so it requires a lot of different keys to start. This will force users to work together.
Do not give officers harmful ranged weapons. Give them tazers and batons, but try to stray away from guns.
Make the prisoners vastly outnumber the cops. Try a 1-6 ratio. It will make the few cops in power work together.
Do not make it a "Wait in your cell until a rogue cop releases you or someone demands you do something" type of server. Make mandatory schedules. "Everyone to go the Cafeteria. The officers will bring you there." This will give the prisoners plenty of chances to escape.

[chubaka452]

To make it good follow these mandatory tips:

Don't be a stupid host
Don't have stupid admins
Kick anyone who spams the chat
Kick anyone that asks for admin
Have rules in the game (smart a holes will be like "That isn't in the rules")
Be the boss in the game( When people ask "Why?" Say "because I rule this server, anything I say goes")
Make the jail realistic, but not dull and boring (even tho it's like that in real life, We aren't prisoners in real life and so people will get bored!)
Get awesome music and keep free killing under control (make some scripts for that :/)
And last, but not least... Don't get any admins on Tezuni's server on your server :3 That will save you're server :D
Hoped it helped :P

[CharlesSpeaking]

Kick anyone that asks for admin

rude

Have rules in the game (smart a holes will be like "That isn't in the rules")

how many rules are needed?? too much or too little??

Be the boss in the game( When people ask "Why?" Say "because I rule this server, anything I say goes")

that sounds like something a terrible host would say!

Get awesome music and keep free killing under control (make some scripts for that :/)

"awesome music" lol
"scripts for keeping freekilling under control" or you could be a watchful admin. scripts aren't perfect!

And last, but not least... Don't get any admins on Tezuni's server on your server :3

and what of the poor mods that the admins have brainwashed/enslaved?

That will save you're server :D

no

Hoped it helped :P

hope it diiiidn't!

[Bacon Pancakes]

Yay! Another one!

[The Resonte!]

don't make it so "if prisoner does this, shoot him"

instead make it more like "if prisoner is caught outside of his cell, kill on sight"

make it so the word "freekill" does not exist.
any prisoner trying to reach a goal (for example, you're stuck inside a cell and you have to get out. guards catching you outside will kill you on sight.) will be shot on sight.

[MrLoL²]

Pload's jail escape was probably the best jail escape in Blockland's history imo

[CharlesSpeaking]

Pload's jail escape was probably the best jail escape in Blockland's history imo

it was revolutionary
you're still my favorite pressme

[Quote Story]

yeah it wasn't just grab a gun from the cracked wall behind the girl's bathroom and go on a shooting spree

you actually had to escape
in a way

[Benjamin Lopez]

Pload's jail escape was probably the best jail escape in Blockland's history imo

Why did Pload stop hosting it?

[chubaka452]

rudehow many rules are needed?? too much or too little?? that sounds like something a terrible host would say!"awesome music" lol
"scripts for keeping freekilling under control" or you could be a watchful admin. scripts aren't perfect!and what of the poor mods that the admins have brainwashed/enslaved?nohope it diiiidn't!

Excuse me, at least I responded not like you mooching of answers instead of just answering...

[Bushido]

the best way to host a jail escape is to not host a jail escape

the second best way to host a jail escape is deliberately make the prisoners very weak and possibly completely unable to attack and make it so the guards (who can attack) simply cannot enter certain areas but their territory must be crossed in order to win the game

thus the game becomes less about 'get guns and then shoot many dudes' and is more like a full on stealth game

[Nevermind]

Why did Pload stop hosting it?

He was nice enough to not charge people for adminship. Probably didn't want to continue paying for the server.

[Bushido]

or alternately he got bored and wanted to do something else