well its been about a year since I have managed to not get banned via my antics, so I think im going to leave things at that. but over the past few months I have noticed a few things that have rather disheartened my will towards actually wanting to play anymore. things have devolved to the point its come to this, and yeah I just dont have anymore ambition to log on everyday like I usta and do the most simple of tasks for me and all my friends. I've come to the realization GC is most likely doomed, and this isnt because of the new eula rules, its because of our beloved servers inability to change with the times. there is no real system to seriously consider/implement suggestions.(some of the more prolific suggestions I ever made had to be done via support ticket, and that avenue has now been closed) there have been no real improvements upon the old system to make way for the new eula rules(hell I would have just setup a system where players could buy rank with igm... problem solved with a simple rank-up plugin) as for bans, thats where players are really boned now, because even if you had the cash there is no way to obtain or even win a unban.(in the past I have openly petitioned towards an anarchy/"vanilla" unban server where players could play towards getting unbanned from the rest of the network)(infact by definition all vanilla servers are anarchy servers...) it has become clear to me that alot of things are just not economical, and I have found that quite troubling to say the least.(there are alot more things I could say about all this, hell I could write an entire book about the subject, but im going to save it for my spigotmc site project) I wish circumstances were different, I wish many of the things we want(if they are realistic suggestions) would be implemented one way or another, fact is my friends I have many awesome ideas I'd gladly give away for free. but the reality is that its all for nothing, and if you want something done right, you have to slowly do it yourself. rome was not built in a day, and neither will my entire game mode idea devoted towards earning players unbans. lastly I dont think other players should quit because of any of my points and the stream of other players who have slowly gave up, I do truly feel that the rest of you should take more time to stick up for what you want to play on. thats what I did, and will continue to do in the future; and you should to. in the end tho... so long, and thanks for all the fish
So long and thanks for all the fish So sad that it should come to this We tried to warn you all but oh dear You may not share our intellect Which might explain your disrespect For all the natural wonders that grow around you So long, so long and thanks for all the fish The world's about to be destroyed There's no point getting all annoyed Lie back and let the planet dissolve(around you) Despite those nets of tuna fleets We thought that most of you were sweet Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long and thanks for all the fish If I had just one last wish I would like a tasty fish If we could just change one thing We would all have learned to sing. Come one and all Man and Mammal Side by Side in life's great gene pool (oooohhh oooohhh oooaahhhhh- ah ahh) So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long, so long, so long, so long So long, so long and, !Thanks! for all the fish!
if you need me ever, you know where to contact me. every now and then I will return, I still have to keep up my clan obligations. they transcend gameplay on gc.(no use letting a rank goto waste esp when others can use its perks) for now tho bud, you have full trust on everything I own on every server I usta play. tiz the least I could do.
I think axed and some of the headadmins are focusing on fixing up the shop to comply with the eula. after thats done updates for many gamemodes will properly be done
the changes I have suggested towards allowing player servers onto the network, and setting up a gamemode on gc(unlike any other server in existence to this date) that allows players to get themselves unbanned via vanilla/anarchy gameplay are way to far out to ever be accepted on gc atm. its going to literally take a "Highly" successful campaign/project on the spigot mc site, and many months of development on my behalf to ever make it happen anywhere.(atm I have the servers, I have the compatible setup, I just need the time and plugin support development) the sorts of change I figure gc needs is a hard pill for the senior staff to swallow, its a one way trip they can never return from; it could "make" or "break" things 4ever. and due to that fact alone, and the current inflexibility; I need to go it on my own to build something great for all to use.
its just better to walk away, and work on your own shit elsewhere where you wont get players in trouble or become persecuted yourself. all over something you have been planning out for the better part of a month. one of my more useful buddys made the mistake of accidentally leaking one of our dev servers in public chat, and now he is gone for good. banned over a dev server cluster developed for the purpose of getting people unbanned... smh
You mention economics in your post, and I think that's the crux of the issue. Has Mojang left enough room in the EULA for any server to operate within it and still survive economically? Personally, I don't think they have, at least not in the form we've seen them. I see Realms/Steam centered future for mc servers and a strong move toward the C+ codebase (PE/Win10/console version) and away from Java altogether. If you've watched both branches lately there have been major updates for Java, but C+ is catching up fast and even gets some updates first now. Once mods and the subscription server service are in place that will be the future of mc. Good luck to you.