Electrix
Peacekeeper
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2014
- Messages
- 1,813
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"...people were nice, helpful and kind. People used to say 'gg' after a game. Now days people will say 'ping abuser' 'teamers' 'targeters' and a lot more." - Tuatara
We have seen a lot of negativity in the community, whether it be complaining about teams, about tryhards, about players in general. Some is rational, some is silly. But I believe there is a solution that could save a lot of time for us all. And that lies in events.
Many rules and laws have been set up to improve the user experience on MCGamer. Although some are greatly ignored (cough cough rule #11 cough), the things that are crucial to a user's enjoyment are valued. This is where the staff comes in: they keep rule-breakers out, including hackers and abusers. Overall, this is successful, and the current systems put in place help moderators quickly remove any cheaters.
"With the new filters and systems, there's less swearing and arguing, and even less hackers (Also more moderators). But still, you can tell the server has gotten more competitive and "rougher" with the stat reset; and with that comes ruder people, and more cheaters in general." - Zinc // Akash754
As you may have observed from playing on the server, some of MCGamer's children, such as Deadly Descent and Color Zone have been mostly ignored, despite the enjoyment they have given many over time. The only reason I learned of these gamemodes was from other players getting everyone to join DD364, or CZ15. The Gamemode Spotlights are spreading awareness to the forums community, and when players see the TeamSpeak room full of players, they know that they're missing out.
That is what I mean by events. By spreading awareness and starting special occasions, players can become closer to other players socially. Are players mad at the mods? Why not have a big game with some staff members? Need UHC to bloom? Well, give rewards to players who stream it, and maybe do a Gamemode Spotlight.
"...there is a certain population of our community that seems to just looks for ways to relocate blame anywhere but themselves. Most of this blame ends up being put on the staff team, as we run the server.
Is some of it justified? Honestly, some of the points brought up by these people are valid, and can help us adjust, but there is just so much toxicity and hatred towards our staff team nowadays that it's just hard to enjoy being a staff member anymore." - Ceroria
As Ceroria put it, our community is not as tightly-knit as before. It's much larger, and new players come in with biases from friends and fellow players who are just angry. When we see this happening, we need to show players that mods can handle it; that'll help the new players respect the staff. As negativity grows in the clan world, we all address the issue in a forum thread and a poll.
We have to fix these problems as a whole, instead of giving that duty to clans, YouTubers, and mods. The more open we are to different mindsets from different places, the better.
What else can we do? Let's ask others.
"I'd say a lot more stricter rules." - Tuatara
"One thing that instantly pops into my head is 'we need more moderators.'" - Zinc // Akash754
" If everyone works together, instead of against one another, things will get done much quicker." - Ceroria
Is this idea perfect? Would it even work? Will it matter at all? Well, the only way to know what you all think is to ask you. Frankly, you have your own ideas, and if not, you can see which solution you like best. Then we could devise the perfect solution to help the mindset of many players on MCGamer.
Whatever you think would work to help out this playerbase, please state it below. When I asked these members about their feelings on the matter, I gave them three topics.
-How the community used to be overall
-How the community is now to you
-How you think it could become better than it is today
If you respond to this thread, please answer to these as well. The more, the merrier. Besides, with more sharing of thoughts and opinions, we can work together to make a great idea. Trust me on that one.
We have seen a lot of negativity in the community, whether it be complaining about teams, about tryhards, about players in general. Some is rational, some is silly. But I believe there is a solution that could save a lot of time for us all. And that lies in events.
Many rules and laws have been set up to improve the user experience on MCGamer. Although some are greatly ignored (cough cough rule #11 cough), the things that are crucial to a user's enjoyment are valued. This is where the staff comes in: they keep rule-breakers out, including hackers and abusers. Overall, this is successful, and the current systems put in place help moderators quickly remove any cheaters.
"With the new filters and systems, there's less swearing and arguing, and even less hackers (Also more moderators). But still, you can tell the server has gotten more competitive and "rougher" with the stat reset; and with that comes ruder people, and more cheaters in general." - Zinc // Akash754
As you may have observed from playing on the server, some of MCGamer's children, such as Deadly Descent and Color Zone have been mostly ignored, despite the enjoyment they have given many over time. The only reason I learned of these gamemodes was from other players getting everyone to join DD364, or CZ15. The Gamemode Spotlights are spreading awareness to the forums community, and when players see the TeamSpeak room full of players, they know that they're missing out.
That is what I mean by events. By spreading awareness and starting special occasions, players can become closer to other players socially. Are players mad at the mods? Why not have a big game with some staff members? Need UHC to bloom? Well, give rewards to players who stream it, and maybe do a Gamemode Spotlight.
"...there is a certain population of our community that seems to just looks for ways to relocate blame anywhere but themselves. Most of this blame ends up being put on the staff team, as we run the server.
Is some of it justified? Honestly, some of the points brought up by these people are valid, and can help us adjust, but there is just so much toxicity and hatred towards our staff team nowadays that it's just hard to enjoy being a staff member anymore." - Ceroria
As Ceroria put it, our community is not as tightly-knit as before. It's much larger, and new players come in with biases from friends and fellow players who are just angry. When we see this happening, we need to show players that mods can handle it; that'll help the new players respect the staff. As negativity grows in the clan world, we all address the issue in a forum thread and a poll.
We have to fix these problems as a whole, instead of giving that duty to clans, YouTubers, and mods. The more open we are to different mindsets from different places, the better.
What else can we do? Let's ask others.
"I'd say a lot more stricter rules." - Tuatara
"One thing that instantly pops into my head is 'we need more moderators.'" - Zinc // Akash754
" If everyone works together, instead of against one another, things will get done much quicker." - Ceroria
Is this idea perfect? Would it even work? Will it matter at all? Well, the only way to know what you all think is to ask you. Frankly, you have your own ideas, and if not, you can see which solution you like best. Then we could devise the perfect solution to help the mindset of many players on MCGamer.
Whatever you think would work to help out this playerbase, please state it below. When I asked these members about their feelings on the matter, I gave them three topics.
-How the community used to be overall
-How the community is now to you
-How you think it could become better than it is today
If you respond to this thread, please answer to these as well. The more, the merrier. Besides, with more sharing of thoughts and opinions, we can work together to make a great idea. Trust me on that one.
