I run a non 24/7, classic, home computer server called DekemaServ with mediocre guest visits. I have ops, and all the guests that come on my server ask to be op. What are the sects that the great servers like Team9000 and optic raft and other related servers use to keep their guests, ops and regulars happy? I would love to know.
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I run a non 24/7, classic, home computer server called DekemaServ with mediocre guest visits. I have ops, and all the guests that come on my server ask to be op. What are the sects that the great servers like Team9000 and optic raft and other related servers use to keep their guests, ops and regulars happy? I would love to know.
Probably great plugins like warping, great spawning areas, nice and helpful ops and admin...all of the obvious.
Well the best way to keep people with you is to reward them for coming all the time and helping you out as an admin or ops. So just give regulars a boost in resources and give your admins and ops a big thank you somehow and your members will be very appreciative
You need to use some tricks to get people on your server. I also have a server (see my signature) and it has a lot of people.
Ok, do this to make your server crowded :
1. Use an attractive server name
This is very important, because people will see this in the server list. There are some "magic" words that can attract people to your server.
Some of those words are =
-easy ranks
-rankup
-24/7
-official
-freebuild
-anti-grief
In my observation, server that have any of those word in their name tends to have more players.
I recommend you to use any of this name :
-Dekema Freebuild With Easy Ranks
-24/7 Dekema Freebuild Easy Ranks
-24/7 Dekema Freebuild With Rank
-Dekema Freebuild [Rank, Anti Grief]
-Official Dekema Freebuild 24/7
-Dekema Official With Rankups !
-Official Dekema Anti-Grief !
Change your server name into one of those, and i bet guests will coming like a rain.
2. Build a cool, nice main level
The main level is the first impression when a player come into a server. If the main level is good, they will automatially think that the server is good too. This is a good way to make sure the players will at least stay and build in your server.
Look at team9000 and opticraft for example. Their lobby are very good, opticraft have a giant liberty statue there.
This is a proof that a nice main level will keep players to stay in the server !
These are my tips to make a nice main level :
-dont use too much colors
-make a spawn point in the center of the map
-make portals to a level where a guest can build
-make that portal come into sight from the spawn point
-dont write too many words in the main level.
3.Find Good Admins
This is a pretty though part. But actually there is a pretty good way to find a good admin.
Most people make mistake in this procces by :
-posting on forum that they need admin
-put "need admins" on their server name
Those 2 ways of finding admins is bad because :
-you dont know anything about the ppl that will come
-usually, players that come with this method are crap and dont have any experience
Why can i say that ? Because i ever make this mistake. I post on MC forum and i even post on youtube that my server needs OPs.
What happen ?? The next day my server is full of guests and 90% of them was asking for an op rank.
When i ask "do you know how to check grief using command?" and "what is command to ban a player?"
Only like 1 out of 10 that can answer.
So, what is a good method to find a good admin ??
The best method is never say that your server need admins. You choose a player to be admin.
When you first open the server, make sure you are the only admin.
As the guests come, build, ranking up, etc, you will see that there are players who really dedicated to the server. This type of players usually try to build as good as they can and also you can notice it by looking at the way he talk on the chat.
When you got one, ask him to be an admin, explain to him what he must do, etc, and im pretty sure this guy will be a good admin.
Believe me, this method works 100%, my server is pretty big now and i have 6 OPs that i found using this way.
Even my co-owner is founded using this way too !
4. Make a Good Structured Rank System.
This is very - very important. The rank system is a picture of nearly the whole server.
A good, structured rank system means that the server is organized well.
A messed up rank system means that the server is crap.
In my experience in playing with ranks system, this is the best basic system :
-rank 1 : a newcomer of the server
-rank 2 : a newcomer that has built anything and not griefing
-rank 3 : a player from rank 2 that can build an "acceptable" build in your server
-rank 4 : when other players look at his building they say "cool" or "awesome"
-rank 5 : when a player can make something EPIC
-rank 6 : players that are dedicated and help maintaning the server
-rank 7 : your right hand man. this player took care of my server while i am away/not in home
-rank 8 : the server owner
Thats the best rank system i have tried and im curently using right now. This is maybe a bit different than most servers.
Yes because i did a litlle "tricking" in the ranks in order to make it as simple as possible while keeping players stay in my server.
I will rank a player from rank 1 to rank 2 if they build anything thats not against the rule. Even if its only a lame house i will still rank.
The rank 2 is kinda like "advanced guest"
This keeps them hapy and stay in the server. Thats the first trick.
The second trick is i only have 1 kind of operator rank. Most server have superop and op.
Much servers have even 3 or 4 kinds of OP ranks.
Using only 1 kind of op rank is the best because it will keep the admin system plain and simple, and not messed up.
5. Make Events in your server
Events like building competition or spleef tournaments are a great way to add players to your server.
Make an organized building contest, with interesting prizes, promote it anywhere you want, and players will come to your server.
2 weeks ago i make a contest in my server and i got 2 or 3 good builders from other server that come to my server :biggrin.gif:
Bless you, man. I now have a great spawn with portals to my main worlds, and one of my ops actually helped build the statue of liberty there. I'm working on geting a host 24/7 for my server if you have an alternative plz reply
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you should use beastnode. they have great support and it is relatively cheap. Also do you think you could have a suggestion for my server, it seems that when i update it on planet minecraft 30 people go on, but everybody leaves and im left with only 15oh im sorry i didnt realize that the posting was so old.... SORRY!!!!!
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Probably great plugins like warping, great spawning areas, nice and helpful ops and admin...all of the obvious.
You need to use some tricks to get people on your server. I also have a server (see my signature) and it has a lot of people.
Ok, do this to make your server crowded :
1. Use an attractive server name
This is very important, because people will see this in the server list. There are some "magic" words that can attract people to your server.
Some of those words are =
-easy ranks
-rankup
-24/7
-official
-freebuild
-anti-grief
In my observation, server that have any of those word in their name tends to have more players.
I recommend you to use any of this name :
-Dekema Freebuild With Easy Ranks
-24/7 Dekema Freebuild Easy Ranks
-24/7 Dekema Freebuild With Rank
-Dekema Freebuild [Rank, Anti Grief]
-Official Dekema Freebuild 24/7
-Dekema Official With Rankups !
-Official Dekema Anti-Grief !
Change your server name into one of those, and i bet guests will coming like a rain.
2. Build a cool, nice main level
The main level is the first impression when a player come into a server. If the main level is good, they will automatially think that the server is good too. This is a good way to make sure the players will at least stay and build in your server.
Look at team9000 and opticraft for example. Their lobby are very good, opticraft have a giant liberty statue there.
This is a proof that a nice main level will keep players to stay in the server !
These are my tips to make a nice main level :
-dont use too much colors
-make a spawn point in the center of the map
-make portals to a level where a guest can build
-make that portal come into sight from the spawn point
-dont write too many words in the main level.
3.Find Good Admins
This is a pretty though part. But actually there is a pretty good way to find a good admin.
Most people make mistake in this procces by :
-posting on forum that they need admin
-put "need admins" on their server name
Those 2 ways of finding admins is bad because :
-you dont know anything about the ppl that will come
-usually, players that come with this method are crap and dont have any experience
Why can i say that ? Because i ever make this mistake. I post on MC forum and i even post on youtube that my server needs OPs.
What happen ?? The next day my server is full of guests and 90% of them was asking for an op rank.
When i ask "do you know how to check grief using command?" and "what is command to ban a player?"
Only like 1 out of 10 that can answer.
So, what is a good method to find a good admin ??
The best method is never say that your server need admins. You choose a player to be admin.
When you first open the server, make sure you are the only admin.
As the guests come, build, ranking up, etc, you will see that there are players who really dedicated to the server. This type of players usually try to build as good as they can and also you can notice it by looking at the way he talk on the chat.
When you got one, ask him to be an admin, explain to him what he must do, etc, and im pretty sure this guy will be a good admin.
Believe me, this method works 100%, my server is pretty big now and i have 6 OPs that i found using this way.
Even my co-owner is founded using this way too !
4. Make a Good Structured Rank System.
This is very - very important. The rank system is a picture of nearly the whole server.
A good, structured rank system means that the server is organized well.
A messed up rank system means that the server is crap.
In my experience in playing with ranks system, this is the best basic system :
-rank 1 : a newcomer of the server
-rank 2 : a newcomer that has built anything and not griefing
-rank 3 : a player from rank 2 that can build an "acceptable" build in your server
-rank 4 : when other players look at his building they say "cool" or "awesome"
-rank 5 : when a player can make something EPIC
-rank 6 : players that are dedicated and help maintaning the server
-rank 7 : your right hand man. this player took care of my server while i am away/not in home
-rank 8 : the server owner
Thats the best rank system i have tried and im curently using right now. This is maybe a bit different than most servers.
Yes because i did a litlle "tricking" in the ranks in order to make it as simple as possible while keeping players stay in my server.
I will rank a player from rank 1 to rank 2 if they build anything thats not against the rule. Even if its only a lame house i will still rank.
The rank 2 is kinda like "advanced guest"
This keeps them hapy and stay in the server. Thats the first trick.
The second trick is i only have 1 kind of operator rank. Most server have superop and op.
Much servers have even 3 or 4 kinds of OP ranks.
Using only 1 kind of op rank is the best because it will keep the admin system plain and simple, and not messed up.
5. Make Events in your server
Events like building competition or spleef tournaments are a great way to add players to your server.
Make an organized building contest, with interesting prizes, promote it anywhere you want, and players will come to your server.
2 weeks ago i make a contest in my server and i got 2 or 3 good builders from other server that come to my server :biggrin.gif:
So, adding events are is a really good way !
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I think, thats all for my tips..
Hopes this can help you
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