Is it just me, or does anyone else feel that server owners should not have the ability block the use of in game items to non donors?
As an example, I was in that phase of searching for a new server to play regularly on, and I ran into countless servers that only had 4 slots in an enderchest available for use, I asked why was this the case, and the owner said, you need to donate to unlock more spots.
Another example I can think of is, I found a server where only ($50 donors) can break and place obsidian, and to my amazement there were like 20 $50 donors.
Well they can (and should) have the ability to do whatever they want; it's their server. If you don't like that, you can find another server. Obviously it's worth it to some people.
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To you, it's nonsense. It's nonsense to me too, but to the server owner, it's the ability to make a quick buck. Everyone knows that there are people who play Minecraft dumb enough to do things like pay $50 in order to go to the Nether, and place Ender-Eyes in End-Portals, and he's capitalizing on that fact. It's actually a pretty good plan when you look at it from a monetary perspective.
Anyways, it's their server, not yours. If they want to make you fight to the death in order to start the server, then they can. If they want to kill people with their Fire Aspect, Sharpness 4 swords, they can. It's stupid and evil, but they can still do it.
People are stupid, and other people try to profit off those that are more stupid then them. You need to be the rare smart one and make it so they don't make a profit
Think about it like this. I'm Johnny McHost, and my server costs 50 bucks a month to run. It's a big server, and I'm proud of it, but it's taking up all my time and money. I mean, between helping noobs, configuring plugins, and moderating the forums, I barely have time to even play anymore, much less do my college classes and pay the rent. Gee, since I put in so much effort for these players, wouldn't it be nice if they could help cover the cost of the server?
Hmmm. What if I let them donate for some advantages? What would they want... hm, maybe some new commands, or some free items, or some cool abilities! Yeah! That sounds good! They help me, I help them! Sounds good!
Just trying to explain the thought process. I don't like it either; if I were making a server donators would get a nice nickname, a colored name, and a handwritten physical or virtual postcard from me thanking them so much for their support, and maybe with a papercraft of their skin and a nice print of the server spawn. I might add them to a wall of fame, or something, too.
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As Kingz said, "their server, their rules." Donor perks keep a lot of servers afloat where they would normally collapse due to financial issues. Just keep looking and you'll find server where the donor perks won't bother you too much.
It's unfair, yes, sadly, it's their server. There are no official server hosting rules, they can host it in any way. It is ridiculous to have to pay like, $60 for in-game items or for a colorful chat so no one ignores you (usually, on servers, they give newcomers a bland color while donators get a colorful chat), but it's the way servers keep their server running. It's not free to run a server.
One server I play on, you can use WorldEdit and use more disguises and have more plots for $5 per month. Good price.
If you don't like how the server makes you donate for advantages, then maybe you should find a new one. There's several million servers out there.
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Well, it's their server, they can do whatever.
But, I do indeed think it's .
However, there's so many servers right now. If some admins are unfair, people just tend to move away to another similar server.
I really don't mind having to donate on servers. It's what keeps it running. But sometimes you see things like your examples or you get a full set of invincible diamond stuff that's no fair to other players, which I think kind of crosses the line.
"Don't just charge what it's worth, charge as much as people are willing to pay."
Is it worth it to spend $50 on a minecraft server so you can break blocks? Of course not!
But if there are idiots out there that will actually pay you for that, you'd be stupid to not take advantage of them!
I should make a SMP server with ridiculous donor perks (or non-donor restrictions, as the case may be) like that. If there's actually people out there willing to throw money at me for something so dumb, I should be taking it from them.
"Don't just charge what it's worth, charge as much as people are willing to pay."
Is it worth it to spend $50 on a minecraft server so you can break blocks? Of course not!
But if there are idiots out there that will actually pay you for that, you'd be stupid to not take advantage of it!
I should make a SMP server with ridiculous donor perks (or non-donor restrictions, as the case may be) like that. If there's actually people out there willing to throw money at me for something so dumb, I should be taking it from them.
maybe you will get lucky and find that one herp derp 11 year old thats steals his/hers parents CC and donates for every1 on the server
As an example, I was in that phase of searching for a new server to play regularly on, and I ran into countless servers that only had 4 slots in an enderchest available for use, I asked why was this the case, and the owner said, you need to donate to unlock more spots.
Another example I can think of is, I found a server where only ($50 donors) can break and place obsidian, and to my amazement there were like 20 $50 donors.
Is it me or is this just complete nonsense.....?
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Anyways, it's their server, not yours. If they want to make you fight to the death in order to start the server, then they can. If they want to kill people with their Fire Aspect, Sharpness 4 swords, they can. It's stupid and evil, but they can still do it.
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Hmmm. What if I let them donate for some advantages? What would they want... hm, maybe some new commands, or some free items, or some cool abilities! Yeah! That sounds good! They help me, I help them! Sounds good!
Just trying to explain the thought process. I don't like it either; if I were making a server donators would get a nice nickname, a colored name, and a handwritten physical or virtual postcard from me thanking them so much for their support, and maybe with a papercraft of their skin and a nice print of the server spawn. I might add them to a wall of fame, or something, too.
One server I play on, you can use WorldEdit and use more disguises and have more plots for $5 per month. Good price.
If you don't like how the server makes you donate for advantages, then maybe you should find a new one. There's several million servers out there.
But, I do indeed think it's .
However, there's so many servers right now. If some admins are unfair, people just tend to move away to another similar server.
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"Don't just charge what it's worth, charge as much as people are willing to pay."
Is it worth it to spend $50 on a minecraft server so you can break blocks? Of course not!
But if there are idiots out there that will actually pay you for that, you'd be stupid to not take advantage of them!
I should make a SMP server with ridiculous donor perks (or non-donor restrictions, as the case may be) like that. If there's actually people out there willing to throw money at me for something so dumb, I should be taking it from them.
maybe you will get lucky and find that one herp derp 11 year old thats steals his/hers parents CC and donates for every1 on the server
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But is @##$%%@$#@$#@ that they place limits on the players who cannot/wont donate.
I already paid for minecraft, why should i pay to play on a server?