It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forums, as a matter of fact, the last time I was posting here was to inform you all of the server's opening.
Unfortunately, today I am posting about just the opposite.
Since the opening of the server on August 1st, Darkdemon and I have seen DDC2 go through its ups and downs, simply anticipating a thriving, stable community for everyone to enjoy on a regular basis. Due to the recent contrary, with our player-count and funding on a downward spiral, these goals can simply not be realized.
Although at some point in the past, with our player average exceeding our expectations, the downtime, community conflicts, lack of interest, and dwindling donations have all most likely contributed to the point we are at today with the server.
Its death.
While most have already acknowledged the eventual shutdown of the server, some haven't, and we will take this time to let everyone know who still plays on the server.
The server will shut down on November 11th and with it, all plots and player data will be erased. If this concerns you and you would like to enjoy your progress on the server, feel free to use the last week of uptime as a proper farewell.
Keep in mind there is nothing that can be done about the shutdown, as since the beginning, this was a player-driven project, and with no drive from a community, the server can no longer exist.
But with an ending, always comes new beginnings. Darkdemon and I will surely be working on Minecraft projects in the future, so if you enjoyed our prison server, you may be lucky enough to find us floating around the forums with something new down the line.
We also hope that anyone and everyone that has played on our server has had fun with friends and rivals and enjoyed DDC at its peak and otherwise. Darkdemon and I have definitely enjoyed points along these 4 months and have learned quite a lot about managing a server and community. No loss when there was something to gain.
Thanks again for letting the server run and thrive while it did, we appreciate it. You can expect a post on the day before or the day of shutdown to finalize things from Dark and tie up any loose ends should there be any.
It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forums, as a matter of fact, the last time I was posting here was to inform you all of the server's opening.
Unfortunately, today I am posting about just the opposite.
Since the opening of the server on August 1st, Darkdemon and I have seen DDC2 go through its ups and downs, simply anticipating a thriving, stable community for everyone to enjoy on a regular basis. Due to the recent contrary, with our player-count and funding on a downward spiral, these goals can simply not be realized.
Although at some point in the past, with our player average exceeding our expectations, the downtime, community conflicts, lack of interest, and dwindling donations have all most likely contributed to the point we are at today with the server.
Its death.
While most have already acknowledged the eventual shutdown of the server, some haven't, and we will take this time to let everyone know who still plays on the server.
The server will shut down on November 11th and with it, all plots and player data will be erased. If this concerns you and you would like to enjoy your progress on the server, feel free to use the last week of uptime as a proper farewell.
Keep in mind there is nothing that can be done about the shutdown, as since the beginning, this was a player-driven project, and with no drive from a community, the server can no longer exist.
But with an ending, always comes new beginnings. Darkdemon and I will surely be working on Minecraft projects in the future, so if you enjoyed our prison server, you may be lucky enough to find us floating around the forums with something new down the line.
We also hope that anyone and everyone that has played on our server has had fun with friends and rivals and enjoyed DDC at its peak and otherwise. Darkdemon and I have definitely enjoyed points along these 4 months and have learned quite a lot about managing a server and community. No loss when there was something to gain.
Thanks again for letting the server run and thrive while it did, we appreciate it. You can expect a post on the day before or the day of shutdown to finalize things from Dark and tie up any loose ends should there be any.
Sincerely,
Zarkilor
Well. My mind is having 2 reactions to this:
My first reaction is "DAFUQ DID YOU JUST SAY!?"
My second one is sadness.
Another big long speech from me:
This has been one of 3 servers I have played on for the past year. I was there for alot of good times, the bad times, the fun times, and the boring times. Now that DDC2 is going down, I have thought back. The things I said and did, the things I didn't say or do that I should have. I realized how big a part of my life DDC was, most of my weekends and free time spent on it. I guess you just dont know how good something was until it is gone. I am now thinking about what to do with my time. I have a server that I help run, but nobody is on (and the owner doesnt have it on 24/7), and I can play on other servers. I tried other prison servers, but none are like DDC. It felt like I was part of a family here, other places don't give those feels. I am sad now. Hopefully Dark, Zark, and the DDC community can find a way to be together again.
Had a fun time, going to miss all the experiences I had with you all. Even the diamond jerkoffs who kept killing me (I learned anger management from you. *looks at R4nger*
Best of luck in future endeavors, and please message me Zark/Dark/Skidds if you guys need my help or are doing anything.
It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forums, as a matter of fact, the last time I was posting here was to inform you all of the server's opening.
Unfortunately, today I am posting about just the opposite.
Since the opening of the server on August 1st, Darkdemon and I have seen DDC2 go through its ups and downs, simply anticipating a thriving, stable community for everyone to enjoy on a regular basis. Due to the recent contrary, with our player-count and funding on a downward spiral, these goals can simply not be realized.
Although at some point in the past, with our player average exceeding our expectations, the downtime, community conflicts, lack of interest, and dwindling donations have all most likely contributed to the point we are at today with the server.
Its death.
While most have already acknowledged the eventual shutdown of the server, some haven't, and we will take this time to let everyone know who still plays on the server.
The server will shut down on November 11th and with it, all plots and player data will be erased. If this concerns you and you would like to enjoy your progress on the server, feel free to use the last week of uptime as a proper farewell.
Keep in mind there is nothing that can be done about the shutdown, as since the beginning, this was a player-driven project, and with no drive from a community, the server can no longer exist.
But with an ending, always comes new beginnings. Darkdemon and I will surely be working on Minecraft projects in the future, so if you enjoyed our prison server, you may be lucky enough to find us floating around the forums with something new down the line.
We also hope that anyone and everyone that has played on our server has had fun with friends and rivals and enjoyed DDC at its peak and otherwise. Darkdemon and I have definitely enjoyed points along these 4 months and have learned quite a lot about managing a server and community. No loss when there was something to gain.
Thanks again for letting the server run and thrive while it did, we appreciate it. You can expect a post on the day before or the day of shutdown to finalize things from Dark and tie up any loose ends should there be any.
Sincerely,
Zarkilor
This was a really mature way to break the news that a few of us already knew, it is sad but we saw it coming after the pas month or so
OFFICIAL SERVER ANNOUNCEMENT For all those who desperately want the old map back the original DDC will be re-released as DDC: Classic with some revamped features. Estimated Re-Release Date: Christmas|New Years The perfect Christmas present! Hope to see you there! This announcement brought to you be our sponsor: Fluffy Unicorns! IT'S SO FREAKING FLUFFY
So if you said that DDC:C would re-open at Christmas, then does that mean that it will still be reopening? Or will all my dreams be crushed forever then them feels would be feelin it hardcore. I dont want them hardcore feels :steve_tearful:!
Whoa whoa whoa! Wait up a second Wardens! Remember THIS?
So if you said that DDC:C would re-open at Christmas, then does that mean that it will still be reopening? Or will all my dreams be crushed forever then them feels would be feelin it hardcore. I dont want them hardcore feels !
Balack quit on the project and Classic is not coming out unless Endermanslaya12 wants to take it into his own hands. To be honest, Classic is going to be pretty bad without Balack.
Balack quit on the project and Classic is not coming out unless Endermanslaya12 wants to take it into his own hands. To be honest, Classic is going to be pretty bad without Balack.
Damn. Endermanslay12, take it into your own hands!
Damn. Endermanslay12, take it into your own hands!
I can tell you right now that DDC:C is being worked on but the release date is not sure. It is looking good so far.
I would like to thank the wardens of this server. I really hated the time when my old prison server shut down, and I love this server. But nobody came on for awhile. And I can't do anything with nobody on. I'm a guard.
I'll miss this server. Thanks for all the good times and memories. I'll take them with me wherever I go.
You guys should make everyone warden on the last day :PPP
Is it possible to post the map to download and a list of all the plugins??
Shame, I had just made my KFC in the black market
We will not be giving a plug-in list or map download. We may however be keeping a back-up file just incase prison servers become more popular again. Chances are though, DDC 2.0. is dead.
Balack quit on the project and Classic is not coming out unless Endermanslaya12 wants to take it into his own hands. To be honest, Classic is going to be pretty bad without Balack.
Ok THIS is making me furious. No one can truly call the re-opening of DDC 1 "DDC Classic". There is nothing "classic" about it! THe map is being changed, new IP, new people in charge, and new EVERYTHING. This is practically DDC 3.0. and because of what the outcome of DDC 2.0. was, I feel that DDC 2.0. "Classic" will shut DDC 3.0. down in 2 weeks! Just watch, as DDC dies even more slowly! D:<
Im putting Zark's post in a spoiler as it is quite long.
Well. My mind is having 2 reactions to this:
My first reaction is "DAFUQ DID YOU JUST SAY!?"
My second one is sadness.
Another big long speech from me:
This has been one of 3 servers I have played on for the past year. I was there for alot of good times, the bad times, the fun times, and the boring times. Now that DDC2 is going down, I have thought back. The things I said and did, the things I didn't say or do that I should have. I realized how big a part of my life DDC was, most of my weekends and free time spent on it. I guess you just dont know how good something was until it is gone. I am now thinking about what to do with my time. I have a server that I help run, but nobody is on (and the owner doesnt have it on 24/7), and I can play on other servers. I tried other prison servers, but none are like DDC. It felt like I was part of a family here, other places don't give those feels. I am sad now. Hopefully Dark, Zark, and the DDC community can find a way to be together again.
Had a fun time, going to miss all the experiences I had with you all. Even the diamond jerkoffs who kept killing me (I learned anger management from you. *looks at R4nger*
Best of luck in future endeavors, and please message me Zark/Dark/Skidds if you guys need my help or are doing anything.
epikpepsi
R.I.P
DDC2
2013-2013
In case of TL,DR:
Thank you for offering assistance on future projects. Unfortunately, I think that this is indeed the end of DDC altogether, Classic, 2.0, or even 3.0. If you need help with your server though, feel free to message my MC Forums account privately.
It really freaking sucks that DDC2 will be closing. It used to be so popular!!
I suppose many of us will be going our separate ways and finding other servers to play on and I would like to tell all of my friends to feel free to msg me and invite me to join them. Cuz even though DDC2 is closing, it'd be a shame to lose touch. I hope to see you ALL again
It really freaking sucks that DDC2 will be closing. It used to be so popular!!
I suppose many of us will be going our separate ways and finding other servers to play on and I would like to tell all of my friends to feel free to msg me and invite me to join them. Cuz even though DDC2 is closing, it'd be a shame to lose touch. I hope to see you ALL again
I doubt that most of us will lose touch. I mean we have all pretty much moved to PAP. So see you there!
White coats to bind me, out of control
I live alone inside my mind
World of confusion, air filled with noise
Who says that my life's such a crime?
Trapped in this nightmare
I wish I'd wake
As my whole life begins to shake
four walls surround me
an empty gaze
I can't find my way out of this maze
'Cause I don't care
Fall in, fall out
Gone without a doubt, help me
I can't take the blame
They don't feel the shame
It's a madhouse
Or so they claim
It's a madhouse
Oh, am I insane?
My fears behind me, what can I do
My dreams haunt my sleep at night
Oh no, won't learn their lesson, white fills my eyes
And only then they see the light
As the minuscule congregation of those who browse this forum dwindles, I found it appropriate to write a "farewell letter" to the loyal and not so loyal members of the once unified community of Desolation Detention Center. In this letter, you will here about my endeavors in my overall experience with DDC, and the creation of the sequel.
Sometime around late December, 2012, is when I joined the original Desolation Detention Center. The server as I saw it was very unique and well built, and I heard about it through a friend of mine, who accompanied me on the prison server: MCP. SkeletonRuler was a Warden on MCP, and that was the last time I saw him. Seeing as how I never got to know him because of his infrequent visits to MCP, I found it a great opportunity to join him and help his server to the best I could. A rough two days after joining, I decided it would be appropriate to reach my goal of helping the server by becoming a guard. I guarded the best I could (which some may find unsatisfactory), to which is not my concern. I contributed ideas and unique ways to keep the server balanced and fun. Over the course of the time I spent, friends that I knew such as Zarkilor and Fengaroo joined the server with me, each going off and contributing in their own way. We will get back to these two later.
Through my guarding career on this server, I server was going through it's ups and downs, being shutdown and reopened and so on. Many troublemakers were reprimanded, and many others got away with their actions. Many pitched the blame on me or others, many fights were had, and harsh words were said. Many guards and higher ranked prisoners began to quit the server. I stayed with Balack and SkeletonRuler through the tough times that were ahead, and I earned their trust and became a Warden. I was a builder, a banner, and and eventually, a jerk. I made mistakes that I never bothered to make up for and I never meant ill will in the end. Being left by myself without the support of SkeletonRuler and Balack, I tried my best to push on as a Warden who wouldn't get stepped on. Noble was there to help every now and again, but it was a stressful environment, filled with people who didn't enjoy my position of power. I muted people, banned people, and most regrettably, got angry and held grudges.
Soon enough, Roland and Skele decided (with my advice) to shut down the server and fix it up. The task was long, and for fear of losing the community (like what had happened some time before when we were DDoS'd) I presented an alternative solution to BalackRanger. SkeletonRuler decided that he wanted no part in DDC anymore and left. That was the last time I talked to him. Balack stuck around long enough to consider the pros and cons. I showed him a map that me and Zarkilor created some time ago for our own prison server had we ever wanted to run one. We got the votes from the community and the consent of BalackRanger, we agreed to opened DDC2 to the public. I put emphasis on "consent" because we were told by numerous people some time into DDC2, that Balack was "forced" to open our server. The claim was false, because he gave us consent to do it, and had shown absolutely no signs of discomfort towards us. We were accused of annoying him and spamming him to talk about the release of the server when he wouldn't answer us. We would constantly talk to him about it because of the fact that we didn't know how long we had before we would lose a good chunk of our community, and we had to act fast.
Some time later, we released DDC2, and got 17 people on the first night. Everything was running smoothly until Balack revealed:
DDC:Classic.
Balack and many other players from the original DDC were set on creating a "classic" version of the original server. They were to rebuild blocks and add new features (which negates the notion of it being classic). They hyped it up for players to see, not only on the old forum post, but DDC2's. Players started to think that DDC2 was only a temporary server and that Classic is going to be the place to be. This wasn't the case, and it sooner turned into a rivalry between people who wanted DDC2 and people who wanted Classic. More and more players started to swoon over Classic, seeing as how they were recruited to build on it, making them want the server to come out so people can play on their creation. DDC2 soon became a hangout place for people to disrespect others, not worrying about consequences because they knew that it wouldn't matter because Classic was coming out, or so they thought.
Some time into the project, Balack gave up and decided it would be better off that way. Classic's progress came to a halt before Endermanslaya12 picked it back up. Endermanslaya12 was a friend to many in the community. Together, they caused an unpleasant environment by constantly nit-picking and creating needless drama. Such needless drama for example, included the Fengaroo fiasco. Endermanslaya12 started a rumor that quickly spread like a fire in a dry forest. The rumor entailed that Fengaroo was me, Darkdemon111. Fengaroo was not a popular member of the community, constantly berating and killing players as she did. This rumor caused outrage, inciting caps, spamming, and insults. Whenever I had to mute them, it would cause more anger as if I was trying to censor the players who started it.
Endermanslaya12 even went so far as to say things along the lines of: "DDC2 is terrible and so are you, and Classic's going to kick it into the ground."
The drama ended as soon as I got Fengaroo on the Teamspeak who talked to Moistarmadillo and Endermanslaya12, disproving the notion that she was me.
This posse of players that decided to cause drama and terrorize the server were catalysts for the death of it, and not only insulted and berated, but also manipulated our players.
After the server's official Death Date, we had numerous people ask for the map download, to which I said that I was uncomfortable with/did not want to release it. One of the members of that posse thought it would be clever to download the map himself by using a mod and releasing it without my permission. That was quickly taken care of, and only proves to me that they have no limits when it comes to disrespecting and spitting on the server after it had died. Because of this, I shut down the server and will not be having a "Closing Party" as I was planning to have. This is why we can't have nice things.
With the sources I had, I know that if I step anywhere near DDC:Classic, it will not bode me well, seeing as how Endermanslaya12 and Moistarmadillo said that "If Dark applies to be a guard, we will give him Trainee, and no matter how good a job he does he will never get anything higher than that." in the PAP Teamspeak. I would not spit in the direction of a server that would boast the notion of "equal opportunity" and deny anyone the privilege to help their server, let alone step foot on it.
To the loyal players who stuck with us until the end, I appreciate it. It was a wonderful experience to learn how to run and set up a server. I would not recommend you to go to such a one-sided and manipulative environment such as DDC:Classic. It only hurts you in the end. To the players who catalyzed and decided it to be a wise decision to act self destructively on the server, I also thank you. I thank you for giving me the experience of having a terribly disrespectful and unpleasant part of the community that wanted to ruin it for the others, and now I can defend my future servers against it. The experience helped me, and hurt me at the same time.
As the minuscule congregation of those who browse this forum dwindles, I found it appropriate to write a "farewell letter" to the loyal and not so loyal members of the once unified community of Desolation Detention Center. In this letter, you will here about my endeavors in my overall experience with DDC, and the creation of the sequel.
Sometime around late December, 2012, is when I joined the original Desolation Detention Center. The server as I saw it was very unique and well built, and I heard about it through a friend of mine, who accompanied me on the prison server: MCP. SkeletonRuler was a Warden on MCP, and that was the last time I saw him. Seeing as how I never got to know him because of his infrequent visits to MCP, I found it a great opportunity to join him and help his server to the best I could. A rough two days after joining, I decided it would be appropriate to reach my goal of helping the server by becoming a guard. I guarded the best I could (which some may find unsatisfactory), to which is not my concern. I contributed ideas and unique ways to keep the server balanced and fun. Over the course of the time I spent, friends that I knew such as Zarkilor and Fengaroo joined the server with me, each going off and contributing in their own way. We will get back to these two later.
Through my guarding career on this server, I server was going through it's ups and downs, being shutdown and reopened and so on. Many troublemakers were reprimanded, and many others got away with their actions. Many pitched the blame on me or others, many fights were had, and harsh words were said. Many guards and higher ranked prisoners began to quit the server. I stayed with Balack and SkeletonRuler through the tough times that were ahead, and I earned their trust and became a Warden. I was a builder, a banner, and and eventually, a jerk. I made mistakes that I never bothered to make up for and I never meant ill will in the end. Being left by myself without the support of SkeletonRuler and Balack, I tried my best to push on as a Warden who wouldn't get stepped on. Noble was there to help every now and again, but it was a stressful environment, filled with people who didn't enjoy my position of power. I muted people, banned people, and most regrettably, got angry and held grudges.
Soon enough, Roland and Skele decided (with my advice) to shut down the server and fix it up. The task was long, and for fear of losing the community (like what had happened some time before when we were DDoS'd) I presented an alternative solution to BalackRanger. SkeletonRuler decided that he wanted no part in DDC anymore and left. That was the last time I talked to him. Balack stuck around long enough to consider the pros and cons. I showed him a map that me and Zarkilor created some time ago for our own prison server had we ever wanted to run one. We got the votes from the community and the consent of BalackRanger, we agreed to opened DDC2 to the public. I put emphasis on "consent" because we were told by numerous people some time into DDC2, that Balack was "forced" to open our server. The claim was false, because he gave us consent to do it, and had shown absolutely no signs of discomfort towards us. We were accused of annoying him and spamming him to talk about the release of the server when he wouldn't answer us. We would constantly talk to him about it because of the fact that we didn't know how long we had before we would lose a good chunk of our community, and we had to act fast.
Some time later, we released DDC2, and got 17 people on the first night. Everything was running smoothly until Balack revealed:
DDC:Classic.
Balack and many other players from the original DDC were set on creating a "classic" version of the original server. They were to rebuild blocks and add new features (which negates the notion of it being classic). They hyped it up for players to see, not only on the old forum post, but DDC2's. Players started to think that DDC2 was only a temporary server and that Classic is going to be the place to be. This wasn't the case, and it sooner turned into a rivalry between people who wanted DDC2 and people who wanted Classic. More and more players started to swoon over Classic, seeing as how they were recruited to build on it, making them want the server to come out so people can play on their creation. DDC2 soon became a hangout place for people to disrespect others, not worrying about consequences because they knew that it wouldn't matter because Classic was coming out, or so they thought.
Some time into the project, Balack gave up and decided it would be better off that way. Classic's progress came to a halt before Endermanslaya12 picked it back up. Endermanslaya12 was a friend to many in the community. Together, they caused an unpleasant environment by constantly nit-picking and creating needless drama. Such needless drama for example, included the Fengaroo fiasco. Endermanslaya12 started a rumor that quickly spread like a fire in a dry forest. The rumor entailed that Fengaroo was me, Darkdemon111. Fengaroo was not a popular member of the community, constantly berating and killing players as she did. This rumor caused outrage, inciting caps, spamming, and insults. Whenever I had to mute them, it would cause more anger as if I was trying to censor the players who started it.
Endermanslaya12 even went so far as to say things along the lines of: "DDC2 is terrible and so are you, and Classic's going to kick it into the ground."
The drama ended as soon as I got Fengaroo on the Teamspeak who talked to Moistarmadillo and Endermanslaya12, disproving the notion that she was me.
This posse of players that decided to cause drama and terrorize the server were catalysts for the death of it, and not only insulted and berated, but also manipulated our players.
After the server's official Death Date, we had numerous people ask for the map download, to which I said that I was uncomfortable with/did not want to release it. One of the members of that posse thought it would be clever to download the map himself by using a mod and releasing it without my permission. That was quickly taken care of, and only proves to me that they have no limits when it comes to disrespecting and spitting on the server after it had died. Because of this, I shut down the server and will not be having a "Closing Party" as I was planning to have. This is why we can't have nice things.
With the sources I had, I know that if I step anywhere near DDC:Classic, it will not bode me well, seeing as how Endermanslaya12 and Moistarmadillo said that "If Dark applies to be a guard, we will give him Trainee, and no matter how good a job he does he will never get anything higher than that." in the PAP Teamspeak. I would not spit in the direction of a server that would boast the notion of "equal opportunity" and deny anyone the privilege to help their server, let alone step foot on it.
To the loyal players who stuck with us until the end, I appreciate it. It was a wonderful experience to learn how to run and set up a server. I would not recommend you to go to such a one-sided and manipulative environment such as DDC:Classic. It only hurts you in the end. To the players who catalyzed and decided it to be a wise decision to act self destructively on the server, I also thank you. I thank you for giving me the experience of having a terribly disrespectful and unpleasant part of the community that wanted to ruin it for the others, and now I can defend my future servers against it. The experience helped me, and hurt me at the same time.
*snip*
To the players who catalyzed and decided it to be a wise decision to act self destructively on the server, I also thank you. I thank you for giving me the experience of having a terribly disrespectful and unpleasant part of the community that wanted to ruin it for the others, and now I can defend my future servers against it. The experience helped me, and hurt me at the same time.
-Darkdemon111
If you make another server Dark, you HAVE to invite me. I insist. NO, I DEMAND
cry baby? I seem to recall a certain player recently whining and crying about a "bad" guard who kept insisting they, the player, take it to the server's forums. This was much more mature.
It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forums, as a matter of fact, the last time I was posting here was to inform you all of the server's opening.
Unfortunately, today I am posting about just the opposite.
Since the opening of the server on August 1st, Darkdemon and I have seen DDC2 go through its ups and downs, simply anticipating a thriving, stable community for everyone to enjoy on a regular basis. Due to the recent contrary, with our player-count and funding on a downward spiral, these goals can simply not be realized.
Although at some point in the past, with our player average exceeding our expectations, the downtime, community conflicts, lack of interest, and dwindling donations have all most likely contributed to the point we are at today with the server.
Its death.
While most have already acknowledged the eventual shutdown of the server, some haven't, and we will take this time to let everyone know who still plays on the server.
The server will shut down on November 11th and with it, all plots and player data will be erased. If this concerns you and you would like to enjoy your progress on the server, feel free to use the last week of uptime as a proper farewell.
Keep in mind there is nothing that can be done about the shutdown, as since the beginning, this was a player-driven project, and with no drive from a community, the server can no longer exist.
But with an ending, always comes new beginnings. Darkdemon and I will surely be working on Minecraft projects in the future, so if you enjoyed our prison server, you may be lucky enough to find us floating around the forums with something new down the line.
We also hope that anyone and everyone that has played on our server has had fun with friends and rivals and enjoyed DDC at its peak and otherwise. Darkdemon and I have definitely enjoyed points along these 4 months and have learned quite a lot about managing a server and community. No loss when there was something to gain.
Thanks again for letting the server run and thrive while it did, we appreciate it. You can expect a post on the day before or the day of shutdown to finalize things from Dark and tie up any loose ends should there be any.
Sincerely,
Zarkilor
My first reaction is "DAFUQ DID YOU JUST SAY!?"
My second one is sadness.
Another big long speech from me:
This has been one of 3 servers I have played on for the past year. I was there for alot of good times, the bad times, the fun times, and the boring times. Now that DDC2 is going down, I have thought back. The things I said and did, the things I didn't say or do that I should have. I realized how big a part of my life DDC was, most of my weekends and free time spent on it. I guess you just dont know how good something was until it is gone. I am now thinking about what to do with my time. I have a server that I help run, but nobody is on (and the owner doesnt have it on 24/7), and I can play on other servers. I tried other prison servers, but none are like DDC. It felt like I was part of a family here, other places don't give those feels. I am sad now. Hopefully Dark, Zark, and the DDC community can find a way to be together again.
Had a fun time, going to miss all the experiences I had with you all. Even the diamond jerkoffs who kept killing me (I learned anger management from you. *looks at R4nger*
Best of luck in future endeavors, and please message me Zark/Dark/Skidds if you guys need my help or are doing anything.
epikpepsi
R.I.P
DDC2
2013-2013
In case of TL,DR:
This was a really mature way to break the news that a few of us already knew, it is sad but we saw it coming after the pas month or so
So if you said that DDC:C would re-open at Christmas, then does that mean that it will still be reopening? Or will all my dreams be crushed forever then them feels would be feelin it hardcore. I dont want them hardcore feels :steve_tearful:!
Damn. Endermanslay12, take it into your own hands!
I would like to thank the wardens of this server. I really hated the time when my old prison server shut down, and I love this server. But nobody came on for awhile. And I can't do anything with nobody on. I'm a guard.
I'll miss this server. Thanks for all the good times and memories. I'll take them with me wherever I go.
You guys should make everyone warden on the last day :PPP
I suppose many of us will be going our separate ways and finding other servers to play on and I would like to tell all of my friends to feel free to msg me and invite me to join them. Cuz even though DDC2 is closing, it'd be a shame to lose touch. I hope to see you ALL again
I will most likely join PAP, can't wait to see y'all again! My internet is down till the 13'th, but I will try to be on DDC on the 10'th.
White coats to bind me, out of control
I live alone inside my mind
World of confusion, air filled with noise
Who says that my life's such a crime?
Trapped in this nightmare
I wish I'd wake
As my whole life begins to shake
four walls surround me
an empty gaze
I can't find my way out of this maze
'Cause I don't care
Fall in, fall out
Gone without a doubt, help me
I can't take the blame
They don't feel the shame
It's a madhouse
Or so they claim
It's a madhouse
Oh, am I insane?
My fears behind me, what can I do
My dreams haunt my sleep at night
Oh no, won't learn their lesson, white fills my eyes
And only then they see the light
-Joey Belladonna, Anthrax
As the minuscule congregation of those who browse this forum dwindles, I found it appropriate to write a "farewell letter" to the loyal and not so loyal members of the once unified community of Desolation Detention Center. In this letter, you will here about my endeavors in my overall experience with DDC, and the creation of the sequel.
Sometime around late December, 2012, is when I joined the original Desolation Detention Center. The server as I saw it was very unique and well built, and I heard about it through a friend of mine, who accompanied me on the prison server: MCP. SkeletonRuler was a Warden on MCP, and that was the last time I saw him. Seeing as how I never got to know him because of his infrequent visits to MCP, I found it a great opportunity to join him and help his server to the best I could. A rough two days after joining, I decided it would be appropriate to reach my goal of helping the server by becoming a guard. I guarded the best I could (which some may find unsatisfactory), to which is not my concern. I contributed ideas and unique ways to keep the server balanced and fun. Over the course of the time I spent, friends that I knew such as Zarkilor and Fengaroo joined the server with me, each going off and contributing in their own way. We will get back to these two later.
Through my guarding career on this server, I server was going through it's ups and downs, being shutdown and reopened and so on. Many troublemakers were reprimanded, and many others got away with their actions. Many pitched the blame on me or others, many fights were had, and harsh words were said. Many guards and higher ranked prisoners began to quit the server. I stayed with Balack and SkeletonRuler through the tough times that were ahead, and I earned their trust and became a Warden. I was a builder, a banner, and and eventually, a jerk. I made mistakes that I never bothered to make up for and I never meant ill will in the end. Being left by myself without the support of SkeletonRuler and Balack, I tried my best to push on as a Warden who wouldn't get stepped on. Noble was there to help every now and again, but it was a stressful environment, filled with people who didn't enjoy my position of power. I muted people, banned people, and most regrettably, got angry and held grudges.
Soon enough, Roland and Skele decided (with my advice) to shut down the server and fix it up. The task was long, and for fear of losing the community (like what had happened some time before when we were DDoS'd) I presented an alternative solution to BalackRanger. SkeletonRuler decided that he wanted no part in DDC anymore and left. That was the last time I talked to him. Balack stuck around long enough to consider the pros and cons. I showed him a map that me and Zarkilor created some time ago for our own prison server had we ever wanted to run one. We got the votes from the community and the consent of BalackRanger, we agreed to opened DDC2 to the public. I put emphasis on "consent" because we were told by numerous people some time into DDC2, that Balack was "forced" to open our server. The claim was false, because he gave us consent to do it, and had shown absolutely no signs of discomfort towards us. We were accused of annoying him and spamming him to talk about the release of the server when he wouldn't answer us. We would constantly talk to him about it because of the fact that we didn't know how long we had before we would lose a good chunk of our community, and we had to act fast.
Some time later, we released DDC2, and got 17 people on the first night. Everything was running smoothly until Balack revealed:
DDC:Classic.
Balack and many other players from the original DDC were set on creating a "classic" version of the original server. They were to rebuild blocks and add new features (which negates the notion of it being classic). They hyped it up for players to see, not only on the old forum post, but DDC2's. Players started to think that DDC2 was only a temporary server and that Classic is going to be the place to be. This wasn't the case, and it sooner turned into a rivalry between people who wanted DDC2 and people who wanted Classic. More and more players started to swoon over Classic, seeing as how they were recruited to build on it, making them want the server to come out so people can play on their creation. DDC2 soon became a hangout place for people to disrespect others, not worrying about consequences because they knew that it wouldn't matter because Classic was coming out, or so they thought.
Some time into the project, Balack gave up and decided it would be better off that way. Classic's progress came to a halt before Endermanslaya12 picked it back up. Endermanslaya12 was a friend to many in the community. Together, they caused an unpleasant environment by constantly nit-picking and creating needless drama. Such needless drama for example, included the Fengaroo fiasco. Endermanslaya12 started a rumor that quickly spread like a fire in a dry forest. The rumor entailed that Fengaroo was me, Darkdemon111. Fengaroo was not a popular member of the community, constantly berating and killing players as she did. This rumor caused outrage, inciting caps, spamming, and insults. Whenever I had to mute them, it would cause more anger as if I was trying to censor the players who started it.
Endermanslaya12 even went so far as to say things along the lines of: "DDC2 is terrible and so are you, and Classic's going to kick it into the ground."
The drama ended as soon as I got Fengaroo on the Teamspeak who talked to Moistarmadillo and Endermanslaya12, disproving the notion that she was me.
This posse of players that decided to cause drama and terrorize the server were catalysts for the death of it, and not only insulted and berated, but also manipulated our players.
After the server's official Death Date, we had numerous people ask for the map download, to which I said that I was uncomfortable with/did not want to release it. One of the members of that posse thought it would be clever to download the map himself by using a mod and releasing it without my permission. That was quickly taken care of, and only proves to me that they have no limits when it comes to disrespecting and spitting on the server after it had died. Because of this, I shut down the server and will not be having a "Closing Party" as I was planning to have. This is why we can't have nice things.
With the sources I had, I know that if I step anywhere near DDC:Classic, it will not bode me well, seeing as how Endermanslaya12 and Moistarmadillo said that "If Dark applies to be a guard, we will give him Trainee, and no matter how good a job he does he will never get anything higher than that." in the PAP Teamspeak. I would not spit in the direction of a server that would boast the notion of "equal opportunity" and deny anyone the privilege to help their server, let alone step foot on it.
To the loyal players who stuck with us until the end, I appreciate it. It was a wonderful experience to learn how to run and set up a server. I would not recommend you to go to such a one-sided and manipulative environment such as DDC:Classic. It only hurts you in the end. To the players who catalyzed and decided it to be a wise decision to act self destructively on the server, I also thank you. I thank you for giving me the experience of having a terribly disrespectful and unpleasant part of the community that wanted to ruin it for the others, and now I can defend my future servers against it. The experience helped me, and hurt me at the same time.
-Darkdemon111
If you make another server Dark, you HAVE to invite me. I insist. NO, I DEMAND
cry baby? I seem to recall a certain player recently whining and crying about a "bad" guard who kept insisting they, the player, take it to the server's forums. This was much more mature.