Note this is a copied post and after a long time spent writing it, i thought I may as well post this here.
If you are here to read about my opinion on how Minecraft is a cash cow scroll down to the 4th section.
I had such a great experience on a prison themed server run by a guy who asked for zero donations (to be fair he was loaded). Over a long complicated history the server was passed to some silly kids who asked for money to "help reboot the server" scamming other kids asking for money and promising future ranks, sadly for those "investors" the server shut down within weeks. Later on i eventually contacted the owner saying "look do you still have the server map" the kid being broke and having debt to repay to his "investors" i got it off him for 1/10th of what he paid. within a weekend i had rebooted the server, updated all the plugins and restored the original staff.
I personally focused on restoring the server and not changing a single thing to help recreate the shattered community. From running my first server (which i admit was not the best server as it was my first server), none the less it stayed up for 4 months and with the small profit i paid to restore my favorite server. I admit once restoring the server i was busy due to also maintaining the second version of my first server, which lead to little growth. I then decided to run only 1 server and passed the first server onto another trustworthy owner.
Ever since i passed the first server off i have proudly been going full steam at adding new features and proudly making my server bug free and a player friendly environment with lots of exciting features. The server has never been as big as it once was but i am proud to say it is now more bug free and fair than ever before.
I accept donations to my server and 90% of the small sum to cover the larges costs due to having to avoid DDoS attacks and getting a small servers name in advertising. Of course i give players items for donating but all it does is save time, never will i give out unfair or unachievable items that could ruin the server for average players. I can guarantee i am not in the server for the money, if i was i would have quit and got a minimum wage job and made 100 times more. I know this post has been very long but the point is i do this for the enjoyment and satisfaction of knowing i make a good quality server.
Side Note: I cannot blame kids for making servers that seem to be ridiculous as i once had similar ideas.
Side Note #2: I find it ridiculous the youtubers who advertise their servers to their large viewer base and have all sorts of ridiculous money grabbing ideas. "buy pets" "purchase V.I.P to play this map" "sorry you can play more if you purchase V.I.P" The idea of addons does not upset me, but the most upsetting thing is (not saying any names) some youtubers play V.I.P parts of their server and advertise "come play with me" so when players arrive they are excited to join the games they have spent hours watching only to be expected to pay an unannounced fee.
Rant Over.
Edit: for those wondering the server IP is MCP-MCS.com
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I hate it when being VIP means you are a Very Important Payer.
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“The important thing is not how long you live... It's what you accomplish with your life.
While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist. If I could do something really important... That would definitely carry on into the future.” -Grovyle
Because it's not donating. It's paying for being a step higher than everyone else.
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“The important thing is not how long you live... It's what you accomplish with your life.
While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist. If I could do something really important... That would definitely carry on into the future.” -Grovyle
If you are here to read about my opinion on how Minecraft is a cash cow scroll down to the 4th section.
I had such a great experience on a prison themed server run by a guy who asked for zero donations (to be fair he was loaded). Over a long complicated history the server was passed to some silly kids who asked for money to "help reboot the server" scamming other kids asking for money and promising future ranks, sadly for those "investors" the server shut down within weeks. Later on i eventually contacted the owner saying "look do you still have the server map" the kid being broke and having debt to repay to his "investors" i got it off him for 1/10th of what he paid. within a weekend i had rebooted the server, updated all the plugins and restored the original staff.
I personally focused on restoring the server and not changing a single thing to help recreate the shattered community. From running my first server (which i admit was not the best server as it was my first server), none the less it stayed up for 4 months and with the small profit i paid to restore my favorite server. I admit once restoring the server i was busy due to also maintaining the second version of my first server, which lead to little growth. I then decided to run only 1 server and passed the first server onto another trustworthy owner.
Ever since i passed the first server off i have proudly been going full steam at adding new features and proudly making my server bug free and a player friendly environment with lots of exciting features. The server has never been as big as it once was but i am proud to say it is now more bug free and fair than ever before.
I accept donations to my server and 90% of the small sum to cover the larges costs due to having to avoid DDoS attacks and getting a small servers name in advertising. Of course i give players items for donating but all it does is save time, never will i give out unfair or unachievable items that could ruin the server for average players. I can guarantee i am not in the server for the money, if i was i would have quit and got a minimum wage job and made 100 times more. I know this post has been very long but the point is i do this for the enjoyment and satisfaction of knowing i make a good quality server.
Side Note: I cannot blame kids for making servers that seem to be ridiculous as i once had similar ideas.
Side Note #2: I find it ridiculous the youtubers who advertise their servers to their large viewer base and have all sorts of ridiculous money grabbing ideas. "buy pets" "purchase V.I.P to play this map" "sorry you can play more if you purchase V.I.P" The idea of addons does not upset me, but the most upsetting thing is (not saying any names) some youtubers play V.I.P parts of their server and advertise "come play with me" so when players arrive they are excited to join the games they have spent hours watching only to be expected to pay an unannounced fee.
Rant Over.
Edit: for those wondering the server IP is MCP-MCS.com
Join the classic Prison Convicted MCP: jail.cdgs.net
Not for me. I usually avoid ones where you're stuck at the base rank and can't be promoted at all unless you donate.
“The important thing is not how long you live... It's what you accomplish with your life.
While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist. If I could do something really important... That would definitely carry on into the future.” -Grovyle
I totally agree.
People see me and think I'm weak. But I can take care of myself, by myself.
Because it's not donating. It's paying for being a step higher than everyone else.
“The important thing is not how long you live... It's what you accomplish with your life.
While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist. If I could do something really important... That would definitely carry on into the future.” -Grovyle