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Aridhol 28 Mar, 2017 @ 3:10pm
Suggestion: Change Official Server?
Here's a suggestion that I thought I'd toss out there to see if anyone had any thoughts about..

I feel like the official server hosted for this map (by map author) should be closer to a standard official server (maybe just a lil bumped up rates?) that way people can get a feel for how it would play when/if this map does get added to the official servers list.

I just find that...
1) Single player ARK is a bit boring
2) When first starting on a new map, players will have a hard time getting started if the map is on Hardcore ((I do not mind PvP - I prefer it! So that part is fine, with me at least))
3) Setting up your own server is doable - but a bit complex. This discourages players from using other maps, and even when they do make their own servers, it fractures the community who are playing the map! We don't want that


So my conclusion (and this is where we can debate a bit):
I think it would be wise to wipe the map (I don't think really ANYONE plays on it, its server stats suggest basically no player traffic) and set it to mirror official pvp settings (difficulty 5) and have no other mods installed. Maybe bump the rates to 3x or 4x across the board to make it a little faster paced to get people into it

Then, hopefully all new players that wanna try this map can simply play on the official server rather than all the constant thing I see: Someone tries to setup a server, its complex, hardly anyone plays it, and it dies shortly thereafter.

This is my opinion, so I'm sure some will disagree. Thoughts?
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Hey my team rules!  [developer] 28 Mar, 2017 @ 3:31pm 
The premise that the community server is dead is pretty much correct. The only people who really play are me and a few friends. The reason it is set to hardcore is because, while the server is dead it might as well be fun for me and others who enjoy hardcore. This may have made sense in the past when the map wasn't close to being complete. There wasn't much demand for an "official" community server. Now it seems possible that changing the server settings back to standard mode would draw more of a playerbase. The only issue with that is that I don't have anyone to moderate the server and I don't have time to do it myself, so having lots of players is sort of unsustainable anyway.
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Hey my team rules!  [developer] 28 Mar, 2017 @ 3:36pm 
So in short I would change back to standard if I thought enough people wanted it and if I had someone to deal with the inevitable problems that go with running a community server.
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Aridhol 28 Mar, 2017 @ 4:08pm 
I have always taken a hands off approach when I host a server, letting players moderate themselves (like official servers) but this may not be feasible. I definitely don't have time to volunteer to BE the moderator in this myself, but would play if it gets tweaked. I guess we will see whether this generates support or if no one really cares
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Hey my team rules!  [developer] 28 Mar, 2017 @ 4:09pm 
You are making good points. I'm definitely considering chaning back to standard. We would have to go back to standard for a while to even test whether it would be popular. The thing is, having lots of mods means you need moderators sometimes when things break, but if I had only the map then it could be hands off
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Aridhol 29 Mar, 2017 @ 3:23pm 
Whatever you decide, let us know I guess :)

Regardless of what happens.. I am still really hoping eventually they make official servers with your map :)
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Wantanamo 1 Apr, 2017 @ 12:58pm 
I have enough free time to moderate the server.
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SHADOW 3 Apr, 2017 @ 6:28am 
Then ... Be sure to not put too much mods ... Honeslty ... I hate to have 15 mods to update before i can start playing ... 5 to 10 is already horrible ...

So ... Maybe 5 mods maximum ? Or 7 ? (PVP or PVE) => I will never come on a PVP server, and even more if it's a map i don't know.

PS : I made a lot of private servers myself, it's always a pain in the ass to choose mods that can fit in and not weight too much because it'll slow down the host (Longer time to restart, longer updates, maybe bugs / gamebreaking because of updates)

That's why no one can help you to choose wich mod is better to get in, because it'll be on their own taste :3

So, why not make a community poll ? You say to people : Hey, move your ass and answer this ♥♥♥♥♥♥' ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ poll !! It's about the official server that have been requested.

Don't worry, people will go take a look and community will choose.
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Aridhol 3 Apr, 2017 @ 1:06pm 
A poll is a solid idea, not sure how many people will participate though
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Aridhol 3 Apr, 2017 @ 1:16pm 
Can a poll even be made within steams forum system? I don't see any way to do it.. maybe I'm just blind lol? Anyone know?

Otherwise you would just use a third party poll site, which I guess isn't a big deal
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SHADOW 4 Apr, 2017 @ 12:54am 
There is sites to make free polls, not a problem at all.
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Hey my team rules!  [developer] 5 Apr, 2017 @ 11:06am 
Alright, so I've edited the settings on the community server. Its going to be running exclusively with the map with experience x3 harvest x3 taming x5 on standard mode. Its totally public with no admins currently.
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Aridhol 5 Apr, 2017 @ 2:52pm 
Originally posted by Hey my team rules!:
Alright, so I've edited the settings on the community server. Its going to be running exclusively with the map with experience x3 harvest x3 taming x5 on standard mode. Its totally public with no admins currently.

Nice! So its PvP non-hardcore now?
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Hey my team rules!  [developer] 6 Apr, 2017 @ 10:49am 
Yes! Here is the community discord page https://discord.gg/9bcfCvs
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Aridhol 6 Apr, 2017 @ 11:25am 
Thanks, I joined :)
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SHADOW 6 Apr, 2017 @ 11:27am 
No thank you pvp is a piece of ♥♥♥♥ mod :3
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