Server Review pt 1

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  1. Krissy
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    G'day and welcome to my server review. I will be reviewing some aspects of the server and staff and give my opinions on things because that is what I am good at doing. I am not reviewing classic.
    I urge you to keep in mind that as a human being I may not be 100% unbiased. Do not take offense please, I am not here to attack anyone. Let's get started!

    Part 1: Server
    The server has been around for a while now and there are some really positive things and some not so. In this section I will review these aspects in detail.

    On first glance:
    It may have been a while since since I first logged in but there are some things that are nice to see. Being greeted by the command to begin an island, as well as that one wool block is interesting. The spawn (both versions) are very well done and really can compete with more popular and large server spawns. However what is missing is the basic commands and npc information is quite hidden. F.A.Q is a common aspect of a spawn and is missing. Starting an island is fairly easy but of course things such as cobble generators are often asked about and a proper tutorial is hidden in spawn too.

    Next is the /sb menu and it is fairly well done, with options having clear descriptions that shouldn't be confusing. It is a shame challenges are not working correctly.

    As a beginner most of what the server offers is hidden until you look deep into it. Everything from the warps, to the mob arena and trade shops all aren't obvious unless you take time to look into it; something which younger players don't often do. At first glance, the server is catered for users 13+. There are a lot of hidden gems which shouldn't need to be discovered, but available.

    The community at first look don't appear to be the most friendly kind. Most of the chat is buying and selling and seldom are those friendly conversations. New users may not get the warmest welcomes but there seems to be someone ready to offer help.

    In depth:
    Firstly I feel the server is not very proactive at making sure new users are informed. The spawn is lovely yet there is no system in the layout to ensure the players are directed to the useful areas.
    In order to help, /warp info was released, however there is no notice on the server to tell new users it exists. Not only this, the layout of the warp itself is confusing and the warp is too large, with information on signs being difficult to read.
    In the /sb menu, for example, there could be a menu for all the things featured on the third page that is put on the first page of the menu so new users can see what the server offers much easier.
    Warp signs next to the spawn itself to direct new users to different areas of spawn with particular information could also help.

    The server community lacks warmness and tolerance. I see that often younger children who are not always the most mature and sensible are treated poorly by older members. There are a lot of times the behaviour shown towards these users are closer to bullying than anything else.
    Another real issue is the lack of tolerance of questionable behaviour. A while ago a friend of mine was reported for something very small but they ended with an official warning. For some reason people find joy in getting others in trouble rather than accepting what wrong was done was so irrelevant there was no point reporting. It is unnecessary to always report every little thing and I feel this especially applies to moderator applicants.
    On this subject, moderator applicants try so hard that it is obvious what they are trying to do. It is an act just to impress people and it often involves a lot of cringy, fake kindness, helpfulness and positivity. People need to chill out and actually be players rather than try be moderators for the sake of an application. Be yourself and be friendly... that is literally all you need to do.
    There is also a really huge lack of tolerance of newer players and especially with things like spam, caps and colour chat. I fail to see an issue personally when a new players is asking questions. I fail to get annoyed because of someone being stupid and spamming. There is nothing wrong with colours in chat. People are too sensitive to it all and it is time to stand back and just accept that these things happen. We should stop acting entitled and have more tolerance and adaptability. Nothing is perfect and not everything that isn't perfect needs to be changed. Do not act entitled; which a lot of members seem to do (especially over a certain age).
    In fact the reason I love skyblock so much was its flaws. I loved working around the flaws because it make everyone become creative and work together more.
    The next issue is fairly prominent. We are a server obsessed with farming and grinding. While on the surface there is nothing wrong with this in theory we need to be careful.
    It should be apparent by now that some players have not been very cooperative at using server resources fairly. Since people have created large farms and wanted everything automated it has been a really issue with the server being playable until the dev's stepped in so many times. What was disappointing was players were only willing to blame the server for not being able to handle their activity rather than trying to downsize to help the issue. This, all caused by the need to grind for island levels and farm for profit.
    What else is sad about this whole situation is the quest for riches trumps the community spirit and cooperation. Users would rather afk farm than to speak to chat and use automated messages to advertise. Chat used to be more interaction than sales and now its flipped. Everyone wants to make "money" so they can trade but since when did the server become a place where all that matters is shops and trade.
    The last thing that I go on about is the greed within the community. There are a small percentage of people who made the prices for items based on what they wanted that influenced the prices of items. But these prices were extremely high. Not many people had any concern for the non donors or those who don't have access to 20+ diamonds easily. It was about what people imagined prices needed to be. Some prices are fair but others were down right insane. I said before if we continued with the same attitude about rares and items from classic then it will impact the server. Are we so desperate for rares that we now value different coloured names on crew heads to be more valuable than others? If you ask me, it is just more greed. Eventually all this will lead to irreversible damage such as inflation and losing newer players as they cannot succeed in the game. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like we are stopping any time soon.

    What we do well? As a community I think majority of the users are friendly and genuinely nice people. A lot of people have each others backs, and we are miles less toxic than Mineverse. Most of us like to lend a helping hand and we do on occasion feel like a family.

    Tl;dr version:
    - Spawn is lacking information and things are confusing to navigate
    - skyblock menu /sb is well done however info on the third page should be moved to the first page in a section to make it visible
    - /warp info is hard to navigate without fly and signs are difficult to read
    - The "economy" is not kind to non donors
    - The community is too obsessed with wealth, farming/grinding and leaderboards
    - People are too sensitive and reject changes - but also want everything to be easy for themselves
    - We are less toxic than mineverse and are generally nice and friendly people.

    Please look forward to the next review on the staff team :heart:
     
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    Ty :heart: Very Interesting I love to hear your opinions. TBH I have to agree with most if not all of it.
     
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    Ever since this mod was exposed to the community, chat has gone downhill.
    Would you suggest any fix to this or do you think it is fine as it stands?

    I agree with everything and can't wait for 'pt 2' - staff edition.
     
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    At this point im not sure if there is a fix. People have a right to advertise their island, casinos and shops as long as it isn't spammy. People have a right to afk farm. The devs have the option of AFK kick like org had but i feel its too harsh.

    I can only say the responsibility of creating a better chat environment is to have people do their best to talk and converse with others in public to create a more welcoming chat.

    I guess it is like the smartphone issue where people would rather use their phone than have conversations. People should put down their phone sometimes and have convos. But we cannot force them to; only encourage people to.
     
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    I read it as meme review loll
     
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    Well, I totally agree with most of the points you've mentioned. And the economy is really bothering me mostly, like you see I buy heads for 2-5 diamonds per or 15-30 grass but I see people trying to get me to buy their heads for 6 diamonds, 10 diamonds, 20 diamonds because their head is the only "one" in the server but I bought a bunch of "only heads" for 3 diamonds or something it's just i dislike the Greed and when they try to offer more I usually reject it unless I really like their head XDDD. Anyways myself I'm not about collecting items and trying to become rich as most people are and displaying them in some room to brag about themselves, I usually want items like grass, diamonds, etc so I can finish complete my island as well I would be selling my spawners and beacons for the sake of grass/diamonds, same for my casino I only built it just to get grass to build my island and the heads I've bought and still buying are for some hmm.. lets call it a mini project but yes I dislike greedy people lol.
     
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    To me the “economy” is so rubbish I’d rather give away things for free to people who can’t afford the prices set by greedy people.
    I don’t think many people really considered the fact that if prices are too high, less and less people can join in and trade making it harder to sell.
    I think a lot of issues in the “economy” started with greed and desperation
     
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    I enjoyed reading this, it was very interesting :)

    I definitely agree with some of the stuff, especially having help and stuff more accessible to players when they first join

    I look forward to part 2 :>
     
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    This is nice. nobody ever does reviews, cant wait for part 2.
     
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    meme review *clap, clap*
     
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    i expect the staff team review to be nothing but sheer entertainment.
     
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    What an extensive review... ._.

    I lost track of my mind after reading the first ngl :hilarious:
     
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    That is if i'm going to be absolutely truthful or not ;)
    Thats why I included a little tl;dr section to avoid extensive reading. Next, expect me to record a video and speak Australian while doing the server review
     
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    Now thats where I get to actually sit down and listen to foreign voices that aren't normally around me
     
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    *clap* *clap* server review
     
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    This:
    I don't get why a few donor privileges going to non-donors is such a big deal... after all, they are the ones donating to the server...
     
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    Yep, mostly desperation. For example take the prices of diamonds. They were high but then people started selling them for low in desperation for grass for their island or something. Or greed, people trying to buy some rares for example spawners for 20-25 diamonds and trying to sell them for 30-35+ diamonds or when some unranked player wins a spawner from voting so they try to rip him/her off by offering like 100 grass aka 150 grass rip off but hey there are still honest people that are around to inform them that it's a rip off.
     

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