Server Suggestion
 

Suggestions:

• I suggest the server be put up and running.

• I think it would be swell, by golly, to get adminmod (when at all possible).

• The server name be addressed as follows: " PD Gaming - phillipsdata.com".

• A scheduled csay message of "Stats and Forums\nPDgaming.com" should be advertised approximately four (4) times each level.

• All maps be rotated through on the server with occasional (once every level) voting for maps with a change of map upon a super majority vote (2/3).

• Start money at default: $800

• Gravity at default: 800.

• The potential admins (that have listed their "resumés" in the Application for Admin section) are to be reviewed carefully and placed on strict one (1) month probation of their powers* upon becoming an admin, should they be given it, to ensure a stable gaming enviornment, maintain gamers' revisitation, and to keep admin abuse to a minimum while the server is building itself up.

• No potential admin applicant shall be reviewed unless his/her "resumé" be posted in the Application for Admin section.

• Training of rules and general what-to-do/what-not-to-do decision making be given to new admins to clarify their accepted usage of administrative powers.

• Extra money be provided in-game to members of the forum whom have become a Champion at an arcade game and/or extra money be provided in-game to members of the forum (if at all possible).

• The level timelimit should be between 25 and 45 (preferably 30) minutes.

• The MOTD welcome message should have a link for donations.

• A weekly poll be established asking how well the server has been doing that specific week and final results should be sent to members of the "High Court" via e-mail for consideration.

*Probation of powers: Intensively watched usage of administrative powers to confirm that it is not used unless absolutely necessary (e.g. cheating). Temporary or indefinate removal of administrative powers to be determined by the "High Court" if probation should be violated.

Those suggestions are genius. The only idea that I think might have a problem is the extra money ingame to forum members and champions. It gives an unfair advantage against the people just joining the server and people not wanting to register on the forums. Instead, we could possibly put the champion's name in a csay message on the server when they join about what they are champion of and they have entered the server. Champions can get server recognition that way and it could influence the players on the server to visit the forums and try to beat the champion's score.

The idea is to get more people to join the forums and new-comers would have to register and become a champion at an arcade game to get the benefits. It's basically a seniority system where the people that are already registered are given benefits for being apart of pdgaming.com. Besides, the extra money won't be a lot, maybe just a few extra hundred dollars or something. The only real noticable difference would be the first couple rounds of gameplay.

This is a good idea in theory, I believe, but I foresee a hatred toward PDG "Champions" and other members by players not willing to/unable to take advantage of these rewards. As RoDenT stated, it will discourage new players from returning to PDG once they become aware of the inherent disadvantages of being a n00b.

One thing I feel strongly about, and I think many other will agree to as well, is that the PDG community's top priority must be to offer a fair, reliable, and entertaining gaming experience for everyone. I feel we should reach out to first time players, so they too can become regulars. We should strive to expand our community. The best way to do this is to set a standard and ensure that everyone, Admins and all, abide by and uphold these rules.

The idea behind these ideas is pretty much the same. To tie in the server with the forums and build a better community. I think to start, I may just have hourly pop-ups that praise the high score holders, and perhaps mention the current active threads of the day or something. That tied in with being able to see who is in game in the forums I think will be a good start. As time allows we can think about integrating other rewards for high score. I dont think its a good idea to allow prizes that offset the fairness of game play unless it is during a certain time of day. Like 11pm-12am is fun hour. Anyone who's high score gets invisibility, anyone who's posted in the last week gets noclip, anyone who's registered on the forums gets free guns. Then just go crazy go nuts for that hour. It will encourage people to at least register on the forums so they can get free guns. Even if it is only 1 hour per day, I think it should be time restricted and be opened up so that everyone could get some added benefit for just registering.

Heh. Fun hour because that's the time of day when you're in game!

rofl exactly.

*sigh*

I suppose this means I have to put in an actual admin request app. :p

But all the ideas seem good, but I think the extra money for arcade champions should have a cap. That way we don't have arcade highscore whores just to get a couple extra thousand per round.

Maybe have an extra $100 per round per arcade game, max $300.

And intergration of the forums/game is a pretty good idea, as long as it doesn't clutter up the game. I've seen plenty of servers where you see csays and tsays all game talking about how your percentage for hitting your opponents left theigh and stupid crap like that.

There should be obvious site advertisements to include
-Donations
-Server Purcahsing
-Forums
-Advertising forum extras(IE, extra money arcade champs, etc)

Top 5(10?) players every stats update(half hour?)

Those should be the major ones.

Also the server name should include "West Coast" or "California" or similar to attract people wanting local servers.

And admins need to be cracked down on more, potentionally those who alter aspects of the game. I had a good tier system typed up on the old forums...I'll see if I can copy/paste it. But tsay/psay and whatnot are harmless, but map changes, godmode/noclip, kick/ban and slaying/team slaying are the most abused, and as such, in-depth tracking should be intergrated into the site

Perhaps have an "Admin Only" section which shows admin stats. Playtime vs Slays/kicks/bans and so on. That way we get a percentage of who is using the most commands while playing and its easier to see who is using their admin too much. If your a good admin, the players won't even know you're there.

And should the server get as active as it once was, reserved slots again?

Found the posts on my heirachy system of admins

2 posts, 1 very detailed post going command by command, and a summary post

2nd post, very detailed.