Post by Haazen on Dec 24, 2006 13:05:10 GMT -5
I started Paradise Found over two years ago because I got tired of playing shards and constantly getting killed and all my stuff stolen from me. Even on shards where there were rules about where PK could happen, I would get killed and my stuff taken. Staff did nothing about it because they did not personally see it. When I started the shard, I committed myself to making this a stress free place to play. A place where I could escape from real life stress and grief. A place where others could do the same. Escape real life problems for awhile, visit with online friends and feel good for a bit. I like very much that stress here is almost non-existent. Any trouble makers that come to disrupt the peace we have are dealt with as fast as we can.
In the recent past, the champ spawn changed everything about the prime reason I started the shard. It was non-stop grief and stress. I tried for weeks to make things better to relieve the stress. Is was all for naught. The complaints continued for all thing from the lag, the frequency of champs spawns to players not picking up the loot at the end and not sharing during the split. It got so I didn't even want to be on the shard. And in fact I left for about a week. This was the reason the champ spawn was stopped. Non-stop complaints.
I know that players miss the champ very much. I have been thinking and talking to staff and working on new ways to do the champ since it was stopped. I have modified and wrote some scripts that I hope will allow the champ to be added back to our world and not cause continuous complaints. I absolutely do not want to sound mean or uncaring. But if this new way of doing the champ just causes complaints or bad feeling with players again, the champ or the complaining players will go away and not be considered again. I have spent more time on the champ than I have on upgrading to version 2. I have received more grief and stress from the champ than all other thing in the 2.5 years we have been up.
Paradise Found is run so I can feel good and have something to wake up to each day.
I will not accept any complaints about the champ, the players at the champ or actions at the champ. There will be one of 2 possible outcomes from complaints. Either the players complaining will be eliminated from our world or the champ will be eliminated. Please remember this. I am not going to loose anymore sleep or be made to feel bad anymore.
Message sent to me "I am not complaining but just letting you know what's happening. Mortimer Snerd is not playing fair at the champ." Is this not a complaint because it starts with the words "I am not complaining"?
OK, with all the nasty and forceful words out of the way, here is how it will work.
The champ will be put on a timer like before. The time frame will most likely be shorter than it was before.
When the champ spawn goes active, there will be a world broadcast that the champ is active and the gate to the champ area will become active. There will also be an announcement at level 1. The gate will only allow a certain number of players through before shutting off. We will start with the number 6. If the 6 players have already gone through the gate and the gate is shut off, the message may still appear. Please don't complain that the message said "come help" but the gate was closed.
Any player going through the gate will be tagged for 24 hours and not be able to go through the gate again while tagged. So it gives more players a chance to go to the champ. The 24 hours may be changed to a longer time if needed.
The champ will only give 3 powerscrolls because it will be run more often.
In the future we will come up with a new use for Valor since there will not be access to the champ spawn area to activate a champ. I will keep you posted on this.
We will restart the private champs also with restriction to the number of players.
The mini champs fate is not yet known. Please don't ask.
Like I said before, I want Paradise Found to be a fun, nice and enjoyable place to come play everyone and for me too. The staff and I work more than you may realized to bring these very ideals to life. Gripes and complaints takes that all away from everyone. I welcome suggestions and I absolutely look at every one and look into the feasability. Even If I don't personally answer every suggestion, I do weigh them all out. Suggestions are positive, complaints are negative. Please tell others to read this. not reading this will not be an acceptable reason for not knowing my feelings about Champ Complaints.
The Champ will be back very soon. It may need slight adjustment in the very near future. I do truly hope these fixes are acceptable and allows us to keep the Champ Spawns.
In the recent past, the champ spawn changed everything about the prime reason I started the shard. It was non-stop grief and stress. I tried for weeks to make things better to relieve the stress. Is was all for naught. The complaints continued for all thing from the lag, the frequency of champs spawns to players not picking up the loot at the end and not sharing during the split. It got so I didn't even want to be on the shard. And in fact I left for about a week. This was the reason the champ spawn was stopped. Non-stop complaints.
I know that players miss the champ very much. I have been thinking and talking to staff and working on new ways to do the champ since it was stopped. I have modified and wrote some scripts that I hope will allow the champ to be added back to our world and not cause continuous complaints. I absolutely do not want to sound mean or uncaring. But if this new way of doing the champ just causes complaints or bad feeling with players again, the champ or the complaining players will go away and not be considered again. I have spent more time on the champ than I have on upgrading to version 2. I have received more grief and stress from the champ than all other thing in the 2.5 years we have been up.
Paradise Found is run so I can feel good and have something to wake up to each day.
I will not accept any complaints about the champ, the players at the champ or actions at the champ. There will be one of 2 possible outcomes from complaints. Either the players complaining will be eliminated from our world or the champ will be eliminated. Please remember this. I am not going to loose anymore sleep or be made to feel bad anymore.
Message sent to me "I am not complaining but just letting you know what's happening. Mortimer Snerd is not playing fair at the champ." Is this not a complaint because it starts with the words "I am not complaining"?
OK, with all the nasty and forceful words out of the way, here is how it will work.
The champ will be put on a timer like before. The time frame will most likely be shorter than it was before.
When the champ spawn goes active, there will be a world broadcast that the champ is active and the gate to the champ area will become active. There will also be an announcement at level 1. The gate will only allow a certain number of players through before shutting off. We will start with the number 6. If the 6 players have already gone through the gate and the gate is shut off, the message may still appear. Please don't complain that the message said "come help" but the gate was closed.
Any player going through the gate will be tagged for 24 hours and not be able to go through the gate again while tagged. So it gives more players a chance to go to the champ. The 24 hours may be changed to a longer time if needed.
The champ will only give 3 powerscrolls because it will be run more often.
In the future we will come up with a new use for Valor since there will not be access to the champ spawn area to activate a champ. I will keep you posted on this.
We will restart the private champs also with restriction to the number of players.
The mini champs fate is not yet known. Please don't ask.
Like I said before, I want Paradise Found to be a fun, nice and enjoyable place to come play everyone and for me too. The staff and I work more than you may realized to bring these very ideals to life. Gripes and complaints takes that all away from everyone. I welcome suggestions and I absolutely look at every one and look into the feasability. Even If I don't personally answer every suggestion, I do weigh them all out. Suggestions are positive, complaints are negative. Please tell others to read this. not reading this will not be an acceptable reason for not knowing my feelings about Champ Complaints.
The Champ will be back very soon. It may need slight adjustment in the very near future. I do truly hope these fixes are acceptable and allows us to keep the Champ Spawns.