[Server] What needs to be improved

Discussion in 'Server Discussion' started by dinoceros, Aug 13, 2015.

  1. dinoceros

    dinoceros Donator

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    Hello everyone,
    I do think there is a lot to improve about IJAH.
    I will give my honest opinion about what needs to be fixed in the server.
    Please note: This is simply my opinion. If this starts any kind of drama, I will automaticly lock it.

    Now you might tell me you know the issues, well if you know them, please fix them.

    New Content
    Don't get me wrong. mini-games on IJAH are really various and fun. I do enjoy playing them a lot.
    The issue is, every mini-game on IJAH are 1 year+ old. When a new player joins the server in early 2014, and they come back in early 2015 and nothing have changed, it might be a little boring.
    Let's take Hypixel as an example. I started playing on it in early 2013. I came like once a month. Every times I joined, the server was something different. Yet, I play J&H since early 2013 too, and barely anything have changed. The server is almost the same. Let's count what's new... a new lobby, they removed the skyblock and creative lobby, they added 2 new minigames and removed one... that's almost it. The server needs to have a lot of new content, and listen to people's suggestions more. Suggestions are the community's output on what needs to be added on the server. It is a priority for J&H to introduce new content to the server.

    More Promotions
    There should be more helpers on more mini-games. The issue now, is that all staff camp on the lobby, and they actually don't go play mini-games to go help other players out. Not all players have time to go to the lobby or go on the forums. There are also a lot of players who needs help by mod pluses. Yet, there are only three mod pluses on the server and two administrators. We need more promotions and helpers at more places in order to help other players. The rule-breakers have went overboard.

    Enforce the rules to the maximum
    Okay, that one is probably the most serious one. I recently saw in lobby, when there was five staff on the lobby, [insert name 1] trolling [insert name 2] to the point that it should've been taken care of. Yet, staff almost didn't do anything. They just said "please stop" multiple times and then "you're all about to get muted" when the troll actually was never muted. I can't believe how much "last chances" this player got, yet they did not even receive a punishment. I do think it's a good thing that they edited the hacking punishments. But that should apply to all rules! We need staff to give more punishments. There is a majority of rule-breakers on J&H, and that should be fixed. Now I know you will tell me "But Jerome, just report those players!". What if I don't have time to report those players? What if I'm banned from the forums? What if I don't even know about the forums? If I tell a staff member X player is hacking, they should investigate into it, not ask me if I have proof.

    Accept/Deny Staff Applications More Quickly
    Staff applications take way too much time to be accepted. Take this application for example:
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    It has been opened for over a year, yet no staff have done anything about it yet. Take staff applications like CV's for jobs. If I apply for developer at Ubisoft Montreal, do I want to wait a year for my application to be reviewed? No. It should be taken more seriously.

    More Valuable Staff
    A few months ago, Daorack resigned. He was the best staff we've ever had doe, in my opinion. He's the reason why the community is where it is today. He would ban those people who pisses us off, example rule-breakers. We need another staff member to replace Dao. We need someone like Dao in a server. No, I'm not saying the staff team is bad or anything, I just believe there are untaken roles that *NEEDS* to be taken as soon as possible! I also saw some staff, not telling names, don't do their jobs, or at least that's what I've seen from now.

    This is not a complaint, this is an opinion, what I think is required to bring the server to a better horizon. Have a very nice day.
    ~Jerome
     
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  2. Katerina

    Katerina Former Mοd Donator

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    AHAHHAHAHAAH no.
    First of all you don't know as much as WE know about daorack. If you want to thank him for his job then go on and do it on his profile, don't make a thread about it. The community grew because of ijah got more popular, not because of him. In my opinion, yes he did a "good" job but he created dramas as well, or we made his threads dramas because almost no one agreed with him. Glad he resinged.

    Apart from that:
    I agree with the fact that ijah needs more staff, especially mods and above and a few new minigames. An arcade or so would be handy to be honest.

    Regarding the accept/deny bit
    Well I think staff should take the job a bit less serious. I mean there are a few people out there who deserve to be staff, yet it takes a hella lot of time to get accepted or they don't get accepted at all. You don't have to be perfect to fit that place. Ya feel me?

    Enforcing rules to maximum
    Uh alright I agree with the fact that staff should spread out more but oh look, the majority of our staff is 16+ and that mean that they have a life and of course school. Most of them will go to college and, guess what is more important than this god damn server, yes school. Also the report takes you only up 5 minutes or so (if it's a video then about 10-20 mins if you have a good internet connection). The reason why staff are on the lobby is because, when players needs something they can simply go on lobby, ask for help and the staff will go to that server and help them.

    I don't know what else to say so yea that's pretty much it
     
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  3. Morcov

    Morcov Furry|♥Zoroark♥|The everything man

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    I think what Jerome is saying when he says "More Valuable staff" is that we need staff who can actually do their job. I've been on the lobby many times with staff(Who will stay anonymous) that can't seem to break up fights or openly help people, just like a lot of America's police force.
     
  4. X__Ninja__X

    X__Ninja__X yeep Donator

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    I completely agree with you the server needs a lot of things
    In my opinion
    -New minigames
    -New staff

    I was thinking that maybe there should be staff assigned to a specific server so that way all the servers get moderated better
    maybe they can swap each month
    Example:
    Nether0 and TheMint mostly play and spectate 1 server example factions then each month they switch?!
    Idk if that's a good idea but yeah :)
     
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  5. Warden

    Warden Donator

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    Agreed to all.
    1. and 2 and 4 caught my eye the most.
    1) That was the reason I left the server for a short while, there was nothing interesting any more, playing minigames is fun, but when it's the same mini-games each day. It gets boring.
    2) I think we need more promotions, there are so many people who deserve staff and they're not promoted. People say we're understaffed, yet, nothing's being done about it.
    4) Like I said in my post above, it's been said we're understaffed, yet, nothing's being done about it. So we have a lot of applications collecting dust and just sitting around which then gives us the problem of a massive application forum, which, if I'm not mistaken, was one of the problems stated before the staff revamp.
     
  6. X__Ninja__X

    X__Ninja__X yeep Donator

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    @JeromeAlbert also notice that when be ranks it always says Be the first to try out new minigames
    Since the time I've come on this server which is about 1 year I have never seen a new minigame on the server image.jpg
     
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  7. Kimme

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    My opinion:
    Regarding new minigames, I agree with them adding more minigames and content. I feel as if some of the games got a bit boring since they haven't added any new ones in a while.

    As for staff applications, I feel like many people who could be suitable for staff applied and never got a response, which is completely unfair on their part, and I think people should still hear back whether acepted or denied.

    @Perceisha already made several threads like this anyways.
     
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  8. MC_Scout

    MC_Scout Fearless Leader Staff Member Manager

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    None of these complaints are new, I think Harry said he is working on it.
    Tbh complaining wont do much.
     
  9. dinoceros

    dinoceros Donator

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    I am aware a lot of threads like these were made. What I dislike is that the owners didn't do anything about it yet.
    Did you even read the thread?
     
  10. Morcov

    Morcov Furry|♥Zoroark♥|The everything man

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    That doesn't mean that others can't as well. The more the community out-reaches to the owners, the larger the possibility something will be done(As sad as that is)
     
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  11. TheBlackHamood

    TheBlackHamood Feel Pain, Accept Pain, Know Pain

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    YES, THIS IS GOLDEN

    Anyway as for the quicking of acceptations i disagree, i mean look at audrey, he/she/it got the application accepted in a year

    Alright now im gonna be honest to the foot, i think we should see helpers that are not known, face it every staff member has a friendship/relation with another, why not someone who is not?

    Alright
    1.yeano
    2.50/50
    3.sure
    4.No
    5.YES


     
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  12. TreeKillerMan

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    Yeah, I agree about the whole minigame thing! Why is "be the first to test out new minigames" even on the Donator perk list, we haven't had new minigames in over a year! :/ Plus I'm getting bored of the ones we have now.
     
  13. SlamStoneMC

    SlamStoneMC A member who knows people

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    That's exactly how I feel about the server.
     
  14. dinoceros

    dinoceros Donator

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    Can you tell me in PM what he did?
     
  15. KokichiOma

    KokichiOma Ultimate Supreme Leader Donator

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    Not all staff camp in lobby.
    It's not fair to drag the whole group into what a minority does.
    Hell, I haven't sat in lobby longer for 10 minutes in a loooong time, and as with many other staff.
    Yes it is an issue for some, but only a minority ._.
     
  16. Morcov

    Morcov Furry|♥Zoroark♥|The everything man

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    But why hasnt the minority been dealt with? It isnt fair that they arent giving all of staff a bad rap, I agree, but if they are not doing what they are supposed to then why are they staff in the first place?
     
  17. Vexa_Soul

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    I cannot agree more to accepting/denying more staff. It's been 5+ months since I made mine, and I have no idea what the outcome will be. I'm just ready for it to be denied or accepted.
     
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  18. KokichiOma

    KokichiOma Ultimate Supreme Leader Donator

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    Because it isn't as big an issue yet.
    They could be camping in lobby either doing reports, waiting for players to need help or just want to chill.
    But yes, I agree the staff do need to either only allow 2-3 staff in lobby at one time and perhaps just spread out a little, but don't enforce the go to minigames rule, as I would rather stay in Sb2 than say, survival.
    Sorry for bad response, am on iPad at 7am
     
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  19. Morcov

    Morcov Furry|♥Zoroark♥|The everything man

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    I totally understand, but they are literally not doing their jobs. I'll talk to you about it on skype if you want
     
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  20. dinoceros

    dinoceros Donator

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    So we should wait for it to be a big issue to fix it or what?
     
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