DOA Server Plan

This sound really exciting. I'm really pumped to see a new dueling clan in MB2. My only suggestion though is that maybe only have one day a week where you lock the server? Locking for too long makes people less interested. Also, to find the forum url I had to go on the server and read the motd, which you cannot read if it is password blocked, so if you have no steam, and no password, how can we expect them to register? Not trying to be an ass, just food for thought.

Sativa wrote:

This sound really exciting. I'm really pumped to see a new dueling clan in MB2. My only suggestion though is that maybe only have one day a week where you lock the server? Locking for too long makes people less interested. Also, to find the forum url I had to go on the server and read the motd, which you cannot read if it is password blocked, so if you have no steam, and no password, how can we expect them to register? Not trying to be an ass, just food for thought.

Because we have a fallback--the FA server, where they can be directed to the website.

I agree with Sativa, but I'd like to shine a different light on the situation. There's no point in locking the server if people aren't going to be training. We all know AOD's training server is just about as close to perpetually unpopulated as any server can be. That being said. . .

How about locking it only for a few hours on the weekend(s), and only when officially scheduled? This Sunday, for example - I will offer free training from 12:00pm-1:30pm EST. After which, if no one else has made training arrangements, the server could return to its normally scheduled Team Saber DM.

Also worth mentioning, I have no qualms with offering tips and technical advice to players in public, un-passworded servers either.

SkeeT wrote:

We all know AOD's training server is just about as close to perpetually unpopulated as any server can be. That being said. . .

I feel pretty hurt that you just compared DOA to AOD.

But I don't know. We'll see. I'm gonna have to review it with SubFocus.
The only problem I have with this is that whenever certain people need to be trained like <Noob>, he kind of comes online at unpredictable times. "I'd rather bring a fleet and not need one than not bring a fleet when I do."
Regardless, I get your point. This could go one of two ways: One, we could limit it to specific hours, which is a bit conflicting because we can't pinpoint when our members will be online yet; two, we could limit training sessions to one day, which somewhat interferes with our progression.

Jim wrote:

SkeeT wrote:

We all know AOD's training server is just about as close to perpetually unpopulated as any server can be. That being said. . .

I feel pretty hurt that you just compared DOA to AOD.

Aw, don't take it personally Lol. I mean, who else has a training server?

While I appreciate that you 'get' the points Sativa and I are trying to make, what I'm worried about is the fact that weekends are prime time for gaming.

The reason why I want training to be scheduled in advance (at least for the time being,) rather than every Saturday/Sunday, is I'm certain "DOA Sabers Only TDM" will be popular, and to deprive the MBII community from access to this server on the weekends would deprive DOA of the success it deserves and needs.

First and foremost, we need to work on your recruiting, and having two (un-passworded) servers will help you greatly in that regard, at least in your beginning stages.

Once you obtain about 15-20+ members, then we can start talking about making training a weekly routine. Because what good is (say for example) this week's training, if next week you have 10 new recruits?

Trust me. I want this to be a huge success as much as you do.
I've got your best interests at heart, I promise. (:

Also,

Perhaps an obscure day of the week, early in the morning would be best for training (ex: Tue/Wed @ 8:00am-12:00pm EST.) That way, your members who want training can set their alarm clocks or what ever. Such is the way of the life of a Jedi. This is of course assuming that training isn't mandatory lol.

We'd miss 'Prime-time' hours, and still be able to get good traffic in the afternoon, etc.

Worth mentioning, I plan to idle on the SO TDM server in order to help it gain more players in the morning/early afternoon.

I am PST and I don't think 5 to 9 am would work for me   

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I am PST and I don't think 5 to 9 am would work for me   

Fair enough, what time *would* work for you? 10am-2pm? or is 10pm-2am more in your range? Bare in mind that's 1pm-4pm and 1am-4am my time.

While I am interested in hearing your preferred hours, (because I want to help train you,) it's more of a rhetorical question, really, because it only exemplifies why individual scheduling would be preferable. This is so because it seems hard to train everyone at once AND keep the server open during prime time hours in order to help in attracting more recruits.

Noob, please add me on Steam: SkeeSilentT
I will work with you to train you on YOUR schedule. (:

I'm still thinking that before we do server-wide training, we need to recruit numbers to get the server filled. A nearly-full server with a password is much more attractive to the clanless denizens of MBII than a passworded server with, say, 3 or 4 people IMO.

like 9 to 1 maybe? (PST)

So I've noticed that "DOA Honor Duels" has become an OPEN server. This is contrary to the original plans, so I'm a tad confused. I think it's time someone stepped up and told us what the real plans are and when we can expect to see the Saber Only TDM server. Thank you for clarification in advance. (:

SkeeT wrote:

So I've noticed that "DOA Honor Duels" has become an OPEN server. This is contrary to the original plans, so I'm a tad confused. I think it's time someone stepped up and told us what the real plans are and when we can expect to see the Saber Only TDM server. Thank you for clarification in advance. (:

tl;dr

People impatient
people want open
poeple dont want open
=conflict

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SkeeT wrote:

So I've noticed that "DOA Honor Duels" has become an OPEN server. This is contrary to the original plans, so I'm a tad confused. I think it's time someone stepped up and told us what the real plans are and when we can expect to see the Saber Only TDM server. Thank you for clarification in advance. (:

tl;dr

People impatient
people want open
poeple dont want open
=conflict

Well, there shouldn't be any conflict once the other server comes.

Shouldn't be an "if" after my $30 donation, since he was only requesting $15 originally. Though, I suspect other donators would help a ton.

I have no reason to believe that the money I gave isn't being put to good use. Yet. Lol.

Yeah, basically people can't wait for the new server so they complain about wanting open.

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Yeah, basically people can't wait for the new server so they complain about wanting open.

I'll get to the bottom of it. Dots, one of my sources tells me the other server *should* appear by next Thursday.

Noob, if you haven't already add me on steam: SkeeSilentT

I have sent a request

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I have sent a request

My inbox is empty, so I've probably already accepted your request. Send me a message sometime and we'll see about scheduling that 1 on 1 training session.