Feedback on the Administration

[RandomTraveller 169]

7 minutes ago, Praetor said:

 

Ok fair enough. I haven't played in two years so I don't know much about you or the current team as a whole. Past experience leads me to expect you're probably all corrupt in some form, and I'm quite sure that's the case. However, you can't really avoid that since none of you are professionals. I'm curious about the situation with 501. You want to regain trust, but then you bump back a dude into the team with a feeble excuse of him 'working behind the scenes' to earn it.

 

Unless you provide tangible proof that he actually did work behind the scenes, that's 100% bs and classic Lotc staff bullshittery. I was staff, I knew a lot of people who were staff and when stuff like that was said it basically meant absolutely nothing.

 

You do understand you have zero say in who becomes staff and if he's gonna be there, right?

lmao

[Praetor 1550]

2 minutes ago, Scene21 said:

 

You do understand you have zero say in who becomes staff and if he's gonna be there, right?

lmao

 

Cool, and? Tahmas was talking about regaining trust, and I'm saying that trust doesn't come with decisions like that.

[RandomTraveller 169]

Just now, Praetor said:

 

Cool, and? Tahmas was talking about regaining trust, and I'm saying that trust doesn't come with decisions like that.

 

So trust is gained by letting you decide who becomes admin or who's on the team? No lmao.

He doesn't have to show you his work either. As long as the server's running he's doing a good job.

[Praetor 1550]

Just now, Scene21 said:

 

So trust is gained by letting you decide who becomes admin or who's on the team? No lmao.

He doesn't have to show you his work either. As long as the server's running he's doing a good job.

???

Trust is gained by showing people reasoning behind controversial decisions. Refusing to explain things just leads to more distrust. If Tahmas wants to regain trust as he said he wanted in his previous post, then I'm explaining one of the ways I see it being done. Is that simple enough for you to understand.

[RandomTraveller 169]

8 minutes ago, Praetor said:

???

Trust is gained by showing people reasoning behind controversial decisions. Refusing to explain things just leads to more distrust. If Tahmas wants to regain trust as he said he wanted in his previous post, then I'm explaining one of the ways I see it being done. Is that simple enough for you to understand.

 

Controversial decisions? I don't see it affecting 30-40% of the playerbase.

Is it affecting your RP that much??? I doubt it. 

Tahmas might want to regain the people's trust but he's not going to be your genie that will fulfill your every wish.

[Archbishop 1784]

Why did the admins bring in rules that promote region snipping. I am refering to the rules where it says a nation leader has to give a weeks notice for the players in one of their sub-regions to move out and if they refuse it goes straight to a warclaim and they are in open rebellion. I mean I have already experienced this rules effects and have had a region snipped from under me, althought without the weeks warning.

[Reckless Banzai Screamer 15456]

On phone so no fancy formatting.

 

I wish the administration was less hands on and was primarily focused on future changes via map switches, ensuring staff teams did their jobs and stopped trying to interfere with role play.

 

I hate micromanagement in everything including role play groups. Especially from an administration team that appears totally out of touch with a significant part of the playerbase and how much they have allowed OOC shilling from disgruntled ex admins. A significant count of our administration is from the developers part of the community and truth be told yall need to stop focusing on plugins that make the experience more convuluted and focus on bringing more people into the player base and expanding so that our dwindling races have a better opportunity to grow again.

 

Lastly (as in the last thing on the top of my head before I start text rambling about everything else that grinds my gears) is that there is a lack of professionalism and a lack of hype in anything that comes from the administration. I've seen older posts (and perhaps lacking in professionalism as well since everyone was a bit younger) where the administration would be pumping good feelings into the community and striving to improve as a proper business should. I can tell most of the administration lacks any true drive and are simply going to stick around for their ~6 months and then we'll get another admin that offers a lack luster performance. In regards to professionalism, AN ADMIN spammed ingame chat about fae rings to trigger leowarrior and while fae rings and leowarrior are gay af, it's p ******* **** to have anyone let alone administration spam the chat when I'm trying to start an event with a playerbase I'm not all that familiar with. I come off ignorant af on the forums but when I'm in game I keep it 100 and try to be more serious. That's just being considerate to others.

[AGP 3169]

If I had to choose one primary point on which the admin team fails and has failed on consistently it is thus;

 

Understanding and representing regular players.

 

It is a common phenomenon among people who have spent a long time being staff members that they forget what its like to be a normal player and thus make decisions that often suck ***** for normal players; the first thing Harrison told me after his resignation from GM was that walking across the map was really **** even with fast travels and he couldn't imagine how bad it must've been a few months ago when we had no fast travels. That's really indicative of the kinds of things that fly under the radar when you have the 1% privilege of pex, influence, authority on rules, and insider knowledge. I actually was very pleased with Harrison's decision to quit the GM team instead of taking a "break" but remaining a GM as it gave him a (brief) look at what normal players on the server do and how the state of the server impacts their Rp.

 

If there's any problem that needs fixing, it's that problem. Admins will never do a good job at running the server if their priorities aren't the same as those of regular players. I support Smaw's proposal to let regular players pick the Admins from the Gm team because of this.

[BonesOfTheEarth 2252]

Honestly, I dont think the admin team is the issue. It's the playerbase being assholes.

[Imam Faiz Kharadeen 3167]

i think the admin team are pretty cool lads and lasses who are unbias and have good family family values

 

i also think lotc should remove  about 70% of nexus

 

i also think that i look good in a sweater, but not in shorts. my calves are bad and i should feel bad

 

someday, i will take over lotc and give everyone little hats that say "i like faiz a lot"

 

and then i will continue to tell everyone admins are good people

 

 

 

 

and also reminder everyone to stop treating this game so ******* seriously. be like me, OPEN YOUR MIND UP! this is a MINECRAFT server made for ROLEPLAYING with blocks. just chill

 

i think thats it i dunno, if u wanna fight hmu on skype ***** lips - kfaizk

[Samoblivion 532]

From personal experience, I have no issue with the Admin team. They may be a little slow to respond to some issues, but that comes with the territory of governing a playerbase of over 400 people. Furthermore, despite my admitted personal biases against Oren which I do struggle with and try to keep out of my non-RP writing, I believe much of the current sentiment against the admins is due to actions by the higher staff that are considered counter-intuitive to Orenian policy both IC'lly and OOC'lly. Can the staff improve? Certainly. Have the staff made mistakes? Undoubtedly. The handling of recent warclaims is case in point. Despite popular opinion orcs and dwarves are NOT happy with current handling of events.

 

That said. Tahmas has done NOTHING to the level of the accusations levelled at him by some players. Nothing at all. In my personal opinion, his actions have been measured and fair.

[Ethan the epic 115]

Pay admins to do their jobs with donations perhaps? Lol it would highly decrease corruption and make it a fun job.

[Ever 2648]

Woo, that was a lot to read though I'd be lying if I said I didn't skim a lot of it. Nothing I really wanna address specifically but I do want have a heart to heart with you guys. 

 

This server means a lot to me. Like... a lot, a lot. I've grown right alongside LoTC from the very start. I've put in hundreds, hell, maybe even a thousand+ hours of my time into the server for no other reasons than because I love the server and I want my players to enjoy it as much as I did when I was a normal player. Seeing people having fun roleplaying, developing friendships, and just having an all around good time is the reason this job is at all bearable- and yes, it is a job.  It feels weird to say that when I'm spending my free time elsewhere like playing another game, I feel really guilty that I'm not actively working on the server by doing modreqs or helping people in some way. The few weeks I took off to finish out my semester nearly killed me, I swear. 

 

I don't even know what I want to talk about here, I guess I'm just rambling. This tag is a burden as much as it is an opportunity to help and serve. I've coveted it for years- finally I could truly make a difference rather than be a modreq workhorse but... it's hard. There's so much I wanted to do- WANT to do even yet but it's difficult to muster up the energy to do them. It's not like three years ago where my days were 50% LoTC, 50% sleep. I've still got free time but when my choices are sleep, play another game, watch a movie, etc. VS work on a server where people vehemently attack one another or trash the server/each other at every opportunity... I tend not to. 

 

I've been shaky the past month or two. I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep doing this or not. I'm feeling renewed and ready to get back at it, though, and that's thanks in part to your guys' kind words / legitimate criticisms. I just wish you guys would be kinder to each other. You don't have to love or like each other. Just show a sliver of respect. I really want the server to be the best it can be. I want players WANTING to be here rather than loitering around because they feel obligated to still play. I want to do everything I can to provide the best experience for you guys. I know we don't always make the greatest decisions (though we're trying our best, I promise). I know we can be slow to act or too quick to react. I know there's legitimate kinks in the way we operate that need to be worked out. I know we can be better just as I know you can be better.

 

I can't make everyone happy but I can sure as hell try. What's the point in me being in this position if I don't? Thanks guys.

[Samson Option 9652]

I have received an anonymous report about a member of our community. I'll take any flak for not releasing evidence or names, than to divulge their esteemed identity. How can I mete punishment for the lascivious act of which I've been informed of?

[Thomas 3014]

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