Remove Factions and add another gamemode such as bedwars/skywars
More public and clear punishment paths, such as sharing ban evidence or maybe properly explaining the rules and it's punishments in a post. Obviously not all ban evidence can be shared, but I don't really see why all ban evidence can't be shared. Not really sure exactly how this can go, but starting to head towards this direction would be cool. Along with that, consistency of punishments and communication between staff and players is a good one. An example of this is spamming. The punishment path for spamming is very strange and sometimes doesn't make sense to me. Of course, punishments vary due to its circumstances, but from being on Mana for more than 2 years, I still don't fully understand this punishment path because of the inconsistency I've seen.
Here are some examples of situations I have seen happen.
Ex 1:
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam1
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam2
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam3
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam4
Kicked
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam5
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam6
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam7
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam8
Muted
Ex 2 (featuring @Sonic_Raptor):
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 1
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 2
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 3
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 4
Nothing happens
Ex 3:
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 1
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 2
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 3
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 4
[EpicStaffMember]: Please stop spamming IEatPotatoes
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 5
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 6
Kicked
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 7
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 8
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 9
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 10
Muted
Ex 3:
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 1
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 2
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 3
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 4
[EpicStaffMember2]: Please stop spamming IEatPotatoes2
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 5
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 6
Muted
Ex 4:
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam1
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam2
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam3
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam4
Muted
I do think that Example 3 is the most common but the other 3 are also very common, so I still don't know what is the actual punishment path if there is one for a mute, or whether its up to staff discretion for the situation. So a post explaining these things would be great for more involved players to understand and would also be something that people applying to be staff to look at and know instead of going into the process blindly.
Sorry for the long post :)
More public and clear punishment paths, such as sharing ban evidence or maybe properly explaining the rules and it's punishments in a post. Obviously not all ban evidence can be shared, but I don't really see why all ban evidence can't be shared. Not really sure exactly how this can go, but starting to head towards this direction would be cool. Along with that, consistency of punishments and communication between staff and players is a good one. An example of this is spamming. The punishment path for spamming is very strange and sometimes doesn't make sense to me. Of course, punishments vary due to its circumstances, but from being on Mana for more than 2 years, I still don't fully understand this punishment path because of the inconsistency I've seen.
Here are some examples of situations I have seen happen.
Ex 1:
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam1
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam2
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam3
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam4
Kicked
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam5
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam6
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam7
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam8
Muted
Ex 2 (featuring @Sonic_Raptor):
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 1
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 2
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 3
[ToxicFactionsPlayer]: Sonic_Raptor random check 4
Nothing happens
Ex 3:
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 1
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 2
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 3
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 4
[EpicStaffMember]: Please stop spamming IEatPotatoes
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 5
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 6
Kicked
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 7
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 8
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 9
[IEatPotatoes]: Potatoes are the best 10
Muted
Ex 3:
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 1
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 2
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 3
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 4
[EpicStaffMember2]: Please stop spamming IEatPotatoes2
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 5
[IEatPotatoes2]: Potatoes are the best 6
Muted
Ex 4:
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam1
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam2
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam3
[IAmOfTheStupid]: SpamIsTheBestHam4
Muted
I do think that Example 3 is the most common but the other 3 are also very common, so I still don't know what is the actual punishment path if there is one for a mute, or whether its up to staff discretion for the situation. So a post explaining these things would be great for more involved players to understand and would also be something that people applying to be staff to look at and know instead of going into the process blindly.
Sorry for the long post :)