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I obviously say islands. The player base dramatically decreased roughly 4 months in, and now it is a few regulars that play. Season 5 is over a year old, and it is due for a reset imo.
To keep it short, I believe a good mod is someone who simply puts the work in to create a more accepting and enjoyable community.
To keep it short, I believe a good mod is someone who simply puts the work in to create a more accepting and enjoyable community.
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Not to say Parkour should be prioritized for a reset/update but the update was mostly bug fixes (which I love) but there wasn’t a lot of new stuff content wise besides spawn and Adventure maps which I think were both made by people in the community? (Correct me if I’m wrong about spawn) and the daily rewards which I think was a great addition.
I’d like to see a kit reset cause I just like the gamemode and having a new map would be interesting.
And for what makes a good staff I’m not really sure. What everyone else said was pretty good. I guess the best thing for me would be listening. Listening to criticism from other staff, listening to both other staff and players opinions. I’d say listening is pretty important because it is how you grow as a staff member as well as improving/growing the server.
I’d like to see a kit reset cause I just like the gamemode and having a new map would be interesting.
And for what makes a good staff I’m not really sure. What everyone else said was pretty good. I guess the best thing for me would be listening. Listening to criticism from other staff, listening to both other staff and players opinions. I’d say listening is pretty important because it is how you grow as a staff member as well as improving/growing the server.
Yeah, I guess I kinda just see it as new maps are being put out constantly and since there are already many different things to do, (parkour maps, adventure maps, droppers, building maps, etc.) and it did have a recent update that was slightly more significant, it isn't at the top of my list, I guess. The only reason I put it last was because I know I wouldn't want a parkour reset ever, but smaller updates such as the spawn & new adventure maps would be nice once or twice a year. To me, though, it seems like new players are coming in all the time to parkour and a huge update isn't as significant in keeping their interest as it would be on other servers.
That being said, I do have limited experience on parkour compared to a lot of other players, like you. My opinion isn't necessarily right, so I appreciate your response & any others who choose to share their take!
That being said, I do have limited experience on parkour compared to a lot of other players, like you. My opinion isn't necessarily right, so I appreciate your response & any others who choose to share their take!
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What about we stop debating which server should get a reset, and reset all the servers at the same time!!! JK I think that would be too chaotic- but seriously... it's not a matter of who gets first priority, imo I think it's just important that all the game modes get reset/updated. I see a lot of imbalance in that department- though I do understand that it's a lot of work... so I can't really complain too much.
As for what makes a good mod? If we're gonna be super technical, they obviously have to be an outstanding HELPER before they can get mod- you can't just get mod straight off the bat! I realize that's a bit controversial seeing as some helpers are promoted within a short amount of time while some helpers have to wait longer before getting promoted to mod... I trust that the staff management team knows what they're doing, and that's all I have to say on that. I'm gonna be saying a lot of things that other people have already said- I believe that a good mod is someone who has an open mindset. They are willing to listen to the community, and realize that they don't know everything... hey, you can say you're human but if you're human you can't know everything, so also showing humility is important. Part of being a good mod is knowing your limits, moderating can be really stressful, and can be mentally draining so take some time off if you have to. Obviously don't be going on hiatus for long periods of time without letting anyone know, but if you tell other staff that you are going on a short mental break, that's okay. I believe that patience is also extremely important, on other servers I met mods who weren't the most patient and they would complain about how they would ask a player to do something, but then no one would listen to them. While that is frustrating, it's important to stay calm in those kinds of situations. If that does happen, the mod should ask for help from another staff member. One person cannot do everything alone, the staff IS a team, so they should be working as one. Another thing that I think is important is open communication- especially when it comes to the rules. There have been instances where players are unsure what counts as hatespeech, and a mod will say that something doesn't count as hatespeech, just disrespect while another mod will say it is hatespeech. I understand that everyone has different views on what is and isn't hatespeech, but for the sake of avoiding any confusion, I feel that everyone should be on the same page. A good mod should also be able to take constructive criticism from the community and other staff members, denying that they didn't do something wrong, or that they did everything right and couldn't have handled a situation better isn't a good way to respond.
If I think of anything else I'll either edit it in or just make a new post :) If anyone wants any clarification on anything I said, just let me know and I will do my best to clear up any confusion.
As for what makes a good mod? If we're gonna be super technical, they obviously have to be an outstanding HELPER before they can get mod- you can't just get mod straight off the bat! I realize that's a bit controversial seeing as some helpers are promoted within a short amount of time while some helpers have to wait longer before getting promoted to mod... I trust that the staff management team knows what they're doing, and that's all I have to say on that. I'm gonna be saying a lot of things that other people have already said- I believe that a good mod is someone who has an open mindset. They are willing to listen to the community, and realize that they don't know everything... hey, you can say you're human but if you're human you can't know everything, so also showing humility is important. Part of being a good mod is knowing your limits, moderating can be really stressful, and can be mentally draining so take some time off if you have to. Obviously don't be going on hiatus for long periods of time without letting anyone know, but if you tell other staff that you are going on a short mental break, that's okay. I believe that patience is also extremely important, on other servers I met mods who weren't the most patient and they would complain about how they would ask a player to do something, but then no one would listen to them. While that is frustrating, it's important to stay calm in those kinds of situations. If that does happen, the mod should ask for help from another staff member. One person cannot do everything alone, the staff IS a team, so they should be working as one. Another thing that I think is important is open communication- especially when it comes to the rules. There have been instances where players are unsure what counts as hatespeech, and a mod will say that something doesn't count as hatespeech, just disrespect while another mod will say it is hatespeech. I understand that everyone has different views on what is and isn't hatespeech, but for the sake of avoiding any confusion, I feel that everyone should be on the same page. A good mod should also be able to take constructive criticism from the community and other staff members, denying that they didn't do something wrong, or that they did everything right and couldn't have handled a situation better isn't a good way to respond.
If I think of anything else I'll either edit it in or just make a new post :) If anyone wants any clarification on anything I said, just let me know and I will do my best to clear up any confusion.
