Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 14:55:43 GMT
I made a poll some time ago discussing whether or not the MB world should be removed due to its lack of use which can be seen here: totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/61895/remove-master-builder-world-poll
Now that I have become the assistance ECD I want to make some changes that might affect how the rank functions. As of now, you do not have to be active in order to retain your rank as masterbuilder. That is fine and all, but that also does not give any incentive to build on the server. As of now, I am still the only person really using the masterbuilder world and now I am starting to tire of building alone on projects, when the whole point of the world is to work together as a team to make a museum-like world for the Total Freedom community to enjoy.
My proposal is that we should have it mandatory to build at regular intervals on the server in order to keep ones rank as masterbuilder. This will hopefully make the current masterbuilders more active or they will be cut off the list, which in turn will make it more appealing to apply for the rank, considering builders are more active and therefore a proper community of builders may arise from this - both new and old. I am unsure as to how often you have to build on the server, but I believe that if this were to be implemented, then we should also make it mandatory to inform either xfilez or I (@miwojedk ) when one takes a vacation or goes inactive for an extended period of time. Perhaps it should be obligatory to build in the MB world at least once every month or even once every week. Or perhaps they could reinstate once they return from an indefinite leave? That is of course up for debate, which is why I will include it as an option on the poll.
I also just thought of another proposal that should be considered - why hasn't the VoxelSniper plugin been implemented on the server yet? I see no reason not to include it in our plugin list, considernig it is open src now (i think?), which I believe should make it far easier to implement. In my humble opinion, I think that it should be implemented as a feature than only masterbuilders are granted access to, giving even more incentive to apply for the rank. With this said, I also think that the limitations on Worldedit should be removed for masterbuilders, considering it is a big pain to build with - it is really tough to play around with different techniques without proper access to both WorldEdit and Voxelsniper, the two primary building tools in this game. I have tried to get this plugin on the server since its inception and we tried it once, but due to VoxelSniper not being open source (as far as I am aware) it could not be implemented in a proper, secure way on the server. But now we have a dedicated team for this sort of thing.
This would not only bring more builders to the team, but would also be a great thing to advertise on forums and such, that you can get free-op and if you apply as a builder, then you also get free access to the best building tools in the game. Just to clarify: when I say full access to WorldEdit I mean that WEA or whatever plugin that makes WorldEdit slow on the server should be disabled for MBs and that we should have //limit -1
It also needs to be said that I -DON'T- think that Voxelsniper and WorldEdit without WEA should be a feature for Admins, since that would merely make people want to apply for Admin in order to build instead of applying for a proper building rank as the rank of Masterbuilder is intended to be.
If you're for or against my proposals then please elaborate in a comment.
These are just some thoughts I wanted to put out there in this debate on how to rescue Total Freedom from its demise.
Windows markbyron xfilez
Now that I have become the assistance ECD I want to make some changes that might affect how the rank functions. As of now, you do not have to be active in order to retain your rank as masterbuilder. That is fine and all, but that also does not give any incentive to build on the server. As of now, I am still the only person really using the masterbuilder world and now I am starting to tire of building alone on projects, when the whole point of the world is to work together as a team to make a museum-like world for the Total Freedom community to enjoy.
My proposal is that we should have it mandatory to build at regular intervals on the server in order to keep ones rank as masterbuilder. This will hopefully make the current masterbuilders more active or they will be cut off the list, which in turn will make it more appealing to apply for the rank, considering builders are more active and therefore a proper community of builders may arise from this - both new and old. I am unsure as to how often you have to build on the server, but I believe that if this were to be implemented, then we should also make it mandatory to inform either xfilez or I (@miwojedk ) when one takes a vacation or goes inactive for an extended period of time. Perhaps it should be obligatory to build in the MB world at least once every month or even once every week. Or perhaps they could reinstate once they return from an indefinite leave? That is of course up for debate, which is why I will include it as an option on the poll.
I also just thought of another proposal that should be considered - why hasn't the VoxelSniper plugin been implemented on the server yet? I see no reason not to include it in our plugin list, considernig it is open src now (i think?), which I believe should make it far easier to implement. In my humble opinion, I think that it should be implemented as a feature than only masterbuilders are granted access to, giving even more incentive to apply for the rank. With this said, I also think that the limitations on Worldedit should be removed for masterbuilders, considering it is a big pain to build with - it is really tough to play around with different techniques without proper access to both WorldEdit and Voxelsniper, the two primary building tools in this game. I have tried to get this plugin on the server since its inception and we tried it once, but due to VoxelSniper not being open source (as far as I am aware) it could not be implemented in a proper, secure way on the server. But now we have a dedicated team for this sort of thing.
This would not only bring more builders to the team, but would also be a great thing to advertise on forums and such, that you can get free-op and if you apply as a builder, then you also get free access to the best building tools in the game. Just to clarify: when I say full access to WorldEdit I mean that WEA or whatever plugin that makes WorldEdit slow on the server should be disabled for MBs and that we should have //limit -1
It also needs to be said that I -DON'T- think that Voxelsniper and WorldEdit without WEA should be a feature for Admins, since that would merely make people want to apply for Admin in order to build instead of applying for a proper building rank as the rank of Masterbuilder is intended to be.
If you're for or against my proposals then please elaborate in a comment.
These are just some thoughts I wanted to put out there in this debate on how to rescue Total Freedom from its demise.
Windows markbyron xfilez