JordosS
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Post by JordosS on Jun 29, 2015 15:14:01 GMT -5
So since Zeeks Haven is down, Ive done some exploring to other servers and I have to say, They SUCK ass. And I dont mean little kissy suck suck no I mean suck a golfball through a gardenhose SUCK!
Now Ive been talking to people there and Im sure Ive convinced some of them to come to Zeeks Haven instead.
In these weary IWBUMS-build days I think it would be wise if we showed Zeeks Haven awesomeness on other servers and maybe get some of the lost souls to join our awesome community.
Just a thought.
Maybe its good if some people make a character on another server every now and then and spread the word to them, most or some dont even know of the existence of this server and we could sure do with the people.
This cant be an official thing though as Im sure some admins will say and thats why it needs to come from the community. Most of the time there are no admins around on the other servers and that makes that server population for my accounts - a lost herd.
so if everyone (except Tdog, youre bad publicity man, sorry) is willing to join another server every now and then and spend just a little little time representing Zeeks, Im sure we will all better from it.
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Post by TDog on Jun 29, 2015 16:21:41 GMT -5
Jordos i am afraid i have already made some negative publicity for zeek. Two weeks ago i went to a newbie server and killed 6 ppl in a roll. One of which is made by the buffer knives that i found in my spawn house.
But you are rights. the other servvers do suck. thats exactly why i still linger around the ghost town of zeek even though most ppl have left.
Love. T
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JordosS
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Post by JordosS on Jun 29, 2015 18:04:17 GMT -5
Haha well you cant teach a (old) dog new tricks, so I forgive you <3. But all Im saying is there are a lot of people online if you put most servers together and some of these never even tried Zeeks before, they just chose a server and went with it. If we can convince at least some we could build a vaster community. I mean if these guys are willing to play over there then they would love to play over here. More meat for the slaughter for you, so try to behave next time, its in your better interest
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Post by Hobbes on Jun 30, 2015 11:36:15 GMT -5
While the enthusiasm is greatly appreciated, I have a moral dilemma with out-right poaching players. We are much classier than that (which is why you will never see a Zeek's admin in another server trying to get people to come to ours). If players want to do that, it's fine but we have a reputation that includes integrity, so as admins we are limited to the common and available means to bring more people to our server. That being said, I have already begun the process and will be flushing it out more fully over the next couple weeks to help attract more people not only to our server, but to also to the game itself. It's the cleanest/fairest way to increase our numbers because we aren't trying to start rivalries with other servers, we're all on the same side: show off this wicked game. So try not to make any enemies for us, but don't stop spreading the word.
One of our biggest complaints is that we have ALL the people on our server and other servers lack in appeal because of it, which has in-turn spurred hackers from other servers to come to us and fuck with our shit. So just a heads up on that.
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JordosS
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Post by JordosS on Jun 30, 2015 17:30:49 GMT -5
well yea, no. Thats why I said that it needs to come from players ourselves and Im not talking about fully advertising Zeeks Haven on other servers. But a friendly chat with any of the 2-5 players is easily made and I just give them information on how we handle things. A good way in is usually to ask about the server settings and let them explain a little bit, by saying that youre not used to x settings, you will almost always get the question where do you play. Then its time to just advertise in my opinion. But yea I see what you mean and Im not going to other servers saying Zeeks is the best, even though it is.
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Post by Clutch [FM] on Jul 10, 2015 21:50:09 GMT -5
Jordos i am afraid i have already made some negative publicity for zeek. Two weeks ago i went to a newbie server and killed 6 ppl in a roll. One of which is made by the buffer knives that i found in my spawn house. But you are rights. the other servvers do suck. thats exactly why i still linger around the ghost town of zeek even though most ppl have left. Love. T Oh no dude I think that server's rules has PVP only when necessary. I suggest you just do your spree at Zeek's, T dog xD give the newbies a break ya know (from that server of course have fun at ours).
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eg
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Post by eg on Sept 8, 2015 5:58:01 GMT -5
Just, uh, fair warning: Now that we have a proper chat log, those that do this kind of "missionary work" on SpiffoSpace will be banned. You were tolerated before, as there was no way to prove it aside from screenshots, but that era ends now. Please don't tarnish Zeek's reputation by engaging in such underhanded practices.
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Post by Zeek on Sept 8, 2015 8:41:47 GMT -5
Just, uh, fair warning: Now that we have a proper chat log, those that do this kind of "missionary work" on SpiffoSpace will be banned. You were tolerated before, as there was no way to prove it aside from screenshots, but that era ends now. Please don't tarnish Zeek's reputation by engaging in such underhanded practices. Agreed, we don't like others advertising here. I wouldn't expect ours to do it either. There's no reason to flame and blame, let others freely roam and decide where they want to play. Thanks guys!
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Post by Dryke on Sept 8, 2015 9:12:01 GMT -5
..This was a two month old thread. Was anyone from our server actually doing this anyway?
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JordosS
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Post by JordosS on Sept 8, 2015 9:18:29 GMT -5
Just, uh, fair warning: Now that we have a proper chat log, those that do this kind of "missionary work" on SpiffoSpace will be banned. You were tolerated before, as there was no way to prove it aside from screenshots, but that era ends now. Please don't tarnish Zeek's reputation by engaging in such underhanded practices. Im not sure how this tarnishes Zeeks Haven reputation as this is a player instigated "mission". As you can see all the admins wont touch this with a 10 foot pole and on TS they actually told us that they really dont like it. That being said, all everyone wants is a filled up server and if everyone is divided over 20 different servers the multiplayer will eventually slowly die. This is not a very active game and players are scarce and you can hardly blame us for trying to draw more players into a server that WE all fell in love with and kept us playing this game, I hope you can say the same at some point that people are coming back just because they like the community so much. Im not flaming nor am I saying that your server isnt good, Ive played there, there are some nice people there and I like your settings. I liked your post because you at least take the effort to come here and tell us that this isnt allowed but its all fair game, players tend to go for the server they start on without knowing there are others that are equally or better and they all have a right to find out for themselves and answering questions (I hope) doesnt get me banned on your server, its not like Im going there just to promote Zeeks (even though the post might suggest that).
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metaldevin
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Post by metaldevin on Sept 8, 2015 10:50:33 GMT -5
When Zeek is down I go on Spiffos and drop some bodies. Does that count
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Post by Dryke on Sept 9, 2015 16:37:03 GMT -5
When Zeek is down I go on Spiffos and drop some bodies. Does that count That's a type of advertising, to be sure....
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Post by Grumpy >:( on Sept 9, 2015 22:39:17 GMT -5
I got banned from Spiffospace by going on there and shamelessly advertising Zeek's Haven. Enigmagrey subsequently unbanned me but on the condition that I stop campaigning
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Post by Hobbes on Sept 10, 2015 9:05:14 GMT -5
Some great points brought up here, but the fact still remains that we are better than the shameless player-snatching poachers that do this sort of recruitment. Stating facts when asked about it is one thing, but to actively trying to convince others that the server they are playing on is not as cool as the one that we want them on is a bit petty. We want people who genuinely want to be here. Not every tom, dick and harry noob just so you pros have some cannon fodder.
I would suggest (again) if you want to increase the amount of players on our server, then do the game a favour and shamelessly promote your accomplishments on facebook, twitter and instagram. Hashtag and link us, share our posts or post to our page. There are proper channels that could lead to everyone's benefit.
Think about it. Say we get to maximum capacity... Then those who are on the sidelines waiting to log in, end up going to spiffospace. But over there, they got sick of ZeeksHavenites coming over and bashing them, so any info they receive in regards to the server that is full will be biased with a lot of preconceived notions that are hard enough as it is now, to deny. Such as: "Zeeks used to be fun, but then it got all elite and and cliquey that it's just not worth the drama" or "They seem desperate for people. what are they doing? farming noobs to kill?" (these are real things that I've had mentioned to me before. From people who play on this server.
We all want more people. But we aren't prepared to tarnish our reputation as honest and laid back folks, by pressuirng others to do what we want. Yes, too much spread is bad for MP but that shit usually evens itself out. Let's all not forget that the game is still in it's infancy (despite our expectations). Give it some time to get bigger or help that process by getting NEW players to join our community instead of pestering people who already have the right frame of mind: "This game is DOPE!!" That's our goal, is to show how cool the game is... not how "cool" our community could be.
All that being said, we are still in the same spot as before: ZeeksHavenites want a more populated server and I can't blame anyone for wanting such a thing, because that IS what makes MP in this game SOO much fun. So, if anyone wants to help, get back to us with ideas for any kind of special promotion or contest we could push out (In-game prizes only for now) to get people to at least check out the game (Don't forget there is a free demo on steam for anyone who may be on the fence). We have facebook, twitter, youtube and g+... all the tools to generate a larger market, which means bigger budget for devs and they just want what's best for us gamers.
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Post by metaldevin on Sept 10, 2015 10:10:34 GMT -5
P*$$ies already banned me without warning. Mustve been cause I killed that player Everlynn all the admins have a boner for
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