I agree 100% with you there. Hopefully lessons have been learned from the past.

Captain's Log, StarDate 2008. Wait a minute. I've been here already...

Who exactly is "EIS" then if not JP? The question is, "Should EIS open an "Official" Server ???

Who is EIS, what are their qualifications to run a server? Are we talking Beta server or general gaming? You've just ruled out the most obvious and likely people to run the "EIS" server.

Inquiring minds want to know... seems there is plenty of interest in this idea.

Crunch

I can give you three names to run a server:

River Rat
Vader
Eleq

Giving names is easier than getting them to do it, but all three seem respected by most of the longer term players.

               / Promethius / Enigma / Wolfen /

"A man who has no skills can be taught, a man who has no honor has nothing."

I think an "official" server would be good. As some have said for Beta testing and *maybe* a tournament server. That would come in handy when the sysops want to play. As for general games, Idk there is alot of servers out there and some good ones too. I would think EIS would have to offer up something good for players to play, maybe a beer party or something.

"Official" or not, it would be good to have another fast server that bangs good games on a regular basis that could help bring the community back together in-game. But if it bangs too many of any game time, is too slow or ran by someone that doesn't care for it... you're only going to lose more players. Done well tho, sure.

I count 4 in favor of a beta/test server, 4 in favor of a regular server, 2 in favor of no server and 2 abstentions.

Considering that there are over 4000 members do you consider 12 votes significant? If you do, you need to see a doc.

If your mind is made up SG and you are just looking for official co-signers for this decision, then carry on.

On the other hand if you truly want to see if there is member interest in EIS hosting a server then put up a poll and wait 3 months or so to gather enough responses.

Cerne

I agree with Cerne. If EIS wants to know "should they" run an "official server", then they need to do two things. Either run it without asking us, or ask us and then decide based on ALL of the input gathered. Can't make a decision based on the local few that post their opinions. Put up a poll, wait as Cerne suggested. Maybe some new people here would like to have input.

I get that "dejavu" feeling again ...

I'm not meaning to make this into a debate, or put a bur under anyone's saddle. I was not disagreeing either with the idea. All I said was give it some time. Not wait for 3 or 4 months, but a few weeks perhaps. Don't make a decision based on the views of just the popular people, but give some new people a chance to maybe have some input. Plan it out carefully and set the goals that the server will take. Some people have specified tournaments; what about the views of new players? If this is a community, then the community should have the right to voice their thoughts, regardless if some think the idea is not good.

Actually that is not entirely true, polls are supported with this design, just not implemented. Time to talk to the technical adviser about implementing them.

Feature Comparision Between v2 an v3

Cerne

I just edited the original post and added a poll to this thread. We can setup some "admin training" for you if you want jk!