yessss!!! lets all just get along with each other and stop destroying each others things. we are the number one voted vanilla server for a reason !

well i was never informed of this

ummm its been over a week since I was supposed to be unbanned for disrespecting and im still banned help?!?!

can we all stop fighting and just get along please !!!

In Game Name: outshOtz

Reason for your ban: disrespectful towards staff and thephoenix

Why should you be unbanned: I am writing to formally appeal my recent ban for being disrespectful and rude to staff members. I understand that my behavior was inappropriate and not in line with the community standards we so desperately attempt to uphold.

I want to sincerely apologize for my actions. I let my frustration get the better of me, and I did not consider how my words might affect the staff and the community. I deeply regret any offense I may have caused, and I appreciate the hard work that goes into maintaining a positive environment for all players.

I have taken some time to reflect on my behavior, and I assure you that I have learned from this experience. I am committed to improving my conduct in the future and to treating all players and staff with the respect they deserve.

When given the chance to return, I promise to adhere to the server rules and contribute positively to the community. Thank you for considering my appeal. I would be grateful for the opportunity to make amends.

In Game Name: outshOtz

Reason for your ban: being rude to tez1010:

<[Mod] CommanderCat> This conversation is over. If you have an issue please take it to forums. Final warning
<[VIP] outshOtz> final warning !!!
[Admin] Tez1010 joined the game
<[VIP] outshOtz> whos surprised
<[VIP] outshOtz> i will say no more
<[Admin] Tez1010> seems we need some timeouts
<[VIP] outshOtz> conversation has been deemed over please move on
Client disconnected with reason: You are banned from this server

(logs edited to remove unrelated messages from unrelated players, will provide full logs if necessary.)

Tez1010 — Today at 3:39 PM
being rude again
outshotz — Today at 3:39 PM
being rude is against the rules now ?
i moved on from the conversation when cc told me to
Tez1010 — Today at 3:39 PM
yep
to me when i came on

(logs and messages proved for proper context)

Why should you be unbanned: what i said about moving on was not funny and was in fact rude. i should not have been rude to tez1010 the admin. I apologize. I will not do it again.

Reason for your ban: bringing my personal vendetta to the discord

Why should you be unbanned: I sincerely apologize for doing this. It was not the time or place to bring my personal feelings to the discord, and I was warned prior not to mention them again. There are better places to have the conversation, such as privately. Discord is meant to be a fun place to talk, and ignore outside worries and I have severely dampened the server’s spirit by posting things which I had no business posting. I will not speak on this matter again. I am sorry, and would be grateful to be unbanned so I can play with my friends in voice chat once again. Thank you.

ps: i’m not able to delete the other thread like tez suggested

This is an idea I could definitely get behind. I also believe with this idea we could kill two birds with one stone, and implement a system that prevents players from teleporting away in the middle of a fight. One of the biggest issues I have with the current arena is when somebody is losing, they can just do .spawn or .home and teleport out like a coward. One solution I could see working is extend the time you have to stand still to teleport to 10-15 seconds while in the arena, or perhaps a system where both players have to agree to the teleport. There may be a better system, but I am of the opinion there is no point in initiating an arena battle if your opponent can just teleport out the second they start losing. It is simply a waste of time. I am looking forward to seeing how these changes play out, especially the pvp ladder idea.

ThePhoenix definitely doesn't help the issue of every thread getting locked by replying to every single thread with a million little comments, most of the time irrelevant to what was even said, just for the sake of arguing. It clogs nearly every thread that gets posted, and dilutes the original conversation into something childish and unproductive, but I digress.

After spending 10 years playing this server off and on, it hurts me to think of how little my opinion matters. It appears to me the current staff team tends to care little for anybody's point of view but their own. They value being right above enforcing the rules in an unbiased and fair way. Perhaps it is only a couple of the mods/admins who behave in this manner, but they seem to always get their way so as far as I'm concerned they are all culpable.

One example specifically is CommanderCat, who I believe is not only biased, but borderline hypocritical.

When he wants to start an argument, or throw shots in main chat its all fine and well, but say anything unfavorable about him and receive a staff warning. This is just one example of what I believe to be a toxic pattern emerging in this most recent wave of future admins. They value rules only when it is convenient to them, and when it allows them to push an agenda. Players have been using pieray for years, with no issues whatsoever, but conveniently when a player CommanderCat does not like uses it it's now a bannable offense. I will not speak on the lavacasting event as obviously I am biased in the matter, but if you think for yourself about it I am sure we will reach many of the same conclusions. He issues mutes, kicks, and bans not when it is fair and deserved, but when he disagrees with what has been done/said. Sometimes these such actions align with the rules of the server, other times not so much. He has strayed so far from the rules with his antics that CraftyMyner has had to implement a new rule allowing moderators to create and enforce their own rules at any given whim. Answer me these two questions; How are we supposed to follow every rule when so many are unwritten, created and enforced by one mod? How are other mods supposed to enforce rules created by other mods that they may not agree with, or even have any knowledge of existence?

Though advertised as a vanilla pvp/grief server, it seems as though the staff team is attempting to steer the server away from all three of these labels. Players are being punished for griefing, moderators are private messaging players telling them who/who not to trust, and mods are being approved for use that completely alter the vanilla gameplay. My team and I have been told to stop interacting with new players, and to stop griefing people, because they are afraid they might quit. They are worried that we will steer new players away with our antics, and as the old players slowly quit playing, eventually there will be nobody left. What they do not understand is there is no peace and prosperity without conflict. No new player wants to join a dead server, where nobody talks in chat and everybody keeps to themselves. At that point they may as well play singleplayer. The server is advertised as pvp and grief friendly, if new players join and see the opposite they will not stay long. Perhaps it's nothing but anecdotal evidence, but during the past little while I have been active on the server again I have seen many new players come and go, and I have noticed a pattern. The players we interacted with, whether in a positive or negative way stayed much more frequently than the ones we left alone. Obvious as it may sound, people watch drama tv shows for one reason: The drama. Drama, and conflict as a whole is inherently entertaining. Of course people form friendships, and build beautiful things, but at its core this server has always centered around the fact that all of that could be taken from you at any second. Thus, you must remain vigilant. I truly believe without these aspects this server is nothing. And yet the staff push constantly to move away from that, and shun raiders, insult pvpers, and do everything in their power to make sure anybody with that playstyle stays far away from the server.

CommanderCat may think the server is doing exceptionally well, but this is all comparative. He has not seen the player counts we have seen previous to his arrival to this server. Sure, maybe 13 players online during peak hours is good compared to when there was 2, but not compared to when there was 40. At one point in time you would be hard-pressed to find any less than 20 people on at any given time. The fact of the matter is the server is dying. The staff act as they have been, and it continues to die. Obviously, something isn't working. The issue is they refuse to even consider any stance other than the one they have so adamantly taken, so nothing will change, and the numbers will continue to dwindle until there is nobody left.