@pixelchief Anyone who matters, go check out the "Time to ban factions" post. I hate to break it to you, but this is a game, not the entire world. If you mix those two up then I'm afraid you should see a therapist. Immaturity, would be getting upset over a tiny game such as this, and it appears you're the only doing that. Maybe it's time for you to grow up Pixel?

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@pixelchief We just had a big discussion on not getting involved in business that isn't yours. I suggest you do that.

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@Dice_Boken Ask faction members to keep their faction talk in pm, but whether you like it or not factions are here to stay. If you don't want it to impede your play style then ignore faction talk, and build your base far away. It is a very easy fix and it only takes two seconds to figure it out. I suggest, instead of impulsively creating a post about banning factions, that you think about the possible solutions first because it is a very easy fix.

After re-evaluating our current situation on VIP and VIP+ payment, I've decided to make some changes to our policy concerning taxation of allies. For starters payment can now be made in diamonds, gold, emeralds, iron, enemy heads, and beacons. The ration for diamonds, gold, emeralds, and iron is as follows:

1 Diamond=2 Gold=3 Emeralds=6 Iron

Cost- With that being said I will use the diamond as a base for our costs. VIP membership will cost 3 stacks of diamond blocks, and 1 month VIP+ will cost 5 stacks of Diamond blocks.

Heads & Beacons - Enemy heads will be worth 40 diamond blocks each, other heads and their worth will be negotiable, however when using heads for payment a the heads must belong to different players. Payment using heads can only be used once per player as well. Beacons will also be worth 40 diamond blocks.

Other Arrangements- Other arrangements may be arranged, however that will require consulting with a high ranking Red Army member.

The Red Army thanks it's allies and members, have a wonderful day :)

1) You're right this is a vanilla server. Here anything goes, and that includes the formation of factions. If you don't want to be involved with factions then stay away from them.

2) Faction activities can effect others outside the faction, but generally they're contained to their own ranks. If you don't want to hear about what what a faction is doing then grow up and ignore it or politely ask them to take it to private chat.

3) Yes, hostility is generated when groups of people come together, but if it doesn't concern you, then I don't see a reason to complain. Again, ask faction affiliates to take it to pm. I'm sure they won't take offense.

4) There is powers in numbers, that's the point of having a group. Most of the power is internal and doesn't reflect the majority of players at large. The random tp eliminates any chance of ambush at spawn. Even if a faction had 100 people and they wanted to hunt down one person, it wouldn't help locate bases on server this size. The only effective way to get base coords/locate an individual on this server is through espionage. So when in doubt, stick to the people you trust.

5) PVP can happen outside of the arena, it's just unlikely. This is the same for factions, you can come across them but it's unlikely.

If you have an issue with a faction (Red Army, Oceania, Elephantia, ect.) then how about taking the mature rout and talking to the individuals in said faction. I am aware there is drama caused by factions, but at the end of the day we are just a bunch of individuals playing on a game intended for children. None of this is meant to be taken very seriously, it's all one big game where people try to have fun, and the community on this server is one of the best I've ever seen. I can assure you any member of any faction will be willing to hear you concerns. If not, then talk to the faction leader. The players on this server can empathize with you, and would be happy to try and accommodate for your concerns.

If restrictions are placed on factions I'm ok with that. In fact I would love to hear more staff opinions on the matter so no one's fun is being impeded on this game.