After playing this server for a while, I have noticed a fair few problems and issues that need to be sorted. Its getting to the point where its sad and pathetic for the people involved because they have nothing better to do with there life. 1) The F home Situation As you know there is currently no delay on /f home nor is it disabled whilst in combat. Both of these issues should not exist in a big server like AEM. It is and easy fix and is all done server side so should be no fault of the players. Players should not be banned for your own mistakes. Its an easy fix to add a 5 second delay to f home in config files or a 2 second update to the /rules page. An admin said there was not enough room to add more rules although this is a lie because you can have multiple pages as on many servers. On top of that the rules haven't been updated on this website which is an easier fix than in game. New players and existing players are not all aware of this rule because they cant all be on when an admin says it so it cant be enforced. Another easy fix to that could be an announcement like AFK machines are announced in chat every 10 minutes or so. This can eliminate all arguments and disputes on the forums and in game. Its got to the point when the likes of Mr DarkCobra and GGno1 constantly recording and reporting players and donators in an attempt to get them banned. Its pathetic why they try to get people banned because all they lose out on is a set of prot 4 and a sharp 5 sword. It gets people banned for a pointless reason when its an easy fix. There is no real proof that a player is in or out of combat when you are watching a perspective of another person. A quote from ADeadWombat was "you can f home out of combat" when I questioned him about being chased after a fight. So with that in mind everyone who has been banned could of been out of combat and has been banned incorrectly because there is not 100% proof. It will hurt the server more because people will not want to play or donate if they get banned every time they PVP. When PVPing big players on the server gang up in groups of 6 to purposely try and get people to f home and get them banned. What is the point in that. 2) Mods/Admins that play. ADeadWombat has TPed to our base while I was in conversation with him about the issue of f homing and what not. He then TPed to our base even though he is in a faction. What's to say he didn't take our Co-ords or set a home inside. Shortly after this he posted in chat this. (See attachment)( http://postimg.org/image/4em85oybj/ ). I'm not saying its our base but it looks very suspicious to me and feel like he is abusing powers because one of my faction members is a supporter. More will posted as it develops. Hope to hear a reply because most people who are there to "help" in game don't really know what there going on about and try to shift the blame between other mods/admins and even putting on the server owner.
ANOTHER point is how peoples factions get disbanded for reasons that arn't stated. You cant just say some things not allowed if rules arn't there. A faction was disbanded for a nether portal trap which is ridiculous. They didnt even get told and arnt even online. yet get their faction disbanded. Seems fair and legit or staff in factions themselves trying to get advantages for raids.
The faction in question wasn't a "nether portal trap". Staff has tested it and found it to be a dupe device. If you're not sure what is going on for sure, please don't bring it up.
actually we DO know what was going on as the ADMIN stated in chat that was the reason why they was disbanded so if you dont know what has happened for sure don't reply to our post when we clearly was trying to get things sorted and asked for "help" as your clearly not trying to help but trying to make us look stupid.
That doesn't have anything to do with what I said. They got disbanded for a NETHER PORTAL TRAP. That's the reasoning that the admins have given and also followed up by saying they are not allowed. This was not written anywhere so "rules" like that can't be known. So to reiterate my point its a common miscommunication between staff and and the players with rules that need to be sorted.
Admins have alot to deal even though f homing is a big problem in factions. Though i agree admins should fix this ASAP simply because f homing in combat is just simply unfair. Players should record whenever they 1 v 1 or pvp to report to the staff. If prooven the player has f homed in combat, they will be temporarily banned for a week.
This covers nothing really apart from the fact it needs to be sorted ASAP. It takes 5seconds to do, I'm pretty sure they are not busy 24/7 that they can't solve a minor problem that causes big debates. You said the admins have a lot to deal with. Majority of problems at the moment on factions is the f home situation so to cut that work all that needs to be done is a simple fix. Plus not everyone has the capability of recording because of the computer they have. That is not a viable option to cover it as everyone should be allowed to PVP and not just if you can record or not. There are instances every 5minutes about people f homing so to go through all the trouble of proving you were in combat or not is too much hassle and as I have already said you can't prove it if the person being chased is in combat or not.
First off, if you want help, don't come at us on the offensive and hostile. TRY being a bit more professional in your posts. Secondly, the faction you were referencing was disbanded because it trapped an admin responding to a request from a player and the admin was therefore unable to do their job that you think is so easy. You need to remember that 90% of the staff on AEM works full-time jobs and does this as a volunteer thing and therefore must squeeze in solving all your problems into the 6 hours of our evenings. Thirdly, the rules HAVE BEEN updated to reflect specifically not to abuse the /f home glitch. However, it shouldn't have to be stated considering that the rules EXPLICITLY state that abuse of glitches is not allowed. That being said, the devs have to worry about every server on AEM, which includes survival, skyblock, skywars, etc. and not just your little piece of it. And lastly, if all this is so simple, then please, be our guest and apply for a dev/staff position and demonstrate what skills you have under your belt that make you more qualified than any of the people that you have been blasting throughout this post. Please, please do. I would love to read it. But until then, please don't make assumptions and demands about what can/should be done on things you have no background information on... much like the way you tore apart Pip for doing. After all this rude and childish post, I will look into what is going on. There, your admin response.
For the record, If I was abusing staff powers why would I work that hard to do so? I never save coordinates or set homes in peoples' bases that I /tpo'd into. If I am helping people, or solving an issue, I like to be in front of that person in game so I can watch what they do to see if they're afk, or if they're annoying me. And the supporter base mentioned in the Screenshot wasn't yours, it was a faction who had an AFK machine.
No one is coming at you being hostile or offensive to you, it is simply a post to make you relook at the situation and get it sorted. It is more of a suggestion for you to sort it because it needs to be done. Yes Devs have to take care of everything in the server but in 6 hours I hardly doubt they are busy 24/7 as many play the server when "not at work". Yes they are volunteers and it is good that they are willing to help but if they cant handle the job they've volunteered for, and would rather just play the game then they should reconsider there position. Also if we do not know what we are on about then how come we know the easy fix to it which seems such a big deal to everyone who is in charge. As for it being a rude and childish post, I disagree because it is a clear and informative way to say what needs to be said. If anything your reply to me was rude and childish back to me. We can agree to disagree. Having said that thank you for having the time to read and hopefully resolve the issue because at the end of the day we are just trying to help make the server better.
Looking at your reply it is completely contradicting to what you have said if people are messaging you they are clearly not AFK so what is the need to TP to them, as all this does is cause yet again another debate on the server that is caused by misuse of commands. At the end of the day its your word against ours weather you set a home or not.
I have ran/owned a server before holding many game-types i know the ins and outs of the config files on both factions and essentials so as far as "no background knowledge" is concerned i have just as much if not more than you as you still cant seem to fix the problem. Do you "admins" or glorified mods actually have any way to "fix" issues or are you just a really bad customer service desk that is rude to paying customers? As for you using the word "Glitch" this is not the case at all, as it is not a problem of the actual game or plugins programming its due to the lack of attention to the config files from the "devs" or "admins" as i have no clue how has what commands or access on this server as you all seem to push the blame where you see fit. After trying to apply for a staff role, i have found out that your website does not work and members cannot even access the staff applications page. From our posts, i see that i know more than you do on this subject so i would like you to consider your retirement and forward this post as my application form. Thanks for no help as the issue is still here and the ingame rules still stand as they were. Ps. I am willing to offer help to players that need help as no help is given here just a stroppy Admin and his "colleagues"
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