Accepted [All Main Servers Suggestion] More events for newer players.

What do you propose? I'm all-ears to a good events suggestion.

There's a difference between pointing out how things are ostensibly "bad" and providing a solution to bad things. And given how often you go on and on about how the administration can't run events properly, surely you'd have a better way to run things that you could share with us.

 

This was a complete oversite and was meant to be an event for everybody, This was legit something noticed absolute last minute.

 

I get where you're coming from, for SG though, you can still beat someone with a kit, just because you are new to ECC doesn't mean you are new to/bad at PvP. With the elytra race, there isn't really anything that the SA team can do, they aren't going to change a whole feature because of 1 event, with events like minewars, the point is, that you're risking a reasonable amount of money for a big sum of money. If god keys were any lower than $100 USD it would destroy the economy lmao.

If you start on MainEast/North from the very beginning, what's the difference between the main servers?

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this, and if this event is to return we’ll make it in such a way that only elytras will be needed which can be used by anyone and provided at the time of the event.

You’ve got a point, but... it’s almost like investing in features will benefit you economically on an economy server :hmm:

I do think there should be more new-player orientated events. All I can think of now is drop parties/snipechest events, which we certainly can do a bit more frequently.

+1 though. We can do more trivia and more drop parties, things that anyone can have a fair shot at.

 

Events should definitely take place in MainEast or MainNorth so builders have a shot.

 

Before finding out that players without pyro+ could not use rockets, I do not know a single person who knew that rockets could only be used with pyro+ as rockets aren't really the main point for buying pyro+.

A lot of the events I have seen on ecc have been accessible to now players, with giving some advantage for players who have been on ecc for a long time. And example of this is the current lotto event. Sure the players who have multi millions to drop on lotto are going to have a statistical advantage, there is a high chance that someone with only a few tickets will win.

The Valentines day event, the St Patricks Day Event, Easter Egg Hunt, Etc. In all of these events sure the people who have access to fly and speed can get around a lot faster, everyone is able to participate and win.

I'm not saying that extra events in the future that new players can join, but the statement that ...

Is not a true statement at all, as all players can take part.

 

You described throughout your entire post how everything is stacked against a builder in an event, and then end off saying that all players can take part and is therefore fair.

Imagine joining a competition knowing 100% that you have no shot because everyone around you will have unfair advantages.

that’s how a builder will feel.

So yes, maybe we haven’t ignored builders, maybe worse?
We’re teasing them with a carrot in front of their face that they will never reach while watching everyone around them snagging it with ease.

Every competition on the server aside from the build comp, will cater towards the richer player, this is undeniable.

this suggestion is intended for an event that is truly fair for all, I have yet to see such an event on the server

 

Just to add to my reply, if you actually go onto other servers you'll find that ECC has more help to new players than almost any other server.

 

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the suggestion its'self, +1. However could we please come up with an actual solid idea instead of just crying that somethings broken?? I thought the events team was always open to well thought out suggestions. Come to them with a game and suggested prizes and how its suppose to be played and judged and then you'll probably actually get somewhere Its easy to say somethings broken, harder to say how to fix it.

@xboyfernz you gave some ideas id be interested in! But there a bit vague! If you could flesh them out and come up with exactly how they are suppose to be done and reward ideas I think you should send it into the events team for sure! Especially that mining one.

That being said... I',m not entirely sure who all is on the events team... @UnitedStates2 Who should people send suggestions for events in to? Or would a suggestion thread be the best way to introduce each game/event suggestion?

 

Can say from the outset that this won't happen for a myriad of reasons, least of all the fact that $4 melons for 30 minutes isn't exactly a uh "fun" event (and obviously something that can be gamed/will distort private markets).

far as the other suggestions go:

@ClarinetPhoenix is in charge of the management/implementation of most server events and most suggestions in that regard would be well-suited for her inbox. Of course, suggestion threads work too (after all, this discussion is still up), but a lot can be done via proposing good ideas directly to her - Players have even gotten server funding for their own private events!

She plans on replying in detail later on this thread anyways and can perhaps answer more of your questions regarding the subject. And realistically I'm the worst person to ask - I generally know little to nothing about most server events when they're held!

 

Maybe there could be more staff solely for events all under the command of Clar? Would mean more events could happen every week?

 

No offense, I don't think we need more staff members SOLELY for hosting events. While a lot of the events on ecc are hosted by staff members, from what it seems from united's post you do not need to be staff to host something. In fact something that comes to mine that I actually think could be really fun would be the games created by @IceFireXD such as his battleship and chess that he is currently looking to host (or was last time I saw his thread)

I remember for Clar's Valentines day Event, all of the prizes were on ground level in the Spawn of Main. As someone with Fly at the time I had only won one of the prizes whereas I watched a builder with no features win three of them. I could Imagine this was the same for the St Pattys Day event and will be the same for the Egg Hunt we will be doing for easter.

The Ruling that "New Players are not included in server events" is not a good argument. There is a difference between Players being disadvantaged and players not being able to participate at all. Every Event (Except the Elytra Race, which only was this way because it was not known that you need pyro+ for rockets) Every Single player can Participate. Sure for some people it is a lot easier for them to be apart, but there is nothing stating that only Sponsors can get God Keys, You can even buy $100 In features from someone with ECD and get the God Key yourself (I believe it can be set up.).

I am not saying that there should not be events that do not handicap some players (trivia is the biggest past experience that I can think of). But going off of what @strongpelt said, we need good suggestions towards it and not just throwing "cake baking race" as a suggestion.

 

Thanks for the advice!