If there is an important change that players really need to know like the LWC chest looting situation, put it in the MOTD. It isn't a custom addition, quite easily implementable, won't spam your chat like chat alerts will, and will ensure all players who join the server will be alerted of the major change.

 

+1

 

+1, This isn't difficult to do and would help users not as active on the forums

 

And send out an email to everyone for those who only log on every 5 months thinking their stuff is safe.

 

I think big news should be 1. Posted on forum ideally in advance. 2. Emailed to players accounts. And 3. Sent via in game mail.

Regular alerts are fine and great but some people get out of those channels asap. A mail you see every time you do anything.

 

You can't leave alert.

 

Fair nuff but I sure have accidentally missed a lot of alerts then. Sending a mail seems way less annoying (if alert can't be left, it will be repeated, and for many hours to reach even a portion of players, you wanna see that?) Forum post/emails/mails all the way.

 

+1

So many times have I been PMed in-game while on the forums. By the time I come back, chat has maxed and I can't find it.