Recently, our classic servers, along with the rest of classic Minecraft, suffered a scare when Classic was removed from the homepage of Minecraft.net. Although it was reversed, this event shows us that Classic will not last forever, and one day, the end will come. In anticipation of this event, I have written a short plan of what to do when Classic is gone forever.
Part 1- Ranks.
As many of you know, we have a lot of classic staff. Zombie alone has about 50. If we moved all these staff members to the 4 existing Premium servers, they would overwhelm them, and there would be too many staff, many of which would be unqualified. I propose this plan.
A) Directors would keep their ranks and be moved to a new server.
B) VetOps would be demoted to Operator, and moved to a new server.
C) Operators would be moved to a new, non staff rank which can be obtained by a player, but has benefits and is not easy to obtain. This rank will make it easier to become staff again than an average player.
D) Trusteds (like myself) Will be moved to a slightly lower player rank, with the ability to move up to the higher rank with more ease than an average player.
Part 2- Adventure and Tournaments.
With the demise of Classic, I imagine that many premium servers will go from 4-12 players on to 25-35. This will allow possible daily tournaments, as well as the possibility of incorporating full time lava survival into A&T. With a much larger player base, A&T will be able to host more advanced and detailed tournaments, drawing in even more people .
Part 3- Army of Darkness.
To me AoD and Zombie Survival are very similar. When Zombie is closed, I expect to see 10-20 more people on AoD than before. All AoD will have to do is slightly change rules so that it is not entirely biased towards human survival. I also expect many ex-Zombie staff to move here, so the intrepid developers will add non-staff ranks that will allow old Zombie Ops and Trusteds a place to go. I do not know how we would replace TNT, besides adding more maps that use it, and maybe developing a few new weapons like they did in Classic.
Part 4- Suggestions
I am not omniscient, and the only classic server I have a lot of experience with is Zombie. If I forgot anything, or you have a way to improve on this, Just comment! :)
Part 1- Ranks.
As many of you know, we have a lot of classic staff. Zombie alone has about 50. If we moved all these staff members to the 4 existing Premium servers, they would overwhelm them, and there would be too many staff, many of which would be unqualified. I propose this plan.
A) Directors would keep their ranks and be moved to a new server.
B) VetOps would be demoted to Operator, and moved to a new server.
C) Operators would be moved to a new, non staff rank which can be obtained by a player, but has benefits and is not easy to obtain. This rank will make it easier to become staff again than an average player.
D) Trusteds (like myself) Will be moved to a slightly lower player rank, with the ability to move up to the higher rank with more ease than an average player.
Part 2- Adventure and Tournaments.
With the demise of Classic, I imagine that many premium servers will go from 4-12 players on to 25-35. This will allow possible daily tournaments, as well as the possibility of incorporating full time lava survival into A&T. With a much larger player base, A&T will be able to host more advanced and detailed tournaments, drawing in even more people .
Part 3- Army of Darkness.
To me AoD and Zombie Survival are very similar. When Zombie is closed, I expect to see 10-20 more people on AoD than before. All AoD will have to do is slightly change rules so that it is not entirely biased towards human survival. I also expect many ex-Zombie staff to move here, so the intrepid developers will add non-staff ranks that will allow old Zombie Ops and Trusteds a place to go. I do not know how we would replace TNT, besides adding more maps that use it, and maybe developing a few new weapons like they did in Classic.
Part 4- Suggestions
I am not omniscient, and the only classic server I have a lot of experience with is Zombie. If I forgot anything, or you have a way to improve on this, Just comment! :)
