Post by AlbinoRaven666 on Apr 9, 2015 17:44:31 GMT
Alright, so things have been pretty dull lately within the clan. I mean, the meet ups have been super fun, but we haven’t had any new members lately, and I’ve fallen a bit behind in clan maintenance. Well, it’s time for that to change!
Here’s a list of things I would like to do…
Get the dedicated server up and running again. I am trying to get this to work. With the help of Stet, we have found out people can join the room if they use the console, but it doesn’t show up in the public server list. So we are working at figuring that out. I also want to experiment a lot with the dedicated server. Set it one week to specific classes. Examples…. Trappers vs Raptors, Scientists vs Spitters, etc. Not only would this allow for some fun and unusual gameplay, it would be good practice for those of us who tend to stick to specific classes(I’m totally guilty of that, being a major nova or trapper player). I am also installing some class limits based on what I think will help balance out gameplay; 3 tyrants, 5 raptors, 5 pathfinders. And I’ll edit those as the game continues as I’m sure it won’t be perfect just yet. I also have the server on map rotation so no more just docks or contingency.
A role-play server. Now that I have a relatively good computer, and so does Balistek, I might see if I can get a role play server up and running just to attract different type of people into our clan. This is just a thought though.
Team Speak. Honestly, I haven’t gotten around to getting it working again yet but I will get around to it, probably this weekend. Sorry, but since we have Skype it’s not been a high priority for me. But I have been asked about it, and people seem to prefer it so I’ll see if I can get it up and running this weekend when I have time.
Do more with the P.B steam page. Though I prefer the forum, some people might prefer the steam page. So I’d like to look into getting that more active. I might also call for an admin for the steam page, or a moderator. Someone who can correspond with me, but over all run the steam page while I run the forum. We’ll see.
Advertise the clan better. Though I think having our own dedicated server up and running will definitely help this, especially since we figured out how to change the name and opening statement. But the clan needs advertising. The way we can do this is by being active in the community. I personally check out the game forums and steam discussions multiple times a day. I’m not asking you to be that obsessive, but if you have your signature set to some form of advertisement for the clan, and post every now and then in active discussions, it gets our name out there. I also do have a Pangea’s Box thread on the primal carnage forums, but I don’t want to get it locked by double posting too much. So if you ever feel like leaving a comment on it, that automatically bumps it to the top of the community list.
Recruitment. Seriously, if you have friends out there who play the game, or might be interested, let them know about P.B-Clan. We are friendly. We get along. And I think, as far as a gaming crew goes, we’ve become friends. We work well together in the public servers. So ask your friends. I don’t have a lot of friends who play PCE, but I do make steam friends often due to people wanting to trade with me and I’ll usually ask them if they’d be interested. And my rule still stands, additional promotion points if you can refer a friend to our clan!
Once we get some numbers going, I’d like to assign some admins. Because once the dedicated server is up and running properly I want to leave it open through out most of the day. Admins would be able to go in and kick people who aren’t abiding by the rules, or change maps and so on. Same with on the forums. That way if I’m ever busy, or in the hospital like I was last night, someone else is out there keeping things balanced. I will probably ask and assign people who have been with the clan for a while, who play almost every week, and are over all easy to get along with.
If anyone has any other ideas that they believe would benefit the clan, please let me know
P.S: I have gone through and removed people from the ranking system with 0 participation points. Just going to get rid of the people who joined and never participated. Those who have participated at least once will be spared this time around.
Here’s a list of things I would like to do…
Get the dedicated server up and running again. I am trying to get this to work. With the help of Stet, we have found out people can join the room if they use the console, but it doesn’t show up in the public server list. So we are working at figuring that out. I also want to experiment a lot with the dedicated server. Set it one week to specific classes. Examples…. Trappers vs Raptors, Scientists vs Spitters, etc. Not only would this allow for some fun and unusual gameplay, it would be good practice for those of us who tend to stick to specific classes(I’m totally guilty of that, being a major nova or trapper player). I am also installing some class limits based on what I think will help balance out gameplay; 3 tyrants, 5 raptors, 5 pathfinders. And I’ll edit those as the game continues as I’m sure it won’t be perfect just yet. I also have the server on map rotation so no more just docks or contingency.
A role-play server. Now that I have a relatively good computer, and so does Balistek, I might see if I can get a role play server up and running just to attract different type of people into our clan. This is just a thought though.
Team Speak. Honestly, I haven’t gotten around to getting it working again yet but I will get around to it, probably this weekend. Sorry, but since we have Skype it’s not been a high priority for me. But I have been asked about it, and people seem to prefer it so I’ll see if I can get it up and running this weekend when I have time.
Do more with the P.B steam page. Though I prefer the forum, some people might prefer the steam page. So I’d like to look into getting that more active. I might also call for an admin for the steam page, or a moderator. Someone who can correspond with me, but over all run the steam page while I run the forum. We’ll see.
Advertise the clan better. Though I think having our own dedicated server up and running will definitely help this, especially since we figured out how to change the name and opening statement. But the clan needs advertising. The way we can do this is by being active in the community. I personally check out the game forums and steam discussions multiple times a day. I’m not asking you to be that obsessive, but if you have your signature set to some form of advertisement for the clan, and post every now and then in active discussions, it gets our name out there. I also do have a Pangea’s Box thread on the primal carnage forums, but I don’t want to get it locked by double posting too much. So if you ever feel like leaving a comment on it, that automatically bumps it to the top of the community list.
Recruitment. Seriously, if you have friends out there who play the game, or might be interested, let them know about P.B-Clan. We are friendly. We get along. And I think, as far as a gaming crew goes, we’ve become friends. We work well together in the public servers. So ask your friends. I don’t have a lot of friends who play PCE, but I do make steam friends often due to people wanting to trade with me and I’ll usually ask them if they’d be interested. And my rule still stands, additional promotion points if you can refer a friend to our clan!
Once we get some numbers going, I’d like to assign some admins. Because once the dedicated server is up and running properly I want to leave it open through out most of the day. Admins would be able to go in and kick people who aren’t abiding by the rules, or change maps and so on. Same with on the forums. That way if I’m ever busy, or in the hospital like I was last night, someone else is out there keeping things balanced. I will probably ask and assign people who have been with the clan for a while, who play almost every week, and are over all easy to get along with.
If anyone has any other ideas that they believe would benefit the clan, please let me know
P.S: I have gone through and removed people from the ranking system with 0 participation points. Just going to get rid of the people who joined and never participated. Those who have participated at least once will be spared this time around.