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Would it really be all that bad though? Staff should focus on keeping the playerbase content, so if things are done correctly, you shouldn't even see people posting in there. And if they do, it will only raise a flag to give attention to the problem at hand. If people start posting attacks on other players, remove it and have them contact the person themselves or an admin. I'd love to give such a thing a public test run just to see what it generates, if things go to shit, get rid of it, and be on your merry way. Of course, don't call it "the Fiery Cesspit."

The only concern I encountered last night was that it is quite possible to spawncamp someone and prevent them from changing modes if you can kill them fast enough. All that the attacker would have to do is kill them once, use /spawn and hack away. I don't want the PvP removed from C but it would be a good idea to make spawn a non-pvp zone to prevent this. Ideally gsand's idea would be best suited to preventing this altogether.

Please correct your grammar and punctuation before quizzing me.

1.) I honestly have no idea, mostly because I don't want to start anything big myself only to find myself leaving before the rev even ends. I do have builds planned but their purpose would be more appropriate in a PvE environment, or a separate map that I would work on entirely on my own. 2.) I'll leave it up to you. 3.) What is it going to take for you to calm down?

Good eye/ear. I like Daft Punk, I don't like Thomas' helmet as much as I like Guy's. I've liked Tron since I saw it when I was like six, I made a skin based off of it.

Hit me with your best shot.

Oh Dex... As far as I can tell, the CTA station at spawn is already present, and it'll be using the CARTS system. So what we'll be doing is building any of the stations throughout the rev at major builds, and all the rails that come with it.

I've always built things as I go, but as of late, I've been looking more into planning out builds. My only problem now is the myriad of ideas I have. So I'll share the one idea I will actually try to get around to accomplishing. For those who know me on C, I built a large plot for a city known as Mira, (weird name, no?) Sort of, I took the name "Mira" from a particular video game universe I am very fond of. The world consists of five large island continents that rose into the sky after the Earth was tainted by a dark war. Each nation has it's own culture, style, fauna, flora etc. It's something I've been wanting to recreate on the servers, (possibly as a city/town/village on PvE, so it feels lively) But I can go on about that later, possibly on a planning thread... Since this thread is about stories behind builds, I'll give you guys a brief history (still quite a read) of each of the locations. One of the many reasons I enjoyed the world is because of the usage of constellations when naming all the locations, which I'll also provide. Alfard, The Empire of Flame - Star: Alpha Hydrae, or Alphard which means "the solitary one" in arabic. One of the Five Great Nations, known for its advanced technology called "Machina", its golden buildings, proud citizenry, and democratic emperorship.Mintaka, The Imperial Capital - Star: Delta Orionis, Mintaka in one of the three stars that makes Orion's Belt, it means "area/region" in arabic. Notable characteristics is that all building a made out of a shiny metal, the citizens are heavily reliant on machina, and they tend to look down upon the other nations. Greater Mintaka - The wealthier portion of the city, less of an industrial feel, decorated with mountains, waterfalls, and trees. Imperial Fortress - What used to be Greater Mintaka, converted into a massive fortress. Nihal Desert - Star: Beta Leporis, which means "quenching their thirst" in arabic. A treacherous desert full of sandstorms and blistering heat, which is impossible to cross without water. Azha Village - Star: Eta Eridani, meaning "the breeding place" in arabic. A small mining village in the middle of the Nihal desert famous for it's Flame Ice, unfortunately, it is not treated as a part of the empire and receive plenty of grief for it. Hassaleh, The Quiet Village - Star: Iota Aurigae, not sure what it means. While is a floating island in the sky, Hassaleh's population is quite small and has been isolated for many years. Fortunately steering out of the way of conflict.Nusakan Thornwood - A large forest of thorns nestled between the Port of Hassaleh and Sheratan. Sheratan, The Ageless Village - A small quiet village which is home to several orphaned children. Their livelihood consisting of farming and herding sheep. The only locations of significance are the orphange and the Brierclock, an old clocktower covered in briers. Lake Botein - an ancient underwater monument filled with monsters and danger. Diadem, The Land of the Clouds - Star: Alpha Comae Berenices, a diadem is a type of crown. One of the Five Great Nations. known for its courageous knights, proud king, and signature pink clouds. It's citizens tend to be very superstitious of foreigners, particularly those from Alfard, mainly due to the ever imposing threat of invasion.Sheliak, The Castle Town - Star: Sheliak, located in the constellation Lyra. The capital of Diadem, Castle Elnath is located here, the city is characterised for it's cobblestone streets, Gothic architecture, and it beautiful clouds of course. Castle Elnath - Star: Elnath, located in the constellation Taurus. Home to the Royal Family as well as a the Royal Army, the castle is a large structure shrouded in those pink clouds located at the very top of the island. It also serves a fortress, and maintains access to the Cloudvents / Shrine of the Winds. The Cloud Passage - A passage made up of elevated clouds that links Sheliak to Nashira, the path is also located right above the Lesser Celestial River, unfortunately, this makes safe passage to and from the city and village impossible. Nashira, The Fishing Village - The source of superstition in Diadem, Nashira consists of a very close community, most of which are expert fishers. The village has access to the Lesser Celestial River and has a port where liners from Pherkhad arrive. Sadal Suud, The Ancient Land - Star: Beta Aquarii, located in the constellation Aquarius, traditional known as Sadalsuud, an arabic expression meaning "luck of lucks". One of the Five Great Nations, known for its delicious apples and its quiet serenity. Compared to the other nations, it’s quite underdeveloped and this has led to it’s people often being looked down on by other nations, especially Alfard. ​Pherkhad, The Ancient Capital also known as "The Jewel of the East" - The biggest and most important city in Sadal Suud, famous for it's beautiful and old buildings carved from stone, Mountain Apple Wine made with apples from Cebalrai, and it's pure white clouds. Citizens of Pherkhad are very relaxed and laid back. Nunki Valley - A tranquil forest valley that separates Pherkhad from Cebalrai, a small river passes through the valley, the location is also a source of a rare material known as Holy Droplets, which can only exist within the Valley. Cebalrai, The Farming Hamlet - A small village famous for its mountain apples, mountain apple wine, pows (a hybrid between pigs and cows), pow milk, and pow meat. Moonguile Forest - Originally known as Moonglade Forest, for reasons unknown, people started calling it Moonguile. It is a forest that is said to hold an ancient secret. ​ Anuenue, The Rainbow Nation - Unlike the rest of the game, all the locations here are Hawaiian words rather than the arabic counterparts to celestial beings. Anuenue literally means "rainbow" in Hawaiian. One of the Five Great Nations, known for its School of magic, closeness to nature, the Celestial Tree, its magical barrier which prevents attacks from the outside and its deadly Holoholo jungle. Its most striking characteristic is the rainbows which circle its peak. It's culture is extremely anti-violence and their barrier allows them be like that, the citizens also wear very strange clothes and outfits. ​Komo Mai, The City of Flowers - I assume the name to be derivative of the common saying, "E Komo Mai" which roughly means "Welcome Home" in Hawaiian. The capital of Anuenue, the people in Komo Mai are festive and laid-back and sometimes even oblivious of the problems in the world. Once every thirty years, when the Celestial Tree blossoms, the people of the city hold a huge festival in which everyone dances in the streets and adorn the city with colourful flowers and ornaments. Komo Mai is also home to the School of Magic, which houses student from all over the world, and the Queen's Palace. The Ancient Library of Magic - A sprawling building that houses many old tomes, some long forgotten. The library is no longer used, and as such has become inhabited by monsters of the undead variety. Strong seals protect the various rooms from invaders. Holoholo Jungle - The name means "to go out [leisurely]" in Hawaiian. Part of the area is a dense, maze-like jungle. Without a Guide Stone from the School of Magic, this part of the jungle is impossible to navigate and sure to leave travelers lost. The other area of is a lighter forested area full of rock spires and highlands towering above the forest floor. Opu, The Waterfall Village - A village made famous for it's invention of the waterwheel, apart from being a village built on the cliff of a water fall, Opu has little apart from a nice view of the Celestial Tree. The Celestial Tree - An ancient tree, older than anyone can remember, it is the biggest tree in the world and also a conscious being. Its flowers bloom once every 30 years. Every part of the tree has medicinal and magical abilities. ​ Mira, The City of Illusion - Star: Omicron Ceti, located in the constellation Cetus, with the traditional name "Mira" which means "wonderful/astonishing" in Latin. In real life, the star is variable, which means it's not always visible from Earth, which coincides with the island in the game which is located in a dimensional rift, and appears and disappears from the world. One of the Five Great Nations, is known for its constant fluctuation between this dimension and another. This gives Mira its mysterious glow and the feeling of impermanence where things appear and disappear at will. The island can only be accessed from our dimension through the Trail of Souls. All of the locations in Mira are quite different from the rest of the world because they do not appear to exist in the same universe. ​Parnasse, The Confectionary Village - Everything in Parnasse is made of candies, cream and sweets. Parnasse sweets are famous all around the world. There is a cooking contest every once a year in Parnasse. Detourne, The Mystical Garden - The theme of this location is "balance" and it shows through it's mysterious architecture which somehow allows you to walk on the ceilings. There is also a maze that takes you into another video game entirely. Reverence, The Picture Book Village - This location appear to be a part of a picture book, filled with strange machines, eerie 2-D book-like buildings, and weird looking residents, characteristics that fit in with Mira's "uniqueness" Nekton, Shrine of Spirits - A forest located in Mira, where the barrier between dimensions is thinnest, thus allowing certain individuals to become bonded with "Guardian Spirits". A person that is bonded with a Guardian Spirit is known as "Spiriter" which can only exist once in a generation. Balancoire, The Borough of Illusion - The largest city, which serves as the capital and home to the Duchy of Mira, it is also the only "normal" city in Mira (compared to all the locations) with no strange looking buildings or citizens. This city is covered by a thin mist and its walls and buildings are adorned with colorful patterns made of stone. It also has a sewer which is connected to the Duke´s Manor and Coccolith, The Labyrinth of Mirrors. This would be a massive undertaking, even to replicate one of the several villages and cities, and I even considering working on it on a dedicated server. Just an idea.

While at first I was a bit against the idea of any player deciding to do this, if anything, it's proven to be a good experience to anyone that's been pretty exclusive to their server. I know that a good number of C players decided to have a go at S and discovered that it's actually a great server to play on. I would hope that once rev 25 and 12 come out for C and P, any players that leave will only go to set themselves up and get the beginning of the rev experience, then return to S to resume any progress they've made.

Seeing as how over the course of a few month you've developed a dangerous addiction to bowling, I must ask: Shoe size? Ball weight? Left or Right Handed? Kiddie Rails or just the Gutters? What colour bowling ball do you usually go for? Highest score ever? Lowest score ever? Bets made? Bets won? Bets lost? Best prize? What's your favourite strike animation on the score screen? Best food to eat whilst bowling? Best beverage to consume whilst bowling? (I know the answer) Why bowling and not something like croquet? Or Lacrosse? Or Rugby? Or Cricket? Or Badminton? Or Archery? Or Golf? Or NASCAR? Or Swimming? (we all wanna see dat bod) Or Hockey? Or Boating? Did you notice anything in particular about those sports? Do you keep up to date with the latest in bowling news? If no, would you like to? Have you now or have you ever been in a bowling related accident? Whats is your family's stance on your current bowling addiction? Does it affect them as much as it affects you? If you were willing would you be open to therapy in order to cope with your bowling addiction? If no, are you in denial? If no, are you sure? If no, please call 1-800-1NO-BOWL.

Precisely.

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Which out of the trilogy is your favourite? I love Return of the King. (dem beacons)

Although this is a nice idea, you should know that the Creative server is nearing the end of it's 24th revision (the map we all play on) and will be in a new map by the time Halloween comes. So if you begin decorating now, it won't be there on Halloween. This is something you should do during the creative server's next revision (25).

Inception.

Softie.

I need more of you, what ingredients should I pick up at the grocery store for a little more taco in my life?

There's quite a few things I'd to see changed, but I'll start with this: the general attitude people have towards it. C is treated like a daycare center, where the average player is less than 12 years of age, and everything is made out of diamond and gold blocks. We have plenty of highly skilled players on C that flourish under the unlimited play style that is creative, unfortunately, we are the minority. And that usually leads to working alone, which leads, to running out of time, which leads to a depressingly large number of unfinished builds. It's a bit sad to see so many builds that show promise, only to be abandoned. I suppose I cheated your question, but I do feel that a lot of C's problems stem from the way the server is treated. I'm looking forward to just about anything at this point, but I fear I may be in over my head with things to do, not to say I might not have the free time to do so, but I may tire myself out again. Ideally, I would like to get the CTA up and running just enough for me to shy away from it and begin the prep work for a certain type of build I have yet to be present for, but I would like to speak with certain, more experienced players, for a few pointers and tips. Depending on how that goes, more news to follow soon.

1. Living. 2. The one with the stuff. 3. chuck_norris73 4. http://i.imgur.com/lYzMfJJ.jpg - That's what it looks like when I speak. 5. <--- 6. I don't die. 7. Refer to answer to question 3. 8. The one I built in rev 28. 9. Subscribed. 10. *censored*

It would be more effective to simply place an extra sign at spawn, if a person cares enough about their rulebook, they will see the sign at spawn, and regular players do not need to be bothered by an alert intended for the small window of time that someone is new. P.S. Totemo, you are wonderful.

Moving on! For All You Guys 1. We rarely see some of you on the servers anymore, and it's mainly due to the responsibilities of being Admins as well as personal reasons, I presume. What can we do as a community to give admins more time to actually play and enjoy the servers? 2. Biggest accomplishment in life? 3. Aspirations? Dream job? Career goals? 4. Where did you get your usernames? 5. The nerd community appears to expanding little by little, what are your opinions on this? 6. What made you want to stay at nerd? 7. Ask me anything. For Barlimore: 1. NOOOOO DON'T LEAVE US! Nah, becoming Head Admin is fantastic, we know the community will benefit greatly from your efforts. Anything big you have planned for the servers? 2. How long have you used ":-)"? For buzzinbee: 1. So, now that the Era of Fire and Suffering is underway, how do you feel you will adapt to the position? Are you excited about what is to come? 2. CTA, those of us involved who aren't mods feel a bit out of the loop and would appreciate a few bits and details in order to prepare, that way we can get started the minute the new rev comes about. For Cyotie: 1. As someone who is looking into joining the Navy quite soon, are there any pointers you can give me? 2. You banned me in rev 16 for pimping out a zombie statue that was griffed, WTH? For Dumbo: 1. Where'd you go? (You don't have to answer) 2. Your builds appear to have a bit of architectural merit, does that stem from a personal interest?

U WOT M8?

I think this should be addressed, in my opinion, using the end to escape from a pvp situation in order to protect loot, materials, etc. seems like a legitimate method rather than falling into a death pit with hoppers, if someone being chased was willing to travel all the way to the portal to get away from their pursuer they should be entitled to use that loophole into spawn. But if it is used as an easy access to avoiding pvp all together, the person using that method isn't understanding the point of the server.

I frequent both the forums and the subreddit and yet I still miss out on certain announcements because they aren't posted here and they get buried on the subreddit.