After a few back and forths here, I have heard how no one runs a dedicated server, except to constantly ‘cheat’, play power games with other players, and cancel the server subscription with no notice as soon as players hit sixty and build a dream base for the lolz. Like it is just a given.
Being one who keeps a dedicated server, I have been very concerned with how I have not yet lived up to these seeming universal conventions.
I still have this crazy notion that I want to just have a server, with the rules set via the config tweaked to what I have found to be a fun way to play the game. And being a RP PvE server mostly, I just sort of want to be out of player’s way beyond that, except to interact via RP, or address a concern legit players have, or deal with exploiters and toxic players. Sort of like a very hands off game master at a really good LARP.
So fellow evil conspirators, would you mind explaining to me how goes your own evil plots to provide others a place online to play a game, at your own expense and time, to somehow be bad to your fellow players is proceeding, and your own motives?
All joking aside though, I really would want to hear other dedicated servers admins explaining their motivations for doing so, just to help put out a counter voice to the ‘ebil admin’ meme, with the words of the actual people. Thank you all for your time and effort, it is appreciated.
( Since I’ll be accused of salt mining here, by a certain demographic of players. If you want to insist that the majority of dedicated servers you have played on are run by egomaniacs or { insert x character flaw }, name the servers, and stand by your accusations then with specific and confirmable details. Go ahead, I dare you to open the door to letting others find out the other side of your allegations. We all know you won’t though, not ever. )