21.11.2009, 08:01
Nothing becomes famous overnight. It will take quite a while for your sever to acquire a decent active player base. But I do have some tips for you, based on past experience and I guess what I would like to see in a server.
• A dedicated admin team - what I mean by this is don't be a prick to your players, be nice in every way possible, if they do something wrong, don't be harsh and annoy the shit out of them by picking on them or kicking them constantly. Do not ridicule players, be appreciative that they have chosen your server to play on.
• Involve your players with community events - get them involved, allow them to feel more accepted, I can guarantee this will make them come back over and over.
• Make your server look attractive - as I understand, you have a great script, and I'm sure that's true. But the number 1 way for your server to attract players is to be creative and original. Consider hiring someone who has excellent skills in photoshop and are willing to make you an advertisement/signature or maybe even a video that looks great and displays your server's unique qualities. Use this to publish your server in the server advertisement section.
• Never, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER ask your players to invite - it's annoying and plain stupid and makes your server look unprofessional. This creates the impression that you are slack and have put little effort into your server - that probably made no sense what so ever, but believe me, it has made me /q ALOT of servers.
But I guess from all this, a great community is always the best. Make your server look great, and I'm sure you'll have players in no time! Don't be an asshole to your players and CAREFULLY select your admin team. I would recommend employing yourself as head admin until people can prove themselves as trustworthy and respectful, therefore you should make them the lowest level admin possible.
Also, I have to emphasise that you should not take 5 minutes of your time creating a server. A decent server takes plenty of effort and motivation to establish.
Wish you the best of luck with your server! I might drop in sometime. Hope I helped.
• A dedicated admin team - what I mean by this is don't be a prick to your players, be nice in every way possible, if they do something wrong, don't be harsh and annoy the shit out of them by picking on them or kicking them constantly. Do not ridicule players, be appreciative that they have chosen your server to play on.
• Involve your players with community events - get them involved, allow them to feel more accepted, I can guarantee this will make them come back over and over.
• Make your server look attractive - as I understand, you have a great script, and I'm sure that's true. But the number 1 way for your server to attract players is to be creative and original. Consider hiring someone who has excellent skills in photoshop and are willing to make you an advertisement/signature or maybe even a video that looks great and displays your server's unique qualities. Use this to publish your server in the server advertisement section.
• Never, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER ask your players to invite - it's annoying and plain stupid and makes your server look unprofessional. This creates the impression that you are slack and have put little effort into your server - that probably made no sense what so ever, but believe me, it has made me /q ALOT of servers.
But I guess from all this, a great community is always the best. Make your server look great, and I'm sure you'll have players in no time! Don't be an asshole to your players and CAREFULLY select your admin team. I would recommend employing yourself as head admin until people can prove themselves as trustworthy and respectful, therefore you should make them the lowest level admin possible.
Also, I have to emphasise that you should not take 5 minutes of your time creating a server. A decent server takes plenty of effort and motivation to establish.
Wish you the best of luck with your server! I might drop in sometime. Hope I helped.