24.11.2014, 01:23
So while I was browsing the forums and looking for a quotable quote to put on my signature, I came across an idea that I do realize has been done before. A SA-MP server review website. Now, I know what y'all are thinking. That this has been done countless times in the past bla-bla-bla etc.
But hear me out.
There's no way for us to discuss the servers here on the forums without it being borderline advertising. There's no way for us to plug our own servers on here unless it's on our signatures and on the advertisements section. I was thinking of having just the two of those into one website.
The structure of the site I'm thinking of is broken down into three parts.
The front page
This is where you'll be able to find the most reviewed servers of the x, the highest-rated servers of the x and the lowest-rated servers of the x.
x = week or month
The database
This will serve as the table of contents of the website in a sense. It'll be a list of all the servers that has been reviewed (or awaiting to be reviewed) on the site. There will be an option to filter the list. There will be different categories for servers such as DM, TDM, RP and etc.
The reviews
This will differ from server to server. There will be an option to submit your own reviews and an option to submit your server for reviews. There will also be a rating system for each criteria. I haven't decided on the criteria yet, but I what I have in mind is something like this:
Gameplay
How unique is the server's gameplay in comparison to the other servers in its category? How polished is it? If its a DM server, what are the mechanics of gaining a kill point? If it's a stunt server, how are the stunts on it? If it's a multiple GM server, you can submit a review for only a certain aspect of that server. Let's say you just want to review the TDM part of the server, you'll be able to do that as well.
Community
How is the community of the server? Is it composed of English-speaking people? Is it targeted for Russian players? Does it have an active out-of-game community such as a forum or a TeamSpeak server? Are the players friendly? Is the staff active in moderating the community?
Replayability
How is the server's replay value? Is it a one-and-done stunt server? Does it have many achievements that you can attain? Will the creativity of the players on the server keep you coming back to roleplay some more?
Availability
How is the server's donation/shop system? Is it a pay-to-win server? Are the shop items balanced and can be attainable through in-game means? Is the server full customizations that make it extremely unbalanced?
Each server will have its general info displayed before the review such as its population graph, category, website, server address and etc. Some extra info that could also be added are the server's general features, commands, systems, screenshots and language.
The reviews are going to be moderated and the same goes with server submission. For each of the criteria (or criterion? Idk), you will be able to rate it from 1 to 10. You can justify it in your review if you want, but the review is supposed to be a summary of your ratings.
Hosts
I might also add in a section where you can review SA-MP server hosts. I'm still working on the criteria (or -terion.. Tyrion?!) for that though.
tl;dr
A moderated review site where people can submit their own servers and/or write their own reviews. Kinda like Rotten Tomatoes, but for SA-MP.
Obviously, this isn't the final structure and hopefully you guys have suggestions for this idea. What are your thoughts?
But hear me out.
There's no way for us to discuss the servers here on the forums without it being borderline advertising. There's no way for us to plug our own servers on here unless it's on our signatures and on the advertisements section. I was thinking of having just the two of those into one website.
The structure of the site I'm thinking of is broken down into three parts.
The front page
This is where you'll be able to find the most reviewed servers of the x, the highest-rated servers of the x and the lowest-rated servers of the x.
x = week or month
The database
This will serve as the table of contents of the website in a sense. It'll be a list of all the servers that has been reviewed (or awaiting to be reviewed) on the site. There will be an option to filter the list. There will be different categories for servers such as DM, TDM, RP and etc.
The reviews
This will differ from server to server. There will be an option to submit your own reviews and an option to submit your server for reviews. There will also be a rating system for each criteria. I haven't decided on the criteria yet, but I what I have in mind is something like this:
Gameplay
How unique is the server's gameplay in comparison to the other servers in its category? How polished is it? If its a DM server, what are the mechanics of gaining a kill point? If it's a stunt server, how are the stunts on it? If it's a multiple GM server, you can submit a review for only a certain aspect of that server. Let's say you just want to review the TDM part of the server, you'll be able to do that as well.
Community
How is the community of the server? Is it composed of English-speaking people? Is it targeted for Russian players? Does it have an active out-of-game community such as a forum or a TeamSpeak server? Are the players friendly? Is the staff active in moderating the community?
Replayability
How is the server's replay value? Is it a one-and-done stunt server? Does it have many achievements that you can attain? Will the creativity of the players on the server keep you coming back to roleplay some more?
Availability
How is the server's donation/shop system? Is it a pay-to-win server? Are the shop items balanced and can be attainable through in-game means? Is the server full customizations that make it extremely unbalanced?
Each server will have its general info displayed before the review such as its population graph, category, website, server address and etc. Some extra info that could also be added are the server's general features, commands, systems, screenshots and language.
The reviews are going to be moderated and the same goes with server submission. For each of the criteria (or criterion? Idk), you will be able to rate it from 1 to 10. You can justify it in your review if you want, but the review is supposed to be a summary of your ratings.
Hosts
I might also add in a section where you can review SA-MP server hosts. I'm still working on the criteria (or -terion.. Tyrion?!) for that though.
tl;dr
A moderated review site where people can submit their own servers and/or write their own reviews. Kinda like Rotten Tomatoes, but for SA-MP.
Obviously, this isn't the final structure and hopefully you guys have suggestions for this idea. What are your thoughts?
