I am not here to slander anyone like PS or the entire server team, but about 2 weeks ago PS asked me if I could give him permission to put his server online so he can do the scripts and other NPC server related things. He said he needed my permission so Stefan could put it up. I said "Do you have the required things?" He said "No", so naturally, my answer was no, he could not have a private server with my permission, he had to follow the rules like everyone else.

Now I don't know if this is due to the fact that he works on graal 2002 debug (it probably is, actually), but a few days ago he told me that Stefan said he was allowed to share space with another private or hidden server, and he asked me what I felt about it. I said "I don't like the idea because you're going to run into some problems", but of course, it was not my decision to make. Stefan let him already, so what can I do? Scold him? It's Stefan's choice, not mine, not the PWA's choice either. I can just shake and nod and hope for the best, that he will let me on the server to at least test it before it goes public (luckily, I have access to renegade and I can go on and check progress out).

But you've got another problem. Rob said he wants to release Renegade public within a week or so, so what's going to happen then? No, obviously he doesn't want to have his server public, so he'll probably go ask Stefan for a private on his own, and he'll skirt the PWA like other servers have. It's unfortunate, but that's how it goes, and it really dissapoints me. Just because you have connections or work directly below the game owners does not mean you should be entitled to special incentives.

Like I said, no offense to PS or his server, but that's the unfortunate way business is conducted here.

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If you read the Last Post i said We are going to go through the PWA.
This is just temp.

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I agree that the current system is pretty bad, what with people going directly through Stefan instead of the PWA, but you seem to underestimate the frustration involved in scripting clientside only to have to convert to serverside later. It's a very poor way to write code that just leads to wasted time and overlooked bugs.

As a possible solution, perhaps the PWA could look over the team itself and decide how likely they are to create a good playerworld, then grant them a regularly-inspected private server to work with until either they finish the server or show themselves to be making slow enough progress for the thing to be aborted.

=D
 

Kai for president

Yep, I just hope I get done what I need done :O

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I don't have a problem with servers going private for scripting purposes, but here are the problems:

1) Once a server goes private, the staff seem to think they can have all the time in the world and take twice as long as they would when they are under the gun. They also think that being a private server, they can do whatever they want, such as re-do the overworld or revamp this and that.

2) If Stefan actually let us do inspections on private servers (that means, giving us access to them) then that means we'd need some sort of autonomy, like laying down the law when necessary. It's no use for us to go on, say.. every 2 weeks and go "please hurry up and finish your server mister manager guy because we want you to even though we can't do anything about it"

3) There would have to be a limit of how many servers can be private and scripting at one time. Either you have x amount of private slots open and it works on a first come, first serve basis, or you STILL need some sort of minimum requirement so peolpe don't start sending in sloppy 5 level servers saying "oh, we're just going to do the stuff online"

PWA would opperate A LOT better if they could actually vote on shutting servers down, right now they have no real power and no real guarrentee that stefan will listen to their reviews

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In my scenario, there wouldn't be an overworld to revamp; they'd start from scratch. And if they delay or whatever then you can intervene.

Agreed, this was an assumed factor in my suggestion. You'd obviously need the power to inspect and close playerworlds if things weren't going well.

I already said that there should be a minimum requirement: Demonstrably competent staff. And why have a limit? The more promising projects under development, the better.

OMG, Myth quit Renegade because I decided not to host Anarchy!

umm
 

no i quit cause MysticalDragon is a power hungry creep and was pissing me off.and you agree to something and wont do it Dustey quit for the same reasons we are tired of you and your corrupt server.
So stop lieing and get your **** together.

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MD has been fired. And your calling ME Corrupt? Dustey thought I quit Renegade cause I couldn't get on while he was on :\

yea
 

yea and since our talk on aim im sure of it.you think your so great and i say is good luck then you comeback with a smart ass comment.You have a problem,go get the bug taken out of your ass.lol
See he got mad at me and said ill put anarchy back up but only PS can get to it ,your not allowed LOL for 1 PS wont come if im not with him for for 2 who do you think you are?God?lol not even close bud,go play your fav game WC3 and leave me alone.
Good luck

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The nerve :p