Originally Posted by Birdo13 (Post 1612325)

I just want to start out by saying I'm really not trying to start any lengthy discussions (or disputes), I just wanted to get my opinion out there about Graal 2001.
Lets go back and think about what made Graal 2001 such a great server and why certain players want it back so much. It was mainly about the community. Graal 2001 had one of the best online community I have ever been apart of. Everyone communicated on a daily basis, the forums were alive with discussions and debates, events were a daily occurrence. Graal 2001 was about the people first, and content/ features second. Sure it was "cutting edge" for its time, but quickly other servers adopted many of the "cutting edge" ideas Graal 2001 originally made popular.
I guess what I'm trying to say is if you want Graal 2001 to be successful again here is my plan:
1. Take the server back to a more basic over world. I would start with no kingdom areas. Basically the original towns with small kingdom areas.
2. Start with the basics and release a few jobs. (Apple tree farming and fishing.)
3. Start with the basic events, CTF, CS, Survivor, and Go karts.
4. Hold events on a daily basis, perhaps even schedule big events for the weekends (Saturdays/Sundays) at various times. To give away bigger prizes like the first bomy pets etc.
5. Go out from there and re-release things such as hats, bomy pets, auction house, more events etc.

Basically go "back in time" and restart the server from the ground up. You don't need to restart the entire server with all the content it originally had. Start small and release things on a regular basis to keep the players interested. Of course add a new twist to the features (new fishing controls etc.)
Just my two or three cents. It's seems like everyone who comes across being manager thinks they need to fix every feature from the start and re-release an entire finished server from day one.
Maybe I'm just rambling....

Originally Posted by Kamaeru (Post 1612862)

We've got pretty much the dream team for the job posting in this thread.

Originally Posted by Lance (Post 1616811)

Bring the server back as a Graal2001 train ride simulator. You can see the old cities, landscapes, and patrolling police NPCs, but you can never interact with them or even leave the train.

Originally Posted by LordSquirt (Post 1616840)

Is Ben Rain/GDT still working on this?

Originally Posted by Birdo13 (Post 1616837)

this sounds like a great idea for servers of the past. You could get old players to script npcs of them doing their favorite tasks on the server also. (corpse fishing, trueheat stealing rocks from googi, icepick running around with 10 bomy pets, etc.) so you just didn't have Manny running around Bomboria...you would have something else to look at also. it would be a great idea to show the history of the server. :D

Originally Posted by Aknts (Post 1617116)

How about me sitting AFK in the stables?

Originally Posted by maximus_asinus (Post 1617315)

Everyone wants it back but they're coming at it from the wrong directions. Konidas wanted to rebuild the server with his own unique system and style, the GDT wanted to convert everything (we seen how well that worked for Classic), Rufus sat on his thumb but I think was trying to follow through on something like Konidas' vision. The task is just too monumental for anyone to handle.