The Quality Of Staff

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

People will work for the server if they're interested in the content of the server; release something to get their attention, the levels don't have to be great to release the content as they can be amended when help arrives.

Assigning LATs who have only just started creating levels to remaking entire towns is not going to turn out well and if content like this turns out even worse than what it currently is, what do you think that is going to do to the interest of the server?

[WanDaMan]

Originally Posted by Rufus

Assigning LATs who have only just started creating levels to remaking entire towns is not going to turn out well and if content like this turns out even worse than what it currently is, what do you think that is going to do to the interest of the server?

The development team need to get new and exisiting customers back by getting their interest in something new and different. You don't need a fantastic LAT to develop levels for this suggestion as the levels they do create could always be updated in the future. Re-modeling a town won't get much publicity, I'd be concerned about the future of Classic if they're planning on another re-vamp or modifications to the fundamentals of the server.

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

The development team need to get new and exisiting customers back by getting their interest in something new and different. You don't need a fantastic LAT to develop levels for this suggestion as the levels they do create could always be updated in the future. Re-modeling a town won't get much publicity, I'd be concerned about the future of Classic if they're planning on another re-vamp or modifications to the fundamentals of the server.

I agree with you, but you're missing the main point of what actually does attract people to servers: aesthetics and gameplay. In this regard, remodeling a town provides a good backbone for further developments, such as better quests, better exploration, minigames, and other various purposes that can be implemented alongside it. I can understand why a lot of the level content should be remade such as Destiny, because it is crap and needs better planning, construction, and thought put behind it; Getting a LAT who has just started making levels to remake towns is dumb however. It's not just the levels staff that are new to the development circuit and Classic itself though.

Originally Posted by BlackSolider

Rufus, if only 1 person applies for the job, and you need help badly, are you going to hire that person whether or not they are that good?

Where are the hiring threads to indicate that help is needed? Where are the prospects of working on Classic being advertised?

[DarkCloud_PK]

There dont seem to be prospects for working other than to save your home server and do your part, no matter how small or large it may be.

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by DarkCloud_PK

There dont seem to be prospects for working other than to save your home server and do your part, no matter how small or large it may be.

Working on a server that has a potential future as a top server again and looks like it is heading that way, perhaps?

[DarkCloud_PK]

All sounds good on paper, but developers outside of classic usually never turn out to stick around. Its the fickle thing about development, the moment the direction turns to that of a direction which that dev doesnt agree with, that dev has the skill to pack up and go elsewhere.