Recommendations for Server Name

Knightmare1 · #1 08-12-2007, 04:22 AM

on sept 8th, my birthday, im buying a server, so i need suggestions on a name, i am making it like era, a gun server.

zokemon · #2 08-12-2007, 04:46 AM

You can always rename it...

Horrified · #3 08-12-2007, 05:23 AM

There are a hundred better things you could worry about. Like the top 10:

1) How dediacted will I be to the project?
2) How dedicated will my staff be to the project?
3) How far do I plan to go, classic/hosted wise?
4) How much work is already planned?
5) What am I capable of doing?
6) How do I plan to attract good staff to my server, when they could just simply play Era?
7) What is different about my server then Era?
8) What age group of players am I planning to serve mostly?
9) How will I get players interested, without giving away to many ideas to be stolen?
10) How do I plan to keep my staff working and getting the server ready at a good rate?

"What should I name my server?", is around #79, after "Should I give global admins a level4 RC?", and before "If the staff can breath and talk at the same time, does that make them a good applicant?"

Bottom line: it doesn't matter.

zokemon · #4 08-12-2007, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Horrified

"What should I name my server?", is around #79, after "Should I give global admins a level4 RC?", and before "If the staff can breath and talk at the same time, does that make them a good applicant?"

Bottom line: it doesn't matter.

I think it sort of matters. I am often more attracted to check out a server if it has a good name. A server named Playerworld## really turns me off and I almost never check those out.

Horrified · #5 08-12-2007, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by zokemon

I think it sort of matters. I am often more attracted to check out a server if it has a good name. A server named Playerworld## really turns me off and I almost never check those out.

Eh, my server is still a playerworld##

but really, it's better to wait until you know EXACTLY whats going on and have crap down before you go changing it 11242830948 times, because you never knew what the hell the server was a bout in the first place. :P

TalonShriner · #6 08-12-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Horrified

but really, it's better to wait until you know EXACTLY whats going on and have crap down before you go changing it 11242830948 times, because you never knew what the hell the server was a bout in the first place. :P

Why would you buy a server without knowing whats going to happen in it? I wrote a 7 page bible about Niromia before I bought it.

But to be on topic, I agree with Zokemon. The name really gives your server a better appeal to people. When your coming up with a name, try to avoid combining two words together to make a new one. That type of thing makes it seem very uncreative. A classic way to get a good server name is to make a name for the main body of land in your server (or maybe in your case the name of the city) and name the server after that. For example, if the name of the main city in the game is "Graal City", you could name the server "Graal City Gangs". That example was a little bland, but it would accurately reflect the kind of server you are making.

xXziroXx · #7 08-12-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TalonShriner

Why would you buy a server without knowing whats going to happen in it? I wrote a 7 page bible about Niromia before I bought it.

But to be on topic, I agree with Zokemon. The name really gives your server a better appeal to people. When your coming up with a name, try to avoid combining two words together to make a new one. That type of thing makes it seem very uncreative. A classic way to get a good server name is to make a name for the main body of land in your server (or maybe in your case the name of the city) and name the server after that. For example, if the name of the main city in the game is "Graal City", you could name the server "Graal City Gangs". That example was a little bland, but it would accurately reflect the kind of server you are making.

Is "Mythic Legends" uncreative?

zokemon · #8 08-12-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TalonShriner

Why would you buy a server without knowing whats going to happen in it? I wrote a 7 page bible about Niromia before I bought it.

A lot of people just buy a server just to have a server. They don't even have one idea what so ever of what they are going to make other then possibly a theme.

zokemon · #9 08-12-2007, 08:28 AM

This is true.

Pimmeh · #10 08-12-2007, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Knightmare1

on sept 8th, my birthday, im buying a server, so i need suggestions on a name, i am making it like era, a gun server.

Do you even got a concept besides
"Liek era z0mg?"
I think you should have SOME ideas of your own before you try and air a server

Inverness · #11 08-12-2007, 02:51 PM

There aren't enough good staff to go around Graal, much less scripters. We really don't need anymore servers.

Horrified · #12 08-13-2007, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Inverness

There aren't enough good staff to go around Graal, much less scripters. We really don't need anymore servers.

More like "there aren't enough good ideas to pass off as a server anymore...We don't need anymore ZOMG GUNSS!!! servers."

If you can make a different idea, and actually think it could be a winner, why the hell not? But if you're going for the same 3 popular recycled ideas (classic, guns, rpg), then just don't buy a server.

Inverness · #13 08-13-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Horrified

More like "there aren't enough good ideas to pass off as a server anymore...We don't need anymore ZOMG GUNSS!!! servers."

If you can make a different idea, and actually think it could be a winner, why the hell not? But if you're going for the same 3 popular recycled ideas (classic, guns, rpg), then just don't buy a server.

Not so much. I had a very good idea for a modern-style server that was unique. It even had some RPish elements to go in with the modern theme, also many of the gameplay elements were taken from one of my favorite games; an MMOFPS called Planetside.

If I had the resources I could have taken it far, but like I said, there aren't enough good staff on Graal that aren't already occupied.

I had full confidence that my server could have gone Gold like Zone.

Codein · #14 08-13-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Inverness

Not so much. I had a very good idea for a modern-style server that was unique. It even had some RPish elements to go in with the modern theme, also many of the gameplay elements were taken from one of my favorite games; an MMOFPS called Planetside.

If I had the resources I could have taken it far, but like I said, there aren't enough good staff on Graal that aren't already occupied.

I had full confidence that my server could have gone Gold like Zone.

I'd have helped with graphics if I knew at the time =o

zokemon · #15 08-13-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Codein

I'd have helped with graphics if I knew at the time =o

Atexia and Bombermad Evolved still need graphic help

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