Some Suggestions

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  1. eaglechen

    eaglechen Dedicated Minetimer

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    Dear all,
    I noticed a lot of the infection suggestions goes widely unnoticed. However, with all due respect, that is not going to stop me from just making some suggestions. Please do not take me TOO seriously.

    I can tell you from 3-5 years of playing that Infection is not one of the most popular server on Minetime. However, it is one of the servers with the most senior players. People who come to infection tends to stay for LONG. I have known a couple of friends there who played forever for the thrill and excitement the game provides that is unparalleled. From a business standpoint, many are addicted in the battle to become good and became donators.

    However, I can tell that infection is going slowly downhill. 10 levels a day from voting, in my opinion and many other's can be too much. Players are getting the sharpness 20 bow at prestige 6 without necessarily working hard for it. I got my prestige 6 over the course of the year with VERY diligent playing. Prestige levels are called PRESTIGE levels for a reason. If everyone is getting the bow, I suggesting making the bow a prestige 10 item or eliminate it. The bow has a PRESTIGIOUS value.

    In ways, the game is too hard. I speak from the views of a Prestige X, so please do not mark my message with the ill intention of "lol u nub you just want your life to be easier loser git a lyfe." With hoards of zombies all with eggs and bows, no-one, even with an Admin kit, stands a solid chance. You simply cannot fight multiple zombies with bows and regen at the same time. I suggest that human kits are in desperate need of upgrades. Those upgrade also cannot be small if they are needed to fight a zombie with regen and sharpness 20.

    In ways, veterans and prestiged players need to be able to enjoy the thrill of domination as a human again. I know back then spawnkilling with glitched bow and gapples were the thing, and I understand that is not coming back. However, I suggest SERIOUS veterans be able to do something similar to spawnkilling. Many veterans play in hope to get a small chance to relive the good ole days of massive zombie killing.

    Another suggestion is to edit the prestige system. I already mentioned that voting 10 levels a day is TOO easy. I recommend moving the game to a seniority system, where the players with the most PLAYTIME gets the prestiges. Just something to keep on mind.


    I understand I said some fiery things, I do apologize if any of this you disagree. However, many veteran players do share my view. After playing this game for so long, I have sentimental values to this game. Watching people come and go in years after years can be quite emotional.

    Please do not blame me for this. I am trying to make sure the game I love to live on.


    Sincerely,
    Eagle
     
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  2. bub_green

    bub_green Dedicated Minetimer

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    I agree and think that they need more maps that are really good for humans as well.
     
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  3. Daniel

    Daniel Expert Member

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    Well...

    1. Prestige levels are harder to get than you'd think. If you voted every day on both vote links for 3 months, you'd get Prestige X (lucky votes considered). But this is considering that you're online... every day... for 3 months... Getting xp from killing zombies is such a tiny amount that it doesn't matter.

    2. Because of the overall OP'ness of the high prestige zombie kits, a SXX bow for PVI is not too OP. Also the point that it's harder as a human is to simulate real life. There are a couple zombies at first who incapacitate all the weak people and then move on by hordes and big numbers to dominate the not-so-weak people. The point is for it not to be easy to survive.

    I love how you said it was impossible to kill all the zombies and then pointed out the SXX bow was too OP. Really made my day. xD

    If the human kits were too OP, then they'd be able to decimate all the zombies with their self-developed hacks.

    Overall, you really haven't suggested anything useful.
     
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  4. eaglechen

    eaglechen Dedicated Minetimer

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    With all due respect.

    1. I obtained prestige 6 over the course of the year before voting. If players obtain prestige 6 so quickly, then they will quickly get bored and leave.

    2. In real life (or realistic fictions), I have not personally heard the case of one zombie decimating a fully geared player. It should be difficult to survive from the horde, not from one zombie decimating everything.

    3. I am suggesting to bump up the human kits, not to make them impossible to fight.

    4. Survival in this game should not be strategic hiding and hacking. It should be pvp skills mainly. Stronger humans are SUPPOSED to slaughter zombies. More alpha zombies will solve the problem of humans not getting killed (which I guarantee will TOTALLY NOT be a problem).

    These views may not apply to you. However, many veteran and prestiged players share my view.
     
  5. Popcorn84620

    Popcorn84620 Forum Fanatic

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    You obviously haven't logged onto that server in a while.
     
  6. eaglechen

    eaglechen Dedicated Minetimer

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    Precisely Popcorn. This game needed to be renovated if it were to survive in the long run.
     
  7. Venusss

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    This is coming from a Prestige 2 Admin POV, even for me it's hard with kit vii. Being 5 hit by Prestige 6'ers with the strongest donator kit on the server is kind of ridiculous. I understand that the prestige 6 rank is obviously very perished and valuable in-game to give such an OP item, but it really deters others from playing. If they can 4 hit kit vii, they can 1 hit Privates, therefore new players could possibly leave because it's unfair.

    I completely agree with Eagle on where the bow should be put to a higher prestige. Don't take this message in the perspective that I'm bad and I'm whining because I'm being beaten, it seriously is unfair.
     
  8. Hawk064

    Hawk064 New Member

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    I do agree with some of the things that you have said.
     
  9. ethothefluffy

    ethothefluffy New Member

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    i agree with most the facts exept i think you need to add more hack protection i see people flying all over the place
     
  10. StarfletcherBANNED

    StarfletcherBANNED I can have whatever title I want

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    Hacks are allowed. So is flying, if they can bypass, good for them. The rule of allowing hacking stands.
    Also, it is not as easy to add more hack protection. I cannot simply add billions of pounds to my wallet can I? So why would that even be possible to "just"
     
  11. LUCASBRAGZ

    LUCASBRAGZ Dedicated Minetimer

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    I somewhat agree. I don't like the people that go into glitch spots or fly away. It ruins the game for the rest of us.
    Yeah, waiting for someone to say "you're just saying that because you don't know how to." You're correct, and even if I did find out I wouldn't like to just sit in some spot and wait for the game to finish.

    Add things that stop this. Domes, stairs, fences, i don't anything that stops them from glitching. Then when they find a way to bypass these measures, add even more stuff.

    *Waits for all the disagrees from people that thrive on hacks.

    My opinion, not going to change it. Goodbye.
     
  12. Lukki

    Lukki Forum Enthusiast

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    From what I have encountered, it's pretty much impossible to defeat a zombie with a sharpness 20 bow and a Notch Gapple #teamnotch...
    I have alot of my friends to infection, but, just starting off and being [Rct], they quit after being 1 shotted by a bow and don't come back. If you pay attention to the chat, majority of it is new players saying 'This is unfair'.
    It just leaves the problem of HOW we are going to fix the problem. Players, such as eaglechen, who have work hard to get Prestige X, deserve rewards. But how do we give it to them in a way that still makes the game enjoyable for others?
     
  13. Daniel

    Daniel Expert Member

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    Some people don't have as advanced hacks as others. It might be possible that A-M0d is the reason nobody can rank up anymore. The puny one level reward for winning a round is very small, but if nobody but the advanced hacker wins it, nobody else has a chance to rank up. Luckily, some people *me included* have gotten to Prestige X before hacks ruined the game.
     
  14. eaglechen

    eaglechen Dedicated Minetimer

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    That is the central problem/ dilemma for this game.

    This game need to provide thrill for both inexperienced and experienced players, or it would not survive too long.
     
  15. bub_green

    bub_green Dedicated Minetimer

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    Add /game to vote for a map.
     
  16. minia11ack

    minia11ack Dedicated Minetimer

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    If you think about it, after 13 days of voteing (2 weeks) you easily gain 130 levels to become prestige 1, and after less than 4 months you would certainly become prestige 10. I'm maxed from voting every day...
    I've been playing infection for a few years now, and its quite easy to become max now, a while back it was a rare sight to see even a prestige 6 player.
     
  17. Mayo915

    Mayo915 Dedicated Minetimer

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    Maybe a proper map voting system as well? :)
     
  18. ProNaRoN

    ProNaRoN New Member

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    OMG Stop. Minetime Infection has NOT been around for three years let alone 5. Unless Collin had some secret zombie infection server no one knew about.
     
  19. militia81

    militia81 Anonymous-Spy

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    If you understood what he was saying, he could have possibly been talking about how he has been playing infections for 3-5 yrs.. That doesn't t mean he was playing here on minetime.
     
  20. StarfletcherBANNED

    StarfletcherBANNED I can have whatever title I want

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    You could turn down the enchantments of the bow and add a border around all the maps, problem solved!
     
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