Brian

Actually I have, and a lot of the fun stuff that was added for admins, such as horseman spawn and noclip, have been removed and given to donators. I'm not suggesting simply removing or lowering it to 20 keys, I'm giving the suggestion so that those who play on the server frequently can actually have access to certain things as well, so they can pick and chose which items they like, not simply be forced to purchase a bundle. It takes with the current suggestion, it would take nearly 400 or so hours just playing on the servers constantly to earn the top donator package.

Hello, for most of you that know me, I'm back! For those that do not, I used to run the servers for around a year before @Nomulous, when I left to focus more on high school in order to get into the college I wanted to. I'm back, and I'm here to post my thoughts on changes that need to occur in order to solve the issue of money as well as making players stay on our servers. Take everything you see with a grain of salt, this is simply one man's opinions. New Servers The new servers, such as Freak Fortress 2 and Wario Ware are great servers, but there's much work needed to be done. In order to limit the amount of criticism taken from an unfinished server, I recommend either putting a password on the server and set a deadline for completion, such as next week Monday, or putting up advertisements stating the server is in Beta. Many plugins are missing on Freak Fortress, and I understand bosses may always be added, but there are a few basic plugins missing, such as [TF2] The Amplifier - AlliedModders [TF2]TauntCrits - AlliedModders And other fixes, such as Goomba Stomp killing hale in 1 shot These plugin need to be added sooner than later, and plenty of randoms have already joined the server, but have left either due to boredom or lack of originality. Many servers have a sticking feature, something that helps people come back. We have one. It's called hub. Hub Plugin Hub is the main feature of our servers, and after nearly two years of false promises, it's here on TF2. On some of the servers. And you can only buy some stuff on some servers. This needs to be fixed immediately. This should be the number one priority if you're worried about population. Having certain parts work on some parts here and there doesn't cut it. It needs to work on all servers in order to be successful. Please fix this issue by getting everything on all servers, especially the popular ones. Donations Nearly every single community accepts donations of some kind. Some communities have more effective means than others. The current donation system is horrid, with little explanation given to each tier. By that, I mean there's no way to learn what each tier gives you without going directly on the forums and searching for it, which puts off a lot of people. The current prices are also high. The top donation is 20 keys. The average key price a key is sold for on source-op is around 1.90$, give or take a few cents. That is about $38.00 for the maximum donation. It's stupid high, and almost out of reach for any given player. I guarantee you will see a maximum of one or two of these types of donations, if any at all. What I recommend doing instead is putting all donation features on hub, like colorme, skeleton, and other plugins on the hub for a certain price, and change it back to the old system, where donations give you a certain number of hub credits. 1 key or 20 keys will give hub credits. Also, accepting monetary donations would be better as well. Here's a sample conversion chart. 1$ = 1,000 Credits 1 Key = 1,750 Credits 10$ = 12,500 Credits 10 Keys = 20,000 Credits and so on.... Then, make certain benefits, such as skeleton cost 2,500 credits, maybe more or less. This way it is still reachable for certain members that are active on the servers, but not too ridiculously expensive for those that wish to donate can't purchase in one go. Admin Behavior The strictness of certain admins has come to my attention recently. An admin is somebody who is supposed to set an example and punish those who break server rules, not to do what ever they please and ban those who offend them with the reason "admin disrespect." The order goes gag, kick, ban, not an immediate ban for one comment. I recently was banned for making a comment, no warning, or gag, not even a kick. SO please, if an admin is handing out bans for all the wrong reasons, such as to protect their ego, please discuss this with them. Many admins feel they may run rampant, and I understand that they are allowed more freedom, but banning and kicking without warning is a major issue that needs to be confronted. Closing Thoughts Xeno Gamers has always been a community that provides fun for those that wish to find it, but recently I feel we have drifted away from that and focused too much on money, and less on fun. We need to find at least a balance of those two, in order to prevent the community from collapsing on itself. Thanks for reading.

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+1 this guy sucks

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: Brian Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:34560453 Information: Apparently, you are no longer allowed to make fun of Brits on xG's servers. This is literally all I said in chat. He said if I wanted to be banned, I thought he was joking, then I make a reference to how America became America and he bans me. Nice 200 year grudge. I honestly didn't mean any harm, and anybody else could see I was messing around. Stuff like this, too strict admins that is, prevents growth in xG.

Oh look it's Community Leader "I'm never online on steam" Forest

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: Brian Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:34560453 Banned: Yes Previously in xG: Yes Active on Teamspeak: Yes Age: 20 Further Information: What's up. Yeah. Been active more recently in the teamspeak and the tf2 servers, mainly pokemon.

Apparently I have root access in the Pokemon server. I didn't do anything with it, just proved to the guy that I actually did have it. Might want to remove that though.

sup

Maybe you should let somebody with experience handle this.

"Well if it's broken, don't fix it" - @Rhododendron

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: Brian Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:34560453 Banned: Yes Previously in xG: Yes Active on Teamspeak: Yes Age: 22 Further Information: Hey, I'm rejoining. I miss all of you, and definitely want to rejoin. I think the time off has helped me cool my head and let some steam blow, especially since towards the end I became agitated. Here's to all of you that had to put up with me, I'm a little better now. Infinitely more calm than I was, although I still joke around. Please accept this next line as an apology for all those I was rude to. I'm sorry.

Intel Core i5-4670K, EVGA GeForce GTX 770, Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) - System Build - PCPartPicker No need for an i7 if you're only gonna have 128GB storage and some old HD. i7 is mostly for server commands and heavy programming/rendering. If you're just playing video games, then and i7 will provide almost zero benefit against an i5. I added a 250GB SSD, 1TB Hard Drive and a safer PSU. It doesn't matter if you use your old hard drive, but I wouldn't, since there's a greater likelihood that it will fail if it's older than three years. Liquid cooling is needed on nothing lower than a 780+, or R9 290+. Considering you'll play at 1080p, it's overkill for the cooling. The 4GB GPU is also overkill, as it's mostly intended for 4k gaming, and if you're gaming on 4k, go for a 780+ or R9 290+.

>not going Mod > DL > CL in less than a month cum on step it up

If they constantly beg over mic, just mute them. If they resort to spamming chat, you can either gag them or warn them to stop. If they start randomly trading, then kick them. No reason to take such drastic measures. You're asking children under the age of sixteen to have common sense.

Not Canadian enough.

Intel Core i5-4670K, EVGA GeForce GTX 760, Corsair 300R - System Build - PCPartPicker There.

Explains why you're still here.

I've been thinking about this for a long time to come. Sometimes, I've questions the actions of many inside of xenogamers. There's the unnecessary drama unfolding between "members" of the same community. We're supposed to be a community. And instead, there's constant quarrels and qualms almost daily, from minimum interaction. There's admins who hardly play, and remained promoted, while there's certain others who are on every day and don't get a slice of recognition. I've been guilty of all this in the past, which is why I feel I need to do something. I resign. Strange? Well, not really. I've been thinking of leaving for the past 6 months now, because I need to focus on my student career and not my online gaming. I've brought an entire division up from the ground at a time when we only had a single server opened. Now, it's one of the most powerful and popular division in all of xenogamers. The countless hours I spent attempting to convert skins into models, trouble-shooting and problem solving. It taught more about myself than I could have learned from getting a job or failing a class. Certain others I've clashed with, whom will not be named, please understand that I meant no harm. I understand your anger, and sometimes you need to realize that certain personalities simply do not mix. I apologize for whatever I've done to completely and utterly make your so volatile against any of my actions, and I sincerely hope for forgiveness. @@MuffinMonster Stay Canadian @@ThePenguin Stay Nicaraguan @@mtown81 Stay competitive @@SuperMaddud Stay British @@Chrono Stay Shirtless @@Nomulous @@HaplessIdiot Stay Furry @@Travtman Stay mediocre @@Docterlat_ Get promoted @@Bleed DarkRP @@SkitZoFrenzly. FUCK YOU <3 @@Lemons Stay Sour @@Cristo Stay Mexican @@Gawd Stay Russian @@McNeo Stay Computer Nerd And to all those that I didn't mention, don't worry. I still remember everything about everyone. Anyways, farewell. I'll still be on teamspeak and such, just do not hold me up to a lower standard. I simply grew tired of video games.

rip in peace

Thank god. I thought we almost missed our quota of asking for a new division every month.

ITS FIXED JESUS CHRIST

AMD Athlon II X4 750K, Sapphire Radeon HD 7750, Antec One - System Build - PCPartPicker 10$ More is a 30% performance increase across the board. Don't get a 6670. AMD Athlon II X4 760K, Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X, Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 - System Build - PCPartPicker Here's my rig, with all the stuff I wanted included. Just under 1000$ after rebates. I'll probably get a 760 instead, because of Shadowplay and PhysX, but other than than that, this is my die-hard build. It's 700$ without all the extras included. You don't need an expensive keyboard at this price range, unless you're willing to spend another 100$ or so dollars. Go with a decent 10$ mouse, preferably optical, and go to the pawnshop/thrift store, and pick out a cheap mechanical keyboard. That's what I did. The motherboard is future-ready, with PCI-Express 3.0 and FM2+ ready The RAM is dual channel, which is better than a single stick The GPU has the best Price/Performance out of all the cards, maybe second compared to the 280X, but close The Processor isn't anything fancy, but it'll be better than an i3, or equal to an FX-4300 PSU is way overkill, but it has wiggle room for Crossfire, which I like. Corsair, Antec, and Seasonic are recommended, It has an SSD, which might be pricey at this range, but I want one for my programs and such.