There has been some very understandable concern in the wake of some of the server\u2019s weekend events that something fishy is happening, when people get raided, and they then find caches of loot listing 100% ownership from me. I\u2019ve gotten some questions on the topic, so I wanted to take a moment to address the concerns with the group, rather than waiting for them to roll in periodically.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure if you\u2019ve been here for very long, you\u2019ve already noticed, and if you haven\u2019t, or if you\u2019re a new player I\u2019ll offer it directly: We do things kind of differently here at Serenity Valley. My administration philosophy involves a very fair, light touch, with periods of direct intervention. I try each week to present different events that have 3 objectives:<\/p>\n
As a part of many of these events, there is a loot component, either given out as prizes in the case of the Caveman Arena, or as part of the participation in the event, such as the Labyrinth or Airdrop Mayhem. We even have smaller, more low-key events during the week to offer something for players that don\u2019t want to get into all the hub-bub of the bigger events, such as Giina\u2019s brilliant offline raid bases, or some of the little sniper hunt events we\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n
The benefit to the players of the admins doing these events is that you can all completely let loose, and we aren\u2019t losing anything. The materials and the prizes for these things are spawned in by the server, so that we can give you all something different and hopefully fun and exciting to do, without having to worry about other players getting salty. If you raid your neighbor, they might get pissed and come back with a rocket launcher or worse. If you raid one of the bases Giina\u2019s built for us, or you come and shoot up an admin that\u2019s sniping as part of an airdrop event, that\u2019s AWESOME. We\u2019re there as game content\u2013Doom has AI demons that run around and try to burn you. Terraria and minecraft have zombies that try to eat their way into your house. Serenity Valley has a couple of people who get out there and make themselves available for the hunting and killing so that you can be a bloodthirsty murderhobo without the repercussion of your fellow players getting salty and coming after you.<\/p>\n
The exchange for this is that the prizes for those events\u2013the reward side of the risk vs. reward equation\u2013are going to reflect as having been our personal stuff during the event, or looking like something that admin spawned for another player if it\u2019s after the event and it leaves us with the question of how best to address those issues. Do we risk creating a situation that appears to be an admin abusing Rust\u2019s systems or forego carrying out events for the server altogether? In order to create the server experience that I\u2019m hoping to create for our players, it means having some gear in circulation that appears a little bit fishy. I would much rather have to remind people that we host little narrative-driven events here and deal with the occasional cries of unfairness from those who have chosen not to read up on the server\u2019s activities than to just have any other rust server.<\/p>\n
I recognize and respect that this may well rub some folks the wrong way. You want a 100% pure environment where we just turn on the server and let it run, and whatever happens, happens. That\u2019s not the server I\u2019m running. There\u2019s nothing wrong with someone having a different vision or looking for another product. In fact, if there\u2019s something that you\u2019re looking for in particular in a Rust server, let me know and I\u2019ll gladly direct you toward some great communities that have what you\u2019re looking for. If however, you\u2019re looking for a community with some action, admins that you can play directly with and who are easy to approach, play, and deal with, where everyone gets a voice and a say in how we conduct the server\u2019s activities, and where the community is held to a standard of maturity and mutual respect\u2013you\u2019ve found the right place. Let us know what you like and dislike. Offer your say on what you feel could be being done better. Without that feedback, Giina and I cannot work to make your server better, but you can be damned sure that we\u2019ll always try our very best to give you one of the most unique and interactive Rust experiences ever.<\/p>\n
I definitely want to hear your thoughts on the matter. \u00a0Please drop any comments on the forum thread, at:<\/p>\n
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