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How could we generate interest in the server?

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jennythegreat

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I say after we finish the rollercoaster contest, we make a new youtube video and share it with facebook and everywhere else.


Any other suggestions?
 
Well, if we generate more interest in the server, resulting in more frequent and steady donations, perhaps we *could* bring factions back.

The goal here is to get more people playing and donating.
 
Factions ruined Minecraft Addicts. Before Factions MCA had about 23-36 people coming on everyday. Now we have about 12-20 people coming on. If anything, Factions tore people apart. Minecraft Addicts started out as a build server and is progressing more and more towards Building. If you want proof take a look at some of the /warp tours. These warps showcase some of MCA's finest builds. I also wonder why we need Factions when we have Arena. Should we update arena maps more often? Would this help?

If we want more advertisement then we should use our Facebook page and Youtube Channel a lot more. We have created Photo Contests, why not have Video Contests in the future?

These are my thoughts on Factions and how we can better our server. Please consider all options and be open minded!
 
I like the idea of video contests but I know some people would be unable to enter / create a video. I will look into options where, say, someone who is able to capture it would "film" and then submit it.

I would love to try my hand at making a youtube video.
 
I agree we should use our facebook and youtube channels more. Maybe we could setup a small team of volunteers, with the technical skills to make short, regular videos of "whats happening in MCA". They could highlight up and coming events, updates on some of our long term projects, and showcase our finished builds.
A drunk Yennage voice-over would be the icing on the cake. Someone wake him up!
 
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I know that DCL_ made some videos once and a while. He should be the "leader" per se of this group and I agree with Limoman, we need a drunk Yennage! Lol!
 
Factions was just a suggestion.

Anyway, I seem to remember during factions MCA would have 30-50 people playing, then after the closed anywhere from 20-30, and after that the numbers started to dwindle. But what do I know? I joined after factions were added, so perhaps they did kill MCA.

But we need to change something, make MCA more exciting. We're not going to survive as a 'build server.' Most people don't like building where they have to gather all the resources, and the people that like building in creative would rather do it in singleplayer or on server with plots bigger than 19x19.

I'd say only 1 out of 10 new players actually stays long term, which is why we need something exciting. Changing the arenas constantly could work, but I think adding kits of PvP gear specifically for the arena world, and having it separate from everyone else would be the best thing to do.

And to reach out to those few who want to build from gathering resources, we definitely need to work making the YouTube channel more active. We could also possibly do some livestreams on Twitch. And finally, Imgur and Reddit are very popular sharing sites, we could take screenshots and videos showing off MCA's builds (mentioning they were done in survival) and post them there and hope for a good audience to notice them and join.
 
strikerpro said:
I know that DCL_ made some videos once and a while. He should be the "leader" per se of this group and I agree with Limoman, we need a drunk Yennage! Lol!
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Yeah, I made a video a while back aimed at the build world, I'd have to go digging for it, as I moved a bunch of files and am not exactly sure where it is lol.

When we get Teamspeak rolling in full gear, with 5+ people, and a few drinking, it's a hell of a fun time. If we can get lots of people in Teamspeak, and then do a tour, I think that would be excellent content.
 
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Yeah, I made a video a while back aimed at the build world, I'd have to go digging for it, as I moved a bunch of files and am not exactly sure where it is lol.

When we get Teamspeak rolling in full gear, with 5+ people, and a few drinking, it's a hell of a fun time. If we can get lots of people in Teamspeak, and then do a tour, I think that would be excellent content.
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You said teamspeak and drinking. I'm in.
 
If factions were to come back I'd probably come back, too.
That might go for more people who used to be very active in that time, too.

I doubt it's ever coming back though, since it's been so long and I doubt anyone really cares enough to bring it back again.
 
If we were to give xRicheyx unlimited caps, I bet you that would generate interest, probably just mine though. But hey, isn't that all you really need?
 
I have a couple of thoughts on this topic.

One thought is who do we want to attract to the server? If we are generating interest in MCA, we might want to point it in the right direction, and find people who fit in with the community.

The other thought is about factions, and I'll just say here what I've said several times ingame now. If there are players who want to do some kind of "MCA factions" then I would be interested in partnering and helping build a SEPARATE server for factions.
I'm not interested in putting factions with the build server again, and I'm not personally interested in paying for a factions server, but I would help if someone else has the funds and focus to set something up.

Also, We ARE surviving as a build server. It may not be the shiniest and most exciting server on the internet, but we are surviving, lately I would even say we are growing slowly.
 
xRicheyx said:
If we were to give xRicheyx unlimited caps, I bet you that would generate interest, probably just mine though. But hey, isn't that all you really need?
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With what I've seen you build, I actually thought about the feasibility of this option.

mk59apr said:
One thought is who do we want to attract to the server? If we are generating interest in MCA, we might want to point it in the right direction, and find people who fit in with the community.
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.... that's a good point I hadn't thought of before.

In the last few months I've seen a good number of new people come to this server and just jump right in on team builds and create their own little communities together and really help each other out. Is there a way we can focus on the friendliness and camaraderie this server can foster?
 
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