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Chade

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  1. Please share what kind of server/zombie/infection/etc settings you intend on using... What is immersion? It has a very subjective meaning... Are we talking about a -realistic- population of zombies--something that would be trivially easy in this game? What kind of things do you intend to edit out of Hydrocraft? I think just about all of Hydro is -immersive-, meaning in character in terms of RP, being that there aren't laser guns and mechs walking around. Also, what will happen when creative is released? Very curious and interested.
  2. Hi, I'd like to share my experiences on this popular server "Zeek's Haven". I joined this server after playing only single-player for quite some time just to try it how multiplayer worked. At the very beginning, I was disappointed to find almost no zombies around in my start city (Mul), and it took me about 30 real minutes to find another player. I ended up running to West Point. In WP, I found other players and a more experienced player ended up taking a couple of us to her base...from that first trip (which was loads of fun, btw) I've had a pretty good time on the server over the last couple of weeks. Here are my thoughts on different server aspects: The Admins: They are very engaged, active, and generally friendly. It is easy to tell that they love the game and enjoy the prosperity of their server. I often get the 'drunk college boy' vibe from them ("I'm soooo drunk, haha" type stuff), but I have not seen a single instance of admin abuse, cheating, or even unfair treatment against a player or group of players...not even against the Russians, who have a relatively poor reputation on the server. I've never seen blatant disrespect or anything of that nature and the admins are quick to keep things game-friendly. The admins have a presence and keep busy on this server creating raids and interacting with players. I'm happy to give them 5 out of 5 stars. Server Setup and Rules: Loot seems to be very abundant and easy to get. It respawns in large quantities every 2 in game hours (a few minutes) if the map chunk hasn't been seen. I don't like that very much. I can easily loot a few houses and return to loot the same houses on my way back and everything has spawned. Zombie population was very low (mostly due to an active playerbase), but with build 32, is very high and infinite. This isn't an RP server--the owner (Zeek) does have a whitelist-only RP server, but I've had no luck getting through their whitelist application process in 8 days thus far. I like RP more, but this server is the one I've been able to play on. PvP is allowed and encouraged. I see people (usually newbies) getting multi-killed by vets and there is rampant kill on sight. That said, using reasonable caution and intermediate tactics, I have yet to be killed on the server except for a bug in an admin-created event. PvP is there, but it really only affects those that are unlucky, foolish, or new. If you want to avoid it using caution, it is fairly simple. One player can have many characters, so it is easy to hide your identity/reputation and fill out multiple game roles by yourself. A major downside to the server is that there is some clear money-grabbing going on in terms of donations. In game benefits for out of game funds. The strategy really helps the server costs, but it will also be a big negative in my mind. On the other hand, the benefits are not drastic and do not give players a noticeable unfair advantage vs each other. Mostly geared towards saving your base. I give the server 3/5 for server rules and set up. Fun, but clearly geared for the action characters (at its heart it is not a survival/rp server!). Makes it a bit too easy to avoid reputation pitfalls for pure griefers and trolls. Donation system is controversial. Players: Global. I had a Chilean, Japanese, French, and Italian with me (American) in the same group one night. I love this. Spanish is a common global language in the chat. Many Russians as well, but they typically stick to their own kind on the server. There are jerks, nice people, intelligent, and of course, mostly average game players. I personally find the admins a bit too lenient on the trolling, so there are some definite and persistant bad eggs (just check out this thread for example). So, I give the players 4/5...which is about as good as can be in a non-whitelisted, popular server on any game. Admins: 5/5 Server setup/rules: 3/5 Players: 4/5 Final: 4/5. This is likely the best server you'll find.
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