Monday, June 21, 2010

VillainMS v75

I really don’t know what to say about this server.

Positives:
-Custom stuff. REALLY COOL. It has a bunch of custom hairs that is offered. Alongside with that, it has items from future Maplestory versions (I really adored the bird cape and feather earring). It’s very fashionable and makes your character look better on another level.
-Active forums. There are people that quit the server but hang around the forums to help out new players. This is a very helpful aspect because usually I look onto the forums for starter advice. If I had a question, it would be answered in less than 5 minutes.
-Okay community. In my opinion, it depends on who you want to hang out with (please continue reading in the negatives). I’ve chosen my friends wisely and I’m glad I have.
-Sensible GMs. The GMs on this server have a sense of right or wrong. But they’re not great.
-Ventrilo. SO SO FUN. I spent most of my time chatting and making friends on vent. Although it’s basically split into social groups, it’s a blast to talk on ventrilo. If you don’t have a mic, no problem! You can listen in to the convo and type in what you’re going to say. It’s very active and veryfun to be in.
-Amazing Radio! It’s down now, but I hope they find a way to bring it back. The DJs are hilarious and the music they bring to the players is awesome. Although sometimes I disagree with the taste, it shows how diverse this server is.
-Pretty interesting voting system. Most of the stuff, such as mounts, chairs, and other custom items, are obtained through voting. I guess this could be a negative too? It kinda explains why VMS is in the top 50 of gametop100 rankings. Players constantly vote for items.

Negatives:
-Social hierarchy. There is a HUGE popularity contest on this server. If you’re a nobody, you’re a nobody. Really, it’s not going to change. The usual new GMs seem to be the ones that are “cool”. Although there are other applicants with more experiences, I’ve read them in the forums, the majority of the GMs have no experience at all. Going back on topic, I’ve witnessed people that were nobodies becoming into somebodies. I saw a noob that was first ignored. He was rebellious and really seemed to have a negative view. Then a week later, he acted all girly and lovingly to the GMs ONLY. The “cool” kids were around him, and that was his group of friends. The FM is split in half. You’re really nothing unless you become something…which leads me to my next negative.
-GM clingers. I hate them with the most extreme passion. It’s probably the main reason I refuse to be a GM again. The group of “popular kids” in this server is the people who kiss up to GMs. They act nice and stuff to the GM when one pops out. When a GM goes away, they’re mean. Seriously. They ignore helpless noobs and stick to their little group of “cool kids”. They think they’re all that being warped. CONSTANTLY it’s like their job to stalk a GM. I was sitting with my good friend, who is a GM (only one I respected), and out comes like 6 of them from the portal. They sit on the opposite side of the map and started chatting. Uh, hello?
-Bad Attitude GMs. The majority of the GMs here have an attitude issue. Not all of them, but a majority. They seem to put personal opinions rather than the job’s need. If you yell at a GM’s friend, even though I had nothing to do with the GM, you’d be jailed. If you gave a GM a small bad comment, you’d be jailed. If it was a personal problem between you and the GM, you’d be jailed. It doesn’t make sense. I thought a GM’s job was to control the players, not anger them more? Instead of fighting back, just calm the player down and accept their comment. If it’s constant, who cares? A GM’s role is to be a role model to players. Don’t give the players attitude.
-FM rules. This isn’t my dislike, but I seem to have realized this rule has played a role. I was sitting in the free market and I saw a girl rant about cursing in the FM. It’s weird. I understand not cursing on smegas, but why not in the forums? If you curse or swear in the free market, you’ll end up in jail for about an hour. What if that was a person’s culture? I’m pretty sure in the city it’s natural to speak with curses.

This isn’t one of my favorite servers, but I really did meet some cool friends.

VillainMS: http://villainms1.tk/

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