Post by Lighty on Nov 16, 2016 14:14:04 GMT
First of all, let me start off by thanking each and every one of you who took the time to join the server, visit the forums, and chat with me on steam. The time I've spent with the people that have played as been irreplaceable, and all of your feed back for making the server better, invaluable. From complete strangers that I've never seen before, hopping on to give this new server a try, to old friends, wanting to recapture the glory of days long since gone. Each and every one of you has my most sincere, and meaningful thanks. The server has long surpassed by expectations, in both popularity and the quality of just about everything involved with it.
I can not thank you all enough for the support you've given me in my first attempt at server hosting.
After discussing things together with several people who are very adament about keeping the server up, I've decided on a different course of action. The server will remain open for the foreseeable future. However, much of the staff and myself included will more than likely be on a lot, lot less. Without action being taken to address this, the server would quickly become stale, less people would join and stay shorter periods of time, and the server would die.
After lengthy discussions with several people, and a straight foreward group chat, I've decided to, basically, hand over the reigns of the server to another group. Effective November 19th, Myself, Dunce, Raik, CIA, and possibly other staff, will be removed from staff positions. I am doing this to prevent and sense of obligation, causing them to try and split their time and effort between two servers. This is not a punishment. In our places, the following people will step in.
Russia, Reeves, Breathing, Quiet, Merpkiller, and Grog. I have not yet touched bases with a few of the other, current staff, so their decision is not yet known.
Please give these people the same respect and attention that you have given me and my staff.
How will this effect you, the normal user? Hopefully it won't. Things will continue to roll along, new plots unraveled and events to be had. A few faces might leave and become scarce, but hopefully new ones will take their places.
Now, to some this may come as a surprise, to others it's been mentioned a few times already in private. I've decided to close the server, effective Saturday, November 19th. This is due to a number of reasons, but mainly due to approaching circumstances that I know will involve most of the staff, a large amount of the player base, and myself. I know that we will be spending our time elsewhere, and can not devote the time and effort needed to provide an enjoyable experience to those who play.
Why November 19th? That's when the server's subscription is due. This is not a matter of money.
With all that being said, do not look at this as Old School RP shutting down for good. I already have plans in mind for the next go around. The forums will stay up, and I will always be reachable via Steam. This server will come up again, perhaps with a different theme, but it will come up once more. I can not say for certain when that is.
One thing I want everyone to take away from this, is that your past time and effort spent on the server and community will not be in vain. As I mentioned, this was my first go at hosting and running a server. I know that we had kind of a rocky start, but I feel that come next time around, it'll be a much smoother experience.
So please, continue to play on the server, and after the 19th, look back and find solace in the fact that the server will be up once again. Probably not the week after, and maybe not even the month after, but it will start up once more.
I'd like to end this by asking for only one thing. For everyone to continue playing as usual. Events will continue to happen, and we'll continue to improve upon things.
I'd also like to give special thanks to a few individuals.
To all the staff, thank you for all the time and effort put into making events and taking care of things in my absence. Without your help, the server would have died of inactivity long ago.
To Breathing and Jupiter, without your help with developing and solving issues for the server, it wouldn't have worked out as well as it has. You gave this server a chance to thrive, and hopefully you will again some day.
To Dunce, you're my right hand man. Without you helping, I'm certain that I probably wouldn't have even attempted to do any of this. I know that you've put just as much effort into the server as I am, and for that I am grateful.
To all the regulars, who joined the server without even knowing me, or who I was, I'm honored that you placed your trust in me and my staff to provide you with a roleplaying experience. I know the server isn't perfect, and at first it was pretty bad. I'm thankful that you stuck around, and gave it a shot. I sincerely hope that we lived up to your expectations.
This thread will remain unlocked to reply with questions, comments, or concerns.
I can not thank you all enough for the support you've given me in my first attempt at server hosting.
After discussing things together with several people who are very adament about keeping the server up, I've decided on a different course of action. The server will remain open for the foreseeable future. However, much of the staff and myself included will more than likely be on a lot, lot less. Without action being taken to address this, the server would quickly become stale, less people would join and stay shorter periods of time, and the server would die.
After lengthy discussions with several people, and a straight foreward group chat, I've decided to, basically, hand over the reigns of the server to another group. Effective November 19th, Myself, Dunce, Raik, CIA, and possibly other staff, will be removed from staff positions. I am doing this to prevent and sense of obligation, causing them to try and split their time and effort between two servers. This is not a punishment. In our places, the following people will step in.
Russia, Reeves, Breathing, Quiet, Merpkiller, and Grog. I have not yet touched bases with a few of the other, current staff, so their decision is not yet known.
Please give these people the same respect and attention that you have given me and my staff.
How will this effect you, the normal user? Hopefully it won't. Things will continue to roll along, new plots unraveled and events to be had. A few faces might leave and become scarce, but hopefully new ones will take their places.
With all that being said, do not look at this as Old School RP shutting down for good. I already have plans in mind for the next go around. The forums will stay up, and I will always be reachable via Steam. This server will come up again, perhaps with a different theme, but it will come up once more. I can not say for certain when that is.
One thing I want everyone to take away from this, is that your past time and effort spent on the server and community will not be in vain. As I mentioned, this was my first go at hosting and running a server. I know that we had kind of a rocky start, but I feel that come next time around, it'll be a much smoother experience.
So please, continue to play on the server, and after the 19th, look back and find solace in the fact that the server will be up once again. Probably not the week after, and maybe not even the month after, but it will start up once more.
I'd like to end this by asking for only one thing. For everyone to continue playing as usual. Events will continue to happen, and we'll continue to improve upon things.
I'd also like to give special thanks to a few individuals.
To all the staff, thank you for all the time and effort put into making events and taking care of things in my absence. Without your help, the server would have died of inactivity long ago.
To Breathing and Jupiter, without your help with developing and solving issues for the server, it wouldn't have worked out as well as it has. You gave this server a chance to thrive, and hopefully you will again some day.
To Dunce, you're my right hand man. Without you helping, I'm certain that I probably wouldn't have even attempted to do any of this. I know that you've put just as much effort into the server as I am, and for that I am grateful.
To all the regulars, who joined the server without even knowing me, or who I was, I'm honored that you placed your trust in me and my staff to provide you with a roleplaying experience. I know the server isn't perfect, and at first it was pretty bad. I'm thankful that you stuck around, and gave it a shot. I sincerely hope that we lived up to your expectations.
This thread will remain unlocked to reply with questions, comments, or concerns.