Hey guys, just another mapleroyals fan with a couple questions/comments. So about these frequent server issues we've been having lately, I'm curious to know what exactly is causing the lag. I have very little knowledge about tech stuff but I assume it has to do with mapleroyals host provider Limestone network. I checked out the website and saw various options that can be bought. (single/dual/quad processors) The prices vary depending on the server, so I'm assuming that the more expensive the server is, the higher "quality" server it will be. (higher quality server = less lag?????) Is this how it works? Someone with tech knowledge please answer this. And if it is, then the main issue with the lag all boils down to the staff's limited budget does it not? This server does not give an advantage to donators, which I absolutely love about this private server. THAT BEING SAID, if only the staff can give a little more incentive for players to donate, they would have the funds to host a better server. (better server = less lag = happy players) So I give this suggestion. When players donate, it all gets added together (similar to the snowblower) and once it reaches a certain amount, only players that contributed to reach that amount gets a gift. The minimum amount you have to donate to get this gift is 5$ and if you choose to donate more thats your choice. So every 200$ the server raises (or something like that), each player that contributed gets a box. The gift itself would not be too good to not break the economy, but good enough to make players consider donating. I was thinking of something like a gift box (gach box) with better items at lower rates. Think of it as you are not donating to get the box, you are donating to support the server and keep it stable. The box just gives you a LITTLE MORE incentive to support the staff with a chance to get something amazing. This is just an idea after all and I'm sure there are loopholes/problems with this suggestion. However I, like many others, just wish to see a lag free mapleroyle server so I was thinking of possible methods that can make this dream a reality. ( lol ) Anyways, that's the end of my rant, feel free to post comments/suggestions!! P.S first forum post EVER in my internet carrer. (not joking) P.S.S sorry for long post
As much as I love the idea behind getting people motivated to donate for better servers, I wouldn't want to see a pay to win aspect come to life even if it's in the slightest form. Imo maybe some special vanity item would do but then again, people already donate to get vanity items atm so it wouldn't change much ^^ Maybe we can get other suggestions in though on how to get people motivated to donate for a server upgrade (if that is what needed, I don't know the cause of this lag issue either)
perhaps a special nx eqp or something similar, but it cant be anything that is sellable or that will defeat the purpose of our server being not-pay-2-win a huge part of the lag issue, (not proven, just speculation on my part) is the snowblower event that is going on. Similar to the anniversary cake boss lag, though not quite as severe because the increase in the player base since early summer 2014.
Last time i saw a thread like this Matt told the current server cost fees and upgrading the server would cost too much. Also some of the staff/admin used their own money to pay for the server cost and i believe it's not that long ago the server started to gain money instead of losing it. Matt also said he hasn't even gotten back the money he himself put in, so upgrading the server seems a bit unlikely for some time. I like the idea for making more interesting donation options. I don't have any suggestions tho
I completely agree, I was hesitant to even write a post about this. Pay to win games suck because it ends up becoming more money = more "pro" . Maybe something like you can donate as much as you want, but you are limited to get this gift only once every two months. Although this is still a pay to win aspect, it is very mild and should be thought of as "pay to support" not "pay to win". Its just that it must be very hard on the staff to spend countless hours to improve the server with little to get in return. Im considering donating anyways just because I love mapleroyal. XD Im trying to think of an item of some sort thats not "pay to win" but is still "worth getting", not doing good so far :\
From what I've gathered from topics like this in the past, the server options that royals runs on are already on the higher end of what's available. The host only becomes an issue when we're being DDoS'd or there is a problem on their end - that's been three days out of the last month, sure, but it's also been three days out of the last four months. The lag that everyone's experiencing in game right now is due to some coding issues that matt/the other devs are working on, not a hardware issue, so a server upgrade wouldn't do much to fix that. Unfortunately there isn't really much the player base can do in this circumstance besides be understanding while the staff tries to fix what's going on - which we're doing a fantastic job at so far. (we need an eye roll emoticon to go here.)
Ahh I see. Thank you for clarifying. Now only if somehow there was a way for normal players to help.... :\ Edit** Actually I know one tiny thing we can do that would help the staff A LOT Don't whine everytime the server d/c. How hard can it be? (insert eye roll emoticon)
What I had in mind would be something like a "special" Gachapon* for donators which can give a higher chance of rare items, but at the same time we don't want a pay 2 win game aspect. This may increase donations quite a bit, depending if this is doable. Some people tell me they don't vote because they r not interested in donator clothes. Maybe this idea can help motivate people to donate more, which in turn can allow us to afford a better host for our growing server. Let me know what you think.
