Real map is easy to get, all you have to do is do some editing to your liking, add donations and then bam! you're done.
Custom servers take 150% more work than real map. You need to make items, map, spells, vocations, etc.. depending on how custom you want it, not to mention balancing and finding bugs is much harder.
Bottom line is that custom servers take sooo much work and then when the project is finished, it has a small amount of players and eventually dies out.
Not many people these days enjoy a nice custom server. There is only a small community of us. Therefore most don't bother investing time into creating one.
I don't blame real maps. I understand that some people coming from tibia just want the same thing but higher exp or something and they don't feel like playing something they don't know.
There really is to many of them and I've seen millions of threads complaining about this, but I don't see how complaining will help.'
I love tibia and always will cause it's my childhood game. It's literately soooo much fun but it's to hard to find a satisfying server.
I don't like real tibia whatsoever, haven't played since around 4 years ago and I don't plan on ever playing it again.
It's just so easy to make a real map, or just download and run server.. which is why there is so many of them.
I always thought that OT's was supposed to be where you put in your thought, ideas, creativity, and creating some new and unique. Not copy other people -_-
I just don't see how people can have fun with a real map. It's the same old thing thats been around for years... it's no fun imo.
I can't even find a small custom server to play, they all got customized vocations, spells and items, that to me is no longer Tibia.
I really agree with your post though, I'm curious what will happen when Mark stops developing TFS 1.0.
What? What? What?... Customized vocations, spells, and items is part of a custom server LOL. That's like saying "Hey guys omg there was an update on tibia and they
added some new weapons and spells" and this would be your response "this is no longer Tibia"
If your definition of a custom server is a server with only a custom map, then you sir are wrong. I'm sorry but I find your reasoning inadequate. A custom server is
a server with custom items, spells, npcs, quests, vocations, and so on... even new sprites. Now this is a fun server it's something new, exciting, adventrous, just straight up
entertaining. It's like playing tibia for the first time. If you have fun playing a server where you know what each monster drops, how much each monster hits, where everything is,
how is that even any fun? I guess some people don't like change.
Lol shut up.... Deathzot 250-300 on everyday allday
LOLOLOLOLOLOL. lmao this is funny XD. I wouldn't even consider Deathzot a server. Okay nvm it is a server, but more like an idle server.
Everyone bots haha I actually think this is as bad as a real map. I'm not saying you can prevent botting because it's a hard thing to do but you
can still try, but they allow botting and it's not my place to judge, they can do as they want have fun with a zombie server. Also some people
bot like 6 characters at once so I wouldn't really say there is 250-300 people on everyday.