90%? That's a huge overstatement unless if you can prove it that 90% of the community wants real map.
It was an estimation.. Not a fact.
I took a few minutes to read your post, now here's my two cents. I'm going to quote a few things.
#1: Original as in you're keeping the exact Tibia map? Can you show us it's not just downloaded Thunderion? etc. Or do you mean original as in, Project Alpha is an original project, for example, you aren't working off someone else's old work?
Original as in, I want to keep the original CipSoft Map, but add to it. I haven't started work on the map yet, of course. I plan to do that soon.
#2: 8.6? It may just be me, but if you'd like a server to be original in the first sense, using 8.6 is putting you off to a shaky start.
8.6 is the most popular protocol, I do not want to waste my time creating a 9.0, 8.0, 7.6 etc.
#3: I hope you don't just mean Oken/Gengia/Pyre/Ethno/anotherstupidtown/poorlymappedoverspawnedarea. If you're creating your own islands, I've saved everybody some time to show off some of his previous work.
Link 1, Link 2. Please let us know if you've been actively mapping/improving or even how long you've been working on these custom areas. Anybody can say these things,
prove it to us!
No, I do not mean just Oken, Gengia, Pyre etc. They will be implemented of course, but they will not just be the only edited town. Those maps sucked. I'm not afraid to admit it. If you look at the creation date, they was a long time ago. My mapping has improved also I will be using some from friends.
:huh: RPGers typically don't like botters. I think you're trying to appeal to too large of an audience - pleasing everybody often ends up pleasing nobody. This is just an opinion though. I only wanted to highlight some things for other readers to look at..
Nothing I can reply to here. I agree.
That's not a whole lot of time from now, for a project usually it takes longer. Have you been working on it for long before this? Or is this a relatively new idea? How has this project been progressing? Here's a few things that worry me after seeing a release date so soon:
I have been working on it for a little while now, with ideas written down with solutions. It's not a relatively new idea as I've thought of it even a year ago. It hasn't progressed alot, but alot of time will go into it in the next month.
Just some things to take into consideration, again. I won't spill everything out but give you a chance to address them yourself.
#1: A real map that's not 8.6 <> Why? Every download-and-run real map is 8.6
Yes every download and run real map is 8.6, but I plan to make a change in that.
#2: Less ideals, more proof and more support. <> Why? Too many failed over-hyped projects fail due to huge ideals with a short stick in the developing department
Some of those ideas were just base. They won't all be implemented at the same time or there would be nothing to update in a month after launch. Like I said, I wanted to update my server every 2 weeks. Proof will come shortly. Support, I don't feel like I need it yet, and most support ends up becoming lazy and not wanting to help.
#3: A big reason to try it, something that's different from any other Real Map server. You said it will be, show us.
Like I said, I do not have anything major to show at this point in time.
#4: Finally, what kind of dedicated server will you have? And how long is your contract for? <> Why? Players usually want to know their server won't shut down after a few days, weeks, or even months. A hoster has to see himself hosting years in the future if they want their project to be successful.
It will be Linux and I will purchase a contract for 6 months. If the server progresses within 6 months, it will be extended an extra year.
Final notes to another post
Sure, a good portion of them are. But not all of them. If you put time into your server it will prove itself better than them - what you're trying to prove yourself better than is the OTHER real map servers that are run by competent owners.
I understand, you have made me think a little and I plan to push the date forward for release.
Again, is this something you have or is it something you're only imagining thus far?
No and yes, there is already some NPC's made, monsters made but untested.
I'm not trying to be offensive or mean, only critical.
Best of luck,
Red
Thank you, I appreciate your constructive feedback.
Hmm, the only way I would support a real map server, is if it were hosted & managed without selling ANY donation items! The main goal shouldn't be money.
Good luck. ^_^
P.S. Are you using my 8.6 real map? You should! Finish the houses and fix the minor bugs.
The donations will be based on items you can get ingame, name character change (with monster name changes fixed). Thats all I plan to put in the shop. There will also be free points. I do not want donate only items as this would be a pain in the ass for non-donators or people who cannot donate. I am not using your real map. I have one already a friend sent. Which is almost unedited.
How many of those are botters?
People come to Otservs to bot, not to play themselves for hours and hours. They can go to Tibia for that. RPGers and Botters need to understand each other. Myself, I am an RPGer and a botter, I am both. Most people who adapt to todays society are.
