Seeing a lot of issues.

[thestoryteller]

  I just joined, and I'm already seeing some glaring issues with the server.

  I walked around for about a half an hour, and found a lot of destroyed property, with what looked like someone was strolling around with stacks of tnt and dirt.  This tells me that griefing is not stopped as quickly as it should be.

  I also found many things built that are just eyesores to new players, many close to the spawn area.  These could cause new players to get out of the spawn and immediately leave the server.  It shows very little regulation in the builds.  I know that the main reason for this is because it is a public server, but you have put too much work into the server to allow new members to not want to play.

  Lastly, the protection stone idea seems very difficult to learn.  I have seen other servers that only have chest protection, or have no actual build protection and they run a lot better.  Protection of property can be an issue, since you need to learn the sizes of areas that the different stones protect.  Also, using ores as protection allows for a high chance of glitching, since those ores are naturally occurring.  I started the game with one a coal protection stone, and had no idea why I had it or what it did.  This needs to be made obvious from the start of the game.

  I, personally, would be more willing to play on a whitelisted server if it meant a little more regulation in what is built and people getting banned quickly when they greif.

  That's just how I see it.  I know that there are a lot of people like how the server is run, but I see no fun in it as it is right now.

[raul7legend]

Hi there! Welcome to the server!
I appreciate the topic, but I got a few pointers here and there.

 I walked around for about a half an hour, and found a lot of destroyed property, with what looked like someone was strolling around with stacks of tnt and dirt.  This tells me that griefing is not stopped as quickly as it should be.

Did you read the sign at the start of the spawn? We said not to go over it, all of that area will be regenerated. In the meanwhile you were supposed to go through the warps which take you to a much cleaner environment.

I also found many things built that are just eyesores to new players, many close to the spawn area.

Again, the spawn area will be regenerate, just be patient.

These could cause new players to get out of the spawn and immediately leave the server.  It shows very little regulation in the builds.  I know that the main reason for this is because it is a public server, but you have put too much work into the server to allow new members to not want to play.

Our job is to take care what's preserved, not destroy what we think is useless to the server.

Lastly, the protection stone idea seems very difficult to learn.  I have seen other servers that only have chest protection, or have no actual build protection and they run a lot better.

It's quite easy - Coal PS is 11³, Lapis PS is 21³, and Diamond PS is 41³. Nothing too complicated about it.

Also, using ores as protection allows for a high chance of glitching, since those ores are naturally occurring.

Care to show me an example?

I, personally, would be more willing to play on a whitelisted server if it meant a little more regulation in what is built and people getting banned quickly when they greif.

This will NOT happen. Optical opened the server on the ideology that the server is a public one. Of course this means that we encounter griefers, but it's part of the job and that's what staff members are here for.

Anyways, we thank you for your time and if you got any questions feel free to post!

[hennydeez]

If these concerns are just for you and seeing as you signed up as well, you could've warped to MemberWorld for a fresh start: via /warp MemberWorld

[Pensfan121]

Hello and Welcome to the server to start off.

As henz said Opticalza and most of the staff have created the memberworld which is very new and not as greifed. Also the ps ores they have (i think) can not be used with silk touch. Also every greif is not always handeled, mostly greifs are handeled by being reported the the staff useing /helpop (statement).

[☣2crzy4uall☣]

You can not use silk touch on ores, you can purchase protection stones from the market. And like it was said, we handle grief as it is reported.