Wowsa, didn't expect such a level of response. I'll respond to people in order of the posts made. Apoligies for any repeition.
@Hazuki
Although I have very limited experiance of playing my own server from a solely player perspective, I along with a few 'hardcore' groups believe that the FrOzEn feel cannot be accurately emigrated to 1.9.
@Zildo/Farril
My plan is to make an actual server. File releases would only occur after the server itself was done with.
@chippy
I don't think stats are what gave FrOzEn its feel. Afterall frozens stats were actually balanaced, I made sure of that. Apart from the bias against Tao's of course :/. As for not having 1.4 - I'd supply approapriate means of distribution.
@Shard
I didn't play UF all that much, and only made sparse GM appearences. Guess I'll have to unload the files to remember what it was like heh :/
@Pebble/DayWalker/Soul
^^ exactly
@Beard
I think the pk issue is about working with limits, as opposed to working without them - greater challange.
As for the level count - I'm sure other authorised FrOzEn incarnations by ash1234 have extended the level limit on a 1.4 base.
I just think that 1.9 wholly loses the whole sense and feel of a quick reactive server. Its more to do with the client than the actual serverfiles.
@Killmaster
I'd love to hear your ideas - when I progress to project I'll ensure an discussion takes place over desired features.
@Faril
Yee understand son
@Zildo
Have you played ash1234's frozen? - That was pretty good
@Tofas
From what I've seen of 1.9 server playercounts (bareing in mind this is something I see a lot), is that they tend to drop after the first 1/2 months - and rather steeply at that. Community is what made FrOzEn the pk pitt it was. I think a sustained usercount of under 20(peak) would damage that.
@Shard
Fancy a consultancy position ^^? - Meanwhile I'd like to know your opinion on why AF is doing better in the poll than UF with regards to the things you mention.
@Tofas
Regardless of the players available and version of server files - I'm confident in my ability to leech players from across the spectrum. I've no preference between 1.4/DM2 as long as I can get the hang of the latter relatively quickly. Alhtough I have to admit I'm rather aprehensive over the leadership of the project.
@Shard
Item images contribute little over peoples feelings in a server. However weapons width and size does. Strange I know. As for the M2 - I could do it but can you honestly see me doing coding and server management at the same time lol. Totally agree with you with regards to the sturdy pvp feeling though. Anyone that disagrees has never PvP'd properly heh.
As for spells - if you remember the early alphas they didn't have things as rudamentary as icestorm till at least three weeks after server launch - didn't seem to affect anything. I'm open to new spells but they'll be tested first. All stats have counterstats
. Not that I can talk of course - I'm pretty sure I gave warriors fireball.
Unfortunately the old skoolers probzo have moved on. Therefore to recruit the playercount nessacery your going to have to live with the younger... pk fodder.
@Killmaster/Pebble/Farril
They're referring to the 'feel' the original FrOzEn had - not too dissimilar to the very first few WhIpLaSh servers. Apparently its since not been duplicated effectively.
@Tofas
Agreed
- new spells can add to the game as long as they're implemented correctly. What should also be considered is whether new spells deviate TOO FAR from the original FrOzEn feel - and if that should mean their removal?
@Senture
FrOzEn alpha+beta didn't utilise all the shape space - but they did fine.
@Slanesh
Oh don't worry - I'll add more controversial funnities than just Iraqi's, a dictator and misspelt Al-Qaeda this time around.
@Shard
I could make around 50 - but I could counter them with 70 more. What I think is the most important thing to do in the first stage is find what gave the community the feel it had.
As I've said already to Senture - FrOzEn doesn't need to have the latest and greatest with a full graphics and feature set. They didn't make it popular the first time around. So filling capacity shouldn't be a worry.
@Senture/HS
Glad to have a player
@Tofas
My poll is designed to give me an initial feel of what people wanted. I could have found that people hated the servers feel and wanted insta-run for example.
@Shard
Leo does feel the same - but Id rather design a server people want to play than something I want to play. (Even tho FA was designed for that very reason in the dust of Missys Whippy and Charmed).
This poll was just my antlers getting to know what the concensus was. From what I've got so far theres no real reason I shouldn't progress ahead with something that sits between AF and UF based on 1.4 with a newer m2server for a few later 1.9 like extensions.
The 1.4 options seem a lot more popular in the poll when added together. Although it is a great shame some of the people who have voted haven't informed me of their reasoning behind their decision which might lead to a skewed outcome. Hopefully later feedback will cater for that.
I've a few projects to complete in the next couple of weeks for Scorp, Gilga, the serverlist and playerstatsiggy - but after that its almost a practical certainty that FrOzEn will get a forth version
- I just hope to god I can live upto the expectations laid down for me heh :/.
@All
Appreciate the feedback so far - by all means please keep it coming for a few more days. It all helps. ^^
/Leo