North American Server Quality

[Maroon]

I appreciate your response.

While IRC and TS are a decent way to get ahold of an admin when needed, not all new players are fully aware of these avenues. As an experienced player I feel it is my responsibility to report things like I've mentioned and in that case, IRC and TS are a viable option. However, the presence of admins should not simply be a reactionary measure nor should their services be in any way limited for newer players to request. Although that may not be intended, that is the result that is produced when the mindset seems to be, and please don't take offence, "Admins are around, but you'll have to find us if you need us" This attitude also presents a situation where players must be vigilant in taking screenshots and videos and 'proving' their case when reporting other players. That kind of environment is not an environment that positively encourages new players to remain in the player base, in my opinion.

The issue of most admins being older players and preferring to remain in private or closed runs is a big one as well. This keeps admins in rooms full of people who already know the rules, and already have a place in the community instead of in public servers where sometimes rules need to be enforced much more often and newer players need to be supported and in some cases, defended from some negative veteran attitudes.

Again, thank you for your response!

Yeah, I understand where you're coming from. Having to look for admins to solve issues instead of having them at hand can logically be a pain. I hope what I said makes it a bit more clear why there's not always an admin around, but having been reminded of that fact, I'll be hopping on public servers, especially NA ones, more often myself.