UHC:
I have said time and time again, this will simply not work unless it is an organized event. (By UHC I am assuming you mean the mindcrack UHC). For this game play to work you need to have a group of people dedicated to play MC non-stop for a rather lengthy period (3+ hours). Thus the only downfall with that. However it is possible for us to release a modded version of this idea. A survival world, made much harder than UHC is with the ultimate goal of killing the dragon. Each season/round could have a time limit of one month and players could join/leave as they please. Death would result in an instant ban, which would only be revoked after the season has ended (Either by timeout or the ender dragon was defeated). There would need to be some form of Tie breaker in the event that the ender dragon was not slain during the season. This game would be something that becomes more refined as we do it, and we will have to learn as we go. Prizes could be given to the winner such as SpA points, or some other perks on SMP.
So questions regarding this:
-Should it be whitelisted? (I think that it shouldn't, but then there is a PVP free rules section that once you leave you can't re-enter)
-How much more UHC should it be than the mindcrackers
-Is this a viable option?
Hunger/Survival Games:
Well this game mode is rather popular and it would be silly for us not to use it. However there needs to be something unique that isn't too game breaking. Here's an idea; As you play you gain points from killing people, surviving and winning. Points allow you level up from district 12 all the way to district 1. Each district has new perks in the game such as better kit from 'sponsors'. Another idea is that you can unlock districts using points, however you need to have unlocked the previous districts (You cant just unlock district1 from the start). Each district will have special perks, but to maintain balance they will also have cons.
I have watched the hunger games, however I am not that familiar with the books.
Questions:
-What do you think of these ideas?
-Got any other ones?
-Suggest some perks :3
CMP: CMP is something I am not familiar with. I have no real idea how to manage one. I will have a look around at some things and get back to you :3
The Walls: This game mode relies on 2-4 players that are online at the same time, who have an extended amount of time to play. This idea could work very well however it might be best to stick to survival games and UUHC (Ultra Ultra Hard Core) for the time being.
1.Who will administrate the server?
2.Does mbl have enough time to make the repairs, upgrades and tweeks it will eventually need?
3.Should we concentrate on gaining popularity first before branching? (in the idea of making everybody vote for the server, branching will make us more popular)
And finally:
4. Should we make some YouTube videos? Some basic server how to's, some basic Jarva coding, a few builds from the server. All of those on the official channel will help us a bit.
1) Overall I will manage them all, however each server will have admins. The current SMP op's+ will be admins on these servers, however in future things may change.
2) For the most part, yes. I do have the help of a few people who are giving me a hand in putting together the in game parts such as builds. For the plugins and such, I have a few people in mind to help me, however I have yet to ask them :p
3) Voting was a bit of a flop. We just didn't have enough people to make it work. Frankly boosting the popularity is something that you all should be doing anyway. For example, sharing the word around the internet, telling friends, etc.
4) There were plans to make some videos, but it appears no progress has been made. Its all still in the discussion phase. If players want to make videos and submit them to me. I will then organize with saintk about uploading them. Java coding may not really be a big hit, but if people are willing to try then go for it. If people want to make a video giving a walk through of their builds, go for it! Just try to make it a video that people would want to watch, make it fun, and interesting. If your using music then please make sure you have ALL the rights to it, and that you include the details of those rights with your video
Keep the suggestions and ideas coming guys!!