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11-28-2019, 02:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:08 AM by Fearless Community.
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Well hello there,
Lately there have been countless of discussions on what we think Fearless is doing wrong, on how it can improve, what staff should do differend etc. I've also given my opinion every now and then but I feel like it's time for a long and serious thread about it. I've been here for well over 8 years now, as donator, teacher, moderator, administrator, clan officer, teacher liason and veteran so I feel like I'm experienced enough to give an opinion and suggestions on this matter.
In the community meeting a couple of days ago I expressed my concern for certain smaller topics and was asked to make a thread backing up certain claims, I won't do that, instead I will focus on some topics I feel are much more important.
Problems
Map changes
Last 1-2 years Fearless has switched maps countless of times, this shouldn't have happened, however it unfortunately did. The community's constant ask for map changes to prevent Fearless from "dying" should be discussed, however map changes won't safe Fearless, especially at the point it is at now.
Staff changes
There's been plenty of suggestions certain staff members should get demoted, other members should get promoted, a lot of people including me have participated in this however there are always rotten apples in every staff team, it will never be perfect and nobody should expect it to, deal with it instead.
Clans
Clans used to be a huge part of Fearless, players were proud to be in certain clans and some clans were known for having a lot of power, people knew that if you messed around it would have consequences, nowadays literally nothing is happening, nobody cares about clans, they've become irrelevant.
New content
There are plenty of community members complaining about the lack of content and have a wish for more content to be added, the discussion is going on constantly and it usually results in developers defending themselves and members attacking them.
Toxic behaviour
There have also been a lot of complaints about toxic behaviour recently, coming mostly from staff members.
Solutions
Map changes
The way I see it, the map has been changed way too often, players just got ready building dupes on a map when the next change is already under way. We must all understand that getting used to a map takes time, setting up dupes on new maps take even more time. My suggestion is one more map vote, in which the result is final. Even if there's a difference of only one vote.
Staff changes
Like stated above there will never be a staff team in which you will like all staff members, that's simply not possible and you will have to deal with it. What I do think the staff team needs is the SA's to step up their game, show the community you're here, show the community you care, step up your game and lead, the staff and community needs good SA's especially without SoulRipper around (do note he's never been extremely active, that's why the SA's are supposed to be here).
Clans
There is almost 0 clan activity going on nowadays, I feel like this has been the result of years of defensive policy, it's next to impossible to declare war on clans and when it do comes down to it there are clan officers stepping in for no reason. Take your hands off the clan world, clan officers and let clans do their thing, when it gets completely out of control step in, only if absolutely needed. Having groups might've looked like a decent idea when it first started out but it turned out to be awful for the clan world. Remove groups and force the existing groups to turn into clans, that way they MUST all roleplay with eachother. If a group is passive it won't get in trouble, if a group acts aggresive it will, that's fun and part of the game.
New content
New content has never released super fast on Fearless and somehow FL has always managed to survive without it, I don't feel like that's a problem at this moment either.
Toxic behaviour
The toxic behaviour certain people experience is the result of some of the problems stated above. If people completely stop caring you can't expect them to behave. However I do feel like certain people who truly are here only to mess around should go away, whether that is forced or not.
The community meeting was decent, but only if it has any results. Some people have been talking about a next meeting already but that should only happen if the points discussed in last meeting result in a positive change.
Feel free to leave a reply & discuss yourself. Keep it civil & don't act like a fool.
Do something.
Lately there have been countless of discussions on what we think Fearless is doing wrong, on how it can improve, what staff should do differend etc. I've also given my opinion every now and then but I feel like it's time for a long and serious thread about it. I've been here for well over 8 years now, as donator, teacher, moderator, administrator, clan officer, teacher liason and veteran so I feel like I'm experienced enough to give an opinion and suggestions on this matter.
In the community meeting a couple of days ago I expressed my concern for certain smaller topics and was asked to make a thread backing up certain claims, I won't do that, instead I will focus on some topics I feel are much more important.
Problems
Map changes
Last 1-2 years Fearless has switched maps countless of times, this shouldn't have happened, however it unfortunately did. The community's constant ask for map changes to prevent Fearless from "dying" should be discussed, however map changes won't safe Fearless, especially at the point it is at now.
Staff changes
There's been plenty of suggestions certain staff members should get demoted, other members should get promoted, a lot of people including me have participated in this however there are always rotten apples in every staff team, it will never be perfect and nobody should expect it to, deal with it instead.
Clans
Clans used to be a huge part of Fearless, players were proud to be in certain clans and some clans were known for having a lot of power, people knew that if you messed around it would have consequences, nowadays literally nothing is happening, nobody cares about clans, they've become irrelevant.
New content
There are plenty of community members complaining about the lack of content and have a wish for more content to be added, the discussion is going on constantly and it usually results in developers defending themselves and members attacking them.
Toxic behaviour
There have also been a lot of complaints about toxic behaviour recently, coming mostly from staff members.
Solutions
Map changes
The way I see it, the map has been changed way too often, players just got ready building dupes on a map when the next change is already under way. We must all understand that getting used to a map takes time, setting up dupes on new maps take even more time. My suggestion is one more map vote, in which the result is final. Even if there's a difference of only one vote.
Staff changes
Like stated above there will never be a staff team in which you will like all staff members, that's simply not possible and you will have to deal with it. What I do think the staff team needs is the SA's to step up their game, show the community you're here, show the community you care, step up your game and lead, the staff and community needs good SA's especially without SoulRipper around (do note he's never been extremely active, that's why the SA's are supposed to be here).
Clans
There is almost 0 clan activity going on nowadays, I feel like this has been the result of years of defensive policy, it's next to impossible to declare war on clans and when it do comes down to it there are clan officers stepping in for no reason. Take your hands off the clan world, clan officers and let clans do their thing, when it gets completely out of control step in, only if absolutely needed. Having groups might've looked like a decent idea when it first started out but it turned out to be awful for the clan world. Remove groups and force the existing groups to turn into clans, that way they MUST all roleplay with eachother. If a group is passive it won't get in trouble, if a group acts aggresive it will, that's fun and part of the game.
New content
New content has never released super fast on Fearless and somehow FL has always managed to survive without it, I don't feel like that's a problem at this moment either.
Toxic behaviour
The toxic behaviour certain people experience is the result of some of the problems stated above. If people completely stop caring you can't expect them to behave. However I do feel like certain people who truly are here only to mess around should go away, whether that is forced or not.
The community meeting was decent, but only if it has any results. Some people have been talking about a next meeting already but that should only happen if the points discussed in last meeting result in a positive change.
Feel free to leave a reply & discuss yourself. Keep it civil & don't act like a fool.
Do something.