When I say the banter is bad, you should understand that to established players it is fine. Encouraged even.
But how does the server appear from the outside, or from blue players? I'll answer it for you, it looks fucked. Plain and simple fucked. Like I would be wasting my breath to want to play there and associate with the scum of the EMU community who are very loud, very vocal and very dedicated to their craft based solely on the boards. But between yourselves, fuckin A, its an unwritten law to rub some salt into the wounds on a board now and then....but the key there is moderation. The distinct lack of technical discussion alongside is also a telltale I'd surmise could distinctly change the perception of the server if changed (at least in ratio to shit talking).
That's all from me about it though, not my world to comment more than an outsiders perspective and I hope some of it made sense, and hope more the server can find a medium that is sustainable, high pop and allows people like me to want to play there. I'm you're target audience, a fiercely competitive, technically knowledgable, time rich and change from the status quo seeking player on blue. Before building mountains one must lay a foundation; but ask yourselves what needs to change and what do you need to action? Simply telling sirken/rogean that ephi is a useless cunt (arguable at times I've heard), rules are fucked, and no teams is fail wont fix your population and longevity concerns; nor will it make sirken, rogean and the rest of the crew between GM and Dev want to spend their volunteer hours helping to fix it when they know the players wont change anyway. Probably an analogy about rehabilitation after prison I could use to convey the point, use your imagination.
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Good luck all, hope to see you all there one day when it looks like a hospitable place for some good pvp and some new folks play with.