[Discussion] What makes a server popular?

I look for a good community and thats it rates don't matter much to me unless they are under 10x

Free silk, rates and bot. Those are the key features that people are looking for.

i think if the GM/staff's are active and helpful, it helps to the success of the server..

Just one word
Updates

Many people, many different opinions :D

So seems that if you want to have a server with many people online, its enough to do daily events, give free items(!), allow bot and so on, but main players would be turkish,egypt people.
And a "isro like" server (without many custom stuff) would have less people, but more skilled players? Or I'm wrong?

if u wnt get fast populary just make free silk and sun drop x3000 u will have 200 player easy problem is this would be 99.999867% noops i dont know how to get the real sro player who want nice gameplay

i remember the days back on duckroad(cap 110,xp-sp-450x with pt 550x,item drop 350x and gold 50x)...every day like 1-1.5k ppl if not 2k(max of the server)...in other words:
-the cap:some players want 80-90-100-110 and other 110+...
-rates:not to low ,not to high; i think no1 wants to bot 24h/day to reach the max. lv in 2-3 weeks
-silks:u can make a vote 4 silk system and donate for keeping up ur server;also u can make contests like who buys the biggest amount of silks wins smth
-pve or pvp:i suggest pve since pvp starts to get borring after 1-2 weeks
-hire only trusted ppl who arent so corrupted...5-10 guys walking with special items aint such a big deal comparing with 50-100... :))
-be prepared for problems and inconveniences like dos attacks/u dont have enough money to pay the root and etc.
-make a plan about how to run ur server properly in the following weeks/years..most of the servers run for about 1 week(1 month if they are lucky)and thn close down bcs they "don't have money" :P,i think this the most important thing for all the ppl who are trying to open a server...sry if i didnt use a proper english xDDD

80 or 90 Cap
low rates
Vsro
FTW
BA work
NO Free Silk!
Normal Sun Drop rate
No magic pop
Chn Only
FGW deleted
you can buy for BA coins items but no equiptment
delete adv elixirs
unique spawn to 30min tg - 120min demon or lord
no title
jg cave room 1 for unique events
active GMs and Supporter
stable server
bugless
ddos hackshield

Startitems.
14 days Grabpet
mp hp pots
return scroll
silver and gold time ticket
1 day silver and goldtime sp ticket
250k Gold


lv 1-60 Quests
lv1,8,16,24,32,42 - Sun Weapon
lv 5- moving speed.
lv 10,20,30,40,50,60 - anything but no ecp scrolls.


my opinion

i wonder who still plays sro

No Lag
Active n english GM

Important thing is Free Silk

Free silk is not to buy all thing in item mall...just a basic item that what player want it...like reverse,premium,pet 30days,avatar,magic pop for low lvl ( from lvl 8 to lvl 110)
Imoprtant things like Immortal,Astral,Global,ADV n etc...u can sell them for special coin..Where can get the Special coin? U can sell it for real Money for u to pay server cost....
About item 13D or 14D u can make it drop...At jupiter Mob..but a bit lower sox rate....
About alchemy rate...Dont make it to low...
make them special rate...
like (+1 to 4+ 100%) (+4 to +5 50% or something) n then (+5 to +9 80%) n another depend on u...

That what i think is better for private server...

i think free silk , bot , high rates , gm support and custom updates

It's all about community. Also stable server and non corrupted GMs :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukz1337 i wonder who still plays sro

Fyll turks.

On topic:Awesome edits=new uniques,new glows,new skills,etc,u can start a server from 60 cap.