I have been playing Private servers for 7 years now and I have spent thousands of euros on them.
I enjoy this game, I love the community, but I despise sever admins. I don't trust them, I believe they are greedy people and they are not true fans of this game. They only host servers to gain quick cash and when they are not making any profit, they shut their servers down and start again for profit.
I'm a true fan of this game. Making money from it is completely off the table for my idea. Regardless how much it costs to maintain it. Make a free donation poll on the main page of website. Players who value their time and progress are sure to help out even if it is very little. In return they get recognition, such as names on their (already farmed) items or something that does not effect the game or any progress of his character. Something visual he can flash around to impress the ladies.
I have some ideas for when I host a server but right now I need to learn how to secure one before hosting. I might not even be able to ever host one but a man can dream.
Here are my ideas:
EP 4.5
My idea is to make end game items hard to get and semi end game items easily farm-able. So that all players can get strong from the start and are able to PvP and yet have a progress to make in the long run. To sum it up, players will attain Legendary Gear, Weapons, Lapis 5 and Duals with ease including Ele I and Sonic I. Then work towards Goddess and 6's which will not be so easy.
Starting Gear:
In boxes that they can open when they reach those levels
Level 1 Armor and Weapons 5 stats on all
(boots increase movement speed by I)
Level 16 Armor and Weapons 10 stats on all
(boots increase movement speed by I)
Level 40 Armor and Weapons 15 stats on all
(boots increase movement speed by I)
Level 45 Quest Weapons x 4 all Elements
Item Drops:
Legendary Armor = Deep Desert 1 (Drop Rate 25% from Mobs 100% from Boss Mobs)
Legendary Weapons = Jungle (Drop Rate 25% from Mobs 100% from Boss Mobs)
Level 55 Armor = Deep Desert 2 (Drop Rate 1% from Mobs 10% from Boss Mobs) (For those who want to stand out and look different)
Goddess Armor and Weapons = CTI (Drop Rate 100%) Spawn Time One Week
FM x3 Weapons
CT1 x2 Helmets
CT2 x2 Gaunts
CT3 x2 Boots
CT4 x2 Pants
CT5 x2 Tops
CT6 x3 Weapons
Heroic Accessories = OI (Drop Rate 25% from Boss Mobs) (Open Sat and Sun)
Oblivion Sonic Amulet = OI (Drop Rate 5% from Boss Mobs) (Open Sat and Sun)
Oblivion Flash Ring = OI (Drop Rate 5% from Boss Mobs) (Open Sat and Sun)
Sonic Lapis I = Deep Desert 2 (Drop Rate 25% from all Mobs)
Level 5 Lapis = Stigma Cave (Drop Rate 25% from Mobs 100% from Boss Mobs)
Dual Lapis = Deep Desert 1 and Jungle (Drop Rate 25% from Mobs 100% from Boss Mobs)
Accessories Lapis = Deep Desert 2 (Drop Rate 25% from all Mobs)
Power/Defense Lapisia = CS (Drop Rate 25% from all Mobs)
Rec Runes = D-Water (Drop Rate 100% from all Mobs)
Element Level I = Kimu and Sera (Drop Rate 100% 2x Weapons 2x Armor) Spawn time 12 Hours
Element Level II = Dios (Drop Rate 100% 1x Weapon 1x Armor) Spawn Time 48 hours
Lapis Level 6 = OI (Drop Rate 50% Boss Mobs) (Open Sat and Sun) Mon - Fri Deep Desert Oasis and Jungle Bridge x 5 OI Boss Mobs 30 Minutes spawn time
Helmet Lapis = Cryptic The Immortal (Drop Rate x3 100%)
Absorption Lapis = Dios (Drop Rate 100% x2 Lv6 x2 Lv5) Spawn Time 48 hours
The General Idea here is to have players easily farm decent gear and lapis and then work and fight to attain end gear items. If factions are unbalanced, events will be held in Capitals and OI bosses will be removed from DD1 and Jungle until factions become balanced again.
Only one account per person will be allowed. No dual boxing.
You can only farm PvP OI bosses if you have an open raid (Players must be fully geared and linked 5s).
15 PvP Areas
Item Drops:
Heroic Armor and Weapons = All mobs (Drop Rate 100%)
Gold Coins Level II (2 Million each) = All Mobs (Drop Rate 50%)
Element Level II = Boss (Drop Rate 100% x1 Weapon Only) Spawn Time 12 hours.
Weekly Ice-Cream Events will be Held in 15 PvP Area. Ice-Creams will only stack to 10. (This will mainly encourage 15 PvPers).
30 PvP Areas
Item Drops:
Legendary Armor and Weapons = All Mobs (Drop Rate 100%)
Gold Coins Level II (2 Million each) = All Mobs (Drop Rate 50%)
Element Level II = Boss (Drop Rate 100% x1 Armor Only) Spawn Time 12 hours
Guild Ranking Battles
Item Drop:
- Gold Coins Level I (1 Million each)
60 Area All mobs: 100%
30 Area Pirates: 25% Archers: 50%
15 Area All mobs: 25%
Anyways, its all easy to write this out. I know nothing about scripts or how to even host a dedicated server. But its something I want to do even if there are only 10 players on the server. Obviously improvements can and will be made.
