Things you've learned as a server admin.

[krenuds 27]

I'll start this one off.

• If you want to PLAY the game, you must log a different profile (logical).
  
• Never let anyone know that you're an admin in side chat (given)
  
• ESPECIALLY if it's your server.
  
• People lie A LOT.
  
• You say "I don't know, ask Rocket" A LOT.
  
• Folks can simultaneously expect you to not check anyone's location ever, and constantly check everyone's location.
  
• Having a server with 5-10 great players is 100x better than a server with 20-30 **** lords.
  
• Whitelisting is Satan's meta game.
  
• Everyone wants rMod, until you tell them that you're going to activate it.
  

Despite all that. I wouldn't trade it for all the beans in Boston!

Edited March 11, 2013 by Nuds

[shai 4]

• You'll be thanked by a player for restoring his inventory after a bug puts him in the water, and then be called a stupid pile of shit 10 minutes later for not giving him an AS50.
  
• You'll find a nice, chill player that you think would be a good admin, and he turns into a shithawk immediately after becoming an admin.
  
• Cocky tweens will bravely assert their first amendment rights in side chat by asking you to 'pull out your tampon you fucking fuckity fuck'.
  

Edited March 11, 2013 by ShaiVong

[krenuds 27]

You'll find a nice, chill player that you think would be a good admin, and he turns into a shithawk immediately after becoming an admin.

It's like throwing water on a Mogwai.

[UbiquitousBadGuy 846]

I've heard similar stories and attitudes from other peoples and friends who have admin'd. It's too bad that if you can't really enjoy the game for what it is because someone always suspects you of cheating or wants someone else banned because of suspicion of cheating.

(And in some instances, the admin cheats himself by looking up locations, even if it isn't malicious.)

[krenuds 27]

• Cocky tweens will bravely assert their first amendment rights in side chat by asking you to 'pull out your tampon you fucking fuckity fuck'.
  

That made me laugh out loud. Well stated.

[dgeesio 1034]

check peoples loot

check where people are so you can kill them

restart server when you need stuff spawned in

give your self ammo and guns

give yourself helis

teleport yourself

why give admins the chance to do this. messaged matt light foot to see if this wont be in standalone no reply.

[krenuds 27]

check peoples loot

check where people are so you can kill them

restart server when you need stuff spawned in

give your self ammo and guns

give yourself helis

teleport yourself

why give admins the chance to do this. messaged matt light foot to see if this wont be in standalone no reply.

Ah, nice. A list of things that players ask you to do all day every day, expect it from you and then of course condemn you for it.

:) beans to you.

Edited March 11, 2013 by Nuds

[spinager 152]

LOL This gives me an Idea.

Start a server with a "God" theme. Pretty much, admins have God powers that can bestow any wish to anyone on the server. But with a price aka rituals. Want a morphine? kill a goat. Want a pistol? Kill 2 cows. Want a rifle? Get 15 meats and 2 player kills. Want a vehicle? Sniper rifle? Want a player that killed you? 20 meats formed like a pentagram on a open field close to a town and 1 player kill.

*Rituals are a work in progress

Would be so awesome!

Edited March 11, 2013 by Spinager

[Mr Nasty 1023]

Being a server admin is a lot of work and overrated. Wont ever do it again.

My thanks and appreciation goes out to ALL those who do it legit.

[spinager 152]

double post -.-

Edited March 11, 2013 by Spinager

[RepoCult 7]

LOL This gives me an Idea.

Start a server with a "God" theme. Pretty much, admins have God powers that can bestow any wish to anyone on the server. But with a price aka rituals. Want a morphine? kill a goat. Want a pistol? Kill 2 cows. Want a rifle? Get 15 meats and 2 player kills. Want a vehicle? Sniper rifle? Want a player that killed you? 20 meats formed like a pentagram on a open field close to a town and 1 player kill.

*Rituals are a work in progress

Would be so awesome!

That is a great idea ! !! Make that pentagram at midnight in the field next to the electro power station. Oh, and make it with fire places and some red flares. Now that I think of it, put a burning UAZ in the middle of that pentagram. You must want a heli real bad to do that.

Edited March 12, 2013 by RepoCult

[TG ! Jimmy 216]

Adminning a server definitely can be a tiresome job, and is rarely a rewarding task. It's not for everybody; however, if you have the patience to do it--and you can ignore the children constantly begging/complaining/flaming then it's a way to have a clean (ish) place to play. I run an official hive--so the extra voodoo sauce isn't something we have available to our admin staff to use for tracking players and loot etc.

That being said, I definitely spend more time doing menial admin tasks than I do playing the game--but when I do get to play I know it's in a fun environment and for that I'm thankful.

[krenuds 27]

That being said, I definitely spend more time doing menial admin tasks than I do playing the game--but when I do get to play I know it's in a fun environment and for that I'm thankful.

+1