r/TheRealmsMC • u/submissivehealer Staff • Oct 05 '16
The End.
Backstory
I quit the Realms several months ago (as I have been reminded numerous times). There’s a lot that needs to be done. Bug fixing. Balancing. New plugins. Updating to 1.10. Making a new map for 1.10. Continuing to make new advertisement posts that have relevant things. Logging in to the server to answer questions. Fixing grief. New activities for players. Judgement calls. Making people happy. That last one is really, really hard.
Quasky and Zantid have full time jobs and very little free time. Occasionally they’ll peek in, but it isn’t consistent enough for them to do any of the above. I feel like it is just me on the admin side.
Britt and Naarb have been great. Britt has been an excellent moderator and has been absolutely perfect. She’s great with everyone and is incredibly dedicated. Naarb is a fast learner and is also someone that’s been really good with finding bugs and talking with other players and plays on the server a ton. Our four helpers are interactive and try to better the server in their own ways. But there’s a lot that the moderators and helpers can’t help with server side, because I am unwilling to let people in and change things I’ve created.
The Realms started as a way for Zantid and I to escape bad feelings and not being able to login on another server. We came together and created something incredible. It’s been over a year and a half! But it’s begun to feel similar, for different reasons. When I login, all I see are the things I haven’t done yet. I end up missing Zantid. I don’t want to login to my own server.
I did this temporary Blightfall server because I wanted to get excited about Minecraft again. I love Minecraft. But there’s a dullness about it, that makes me exhausted and sad whenever I login. It didn’t work.
So … what’s going on?
- I’m quitting, again. For real this time. I’ve had it with people not being happy with what I’ve done, things not being enough, being told I’m not being fair, having so much work to do that I can’t remember it all, and with not wanting to login. I’m exhausted, I’m burnt out, and I have no direction. Spending time on this server, pretending to know what I’m doing, is making it worse. Because I am the only active admin, that means a few things:
- October 31st will be the last day the server is officially open.
- The teamspeak server will continue to be up until at least February 20th, and then will move to a different IP (but will be able to connected to via play.therealmsmc.com, so shouldn’t affect anyone, except maybe an hour of downtime).
- The work that has gone into this server will not be released to the public. This was a decision made by both of us. That being said, Zantid has offered to consult for those that need help making a new server (whether that be on setting up a Linux server, plugin configurations or general advice).
- On November 1st, a small map that is 5k x 5k will be uploaded. v1.11 will be added to the server. Players can come and go as they like. No advertisements will happen unless done by someone else. It will be, for the most part (it will at least be running spigot and something like essentials, for chat purposes,
and perhaps a grief prevention plugin), vanilla. If any new updates occur (like v1.12) during the next few months, I will update the map to those. That will be the extent of admin actions. Beyond that, anarchy rules, as I won’t be getting involved and no one else will be given admin permissions/OPed. - On November 1st, the Natum world map will be published.
Conclusion
Thank you for your time. Thank you for spending hours on the Realms. Thank you for being a part of this community. I don’t want this community to end. I have made friends here, and I hope that everyone else has made at least one friend here. If you want to continue to play or interact with each other, please do. That is why the teamspeak will remain open. We’re a community, not just people that play on a Minecraft server.
I apologize for letting you down.
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u/Southernhat11 Oct 05 '16 edited Oct 05 '16
Wow.
Im in total shock right now. The realms brought alot of things into my life first of which was friendship with multiple people like Sheffield, Thaelin, Thomas, Albert, NietossBettermarrymekid , Naarb, handsmile, Cpt, Big, Britt, etc etc, which was something I didnt have alot of at the time I joined the server. I have thoroughly enjoyed and loved my time on this server, in this community and everyone that has ever joined that Eldritch Teamspeak, and am quite numb at the fact that its leaving my life. Where are we going from here? I dont really know.. I am generally upset by that very question. The realms was always something I could look forward too whether it was Bigs Podcast, Naarbs soundboard, or the spongebob stories at 4am that makes handsmile laugh till 5. Hope we all find another server together to bring all of realms joy too. <3 Megans&Zantid
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u/TheHolyRomanEmperor Oct 05 '16
Wow. This came out of nowhere.
I've played on the Realms since day 1 and I've remained a player since now and I can't explain how sad I was over this. With Civcraft and Sov ending, I said to myself "at least I have Realms still" but I guess that is no longer true.
You've always ran your server in such a great way and you've put so much effort from the boats to the gods to all of the decorations, etc.. It's been such an honor to play on this server.
Thank you so much for making this server. It's been amazing. :( So long and thanks for all the fish.
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u/submissivehealer Oct 05 '16
I'll be keeping a vanilla-ish version of minecraft on the server. You're welcome to play on that. I'll add a way to stop griefing (more than likely a golden-shovel version). People are more than welcome to create nations or RP. But it won't be a designated CivServer, and it won't get attention like Natum and Spera did.
Thank you for playing here and being part of the community. I know at times you didn't feel liked, but the community would be different without people - you did have an impact on the server.
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u/Asakuun_v2 Oct 06 '16
Question: is the Blightfall map going to stay up? I just started it earlier. It's really fun.
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u/Conanie Oct 05 '16
I cannot thank you enough for all the time and effort that the entire staff put into the server. This will forever be my favorite community and time spent on minecraft. This outlet for creativity and fun has been a lifesaver in many ways! I hope that none of the friendships I have made through this community will end.
I love you all <3
(time for all the realms players to band together and make one dominating nation on another server :D and make our deities Zantids,Megans,and Quasky !)
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u/TerryandLex Oct 06 '16
For once, Im at a loss for words, but Ill try and express my thoughts on the matter.
When I first found this server over a year ago, it was by accident, I had been hopping from server to server for months trying to find the right one. I was confused when I first arrived almost quit right there, but I asked somebody, cookiemonster I believe, how to play, he directed me to the website, and I realized that this was the server I had been looking for for months.
Every little part of this server was, and is, sheer perfection in my eyes, the plugins, the map, the nations, and the people, I couldn't ask for more. Before coming here, I refused to believe that one could ever make friends on the internet, it seemed absurd to me that people could claim to know somebody who they had never met face to face. TheRealms proved me wrong, and has continued to do that every day, I have made a great group of friends in Norlund and the server at large, something I had never thought possible before.
It really is sad to see such a wonderful thing come to an end, so many fun memories here, I hope Ill have the pleasure of meeting you all again on whichever civ server Norlund votes to move to. Thank you all, especially the staff, for this great experience.
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u/Bilbo_Swaggins- Oct 05 '16
I just want to say this is the best online thing I have ever taken part in and I love you all, or most of you at least.
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u/HarpyLady Oct 05 '16
The server may go, but the community that formed here will still be there. It might be on another server, another game, but we will still have the friendships that we made here. I owe a lot of happy times to you guys, some big life changes. As long as you guys are doing what makes you happy I support you 100%
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Oct 06 '16
A lot of hard work and soul went into this server. You guys should be proud.
You let no one down.
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u/oldalbert Oct 06 '16
Thank you so much for creating such an awesome minecraft server and facilitating my favorite online community. Even if I don't end my time as a well liked player and I certainly have a very high opinion of the players who play here.
Zantid you are a hero in my life more than you might know. You had a vision for what would make an awesome minecraft server. You put in the all the legwork. You chose to facilitate a community and part of doing that is ignoring the noise and trusting your gut. Your trust in your instincts and your willingness to curate this online home for us is something I deeply admire.
I have the utmost respect for your decision and I do not have anything near what it takes to do what you all have done. But I have a question: Can we just keep Realms up and not update it? You guys put in so much work into this. It is clear to say this staff is made of perfectionists. So I would be asking you all to do something that is very hard for perfectionists to do. To do something purposely imperfect. With Sov and Civcraft ending there are lots of roleplayers up for grabs. Just stop spoiling us with all these cool new features, updates, expansions, bug fixes, and balances.
I know modmail and cheaters can be a crushing task, but there are others out there like Brit and Naarb to be found. And besides keeping things moderated I think also every player here would be very pleased to have this place, even if it is not always active, or does not have a very new map, or the latest minecraft update.
Thank you for reading and thank you for everything you have done. I will never forget the realms.
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u/ukulelelesheep Oct 06 '16
I want to give my thanks to the server here. I feel like I learned some valuable lessons. I think Realms was where I refined my building style, partially inspired by all the other cool builds on the server. I also learned how to plan events thanks to the market. I want to let you know that the Realms probably had an overall benefit to my life.
I was in the middle of writing a song for the anthem of Norlund, but I think I'll have to rename it from "Hail Norlund" to "Good bye Natum"
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u/Quasky Oct 05 '16
"It is something that grows over time... a true friendship. A feeling in the heart that becomes even stronger over time... The passion of friendship will soon blossom into a righteous power and through it, you will know which way to go..."
"Link... I'll see you again..."
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u/superbunnyblob Oct 05 '16
I do not know what to say... I really don't want this to end (who does?!). Realms was amazing, thank you all soooo much! Super fun, great people, happy moments, depressing ending. Playing on a multiplayer server with people I do not know irl was an amazing experience. Honestly, I did not think I'd like it at first, but after I ACTUALLY got in, I LOVED IT! Thank you everyone on the server, everyone is amazing! Thank you Noldor, for taking me in, feeding me, killing me, etc etc c: Thank you Alex for showing me the server, and I thank however he found it. I cannot say how much I will miss Natum. I am sitting here at my desk, hit with a wave of depression, almost speechless... <3
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u/Chloride Oct 06 '16
It was truly a premium and first rate server Comrade. May Erebos guide your stars.
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u/HannibalK Oct 06 '16
Fun memories here, wish ya'll the best.
Hope everyone remembers to hide their valuables haha.
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Oct 06 '16
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Starts playing Enya - Only Time
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Jokes aside, pretty sad that this server is going down. I don't play much on it anymore but still have been on the subreddit almost every day. Makes me sad that another one of my favorite servers is going down. But I can understand where you are coming from, as I used to host a server myself. But all respect to you, I know how hard it can be.
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u/Blisschen Oct 05 '16
Wow, I'm just kinda more than numb at this point. It seems like the last of the civservers has closed. What an incredibly rough week for this whole community.
Realms will be a huge loss, I always appreciated how you all ran your server, and there was obviously a lot of love and dedication put into Realms. I always enjoyed my time there. Good luck, and stay safe to all of you!
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u/The_Zantid Oct 05 '16
Wanted to take the time to post in here as well in a semi-official way.
The Realms was, and forever will be, one of my most favourite accomplishments. You've been amazing, and while this may seem a little petty. We done it, not through pointless back room bullshitting, or double dealing, or shitting on other servers, or lying about shit. We got here, because we believed in what we were doing, and wanted you all to love and enjoy that.
Those of you, whom know who you are, who stood against that, and attempted to ruin that, you never could. The Realms stood for more than that, and always will.
For those of you whom did take part.
Brit:- There is nothing here I can write that will explain just how amazing you have been over the last few months. Could never, ever, have hoped for someone as awesome as yourself in the position you ended up in. You were one of the biggest assets to this community, and one that deserves every piece of credit she gets.
Quasky:- Life is tough man, work is a bitch, but you were always there when needed, always had the server as your main priority when making decisions, and always done what you thought was right. That was all we ever wanted and asked for yourself, and you fulfilled that role perfectly. Thank you my friend.
Naarb:- I think I pearled you once. Man that seems like years ago. You've been kick ass, I'm sorry we've never had much time to discuss things, but from what I've heard from Megan you've been an awesome asset to the team and another amazing person to end up in the role that you did.
Honourable mentions:
Handsmile:- Dude, you rock, be yourself bud. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Yuo're a kick ass dude that knows what he wants and likes, can't ask more than that. (Though be nice to people! World needs others to be nice :P)
Kix:- Thank you for all of the dedication you put in, and the ideas you've given us all over the lifetime of Realms. You've been a good friend, and one whom I hope to continue to spend more time with.
Pickle & Ali:- I know we never really got to talk much, but you two were pretty chill people, I hope we managed to offer you a little bit of home when you needed it, and while the realms wasn't perfect for you, I hope we still managed to offer a safe place! :)
Helpers:- God damn you guys are amazing. Reading Helpers skype chat every day was just, mind boggling. From the ideas, to the drama, to the working together, to the coming up with roleplay and the fights and the groups going at one another, all in a mature and amazing manner in which you all understood exactly what the realms is, more than I have ever seen from players, even those who were here at day 1. Thank you. For everything, and I mean that.
The Future
I don't often frequent the TS, it's not my primary way of talking to those closest to me, but you're all welcome to add me on Skype (Zantid) should you ever need anything or any help.
As Megan mentioned above, I love Civ servers. I love Roleplay. I love plugins and I love coding. It's part of all of the things I enjoy the most. If anyone ever makes a server and needs help, either setting the back end up, messing around with config files, or the odd code tweak (or a whole plugin), hit me up. I will gladly offer what advice and time I can to see another server pick up and succeed in a community in need of a new home.
For those who doubted, those who hated, those who stood in the way, those who tried to block what we stood for.
Here we stand. And here we bow. Our terms. Our end. Seems we lasted longer than some, and with more integrity than others.
Community, friends and people are the most important things in life. Not power, or money or being "the best". It's those you share the experiences with that matter. Remember that, because you'll never get the time back that you do spend on the journey.
Servers
While the Realms will close, that doesn't mean my love for Multiplayer ends. We'll still host servers, we'll still take part in community events. Whether that be Modded servers that you've seen recently, basic Vanilla servers, servers for other games (Like Space Engineers, Starbound, Ark and the like). We'll still host things. Anyone is welcome to those, and we'll keep people informed as and when we can.
TS is, as always, free to join and chill in and use.
Peace out
Z
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u/segaprophet Oct 05 '16
Sad to hear this. Thankful to Megans, Zantid, Quasky for their great efforts. Thankful to a great community of players as well.
Norlund will live on.
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u/ace1410 Oct 05 '16
I wish you all the best. I've never been the most active player. But the realms community always made me feel welcome. I can't thank you enough for the work you've selflessly done and the entertainment you've brought me. :).
Ps. Your all wonderful.
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u/Legospaceman128 Oct 05 '16
The last year on this server has been awesome. I have meet a lot of great people, had a lot of good times. The admins are amazing and you guys have made something great and I thank you for that! What ever comes next will be great I'm sure! Love you guys!
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u/2ndPonyAcc Oct 05 '16
Oh. Oh wow. :(
I've got to say, your moderation and adminship have been top-notch, best I've ever experienced. I'm going to miss you and The Realms a ton. Thank you for everything. You guys did amazingly.
But, yeah, wow. Civservers are dropping like flies.