05-04-2012, 06:58 AM
This is a debate that sprang up out of the rank permissions thread, and while I said there that I believed this was a pointless debate to have, I've since had a little more time to think about it. It seems that we have two camps right now: those who believe that builds for the architect rank should be judged with more scrutiny if built with creative than those built without it, and on the other side, those who believe that there should be no difference in judgement. An idea was proposed that perhaps we should reward Architects with permissions in a creative world.
I think there's a possibility that we have not considered: make it a decision for each member whether to play in creative or not. I'm not saying that we should allow people to switch in and out of creative mode in the main world whenever they feel like it. What I am saying though, is why don't we set up a creative world, and allow builders to choose for themselves what playing style suits them the most? Those who like creative could use the creative map, and those who prefer a more traditional method of building could continue to use the main map.
In my opinion, this is an approach that bridges the gap between both sides of the argument. If someone's love of the game comes from the time they spend gathering materials and subsequently building, then there is nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, if someone does not find enjoyment in gathering materials to build, and would rather spend their time on the server building without restriction, there is nothing wrong with that either.
Our goal on this server is to ensure that everyone is welcome, and that we provide the greatest opportunity for people to find enjoyment on our server. I believe that by giving people a choice between these two play styles (and this would not be an either or decision), we can better provide our players with the ability to find enjoyment during their time on CFEW.
I think there's a possibility that we have not considered: make it a decision for each member whether to play in creative or not. I'm not saying that we should allow people to switch in and out of creative mode in the main world whenever they feel like it. What I am saying though, is why don't we set up a creative world, and allow builders to choose for themselves what playing style suits them the most? Those who like creative could use the creative map, and those who prefer a more traditional method of building could continue to use the main map.
In my opinion, this is an approach that bridges the gap between both sides of the argument. If someone's love of the game comes from the time they spend gathering materials and subsequently building, then there is nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, if someone does not find enjoyment in gathering materials to build, and would rather spend their time on the server building without restriction, there is nothing wrong with that either.
Our goal on this server is to ensure that everyone is welcome, and that we provide the greatest opportunity for people to find enjoyment on our server. I believe that by giving people a choice between these two play styles (and this would not be an either or decision), we can better provide our players with the ability to find enjoyment during their time on CFEW.