May I ask one small thing?

I think that many builds on the server are very impressive, and deserve attention. There are also many people (myself included) who wish to create a new town, with a warp, when we can. So, rather than having a system where we use /warp to find where we want to go, which ultimately, becomes cluttered and confusing, could we have a /warp Build, and a /warp towns (or whatever), and so people can visit those warps, and then step on a certain pressure plate, allowing them to TP to certain areas?

You could effectively have a large square at, lets say, /warp Build, and around the square are 3x3plots or similar, where people place a sign or two, to advertise their build, or town at /warp town. These plots are run much like at /warp market, rented out on a monthly basis. This gives all players an opportunity to advertise their town or builds, and reduces the clutter under /warps. It also gives these towns a physical representation, using these 3×3 plots. Command blocks, or another plugin could be used to teleport players to the respective town too.

So, to summarise…

We keep all the existing, active warps.

2 new warps, or more if needed, are created.

These take players to a square, around which are plots, of a set size.

Players can rent these plots for a month or so, and outside these plots lie a pressure plate, or similar, which teleports players who step on it to the respective towns.

It means that the server has control over the towns still, and yet doesn’t keep all the power in the hands of the donators, and gives all players a chance.

@godsdead

Sounds pretty fair to me. As long as I’m allowed to continue running my humble market, the rest sounds good!

Solid you don’t see me now and never will see me boasting about the market. It exists to give people a damn chance to make some money. I could take away all other shops but mine and make just as much, if not more money than I do now. I run things the way I do to benefit the community. Now please, I’m sick of reading your negative comments on every single forum thread.

I really like your idea @crazypirate. I even think you would do /warp shops and have a pressure plate system that way there is a way for people to open more trade locations so we can continue working on the trade route. I also agree with what gods said on the “new” warps being taxed per month, with “old” warps being grandfathered in so to speak.

@CrazyPirate1 I think you’re on to something, you brainstormer you!

Great idea CrazyPirate, however I feel that the money spent to teleport should not go to the town owner as this would be easy money, despite it only being a small fee. Moreover, I feel that money should go towards some sort of prize money for a competition (just an example). I also realise that the town owner would need to pay for the warp, and that they may struggle making up the costs at a month rate, but isn’t that the challenge of running a town? If the town owner would pay for the warp, and not make enough money to pay for the next few months, then that’s just tough luck. It’s like that in real life.

A note on the side.

I do not disagree to teleporting, but people are becoming VERY lazy, as many people have already pointed out. People don’t value how lucky they are to be able to teleport. Just the other day, someone was saying in chat ‘imagine how bad this server would be without /home. That would be so unfair’ Its comments like these that just piss me off. They forget the whole theme of playing on a pirate server, and seem to just strole along with the crowd; just teleporting as you do.

I am very in favour of the map expansion and promoting the use of ships more.