Add Back Build Team

I've touched on this before in other threads. As an ex-builder, I'd love the team to make a return, but there would be a huge amount of hurdles to get over before the owners have a functioning and economical team.

Alex and Jeremy currently use an external build team to do their subserver reset building, and as far as I know, they're satisfied with the work they get from them. If a new build team was to be made, it would either a) be taking the place of the external build team, or b) be exclusively for building minigame maps, while the external team focused on subserver resets.

The problem with a community build team (where players can apply to be a server exclusive builder) taking the place of the team they have now is that it's more inconsistent in the quality and dedication of the members. The big issue with the old team was that it wasn't as well managed as it could have been, and had a few members who weren't super motivated. External build teams work well in that they're not tied to the server, they're proven professionals, and they're quick and efficient because they don't typically spend extra time playing the servers they build for (which is also a downside, as they don't have the gameplay understanding a player would).

There's also problems with a new build team that's just focused on minigames. For it to be economical (in the sense that the money Alex and Jeremy pay the build team would be feeding back into the server through quality maps), the owners would be committing to frequent minigame updates. At least every 2-4 months. This is something that I don't think the owners would commit to given their focus on subservers, unless some big changes are made with how they're able to add maps. Even then, one or two minigame updates are covered just by good maps from the map submissions forum section.

I would like for MCC to have a build team again. A system would have to be set up together with the owners and the Quality Assurance team for the quick adding of minigame maps, and you'd have to keep the team limited to a small group of dedicated builders so that you aren't pumping money into maps uneconomically, but it could absolutely work with the right management. Alex and Jeremy can use an external team for subserver resets, and the build team could be in charge of a minigame map update every 3-4 months. This would all hinge on them wanting to make a bigger commitment to minigames, so I think we'll just have to see where their focus lies after the supposed upcoming minigames revamp.

 

Hey, @iluvhotmoms I totally agree with you to bring back the build team. The reason for this is because the main lobby the one you join once you join the server. The lobby is kind of bland and I wish there was a new look to the lobby which I am happy to build the lobby. I do agree with you that we are lacking maps and I want to see new lobby designs. However, it is up to the owners @AlexMarkey and @Vislo to decide if they want to add back the build team which will be awesome. Overall it is +1 for the idea of bringing back the build team and have a wonderful day or night.