THE GREAT COMPROMISE! (Maybe a bad name...COUGH moving forward-)
The big update is quite a doozy! Nobody asked for it, it was definitely a surprise, and overall the backlash is extremely prevalent. At first, just like everyone else, I logged in and immediately was thrown off. I hate the update. Its gross, I don’t like it, and It’s also gross.
HOWEVER, after a lot of thought and playing a couple games, it began to make sense. Yes, new players are very important and the whole “not having to wait to start a game” is also very important when it comes to first impressions. Taking out the middleman (the lobbies) would eliminate that wait time and AFKing in the eggwars/skywars/etc. lobbies. But as a loyal layer to Cube, I felt that this update was a HUGE slap in the face. I’ve stuck with this server, I’ve been playing for years, AND I paid for a rank, Just because you want to accommodate the newer players doesn’t mean you make your loyal players angry. That’s a big mistake in my opinion. This update made it feel a little less like Cube and a little more like *whispers* Hypixel. Just my opinion, but also not really, you feel me?
So, the question is…. How do you accommodate both old and new players all while improving the server’s games and wait times?
The answer is mini lobbies. Allow me to explain this thoroughly because I truly believe this could work. The main lobby is rather big (BIG) and has all those fancy games and stuff, right? Well how about we change that big boy into mini island lobbies. By clicking the mannequins, you teleport into a mini island (a miniature version of the original lobbies) and play the games. This way, they can keep the one lobby, but separating it within that one lobby.
Example: The Eggwars lobby was “the end” theme. When going up to the eggwars mannequin, you press it and it automatically teleports you to the mini version of the eggwars lobby. There, we can see our stats (like we used too), the maps, and a little cubelet station. Instead of getting rid of the middleman entirely, you just compress it into the huge main lobby. In my opinion, relic hunting and the fishing game shouldn’t exist. You wanna talk about useless games? Get rid of that and bring back Hourglass, minerware, and the slime game. Anywho, I’ll save that for another post. MOVING ON, I’ve created some examples JUST EXAMPLES (don’t come for me) to better my point and paint the picture better. I get it, I’m not a real builder, but just imagine a mini version of the egg wars lobby floating off somewhere or even in another location in the main lobby. Here are some visual examples:
ONCE AGAIN: The builders would obviously do a better job than I did. It's just an example of ONE of the many lobbies they would make. Save the big entrance of the main lobby (the waterfall, the cubelet stations, etc.) and get rid of the WHOLE other half of it that not many people go. OR, just put the lobby islands up in the air somewhere behind a building where players can't see.)
#BringBackArea51 #BringBackTheLobbies
The big update is quite a doozy! Nobody asked for it, it was definitely a surprise, and overall the backlash is extremely prevalent. At first, just like everyone else, I logged in and immediately was thrown off. I hate the update. Its gross, I don’t like it, and It’s also gross.
HOWEVER, after a lot of thought and playing a couple games, it began to make sense. Yes, new players are very important and the whole “not having to wait to start a game” is also very important when it comes to first impressions. Taking out the middleman (the lobbies) would eliminate that wait time and AFKing in the eggwars/skywars/etc. lobbies. But as a loyal layer to Cube, I felt that this update was a HUGE slap in the face. I’ve stuck with this server, I’ve been playing for years, AND I paid for a rank, Just because you want to accommodate the newer players doesn’t mean you make your loyal players angry. That’s a big mistake in my opinion. This update made it feel a little less like Cube and a little more like *whispers* Hypixel. Just my opinion, but also not really, you feel me?
So, the question is…. How do you accommodate both old and new players all while improving the server’s games and wait times?
The answer is mini lobbies. Allow me to explain this thoroughly because I truly believe this could work. The main lobby is rather big (BIG) and has all those fancy games and stuff, right? Well how about we change that big boy into mini island lobbies. By clicking the mannequins, you teleport into a mini island (a miniature version of the original lobbies) and play the games. This way, they can keep the one lobby, but separating it within that one lobby.
Example: The Eggwars lobby was “the end” theme. When going up to the eggwars mannequin, you press it and it automatically teleports you to the mini version of the eggwars lobby. There, we can see our stats (like we used too), the maps, and a little cubelet station. Instead of getting rid of the middleman entirely, you just compress it into the huge main lobby. In my opinion, relic hunting and the fishing game shouldn’t exist. You wanna talk about useless games? Get rid of that and bring back Hourglass, minerware, and the slime game. Anywho, I’ll save that for another post. MOVING ON, I’ve created some examples JUST EXAMPLES (don’t come for me) to better my point and paint the picture better. I get it, I’m not a real builder, but just imagine a mini version of the egg wars lobby floating off somewhere or even in another location in the main lobby. Here are some visual examples:
ONCE AGAIN: The builders would obviously do a better job than I did. It's just an example of ONE of the many lobbies they would make. Save the big entrance of the main lobby (the waterfall, the cubelet stations, etc.) and get rid of the WHOLE other half of it that not many people go. OR, just put the lobby islands up in the air somewhere behind a building where players can't see.)
#BringBackArea51 #BringBackTheLobbies
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