Understaffed:
Bedrock is understaffed not because they are not looking for bedrock staff, it's because the users applying in that category don't apply to their standards, toxicity is a huge part of it, but there is also activity outside of bedrock, reports, etc. Toxicity is a problem and I think hiring a toxic staff member would be the last thing that should be done. Staff members are supposed to represent the best of Cubecraft and the team that is dedicated to the players. Being rude and toxic in-general is bad so having someone who is supposed to help and work with the server is a big nono. Also, you'd be surprised how many people are toxic, I have been guilty of it in the past, but the toxicity part also stems from the fact people don't realize they are doing it, they think it's ok, or they are unwilling to change that. Also when they look at your messages it's not within the recent month, it spans WAY back. Recent behavior can be fake behavior. I'd imagine they want to get a big picture of who they are looking at. Also, saying you hate bedrock and then expecting to get staff on bedrock does not make sense. What would lead the recruitment team to believe you actually care and want to help when you are very negative and overall showing plain negativity. It's not about not knowing how to moderate, firstly being a helper is a learning experience, you are learning how to become a moderator in short. Being accepted and becoming a helper means you passed other aspects needed in becoming a staff member, maturity, activity, etc. You may be good at making reports, but that doesn't mean they will overlook flaws you may have elsewhere. Again, not that they are refusing, it's a matter of finding the right person. Also, trust me, there are more than 4 staff members in-game and on reports. While reports have been slow a variety of different staff members have handled them over the course of my time with Bedrock so it's not like they are critically lacking in dealing with reports, true it's not perfect and they need more staff but it's not like they are not trying.
Bugs:
@Marieke2001 handled a lot if not all the bug reports and I'm sure she is doing her best to get to all of them and then forward them to appropriate staff members. I have not personally submitted to many bug reports on Bedrock but when I do they are handled relatively quickly and taken care of. I've not heard of them denying bug reports with clear evidence? Got examples? I've talked to many people about Fallen and played using Phone and Computer and I never get lag nor do most of the people I have talked to, I'm down for some changes as long as the map is not removed. But I don't know if it's a high priority considering from what I can see a lot of people are fine. It's not that they don't care. They could be working on it now, or it's somewhere in their priority, or maybe they didn't see it as an issue. The point is, you aren't being ignored, they are well aware of it, but to what extent it will be handled or addressed I do not know.
Staff Member Responses:
Staff members, especially admins are super busy, to get responses from them, to begin with, means they do indeed care. They wouldn't even respond, to begin with, if not, they are busy people, who also have lives, and for many this is work. I speak to
@Younisco and
@Camezonda semi-often about Cubecraft related things and I am grateful they take time to respond to me and discuss with me. I do not expect them to get back to me right away or within that day sometimes. While the inpatient side of me wants an answer or something I understand they have a lot to do and I am a low priority to get to. So again, they do care but to be honest, players going to them directly is not the most important thing for them to do especially when for all we know they may be working on something we have been requesting. (;
Community Attitude:
Bedrock is not all about money, bedrock is here so people using Xbox, Phone, etc, can play and be apart of the Cubecraft experience and large Minecraft server experience. The point about money is great because a lot of that can and will go to improving the server and benefit Bedrock AND Java in the far future. Also again, with applications, if you get denied there has to be a good reason why. I have been denied multiple times before for a few different things, some could fall into the toxicity category. I totally understand why I was denied and I work to try and improve myself, however, I see many people through the server and elsewhere who complain about getting denied and don't work to improve the problem or reason they were denied. While it does take a lot of patience and motivation, it's worth it if you apply for the right reasons, and you have a true honest commitment as well as actually meet the standards you should be healed at not only here but in real life. Sometimes, when it comes down to it, it does not matter who you are, how many reports you have, how extremely active you are, etc. Maturity is a huge aspect of being accepted. Character and chat behavior also plays into it. If you fall short there you probably will be denied, and while I can understand the frustration of waiting so long only to be denied. You cannot deny there is indeed a good reason why. I don't know what Bedrock and Java applications take longer to handle but again, I'm sure there is a good reason. Also, toxicity should have no play in the server, especially in the staff team, you can say you won't be toxic but prove it, show you can change, the experiment you said you did from an outside perspective does not show change. It only showed you trying to see if you could get accepted while not showing any actual improvement. Because if they looked at the previous things you said they would only see the same thing.
I hope this response gave you another perspective on the matter. (:
