Been a while since you've all heard from me huh?

So I'm sure everyone's wondering "where's the servers" and "are we really coming back?".

To answer where are the servers...at the moment they don't exist.

To answer if we're coming back...yes and no at the moment.

Let's cover the "No" before getting to the "Yes".

The ownership of 4250stuck has been up in the air really since the beginning. The main owner (codex) used to have a lot of time to devote towards the servers and thus it wasn't too big of a deal for him to both pay up a good chunk of the server cost and help moderate...as it stands, it's a matter of "Times have changed..."

Some of us have jobs, other hobbies, and outside social lives we need to attend to and that does pull away from us being able to run 4250 to the degree we were seriously, most of the moderators know eachother IRL and meet together regularly). We tried bringing in outside mods and having fun with that...but it became a matter of many of us not playing and yet codex was paying for the servers whenever donations didn't line up.

The "old" 4250stuck is essentially not returning, but this is for the better.

Here's the "Yes":

There is still interest in reviving 4250stuck, and this time as something a little different. The idea now is for it to be a "for the players, by the players" situation. This means that rather than 1 person cutting into their own budget to keep the servers up and running, we will need help from the entire community to get the servers up in the first place.

My pitch is this (and can be seen in one of my prior posts). We need people to effectively pledge (not donate) towards the start of a new server. This is pretty much a promise from you guys that you'll be willing AND able to donate a certain amount towards the server. I don't have an exact budget on hand right now (something that's being worked on), but the idea is that we'll obtain enough funds to cover 4250stuck's Sandbox Server for a 6 month run.

Now I know some people would be perfectly okay with just donating to the server and seeing this return...others need some convincing.

We're working on figuring out perks for the server and such, but if this plan goes through there WILL be a special VIP tier for players who help this happen...

I'll post more info as we figure it out, but let this stand here to show you guys are still on our minds.

-Lonfyre

PS: If you like Dark Souls, Voice Acting, and other randomness that we tend to put out into the community go check out https://www.youtube.com/user/4250stuck , where Codex is posting some pretty awesome stuff from Dark Souls PVP to just overall random hillarity!

I really didn't want to post anything like this until we had the servers up and running again (it's coming soon, please do NOT bug myself or Codex regarding the work as the new process is going to take some time and effort on our parts to make sure things go smooth).

Apparently someone who shall only be identified as "Red" as they have posted in the ForeverStuck group (which I suggest looking at, they've made an honest to goodness effort in holding up their own Homestuck Playset server), using some rather terrible language.

We at 4250 do not condone the use of racial slurs in a way that is meant to be taken as an insult, nor do we condone causing community drama. Apparently some people however are deciding to be (and pardon my language) assholes about themselves and pose as members of 4250 and attempt to cause drama that could honestly be done in a way that would negatively impact our internal restructuring and relaunch.

I would like to implore all members of this group and even those not yet in the group who are lurking to NOT make an ass of yourselves or others by causing this kind of drama. We are all members of a much larger community which has sought to promote the well being of people both inside and outside of the community, and pulling this is an insult to the Homestuck community as a whole.

I would like to also point out that it is not our intention with other servers to start a pissing contest, it is fully possible for us to coexist and work together to cover bases the others are incapable of.

TLDR version for those who want it: Be mature, enjoy life without ruining the fun of others, and feel free to support other groups. We're all human (or atleast humanoid) and capable of working together to really make sure this all takes off.

Peace!

~Lonfyre

PS: It's coming...

>>>SOON

Maybe in a few this was just turned into a pissing contest.

8/??/13

*Sneaks in*

Alright, I'm posting this without talking to the other mods...but it's something I've wanted to post for a while.

I've kinda remained the outsider guy, just watching the server from the outskirts and either jumping on every once in a while to smack someone in the face with a ban hammer or to do a little random build or two.

What I want to post about though, is just a thread for some serious thoughts on the future of 4250stuck as a whole. With things such as talks of resigning, servers going up and down like some kind of digital yoyo, and rumors flying like it's a kegger at your local church...I figured a place where the community (that means you) could just throw in some input.

For me, I really would just like to see 4250 thrive. Ideas fly through my head constantly (more of an idea guy than a doer though), and I had a few I'd post up just for examples of a future.

In General:
-Properly Tiered Donator Levels and Rewards: I've seen this done in servers, having a "Supporter" Level for those with atleast 1 minimal donation at any time on the servers in question with some neat little random perks that are entirely cosmetic, all the way to "Exalted" Level for those who either donate constantly or donate a lot. This would be a way to help with the financial issues the server faces (servers aren't cheap people). If this would work as planned, it would alleviate a major source of stress for those running the server ($25.50/month comes out to around $306 a year, and we were running 3 Source Servers + an MC server at one point...if that was running full time the expenses would be well over $1000 a year).

-Around the Clock Moderation: This is where I personally feel we were dropping the ball...a few bits of drama, and some serious misscomunication on rules and such.

-Server Variety: We offered a TF2 Server which ran random stuff, a constant Sandbox server (with some serious stability issues) and a TTT Server (which was fun as fuck), along with Corgi's MC server. It's a good variety, but we kinda spread ourselves a bit far...see Moderation.

Just a few random things, and I'd love to hear what the rest of you have to say.

Peace
~Lonfyre

(@ethan sorry to post over your post :I and to make people think its you ) I've had a good run on 4250, i made alot of friends with staff and normal players. I'm resigning not because of the fact of the servers and etc, I'm resigning because some personal reasons. but overal i love this group and it's people in it. love all of you guys, feel free to talk to me or add me i'm not de-addin y'all.



Thanks. -Saynyr