Stay on topic! The hopefully pleasant version of various other posts.
- Do not name specific accounts or groups.
- Do not fight. That includes no quoting without adding on-topic discussion.
- Do not spam "inb4 closed".
- Do not spam low quality comments like "being on a griefer list is harassment".
- Do not spam "this is a repeat topic", hopefully there's actual discussion in this one.
Do discuss what possible alternatives to an anti-griefer mod are, or why an alternative is not necessary.
Do discuss if it is ok for groups to play long-term on Klei Official servers, if you think it's okay to use mods to afk, and what you think should change if you think it's bad.
This topic aims to get a feel for what forum members may want regarding the saga of similar forum posts.
This topic is not about old, old, old, posts of long-lasting Klei Official servers being "held hostage". This is irrelevant since Klei added anti spawn-trap mechanics, and even before that the groups blamed for it said they had already stopped doing it.
These topics seem to attract people with vested interests; please keep shilling for your group to a minimum.
My perspective on Klei Official servers is that they're a place for people to relax and meet new players.
Public worlds with high day counts also attract a lot of new players curious about the late game. Using an afk account to keep a world alive doesn't take away from this experience, if anything it adds to it by allowing people to spend more time playing together on a world before they go their separate ways. An obvious retort would be to play an endless or non-Klei server, but they don't have the same social aspect.
The anti-griefer mod is fine as it's the obvious solution for servers that are frequently griefed without server admins blocking accounts themselves.
Honestly I think this whole topic is insignificant, it's often bought up by accounts with alternative motives, and the forums blow it out of proportion without adding anything of value.