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I've come to the realization that almost every new server and some old servers don't even try to innovate and improve the server market. In my most humble opinion, most new servers now are just low tier slop or a carbon copy of a "popular" minecraft server. I'm starting to think that maybe the only reason why people create servers now is to pretty much just "pump and dump" them. I've seen so many servers on BBB get sold after just 1 release with barely any work put into them (which I can understand since you're going to sell it anyways).
My theory is that people now adays purchase a setup, tweak it to make it unrecognizable from the original, try to hype it up with a discord server and other free ways to market, have 1 release to get donations and then sell it to maximize their profits, rinse and repeat. It is no longer about creativity or forming a community that enjoys the work they put out. I can't be the only one who thinks this either.
It's very rare to see a truly UNIQUE server these days and I have yet to see one besides from Origin Realms, some people will say this server isn't unique since the idea of better survival already exists, but my point is I haven't seen any other server like this. WynnCraft is another.
People will say things like; their server is fully "Custom" or "Unique" when in reality it is just a sloppy low tier temu version of another server. They pay for plugins that already have free versions out on other platforms that do exactly what they're looking for just so that they can call their code unique and custom to be able to capitalize more when they inevitably sell the server.
The word "Custom" is used so heavily to the point where it demeans it. They use this word like it's some kind of "magic word" that instantly boosts profits and their playerbase. Anytime I see a server say their slop is "Custom" I automatically know that it's not custom and it's just another temu copy given how many of these server owners use this "magic word" to try to promote their server to cultivate a broader audience.
I fully understand how hard it is to create, popularize and fund minecraft servers and how hard it is to make it in this sphere but, the bottom line is that there is no creativity left in this kind of work from what I've seen from so many new server owners.
I've come to the realization that almost every new server and some old servers don't even try to innovate and improve the server market. In my most humble opinion, most new servers now are just low tier slop or a carbon copy of a "popular" minecraft server. I'm starting to think that maybe the only reason why people create servers now is to pretty much just "pump and dump" them. I've seen so many servers on BBB get sold after just 1 release with barely any work put into them (which I can understand since you're going to sell it anyways).
My theory is that people now adays purchase a setup, tweak it to make it unrecognizable from the original, try to hype it up with a discord server and other free ways to market, have 1 release to get donations and then sell it to maximize their profits, rinse and repeat. It is no longer about creativity or forming a community that enjoys the work they put out. I can't be the only one who thinks this either.
It's very rare to see a truly UNIQUE server these days and I have yet to see one besides from Origin Realms, some people will say this server isn't unique since the idea of better survival already exists, but my point is I haven't seen any other server like this. WynnCraft is another.
People will say things like; their server is fully "Custom" or "Unique" when in reality it is just a sloppy low tier temu version of another server. They pay for plugins that already have free versions out on other platforms that do exactly what they're looking for just so that they can call their code unique and custom to be able to capitalize more when they inevitably sell the server.
The word "Custom" is used so heavily to the point where it demeans it. They use this word like it's some kind of "magic word" that instantly boosts profits and their playerbase. Anytime I see a server say their slop is "Custom" I automatically know that it's not custom and it's just another temu copy given how many of these server owners use this "magic word" to try to promote their server to cultivate a broader audience.
I fully understand how hard it is to create, popularize and fund minecraft servers and how hard it is to make it in this sphere but, the bottom line is that there is no creativity left in this kind of work from what I've seen from so many new server owners.
