What's the best gamemode to start with when making a server?

[Zovichi]

Hello.

I'm planning on starting a minecraft server. I'm thinking of the following 3 game modes:

KitPvP
Factions
Survival

Which of these is the best one to start out with? (Only releasing as 1 server for now, as I do plan to expand to a network down the line).

I'm looking for something that can keep players on, can be fun, and could potentially bring in profit.

Any suggestions?

 

[Ainx]

Survival.

 

[Zovichi]

It depends on how you're going to release. Are you advertising it? Do you expect to have players the moment your server releases?

If you're not going to have any players on release, then gamemodes like KitPVP and Factions which require other players to have fun are out of the question. It's very, very hard nowadays to naturally grow without an established playerbase for those modes.
I'd say survival is your best bet.

If you're going to have players on then I'd say go with factions. It's easy to monetize and very popular.

Hey, Nami ! Thanks for the reply. And I'm aware that it's a lot harder to do that now sadly, It was a lot easier back in 2013-14. I'd love to do a KitPvP and Factions server, however survival could give me an easier time to gain players. But yes, I do plan to advertise heavily regardless. Hope you can give me some more feedback.

 

[Kennz]

Survival would be the easiest to start with as you don't already need a playerbase for it to be fun. Although, unless you advertise like mad and put (in my opinion) way too much into it it could work. But personally I think it's better to find a unique way to twist the natural survival gameplay. There are thousands of servers that have survival, ask yourself this question, what makes mine better to play than all the others?

 

[Zovichi]

Survival would be the easiest to start with as you don't already need a playerbase for it to be fun. Although, unless you advertise like mad and put (in my opinion) way too much into it it could work. But personally I think it's better to find a unique way to twist the natural survival gameplay. There are thousands of servers that have survival, ask yourself this question, what makes mine better to play than all the others?

Yea I'm thinking so too, even though i'd like to do a kitpvp and factions server. But, survival seems like the best way to go.