-=Edge of Eternity is a 64-slot dedicated Minecraft SMP Bukkit Server=-
-=IP: 158.69.22.100:25565 =-
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What you will find at EoE:
Mature, Respectful Community ∞ 100% Legit Gameplay ∞ Ironclad Anti-Grief System
Theft Prevention with Lockette ∞ Near-Vanilla Survival ∞ Ingame Shops with Chestshop ∞ Superflat Creative Map via Multiverse ∞ Age Limit 16+ ∞ 64-slot
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What you will not find:
PVP/Factions ∞ Stealing ∞ Griefing ∞ Pixel Art ∞ Juveniles
Whining ∞ Plugins Galore ∞ Handouts/Hand-Holding
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Statement of Purpose:
Our goal is to provide a fun, relaxed gaming environment in which the player can enjoy the challenge of the game without having to worry about the malicious intentions of others.
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We have accomplished this, not through rigorous screening of applicants or with draconian moderators, but simply as a by-product of the atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperation that exists in our small community. We employ only the bare minimum of game-enhancing plugins, preferring to embrace the Survival aspect of the game to the fullest.
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Despite the danger, the Edge is kept relaxed and groovy.
Why not come and see for yourself?
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How to join
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My server post says otherwise
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It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. -Jerry Seinfeld.
Greetings Eternians,
There is a lot of stuff to pass along this time, so I've broken it down into more easily digestible chunks.
Where in the world is....?
If you've haven't been on the server over the past few months, please note that the EoE server has changed IP's and geographies. Instead of Germany, the server now lives at a hosting service in Chicago. There may still be some occasional lag issues remaining while our admins work out the lingering problems of switching servers. The USA players, which is a fair number of you, will likely find this a welcome change unless of course your ISP is so terrible that it wouldn't make a difference if the server was in Mumbai or on the moon.
Alms for the poor?
Since the Eternity Hostings business has closed, the server is back to needing its own funding to keep running. Currently, MrDatsun is paying for the hosting himself. Yes, Datsun is still around and quietly maintaining the server sight unseen. However, he doesn't need to flip the bill all by himself, and the EoE community can help ensure the server continued longevity through its donations. There are two ways you can donate, and the buttons can be found on the lower right side of the eoemc.com site. The first button is for adding days to the website. These funds pay for the community website features on Enjin.com beyond the free core features. The second button goes into the slush fund to pay for the hosting service where the server lives. To help give everyone an incentive to donate, there will be in-game perks such as second homes and the tpa command turned on for everyone if the group reaches set goals for each month.
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
As a continuation of the previous news post, the train system will be default method of long distance transit, but understanding how to use it requires a little explanation The central station near the spawn point in Morlea has 16 selectable destinations which you can find at the switch bank on the ground floor at the back of the station. The tracks 1-4 attach to the overhead Skyrails going north, south, east, and west. The tracks 5-15 are currently free for any players to use to attach to their towns. Please only claim a track if you have an established town. No one wants to ride 5 minutes to see your dirt hut. The connection points to begin laying your rails are at the red wool gates just west of the station. There are “out” and “in” gates for each numbered track. The “out” gates are connected to switch board in the station. The “in” gates are connected to numbered exit areas as you are walking through the station. When you claim a track, please update all the associated signage so it's clear to other players. You are also free to decorate the exit areas for your selected tracks. For those who live farther from spawn and want to branch off of Skyrail tracks, there will be a hub station at each of the world boarder limits. Each hub station will have another set of 16 tracks for players to claim. If the map needs to grow in the future, more Skyrail and hub stations will be added further out.
Creative contest results
The last contest had a very lackluster turn out with only two completed entries. While both were pretty mind-blowing, it was Lightningwolf24 who has taken a second win in row with _And_Beyond taking second. This is going to be the last creative contest for while until there is enough community outcry to do another.
We built this city on rock and roll
Eternia has made its reappearance south of the spawn point in Spawn world after being absent from the last map. For those who weren't around at that time, it was the spawn town for one of our older worlds and had all the world portals and shops. Now it will simply be a city where you can freely claim a plot and build a showcase house. Since the player inventories are linked between Morlea and Spawn world, you can make your Eternia home your first home or a home away from home.
With all the amenities
For new and returning players, here is a brief overview of community features for you to use.
- The hotel is located near the spawn point in Morlea. Any new player needing a first home is welcome to claim any unused room. If the hotel runs out of open rooms, let the staff know, and we'll start kicking out the absentee tenants.
- The mall is located to the east of the spawn point in the Spawn world. Rooms are available to purchase to set up your own shops. The shops blocked with white wool are already owned by old players who need to reclaim them and re-lock their chests.
- The post office is located west of the spawn point in the Spawn world. Boxes are free for anyone to claim. If we run out, the EoE Postmaster General, a position I just made-up, will build some more.
- The dynamap is operating again. Some features and maps have been removed to simplify the interface and reduce server load.
- The minigames area is planned to make a return with spleef, deathmatch, and team deathmatch.
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Greetings, I am Scott Newfield and i am representing Eternity-Hosting.
We can provide you with a 1gb package at only $9 a month. This comes with no slot restrictions, Full Access to all your files, and a daily offsite backup of your entire server. As well as the standard features provided below
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If you have any additional questions stop by our website and we'll be able to help you on our livechat right away.
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Scott Newfield
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Even with the cheapest rentals out there such as OVH you cant break even at 2/gb, I have seen hosts go as low as 3$ and they will make minimum profit and will only rely on mass quantity to make any profit at all and will most likely over sell their servers to make profit per node.
Trust me, you do not want 2/gb servers
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Greetings, I am Scott Newfield and i am representing Eternity-Hosting. With Eternity Hosting not only can you expect great service with our top of the line hardware and support, but you will also get intensive security. We run all our drives in RAID and have off site backups running daily. You pay for premium hardware and premium support and that is what you get with Eternity-Hosting.
Our 2gb package at only $18 a month. (Use the NEW code august2014 to get 50% off the first month! That’s only $9!) Our 2GB plan will be able to run Bukkit with many different plugins attached such as WorldEdit, CoreProtect, Towny, and many more!
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If you have any questions or need help finding the right server for your needs just contact our LiveChat located on our website
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If you wish to start your company i would highly suggest not going for minecraft resellers, you would have to put your price too hight to actually make profit, with most datacenter you have to sell for 4-5$ per gb just to break even unless you go for the cheaper datacenters or own your own hardware.
If you are really serious then i would suggest that you get a starting budged $5000+ (this is to ensure that you can stay adrift with minimum income for a while, dont become one of those 3-month hosters, they come in with a bang and go bankrupt right after.
good or higher knowledge of linux admin (Windows will work aswell but require more of your servers thus giving you less profit)
Software
TCAdmin / Multicraft / Other
These are required for the client to easely maintain their server, I highly suggest TCAdmin because it allowed you to expand into other games easily, However Multicraft is weaker but is easier to setup and get going
http://www.tcadmin.com/
http://www.multicraft.org/
Billing
I only know of WHMCS, its powerful, great and cheap if you buy the licence permanently
http://www.whmcs.com/
Datacenters
A datacenter is a great place to start simply because they already have everything and most of them rent out hardware for a monthly price
there are many of these scattered all over the globe, some good and some bad,
The cheaper ones would be
Hetzner - Located in germany, good hardware, good uplink, Hated because of their lacking support, but this is what makes them cheap, Only go for hetzner if you know your stuff
OVH - Cheap, hated because of their lack of support, Their hardware seems good enough, have never rented with them so i cannot say for sure
More high end would be hosters such as
Reliablesite - Expensive, good hardware, amazing support
Other option would be to buy your own hardware and host them somewhere, Do note with this you must have good knowledge with networking and hardware as you will be doing everything your self
If you got any questions PM me
Regards
Scott Newfield
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You have each been whitelisted, pleasure to have you at the server, Please note that this server is for mature people and mature conversations will be held, This will include swearing, sex, drugs and rock and roll, If you have no issues with this then welcome in
You have each been whitelisted, pleasure to have you at the server
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If you wish to actually compete on this market you would need roughly 5000-10000 usd
This will be the base for website, staff and hardware
Website will probably set you back the most roughly 500-2000usd depending on how advanced you want it, I would not recommend wordpress for this.
hardware, if you rent your servers from a datacenter they will cost you roughly 200-400 per server, If you purchase and use colocation it will be more expensive but cheaper overall.
You also must be over the age of 18 and get a proper business licence, I would recommend LLC
Basic staff members is also requires as doing everything alone will take too much time, these has to be paid by minimum wage (different depending on country)
Also a tip, Run all your servers on Linux, just stay away from windows, just don't even think about it you will lose to much performance and resources compared to linux, so if you aren't already a linux admin or know advanced linux then go buy a few books and read, Don't start a company then start to learn how to run it, do your research.
For software, i would recommend WHMCS for your billing and client handling, Game control panel you can chose the popular Multicraft panel, Or you can think further ahead and get a control panel that will support all games and voice servers (this will also save you a lot of money and work for when you wish to expand)
I am sure others have other useful tips to contribute and some of them will probably disagree with some things i mentioned above but i hope this will help you understand abit more of what you need to have/know before starting a company
Regards
Scott Newfield