Minecraft
Welcome to the Minecraft community on Lemmy and Kbin!
The home for all posts related to the Minecraft franchise: from the classic game to the mobile ports, mods, adventure games, merchandise and similar!
Official Lemmy.world server available!
Lemmy.world hosts an official server that welcomes all players to contribute and have fun:
Minecraft Version: 1.20.x
Address: minecraft.lemmy.world
Please make sure you read our rules before posting.
Rules:
Rules can be clicked on to be expanded.
1: Treat all users with respect.
Bullying, threathening, doxxing, or toherwise hostile behaviors with any of our users will not be tolerated. Be civil, have fun.
2: Posts must be related to the Minecraft franchise.
This includes the main game, titles like Dungeons, fan art, wiki pages, toys, new feature votes, and similar content.
3: No advertising.
If you want to share a product you're a manufacturer or seller of, please contact the moderation team first. Affiliate links to online shopping stores or affiliate coupon codes are not allowed.
4: No piracy.
Links or discussions about cracked versions of games, unauthorized copies of copyrighted material and other similar piracy-related content are not allowed.
5: No NSFW or adult content.
This community is inclusive to users of all ages. Keep in mind Minecraft attracts children and adults alike. Therefore, no NSFW content is allowed.
6: No low-effort meme content.
Memes are allowed, and so are comics or other fan creations. However, low-effort reposts and otherwise overused memes will be removed.
Reddit reposts are allowed.
Reddit reposts are allowed, but you need to include the tag [Reddit] in the title.
Related communities:
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PC Gaming: !pcgaming@lemmy.world
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Games: !games@lemmy.world
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PC Handhelds: !pchandhelds@lemmy.world
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Minecraft modding: !moddedminecraft@sopuli.xyz
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The trick to running any server is to either do what the players want or do a thing and recruit players that want to do that thing.
If your server is dying, you need to find out WHY? Ask the players and decide if you can fix their problem as the host. Sometimes it's best to switch gears, sometimes you need to find different/more players.
In general to keep players you need to keep them engaged.
When I play with actual friends, I play how they like so they enjoy the time and are likely to play again. Sometimes it's persistent creative with strict themes, other times we might run a bunch of pvp mini games.
As a host you can always be more involved. Having a set event day works well if you can commit and plan. I would host fishing tournaments every Sunday morning. They were dead some weeks but other times everyone would show up. But the important thing is that everyone knew of they showed up on Sunday morning they could fish and win prizes. Doesn't matter what you do (scavenger hunts, pvp, racing), but advertise it and do it on a schedule.