ShelLuser
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ShelLuser

Bronze Forum Member, Male, from The Netherlands

omg... I'm now an EMC relic; been on EMC for 9 (!) years?! How time flies... it's amazing. Dec 15, 2023

ShelLuser was last seen:
Dec 29, 2023
    1. ShelLuser
      Despite my posts I have no intention to go out with a 'bang', nor do I intend to burn bridges. Let this be a life lesson: do NOT burn bridges because you never know... I did poke: I liked 1 ("one") of Aya's posts. Oh dear, what will happen next!?
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      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        And why are we allowed to spam profiles but not our own posts/threads? grrr.. I say: seagulls, stop it now!
        Apr 11, 2019
      4. SoulPunisher
        SoulPunisher
        Fair enough. My deepest apologies for being two years behind on the issue :P
        Apr 11, 2019
      5. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        All good PM! <3 you! initial response postponed, you're offline. PMing :)
        Apr 11, 2019
    2. ShelLuser
      Hmm, got a new trackball this week, I should hop on again sometime :) After 20+ years my previous trackball gave out on me, they don't make 'm like they used to, eh? ;)
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    3. PetezzaDawg
      Us peters got to stick together
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      2. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        For Pete(r)'s sake, just stick together... :rolleyes:
        Apr 10, 2019
    4. Joy_the_Miner
      A new icon yeah? I'm glad to see that you are alive and well. :)
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    5. ShelLuser
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    6. TomvanWijnen
      Wipdidoo welcome back again :P
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Hmm ;) I'm a bit on and off I guess :)
        Mar 30, 2019
    7. Kaddrii
      *sneaks in* hai.
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    8. ShelLuser
      One thing I do believe is that EMC has it's good *and* its bads. And one doesn't always go without the other. Accept that fact and who knows what you might achieve....
      1. luckycordel
        luckycordel
        This is the best server that I've ran across. Once I found it, haven't looked for another. I'm here to stay! :)
        Mar 18, 2019
      2. ForeverMaster
        ForeverMaster
        My gripes about EMC are mainly things common with a lot of public SMP servers, one being the render/view distance.
        Mar 18, 2019
    9. ShelLuser
      1. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Pardon the 'spam' but sometimes.. I have to share my admiration.
        Mar 18, 2019
    10. ShelLuser
      Signs that you've been away for too long: You bump your auction, you immediately report the post because you think to remember that bumping had been banned entirely, then you remember (and read!) than it's once per 12 hours. <gets more coffee>
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Maybe I should read some of my own guides ;)
        Mar 17, 2019
      3. Sadie_Dragon
        Sadie_Dragon
        Or, like me- you want to work on an old project and can't even remember where the outpost is. And you know there's 10 shulkers of supplies out there. *wince*
        Mar 17, 2019
    11. ShelLuser
      The one thing which EMC needs in my very humble opinion is people who are allowed to think out of the box in order to make things more appealing. When was the last time you saw a senior staffer goofing around and just having fun while also rewarding players (a bit)?
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Good point, and my bad indeed. I take "rewarding" very broadly. However, your comment doesn't quite hold up I think. What about the Minecon items which were only available for 24 hours? That triggered plenty disappointed reactions too... Not fully comparable but still...
        Mar 18, 2019
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Even so.. I took this idea one step further, lessee what happens :)
        Mar 18, 2019
      4. Hashhog
        Hashhog
        Just want to note... SS still very much do this stuff, although you may have missed it ingame. It's quite common. To give you a recent concrete example, just this week I was messing around with players on SMP9, with the end result of this thread https://empireminecraft.com/threads/smp9.79854/. Most of the time I'm ingame I prefer to just chat, but we still do enjoy the occasional bit of wackiness.
        Mar 18, 2019
    12. fadedmartian
      welcome home, my great friend. you've been missed <3
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    13. Stnywitness
      HE'S BACK! :D
      (Welcome Back bro)
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    14. fadedmartian
      know that i have been wondering when we'd see you again, my friend <3 hope all is well!
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I've been through a pretty rough time last year, a make or break kind of situation. Right now I'm unemployed (which is a good thing!) and shut down my (small) business. Got a new computer earlier this year (I'm actually enjoying Windows 10) and got a little distracted with Steam (big time). So all is very good right now, thanks Faded!
        Mar 8, 2019
    15. ShelLuser
      So some players discovered my more active stance on Steam and some even asked me about some things. <3 you guys. While it is true that I seem to be suffering from a lack of interest in Minecraft itself right now it is *NOT* true that I suddenly started hating on EMC.
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        For me there is no "best server", every server has their own things which makes them unique and EMC will always have a special place in my heart. No joking here.
        Mar 7, 2019
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        aaargh.. darn character limits :P
        Mar 7, 2019
      4. TomvanWijnen
        TomvanWijnen
        Oh, hey Shell, great to see you again. :D As I said in the other thread, I hope you're doing great! :) I see that you're active on Steam, if you'd like, you could friend me on there (same name as here). :) I'm off to bed now, I hope you'll have much fun being back online this night. :D
        Mar 7, 2019
    16. ShelLuser
      That moment when... you hop onto your profile on Februari and notice you're still wishing everyone a merry Christmas. That can't be good :) Fixed!
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      2. NuclearBobomb
        NuclearBobomb
        Just sayin, you misspelled February... lol
        Feb 26, 2019
      3. Kephras
        Kephras
        Hey, look who it is :) Was just thinking recently I missed those lengthy Shellposts 'round here.
        Feb 26, 2019
      4. Eviltoade
        Eviltoade
        I miss them too!! <3
        Feb 27, 2019
    17. Stnywitness
      Where u been bro?
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        I'm a bit on and off. Been through quite a hectic period last month and yeah, also been playing a bit less Minecraft. Right now I'm "raging" somewhat on Steam (so blame some EMC friends for pointing my attention to that ;)) but I'm on and off. Probably gonna play some more soonish, but no promises :)
        Feb 26, 2019
      3. Stnywitness
        Stnywitness
        HE SPEAKS!!!! :O . Lol, okay man, I hear ya. Take your time. Just remember your EMC friends will be waiting, and happy to see you get on. :) See you around!
        Feb 26, 2019
    18. Kaddrii
      ShelLuser your never on any more ;-;
      I miss the days when I was too cheap to use my own anvil so I'd just use yours, but then you moved away from meeeee...
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      2. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Sounds like someone needs a new anvil :) I'll see what I can do and if I still remember all the commands, lol :)
        Feb 26, 2019
    19. ShelLuser
      Merry Christmas!
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      3. MoreMoople
        MoreMoople
        Shel! Merry Christmas :D
        Dec 26, 2018
      4. Be6Ja1min
        Be6Ja1min
        Merry Christmas shel!
        Dec 26, 2018
      5. Eviltoade
        Eviltoade
        Merry Christmas!! ;p
        Feb 27, 2019
    20. Otus_NigRum
      where did you go omg
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      2. 607
        607
        Ah, that's good to hear!
        ... I mean, I'm not happy that disaster struck, but I'm happy that you were offline for so long _because_ disaster struck, and not because you didn't care about us anymore or something like that.
        Dec 15, 2018
      3. ShelLuser
        ShelLuser
        Well... I did kinda stop playing on the Empire but I didn't stop caring about the Empire :)
        Dec 26, 2018
      4. Otus_NigRum
        Otus_NigRum
        Same with me
        Dec 26, 2018
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    About

    Gender:
    Male
    Home page:
    http://catslair.org/
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    Occupation:
    Semi-retired
    I suppose I fall into the 'geek' category. I'm an IT professional and I basically learned most of it myself. "In my days..." we didn't have much I(C)T studies; perhaps apart from learning how WP5.1, Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase worked.

    Messed with computers most of my life (started with a C64, BBC Electron and later expanded to 286, 486 and the more modern machines) and often went way beyond merely "starting programs".

    Main hobbies: Scooter, synthesizers / sound design, Minecraft, watching a movie with my gf on a Saturday evening (<3), reading.

    About synthesizers:

    My tools of trade are Ableton Live (suite edition) powered by the midi controller known as 'Push'. Reason, which is plain out a music platform of its own and Max... the multimedia visual programming language which pretty much allows you to build anything you want. It's also incorporated into Live and known as Max for Live ("M4l").

    For the record: I own both... M4l as well as full Max license. This stuff goes deep.

    About Minecraft:

    My girlfriend introduced me to Minecraft in March 2014, and I was quickly hooked. Especially the redstone parts managed to grasp my interest, even though I had little clue on how to use them.

    3 days after discovering Minecraft I discovered the multiplayer communities, found a server I took a liking to and it was a very nice and educational experience. Eventually I lost my motivation; partly because of the way the server was run but mostly because of an upcoming map wipe. After playing and working very hard for 6 - 7 months only to realize that it would all go kab00m was too demotivating for me.

    "If I need to start all over anyway, then why not look around for other alternatives?".

    This is where I found the Empire. December 2014.

    I've been online for nearly 2 months at the time of writing, and I've now reached a point where there's no more doubt in my mind anymore: this is where I belong.

    Update:

    It seems that my opinion is shared by "the powers that be", because on March 2015 I got invited to become part of the EMC Contribution Team, an invitation I obviously took on both handed. I'm very excited, mostly because I take joy in the fact that people recognized and appreciated the things I've done so far; and have now put an official "label of approval" onto it.

    Update:

    As of October 2016 I quit said contribution team because I didn't feel motivated enough anymore. EMC is all about having fun for me, and as soon as something stops being fun then that's where I'll have to draw the line. For me a title becomes meaningless if you can no longer enjoy it, and I'm not really the kind of guy who needs to have status symbols. I'd rather let my actions speak for themselves :)

    Update (17th November 2016):

    It appears there are some wild rumors going about regarding me leaving the contrib. team, and I feel I need to squash those because after my last somewhat critical public remarks (critical is -not- the same as negative!) some people apparently thought that I somewhat became anti-EMC or something.

    Yes, I might sometimes criticize the staff and/or their actions. But that does not mean that I suddenly started hating on them or something. That's plain out ridiculous.

    Update (20th January 2018):

    As of some time I can no longer like other peoples posts. Nor can Aya who has been somewhat associated with me ever since we met (none of us mind). But if you wonder about it, now you know why.

    Update (1st February 2018):

    I'll still be doing plenty of posts (and occasional tutorials) on the Empire, but have decided to limit myself to EMC topics only. Every other project which addresses Minecraft in general will be posted to another location:

    http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/shelluser/

    Think about redstone tutorials, plugin reviews, command block tips and tricks, and even a way to create your own Herobrine mini boss :D If you're looking for me then that's where you'll find me.

    Update (August 2018):

    Having been honored with the 'Member of the Month' award earlier this year led me to re-evaluate some aspects and I decided to try and discuss my previously mentioned withdrawn like ability with the staff. And we came to both an understanding and mutual agreement which fully resolved that problem.

    Update (September 2018):

    I'm a little bit in a pickle right now because the person who sporadically plays using the AyanamiKun account has shared some discomfort with me regarding some previous aspects. They found "another place" and intend on playing a bit more frequently "over there". Where this leaves me, I dunno, but the one thing I do care about is GRIP (even though it's pretty dormant) and I've made preparations to secure the community efforts no matter what.

    tbh this is pretty much the only place you'll read about this and this is also all I'm willing to share. But being me I just had to share it somewhere, even though I'm convinced no one is going to read this :)

    Update (late September 2018):

    I am no longer actively playing on the Empire. No hard feelings, I still respect & admire this place, but on the other hand I also think the developers are turning the survival experience into something unrealistic and highly unbalanced; this isn't expanding Minecraft; it's contradicting it (hostile rabbits? yah, duh!).

    One of the reasons I took a liking to EMC in the first place was because it didn't alienate players from Minecraft itself. I can no longer say that.

    Update (2019 - now):

    Despite everything I said above I cannot help shake of the feeling that no matter what: I had a good time. And it was all provided to us for free. Yah, I can't let that slide by.

    I've had some luck on both the stock exchange as well as spiking up interest in my (small!) IT business and getting someone crazy enough to buy it from me.

    Of course they were after my customers but heck, that's business for you (and I not only informed said customers, I also helped 2 of them move onto another provider for a small fee. Should I ever re-start a business of my own they're seriously going to consider jumping back). Time will tell of course.

    But because of this I kinda felt like having fun. Both Aya and myself are now protected under the cloak of the permanent derelict protection. For the record: no abuse (or overuse). Aya always fancied a quarter (4 resses) and she got 'm (again) on SMP8. Me? Yah, I'm happy with one on Utopia and one for myself on SMP2. .. and my 2 official 'previous' resses of course. As for the 3rd derelict voucher.. I don't even recall what I did with that but I do know that it went to a good cause :) (I probably undersold it because at this point in my EMC life I don't care about money so much anymore).

    Then I decided that I should talk it out with staff and I did. I got to understand their point of view and they honestly saw mine for what it is. Results? Aya has normal forum access again, no holds barred, but staff would appreciate it if we didn't bid up against each other anymore also because in the end we kinda share the same assets.

    I do miss the sprees but then again I also understand staffs point of view (somewhat). They have a point when they worry about "foul" play, in the sense that an auction gets more value while in the end most in-game money comes from the same source (it wouldn't be the first time when Aya or me dumped some extras onto the other to cover for costs).

    It's a fair point I suppose.

    In the overall I'm slowly picking up some pace again. I won't be involved as much as I was at the start (so I think) but ... EMC is special in its own way.

    Comments about staff leaving?

    Note: I'm only talking about the staffers who some people started asking me questions about. Questions I never addressed until now.

    Yah... I can understand the motivations behind it. Because in the end the whole show is ran by one person and their will is law. And honestly? They're not very flexible about new ideas if you ask me. In fact... they're more like a control freak. When things get out of their control they don't try to deal with it and steer things into the right directions but instead try to enforce whatever they want.

    Works great if you're into that kind of thing, but for creative people who try to go broad it's a nightmare.

    Supervising people isn't only about telling them what you want them to do and spelling it all out, it's also about putting trust in them to do the right thing. Even if that sometimes goes outside of your comfort zone, especially if you're well aware that the intentions are all the same.

    Comments about 1.12 vs. 1.14?

    "Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness". No offense intended!

    EMC has some very interesting custom features but in the end it's also limiting them from upgrading. That's roughly all it is. And the stories about "instability" only get you so far, especially if you take into consideration that the Spigot project is already using 1.14.

    That's the project EMC is build on. Well, it's based on Paper and PaperMC is based on 1.12 whereas Spigot, the project they forked, is now 1.14.

    At this time I don't understand anymore. What does better speed gain you if you're way behind the facts?

    ... overspecialize...