This message is directed mainly at those who are going over the line and attacking not just the owner but the server itself. It's also just a way to give my opinion on the situation.
Ok guys let's just take a step back and breathe.
I don't want to step on anyone's toes but I feel like as a
donator myself, I should give my personal opinion on it.
When I donated to Vulengate, I did so in order to help the server run. I also got some OP items on the side but to me that's not what matters.
I love the server itself and how it is ran. I must admit I was skeptical of the reset, but at the end of the day I remembered that the items did not matter as much as the health of the server. Things will return to normal in a few months and heck maybe things will be well improved. When I paid over $100 to this server, I knew the costs and understood what my money was going towards. I want this server to grow and I will continue to donate to help the server in anyway I can. Call me dumb or whatever because I won't always get those OP in game items but that doesn't matter to me. I feel applaud at some of the flack Ashinos is getting, he is doing his best to make everyone happy and this decision wasn't easy for him. I know that no matter what I say, people will still be pissed and that's fine. It's fine to have an opinion but don't take it to a personal level and threaten the server owner with EULA violations.
(people who were so quick to rag on Ashinos and threaten lawsuit). But then again it's the internet an I gotta accept that occurring behavior. It also just shows who truly cares about the server and not just their petty items. Not to say that people who disagree with the decision are not loyal, again this is mainly towards the people who are threatening and being just overall spiteful.
Now here is the real edit to this post.
I understand people being genuinely upset and wanting their stuff to be transferred over. That's not an unreasonable request. I would even support that if that was an option for a full reset. But sadly it's not and the Owner has given a decision on the matter, who knows though. He might change it, he might not. You have to just see how things go day by day and hope your suggestion is accepted and implemented. On the idea of compensation, it makes sense why you guys would want to be compensated. It's your money and you reserve the right to state what is to be done with your money. Trust me, I do want my Anniversary set and Clover set back. I want my color chats, morphs, ranks, balance, and claim blocks back. But I personally just accepted that I will get these things back with time. If you still want to persuade and suggest something alternative to the current decision, I'd more than happy agree with it. But from a server stand point, it's just not healthy for the server, in my opinion. To put it simply, in theory, this reset should help provide some solution to the player based economy issue and I think it's worth to see how that pans out. Unfortunately, everyone has to lose everything they either bought or built. But I think it will benefit us all in the long run. If you don't agree then that's fine, I will still support whatever opinions you have, I just might not agree with them
entirely.
Remember when you donate to a Minecraft server, you cannot be ignorant of the possibility of a reset or mishaps. You should just be happy that you're supporting your favorite server and hope that it sticks around for a long time. That's not to say you cannot feel otherwise, my words may seem harsh but that's just an opinion of mine.
You cannot threaten a server owner to get what you want because it doesn't work that way on here and I give props to Ashinos for holding his ground!
Overall, just please be respectful and understand that everything is gonna be ok!
Vulengate will continue and grow from here on out.
Just please tone down the toxicity and be nice to one another.
Have a good night everyone.