[CirJohn]

Instead of a maze there could just be something like a series of levers(7-10) in a starter room. Over each lever could be a question. using AND and NOT gates to verify that all questions are answered. If all are correct could open a wall with pistons allowing them to exit. There would have to be enough questions to ensure it was faster to read and answer the simple questions than to flip through the permutations.

Maybe have the opposite wall with the rules so the new people could walk over read the rule then answer the question across the room..

Just an idea....this wouldn't even require coding just effort in game to set-up the levers and gates meaning anyone that wanted a spawn would just have to build the room to the specifications provided.

Something like this would be simple to implement. More importantly, it would easily fit within most existing and proposed spawn locations.

Listen to the good word of AtlarJY! Everyone he knows calls him Batman for a reason - he always has an optimal solution in his back pocket.

[ramien123]

"Ignorantia juris non excusat".

We don't need any silly maze or code, or anything.

[hippoface]

This idea is meant to reduce noobs ramien.
@s292r
We could make it a command to get out, that the last sign says, and have the maze be not too long.

[ramien123]

Yes. My idea, the current policy of the server I believe, does reduce noobs. They do something wrong, they get banned. The noobs are now -1, and I am sad because I just lost a potenial friend.

Edit: Oh silly Hippo, I didn't take it as rude. I know that my friends would NEVER be rude to me!

[hippoface]

lol, I wasn't trying to be rude.

I mean it will make noobs -2.

[Laserminer]

I don't really like this idea. It is not necessary now in part with the addition of the help bot. Also it just gives the impression of a not trusted server, seeing a maze that you need to know the "right answers" to pass. It may persuade some perfectly fine new players from staying.

I think the best way to introduce the rules in game and not on the HUD is how Minerealm has been doing it already. The "read them as you walk by" method saves time so you don't need something like a maze, or a room to go to, while it reminds you every time you warp to a Spawn. It's a creative idea though.

[hippoface]

On one server with this, I saw about 25 people going through the maze, and reading the signs and stuff. I think the server's population will be fine.

[mitchie151]

Perhaps intelli could test this with just one spawn point, and see how things work out?