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Member Name reggles44

Additional In Game Names: FizzleMcDizzle

How old are you? 20

Location: New York

Do you have Teamspeak? Yes

How many hours per day do you spend on Meepcraft? (average) 3-5

Have you ever been a Tech on a different server? No

References: Please give IGN's:
Kluchdecals
Dblosevn
Cooleysworld
Sjoeppappentrap
xChaosZerox
_Versus
Klitcher
Andrewrobins
Jess4Ds
Junelawnchair
xXAdotXx
Deinen
Muunkee
Deerlanding
BlueXGhost
MattIsAPerson
InterDesirename
Lolis101
Window_Licker
_Piro_
xxProzorzzxx
Rockpancake
Queenxy
flabbadoodle
Viperfan17
EnergyAssassin
BooBear
Btilm305
xxpaincakexx
Ben_100
PlatonicAscend
ChangedForever
Zoe89

Special References
Toxic Fury
MrNukeLuke
Koala_of_space

Introduction: Hello, so most of you know me as Reggles44 but you may also call me Reginald. I am a Junior at Clarkson University pursuing a dual degree in Financial Analysis and Entrepreneurship. My experiences in Meep started back in late 2012 when I first joined as a citizen and started the town NorthWater. I played meep on and off for a number of years mostly coming back in the spring and early fall to reunite with friends and the community. Recently, I took a break from meep because of a mix of personal problems and dissatisfaction with situations within the staff team.

Please describe your experience as a developer. As developer knowledge goes I have little experience compared to current and previous Meep developers such as Btilm305 and Dblosevn. Even so I have worked in the staff team for years on development and fixes which has given me a huge advantage in coding plugins for meep. As you might already be aware of I started coding for Meep mid-summer 2015 where I worked on a new Kitpvp plugin for Meep. As this was my first time creating a complete plugin for a minecraft server I needed assistance which Dblosevn graciously helped with. I later worked on updated to Kitpvp as well as bug fixes for Boomo followed by completely new plugins such as the Halloween 2015 Event, Staff Advertisements, and various other staff plugins which I don't think I can mention here. Overall, my experience with coding isn't top notch however my ability to translate ideas from the community and staff into reality is my most useful trait as a developer.

What programming languages are you familiar with? I am capable with Java and Javascript, and can make due with PHP, Ruby and Python. Of Course I know Html and CSS but I'm not sure you would count those as languages.

What are you most proud of as your work as a developer? The current kitpvp plugin is my best work for meep, even though I had a lot of help from Dblosevn on that project it was the most enjoyable and intensive plugin I have made.

How do you plan to enrich the experience of MeepCraft with your development contributions? So after my brief time away I have seen a couple things which need to be addressed immediately. First, the mini games which aren't in use need to be scrapped and fresh ones need to be put in or started down the development process. Second, the old systems which were never really finished need to either be removed or reworked entirely (Stock market, pets, etc.) Finally, meep needs to redefine its market segment and create a user experience which can't be found elsewhere. At first we defined it as towny however that doesn't seem to be a place where people are interested which is why I suggest we move to a more survival based server where players can experience different types of survival and pvp, such as airship and the new survival mode. My role in all of this would be to facilitate the process in which ideas become reality for the server in either creating content which can be implemented or maintaining the server so others with more experience can create content.

Do you have a GitHub account or personal website? If so, please provide the link(s) here. I have a GitHub account which I used while I was doing development when I was an admin. I'm also familiar with the beanstalk platform which Meep has moved to. I can provide a link to GitHub upon request but I don't think that would be necessary as Dblosevn already has access to all of my content.

 

I havnt +1'd in a few months.

Still not gunna.

Jk+1

 

You took a huge role in writing plugins as an admin, so you're clearly capable. Plus we're in need of a good tech; poor dblosevn is overworked. You were a good admin too but that's beside the point.

ez +1

 

The main idea I had here was not to remove towny but bringing back the class survival aspect of minecraft that we all love. At the same time by expanding on it with new games modes, mechanisms, and worlds.

 

+1 I'd rather have you back as an admin but tech is cool too. You seemed to know what you were doing before as a "tech admin" so you coming back as a tech should be an improvement to the server.

 

+1, I have been waiting for this for quite some time now. I watched you slowly become a Tech while you were admin, and I'd love to see you back on the team fixing stuff up and building new plugins.