Factions

Points:
1) The more strict things are, sometimes it tempts people to break the rules more than when it isn't strict. You could just allow for a factions place where you can curse and whatnot, just not say thing really inappropriate such as sexual content.

2) Many people enjoy factions, and player count would definitely increase when something that big is implemented. Do you really think that people will leave because of a new minigame or something? @Deinen although there may be many Factions servers out there that might be better than ours, lets say, player count is still going to rise, and there will be more people staying, I presume. Normally people don't leave because of one thing. Every bit adds up and counts.

3) Factions is where you have to be on the lookout, careful, scout, raid, etc. If you can raid towns then what's the big deal about raiding other people's things in Factions?

4) It doesn't have to be unique. We have thing that aren't unique, such as TnTRun, CTF, KitPVP, and HG. I get that people don't want the server to be like any other server off a server list, but some things are main attractions. Factions can be tweaked and turned so it isn't like other server's Factions. Many servers change some tiny things on popular games and it ends up being a hit.

5) We have an Anti-Xray plugin, right? Just implement that into Factions and one of the biggest troubles with Factions will be gone. I'd have to agree that many people who play Factions rage and curse when some things happen, but then again, isn't that the same with new player's huts in the wild or someone's town falling and getting raided? Or maybe a newer player gets stolen from, or kicked out of a town they spent hours on, not knowing how to do a simple /modreq? If you think about it, there's always going to be some downsides to things. What I think matters is the ratio of pros to cons, and for Factions, pro outweighs the cons.

Thoughts?