For next season - Clear communication on season end date vs map shutdown date
Submitted by redstoneisgreat
Suggestion
"Season end date" can mean one of two things
1. The date when leaderboard competition ends. The faction with the most cores destroyed at this date wins the map
2. The date when the gamemode actually shuts down (re-opening when next season releases)
This is important to clarify, as if players join late in the season, and find out that the season is "ending" in 1 week, they may assume the map is shutting down in 1 week, which may or may not actually be the case. Factions servers typically have a smaller playerbase late season and this is one reason why - new players joining and coming to the conclusion that the map is about to reset. If the map isn't actually resetting yet (for example, a 1 month period between one season ending, a new season starting, the gamemode remaining up in the meantime), this contributes to a smaller playerbase during this "after-season" period.
I don't know if giving an exact date for next season release at that point will be realistic, but at the least, I think it should be clarified - is the "season end" date the date in which the server is shut down, or will it remain up for 1+ weeks after until next season is ready to release?
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