Another Review Section?

Started by Euphie, Nov 11, 2010, 04:03 PM

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Euphie

I'm actually not sure if this topic should go here (or if its already been suggested?)
Buuuuuuuut I suggest maybe a seperate board to review and discuss various hosters?

I've been through 2 VPS so far (where we host our downloads only) and both have been incredibly terrible experiences xD It would be neat to have somewhere to share these experiences (and review them) and keep new server owners from going to the same place and save them the trouble and time. Not just for bad hosters though, reviewing the good ones would help too I'd think :].

I know theres a section here already for RO hosters, but what about hosting outside of that?

Aah.. sorry if I was unclear, I'm still in a rage about the last VPS xD

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Makiness

*Agrees with this*  People seem to think that System In Place or those other RO hosters are amazing; I guess because they cater towards RO and sometimes provide tools for RO itself.  Although in my experiences with VPS and Dedicated boxes, all reputable hosting companies would easily be able to figure out errors that RO list (my last host, which I left because I needed a dedicated box) helped setup the RO server with no knowledge of eAthena whatsoever (just by reading the error outputs lol).

Should be split into three categories (if 3rd is needed): VPS, Dedicated, Web Hosting.

@off-topic slightly: Futurehosting would be a great cheap host for RO or just downloads Euphie =P  Not to mention they have a great deal going on for a long time in their "Specials" section (35% off and double stuff xD)

Euphie

Quote from: Makiness on Nov 11, 2010, 04:34 PM
@off-topic slightly: Futurehosting would be a great cheap host for RO or just downloads Euphie =P  Not to mention they have a great deal going on for a long time in their "Specials" section (35% off and double stuff xD)

Using Rackspace now, they've been awesome (been with them before) plus it has CDN so downloads will come off the server closest to whoever is downloading, pretty awesome and I'd recommend them to anyone needing a hoster for anything xD;;

Anyway, hmm I think probably the 3rd wouldn't be needed but I guess splitting those up into the 2 categories would help keep things organized :]

If this is rejected, I have to think of a way to warn people about what I've been through xD hmm

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yC

#3
Some hosting companies were discussed in the off-topic sections if i recall correctly.  You may use that for hosting discussion.  A section dedicated for that would be a relatively small section, even smaller than the game-master talk section.  The two cases were isolated problems, I don't want a section to bash RO hostings yet.  How many hosts are there to discuss, definitely fewer than the number of reviews for ro servers.

Makiness

Hmm, even though it may (or may not) be a relatively small section, I still think it'd be worth the effort (which is almost none) to make it.  Currently there is no place that reviews or discusses Hosting at all.  Not to mention, most people don't even consider thinking outside of the RO community to find hosting offers (like WHT).  Just implement some new rules if needed (although the current rules are just fine) to prevent bashing.  Other communities that discuss hosting work out fine with their basic rules.

Euphie and I would even be willing to moderate such a small section =p  Yes, I threw out her name randomnly and I assume she'll say yes xD

Warock

Hmmm review for hosting not yet needed i think
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Yukino

It may seem like a good idea; however, there's just going to be drama about the hosting services. That would also attract the Admins/staff members of those services to come here and argue with the players (like that's not done enough on eAthena for SIP and Frantech already). There aren't that many other RO hosting services out there unless you know how to use VPS's yourself without the hoster's help for setup and such. I think such discussion exists on the RO hosting thread in the Paid section already.

For hosting beyond RO... I think that would be best discussed in the Off-Topic section. After all, RMS is a forum directed for RO purposes/servers/players.
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Warock

I think there is need of approved paid services and other which might be not approved but would be good as approved paid services
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Tom~

We have already seen how easy is to cheat a system like this (refer to the last locked topic in "Paid Services"). Anyone can just make a new account on the forums to review multiple times the host they like. Besides, if you thought that inter-server drama was something... just wait for inter-hosting drama. Lol.
In a range of 2 months we have seen 3 hosting services being locked due to scams, bad treatment towards their customers, and finally, making multiple accounts to review themselves. A review section for this services would only generate drama OR 100/100 reviews.

Users already post reviews on each service's thread anyway.

@Warock: +1. That would save us soooooo much trouble.

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Yukino

Yeah, our current paid hosting section is good enough XD and has enough things to deal with.
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Warock

#10
lock down on Frenzi was unfortunate They have fantastic support & and they have good flexibility they just might have due to over review:) [BY ME sadly] They still provide service they are not stopping themselves the service is still open to all
yukino what you think about it?

Yes updated rules enough deal present situations
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Judas

#11
well i agree that we should have strict guidelines on what is allowed =D

So was it okay to use a forum section as reviews and discuss different hosting. Sometimes it can be bias

frenzi

Quote from: Tom~ on Nov 17, 2010, 05:41 AM
We have already seen how easy is to cheat a system like this (refer to the last locked topic in "Paid Services"). Anyone can just make a new account on the forums to review multiple times the host they like. Besides, if you thought that inter-server drama was something... just wait for inter-hosting drama. Lol.
In a range of 2 months we have seen 3 hosting services being locked due to scams, bad treatment towards their customers, and finally, making multiple accounts to review themselves. A review section for this services would only generate drama OR 100/100 reviews.

Users already post reviews on each service's thread anyway.

@Warock: +1. That would save us soooooo much trouble.

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Judas

lets not bring this drama up again.

Tom~

Did I ever say that Frenzi Hosting was a scam? If you had bothered to read and analize my post you would've seen that, when I mentioned Frenzy, was because of
Quotemaking multiple accounts to review themselves
as stated by Riotblade when he locked the thread.

@Warock: Your post is exactly what I was talking about. :>

Anyway, yes, let's not argue here... my inbox is always open if required.

I'm still against a review section for hosting services... it's really not necessary. Like I already said, customers can simply review the service on the thread that was created in Paid Services.

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Warock

#15
Hey come on not again :) ;D ;D other wise this will again into lock mode then into junk yard hahah ;D ;D

As its general the topic head reads Another review section we can also discuss for review section for 2nd job and third job how is it?

in fact i found out this http://www.eternityhosting.com/~burlcol/index.php after closing ragnarok enternity started this?

@tom would like to buy any of those it says 0.0$
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Judas

err whats your source? Anyway it was you Warock who brought the drama back again. Anyway let's just get back on topic

Warock

any way i brought it in control domination i dont like so keep it with yourself
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Yukino

To be truthful, only around 2 reviewers in that Frenzi thread are part of the Frenzi staff who do have their own servers hosted by the company. Those are probably not counted as good reviews, but the other reviews are pretty legit. Sorry for saying this, but I do think the main problem was EternityHost. Seriously, not refunding anyone by blaming Paypal (using Paypal as an excuse for not refunding at all. It's not that they CAN'T refund, it's that they DON'T WANT TO refund). Ridiculous really... and to have their company shut down after a month or so? I just feel sorry for those who ordered like a year's worth of hosting service.

But anyways, that's a bit off-topic (just wanted to make it clear really). I would still say that the paid section we have now is fine enough for our purposes. The new and improved rules are pretty good as well, but I still think some more can be added. The moderators have it tough enough to deal with one section, so no extra hosting section should be made.
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Warock

#19
 Eternity hosting company went down due to bad customer service + No money back guarntee on bad service that made it down Frenzi hosting company has good customer base with satisfied customers @yukino Moderators would have pretty much tough time to indentify legit and the scams its truly on their customers response how  they can keep their customer happy A poll might be good i think so?
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Erebus

I think the new rules are tyrannic. Instead of affecting the only part that was having an issue (the hosting), youve added new rules to punish everyone else that wasnt breaking the rules at all. I had hopes of adding a bunch of stuff to the paid services in the future, but now i cant. Why? Because they are all pre-made scripts/code and that is no longer allowed.

The graphic artists are allowed a pass but other hard-working coders and scripters are not. For shame. I would like to know why this happened, to exclude us along with the issue of the hosters and not all of us or for that matter...why not just the hosters? They were the ones that caused all this according to various posts in this thread. Hoping to get some good responses but I really doubt it.

Warock

@Erebus I really feel for you :-[ Scriptors and coders according to me really work hard for the server developments and bringing out new scripts but its sad that there is no way to patent or authorise a script maker
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Yukino

I guess it's to avoid selling other people's works if they are "pre-made" and such since it would take extra effort for moderators to find out if the script was truly made by the thread starter or someone else from eAthena/elsewhere. They would get complaints if players got cheated off or something. But yeah, I thought there would be more rules regarding hosting services, so I thought more should be added. As for the scripting, I don't mind if those certain rules are gone since some pre-made scripts are truly by the actual creators as seen in the Paid Section.
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Warock

Modification of existing script is rampant it would be really hectic job for moderators to know the genuinity of the script and its makers
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Tom~

What Yukino said. Unlike graphics, we cannot control pre-made scripts. We cannot see if you're selling other person's work, or if the pre-made script was made by you. However, I do think that Hosting Services should be a lot more controlled than they are with the new set of rules. Those are the only services that have caused us trouble in a long time, yet rules barely affect them =/

@Yukino: Yeah... you're right. Eternity and Extinct host were the ones who caused most of the problems. Sorry Warock >:

Anyway, I think we are kinda... off-topic? Haha.

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vengence

Well a survey should be conducted on the hosting services in RMS paid sections and will come to know which company is good and trusted by the customers...And in paid sections all the verified Paid services should be sticked or should be sent into a Verified Paid Section so all these topics would be trusted and no scammers this way can make a lot of difference to the Paid Section...

Warock

yes it good the validate the services with their customers base and quality they offer to the custoemrs
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Euphie

Uh, I'd been busy lately so I lost track of this thread xD

Anyway, getting back to my original suggestion. The intent was to review hosting outside of RO specific hosters, so they wouldn't have topics in the paid services section xD But review in off topic sounds good enough to me :]

I just didn't want people to go through what I did with a few previous hosters I'd been with, outside of the RO community.

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I think Serenity mentioned this somewhere already:  http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

We are not a professional hosting forum, with our handful of hosting users it could easily mislead those that are basing their decision on what is said here only.  For any hosting company look up I would go to WHT.  There have a lot more hosting users and would give a better picture of which company should be trusted.

For the paid service section, it would be impossible to guarantee the service is good before letting them advertise it.  I mean I remember those two hostings that were recently removed from the section used to be good and respectable until they turned bad.  I could only suggest the usual saying "buyer be aware" and watch out for complain posts made in the thread. 

Here is a part of a pm I got from BMar after locking his thread and questioning his practice:

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Hi yC,

Taken from the RateMyServer Paid Guidelines:
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TO ALL USERS:

All services listed here, for both recruiting and employing party, are "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK".  Ratemyserver.net forum has no obligation to monitor the quality delivered and would not take responsibility for any loss or damage incurred.
Could I ask how is posting in my topic about how I run my services and locking my thread, "not monitoring the quality delivered and taking responsibility"?

Service providers or anyone shouldn't assume that RMS don't care what is posted in the paid section obviously.  We have the right to and we will step in whenever we see something is fishie going on. 

Although I admit with the case of this BMar it was too late and it damaged some servers.  Even upon asking him to give reasonable refunds and open up his server so his customers can get backups he went totally idiotic and said "Just wondering, why do you care?" + "Were you a client of mine?".  Now this is terrible, this company owner used to be nice and helpful in his thread.  He suddenly changed his face and decided to scam everyone then run away. 

I could only explain that could be because the cut throat price war on RO hostings are driving these companies to lose money.  So he might as well turn it into a scam to make a profit while he can.  So what I wanna say?  Oh yea .. it's hard for anyone to tell the good apple from the bad ones if it is well hidden.  Unfortunately survey, free-trial or review can only do so much.



Warock

@YC Some of the hosting service providers should be  mature enough to think cutting down price is not the way to attract the customers

According to my experience  i think customer satisfaction which in turns results in larger customer base

If a Hosting provider is selling RO hosting Services at cheaper price possibly he need to have wider hosting products,He cannot only depend on only RO service ,RO service can be on of his sub lime product As of now i can see many hosting service providers start this business concentrating only on RO services and its related products as a main product They need to diverge their attentions if they are looking to expand as YC send this is not hosting Discussion Forum So it better to find best and mature hosting company visit above link or try to find good apples from the bad from here:)
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