Opening TS3 Medieval Market
Hello, my lovelies! Today I would like to talk about an opportunity for our beloved medieval (and historic) TS3 community!
Interested? Well, I guess let’s get into it and see how far it goes.
Why Discord, rather than a Tumblr Community or a personal page?
That’s a great question – and one that might be better explored as time goes on. However, here are a few perks that I’ve noticed.
1: A discord server as a download market presents an ideal solution by combining accessibility, organization, and engagement.
2: Organization – less scattered forums/websites. Discord allows structured categories and channels to keep content well-organized. We have the option to create additional channels or categories to keep content separated – so there’s less confusion when people stop using a tag, or add a new one that other’s aren’t tracking. There are also transferable roles assigned by moderators, so if someone wants to leave – there is no data lost, and the server stays active as usual.
3: Direct downloads – requiring no additional host/server. If you’re a part of the creator discord pages, then you’ll notice there is a hoard of available downloads that bypass the need to go to an alternate download site. Creators can upload their content directly into the appropriate category.
4: Discord servers have little to no spam bots (that I’ve noticed, anyway), and if there are issues, it’s relatively easy to remove those pests and keep the community protected.
5: By centralizing downloads in a dedicated server, creators can upload their content, receive immediate feedback, and build faster relationships with their community, and followers can immediately engage, comment, or download. Discord mimics Tumblr in that it allows for real-time interactions, sneak peeks, polls, events and more.
Here's what I've established so far inside the server:
A welcome channel established for people to drop into the server, and members to say hello!
More channels to host discussions, show off real life/other games/hobbies/etc. And of course, everything TS3 - because we like seeing people play!
All the "Market" tabs you could want! (And if it's not there, we'll add it to the list - free of charge lol)
The "Cargo" section mimics the creator discords a bit in that it allows you to ask WCIFs, make CC requests, trade and barter another member/creator for CC (I.E - swap CAS for BUILD/BUY items, etc), start collab projects, and more.
I highly recommend also keeping up to date with the other creator discords, there's already so much activity there!
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Is the market meant to replace Tumblr pages, other creator discords, or personal pages?
Absolutely not! As we all know, there are many Tumblr pages/websites/servers dedicated to the TS3 community at large. Ts3 has thrived for so long partly because it has such a dedicated modding community, and hosts player-made content. However, distributing and protecting all of the content effectively while also fostering a sense of community is challenging. There has been a massive amount of effort put into the community through wonderful pages such as @katsujiiccfinds and @pis3update, (as well as all the other CC pages out there), I am personally a member of two creator discords that have been essential to me as I’ve learned to create, and now tumblr is exploring the new community options. However, the fallback of this is that hosts get burnt out, stop creating themselves, or abandon pages/websites all the time. There are many of these “ghosts” haunting Tumblr as we speak – though we all love a good comeback story, so to those who have returned, or will return, we all welcome you back with wide open arms! Right? Right! Huzzah! The point is, this discord is not meant to replace any of these options, but it might help us find a centralized location.
Modern/electrical CC will be booed – but possibly tolerated lol
This Discord is being opened as of right now – so don’t be surprised if you pop in and there’s no CC yet. These things take time – Rome wasn’t built in a day.
You will need a Discord account to follow the invite!
Paid only content will not be allowed on this discord. If you would like to upload paid content - you can always start free servers on Discord! When your content is free - absolutely feel free to add it to the market!
See you there! (Please let me know if there are any link issues!)
Personal Letter of Invitation: https://discord.gg/e6skNu9t
