Game server guides for players and owners
Guides for server owners, notes on how the ranking works, and what the numbers across every list actually show.
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Ironman on a private server: what to know before you start
Ironman is the one RuneScape style that does not need a big population — which changes entirely how you should pick a server.
zerak· 13 days ago6 minrsps
How to find a Minecraft server worth joining
Tens of thousands of servers, most of them empty. How to read player counts properly and evaluate a server in ten minutes.
zerak· 13 days ago7 minminecraft
How to choose an RSPS you will still be playing in a month
Most people pick whatever is top of the list and quit in four days. Eight checks that predict whether a server actually fits you.
zerak· 13 days ago7 minrsps
Are RuneScape private servers safe?
The server is usually fine. The client is the part that can hurt you — and credential reuse hurts more people than malware does.
zerak· 13 days ago7 minrsps
How to get more votes on a server toplist
Ranking is votes cast this month and nothing else. Vote rewards, in-game reminders, cooldowns, the monthly reset — what actually moves the number, with realistic figures.
admin· 2 months ago5 minguides
Setting up Votifier so vote rewards actually work
NuVotifier, v1 vs v2, the port nobody opens, and the six reasons rewards never arrive — plus what to use when Votifier is not an option.
admin· 2 months ago5 minguides
How to start an RSPS in 2026
Choosing a base, what hosting really costs, the legal reality, and the five reasons servers die in their first month — from people who watched a few thousand of them launch.
admin· 2 months ago6 minguides
Growing a Discord server that does not feel empty
Why the first hundred members are the only hard ones, how too many channels kills conversation, and the metrics worth tracking instead of member count.
admin· 2 months ago5 minguides