Ideas for the server (though not all of them are exactly “ideas” but suggestions), but the first thing I thought of was events. If needed, I love coming up with new ideas of events or any kind of activity for people to win prizes.
Depending on what will already be on the server, my ideas may not matter all. Something would be a shop for extra items or equipments like face stompers, stormcasters, and sauna robes (which people really seem to want haha). This idea is already being discussed in AFMS because of the high demand since the population increased slightly. So this might be a good idea to add on, for one thing it can't really be classified as "godly" of "GM item".
For the NX Shop idea, it might help to add extra items from cash shop that people might want, like cash shop pet food and such. Unless you want people to pay cash to buy "special" kinds of NX (e.x. seraphims in AFMS cash shop) the decision is completely up to you.
Another convenient and/or efficient tool is the @warp command which was previously taken out from AFMS for reason(s) unknown to me. If the AFMS heads thought that @warp wasn't required in the game or needed for people to play, that isn't any of my concern. But while @warp was still in AFMS it was great help to traveling and not having to always press trade to get to fm, than travel to places from spinel or amos.
Events will be the last idea I will submit for now. Two days or so ago, [GM]Lucky and I tried to host a PVP event which could take place in two forms, but sadly the server crashed before we started. One form would be what [GM]Lucky had suggested and wanted to do, whoever kills the GM -[GM]Lucky - first wins. My suggestion was a PVP contest by all people online on the server then to go to PVP. Once everyone is organized (if people don't listen well, I insist a GM can field death to silence everyone) a GM can watch the PVP warp (if this situation was in freemarket room 1 just like AFMS) and once someone dies they can't come back in, while another GM watches the battle of the PVPers in closer perspective. Of course this idea or plan isn't completely fool-proof. There is a great chance of chaos, but if the event is organized well, all should go great. The last person standing wins a prize which is chosen as all the other prizes by the administrator, you, or one of the GMs online.
Hopefully my ideas have contributed to your server. If you have any suggestion please contact me by the forum PM, Email, or my MSN (which is
OreoZo@hotmail.com). I apologize for the length of this message, but I wanted all my ideas to be thorough and clear.
Sincerely,
Poke