MINECRAFT, IS ALL ABOUT SURVIVAL, RATHER YOU ARE ON SINGLEPLAYER, OR A SERVER. THE ONE MAIN ASPECT IS STAYING ALIVE. THIS SITE IS A GUIDE ON HOW TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP, AND NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE ON FACTION SERVERS.
THE SERVER
THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO KNOW, IS IF YOU LIKE THE SERVER OR NOT, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE PLUGINS, AND MAKE SURE IT'S AN ALL AROUND GREAT SERVER THAT FITS YOU.
STARTING UP
NOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE READY TO TAKE ON WHATEVER CHALLENGE MINECRAFT THROWS AT YOU. THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO WHEN MAKING A FACTION, IS GO FAR AROUND, YOU CAN CEHCK HOW FAR OUT YOU ARE GOING, BY PRESSING F3 (FOR PC). IF YOU LOOK AT THE X AND Z COORDINATES, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS, BASICALLY, WHAT IM TRYING TO TELL YOU, IS YOU WANT TO GO FAR AWAY FROM SPAWN. HOW YOU DO THIS, IS SIMPLY LOOK AT THE X AND Z COORDINATES, (IGNORE THE Y). ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS INCREASE THESE NUMBERS, EITHER NEGATIVELY OR POSITIVELY. AS LONG AS THE NUMBERS ARE GETTING BIGGER.
LOCATION
WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE FAR ENOUGH OUT, NOW IT IS ALMOST TIME TO MAKE A BASE. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AT LEAST OVER 5,000 BLOCKS AWAY FROM SPAWN, THE FURTHER OUT, THE BETTER. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR BASE IS IN A GOOD LOCATION, ONE GOOD IDEA, IS MAKING A BASE IN THE OCEAN, BUT SO YOU CAN STILL SWIM ONTO AN ISLAND TO GATHER SUPPLIES YOU MAY NEED.
DECISIONS
NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPLIES, YOU ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR BASE. THE TWO BEST PLACES TO MAKE A BASE, ARE UNDERGROUND, OR IN THE SKY. THEY ALL HAVE THEIR ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. IN MY OPINION, THE BEST BASE TO MAKE, AND IN THE BEST LOCATION, IS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 BLOCKS OUT, UNDERGROUND, AND UNDER AN OCEAN.
starting your faction
starting a faction can sometimes be hard. it's hard to find people who you can trust, i suggest possibly making a faction with people you know in real life. you always want to be a fair leader, treat everyone in your faction with respect, help everyone you can. don't act as if you are higher and mightier than everyone, even if you are the owner, it does not mean you should push everyone around as slaves. you don't want an uprising in your faction.
gaining power
now that your faction is setup, you want to play it smart, never let anyone who is your enemy into your base, they can sethome in your base, teleport in there, and raid you. now you are ready to get into the real action, try to get into peoples' base. if you can do this, you can raid them, by blowing it up with tnt, luring creepers into their base, or tnt cannons, there are numerous ways to raid a base.
mAKING YOUR WAY UP THE CHAIN
raiding bases and killing people, can make you enemies with many people. these people will try to get back at you, by trying to get into your base, through many ways, simply finding it in the open, bribing your other faction members, or killing you, resulting in lowering your power. if your power is too low, anyone can simply /f claim your land, making it theirs. which is why you do not want to die. more people = more power.
reinforcing
The longer your faction stands, the more likely you are to get raided. as long as you know how to handle this, you are safe. in order to make the safest base you can, reinforce your walls with obsidian, which cannot be destroyed by tnt. also, water will defuse the tnt, making it useless.
now that you have made the best base you possibly can, don't expect to never be raided, there is always a possibility, it is now up to you and your faction members, to be the best faction on the server. and remember to play it safe.