ATK Discord

The ATK Discord is a Discord server with members of the ATK which is continuing to grow by day. The server is unique from other servers as it doesn't limit users to what they can do and say, though there are some basic rules which everyone has to follow else they'll receive a warning, a kick or possible ban. The server is limited to those from Suriname at the moment, due to the lack of community and the language barrier. While this server used to be just a small alternative to the Messenger group, due to the formers increased activity throughout 2020, the main group decided to stay primarily inside of the server instead of their limited Messenger group.

Creation
Both Aman and Tarun had very old Discord accounts, but didn't use them for anything as Aman didn't quite understand how Discord worked and Tarun didn't bother explaining how it did, so the app just quietly remained on their devices without using it. However, in late 2019, some of them got bored with the way Messenger limited them so Tarun recommended trying out Discord to listen to music through the use of bots and also create certain channels for special topics and such. This happened in October 2019. The first members were of course Aman, Tarun and Chris. With Tarun creating this server as Aman still didn't have much understanding about the app. However as time passed on, Aman's knowledge grew and helped the server flourish for a bit. Some members joined but the server was very quiet just like the Messenger group. At this time many unnecessary channels were created and the roles system was all over the place, so Aman decided to start from scratch instead of doing everything on his own because Tarun was lazy and didn't bother doing anything. The next new server was created 11 May 2020, with Aman inviting the older members and also the newer members who joined.

Development
With the second server now in place, Aman decided to create an actual orderly system, but had trouble doing so due to his still very new Discord experience, but got the grasp of things. With the partial help from Daniel who had more experience on Discord and some quick YouTube tutorials, he started making the first roles system. Because of the lack of members at the time, there were very minor roles and they could be given out to almost everyone at the time. The system was simple, with the hierarchy being the following - Emperor, Ace, Grandmaster, Novice, Rookie and Acquaintance. Permission wise, this system was pretty stable, however, the lack of management was becoming an issue as well as the naming of things. Many names were changed and some were removed. For one, the Rookie role was removed because it was another version of Novice. Acquaintance went through the most changes until eventually settling on Starter. Grandmaster also went through many permission changes throughout the servers history, until eventually settling on the name Elite and with set perms. Later on, the names of the two top roles also changed from Emperor and Ace to Owner and Moderator, to deviate a bit more from the small group to bigger community setting. At the time, the servers nature prompted the usage of mod abuse, and changes had to be made, so Aman implemented the Admin role and selected two Admins by default. There was also the Champion role which could've been gained by winning a special tournament in any game created by Aman after being recommended by Daniel. To prevent new members from seeing something they weren't supposed to see, Aman created passes to see certain channels, which also received many changes. Also, because of certain members misbehaving, it was decided that a concept Jailed role was going to be added, but after it being very ineffective and scuffed, they decided to to remove it and instead use many systems implemented by Dyno such as ?warn and ?mute, effectively creating the temporary system that is now in place.

Growth
Initially, the server did not have many members, as it was just the members from the Messenger group who used it as a hangout to listen music and use bots, without much activity. They also used the server to talk to other people who were mutual at the time, so they wouldn't have to read the more personal Messenger group. However something would change everything, the game Among Us. The game was reaching nee heights of popularity in August 2020, and many were invested into the concept of it. Because it required the minimum people of 7 for a really fun game, Aman and Tarun decided to find people they knew to play the game with them. This worked and many new members were invited. Some left, and some stayed behind with them. Because of the daily activity which Among Us prompted, the server needed new changes every day. At first, the server couldn't handle the major activity spike, but later adapted to it. Many changes were made, such as creating new channels and VCs, adding new roles for games and adding new bots to make the server better in general. After many changes, they figured out a way to let people choose their own roles as well as implementing a warning system after many annoying events which took place. Also from a "no-rule" server, some rules were made so no consistent irritation could happen in a short span. However, the system is still very new and open to changes. Back when the server was created, there were only about ~10 members, and after the Among Us activity spike, about ~50. There are currently about ~70 members in total in the server, counting bots.

Among Us Peak
As previously mentioned, Among Us was primarily behind the initial growth of the server. This was because the original members were in need of more people to play with, at minimum 7. While there were some members already in the server at the time, they became more active, with some even staying active since then like Shawn and Saiyan or the ones which came and went like Maniche. When Among Us was at peak, everyone would join the VC at the usual time of 8 PM, with some coming late and making the entire situation annoying, most notably Tarun. Tarun also got a reputation out of this just like before, but this one being more recognizable due to the fact that many more people knew about his behavior. Because activity was blooming, it made the entire experience way more fun, and it also called for the need of a better rule system, which was explained above. There were some minor conflicts internally while playing Among Us, but for the most of it many enjoyed it and it made the members know each other better.

Decline
However, not all was well for the state of the game. As time passed and the members started losing interest in playing Among Us, for a couple of reasons. One of the major reasons was that no one came on time except for Aman, who also started coming later because of this. One of the catalysts was Tarun, who forced everyone to wait and start later. Secondly was the lack of variety of games that were being played, which sort of misinterpreted the entire goal of ATK. This was also something which was caused by Tarun who only wanted to play Among Us and nothing more. This had also caused the decline in activity in Realms at the time. But due to the lackluster nature of Among Us updates and loss of general updates for the game, Aman had another idea which would reimburse server activity in a whole.

Minecraft Realms
Minecraft Realms were a very interesting concept from the moment it was launched. It was like a server, where players could play without the owner being there, which made it a very good investment at first. The first two Realms that Aman had created were experimental and predated the existence of the server by 2 years. Aman and Chris were the only two who used these two Realms. However, in 2019 a bright idea came up. Fardeen had recently started playing Minecraft on his phone and became interested in a multiplayer survival world with Aman, Tarun and Amar. Due to the nature of Fardeen's internet connection, the group decided to play in Tarun's world instead. This was an even worse choice, as Tarun being inactive was a major issue. So after speaking with the rest about it, Aman decided to create a Realm, starting the new and ongoing Realm series with this one being labeled as "Realm III". While activity on Realms was very major around the early days, it soon declined after the server was created and Among Us was played heavily, But following the creation of Realm XIV, many new members were added and created new activity. Starting from here, Realms became sort of a server event which only dedicated members could participate in. More details are explained on the individual pages for each Realm. Due to the fact that Realm creation has had a major bug since June 2020 and there being no funding, most Realms occur around twice every 2-3 months.

Thief/Griever
Something to note about the following events was the Thief/Griever, who did exactly what the name implies. While there had been minor crimes taking place on Realms since the beginning, their presence has only been known concretely since Realm IX and has been made clear to be multiple since Realm XV. Because the Realms became server events exclusively since around that time, it was clear that someone from the server did the acts and there have been numerous attempts to catch the said culprits. The culprits are currently unknown but many suspects have been found.

Discord Bots
Discord bots were created to make the life of a Discord server much easier in certain ways, but there were also some bots which were made for playing purposes such as Dank Memer, Mudae and certain Pokémon bots among other things. Two of these bots have generated a certain level of importance/value inside of the server and have slightly impacted it in some way of another.

Dank Memer
The Dank Memer bot has been around for a decently long time and is primarily used for fun and has its own currency. Due to being a global bot that counts for multiple servers, many have used this bot. In ATK, this bot has been one of the first ones which was invited in the server. Back then, it was primarily used for some gambling minigames and some other things such as building your own profile up. At that time, most of the members weren't that interested in investing time into the bot because it was just a bot. When the new server came into play, the members were more active on Dank Memer and generated a few issues such as the robbing/heisting problem which was starting to get annoying, so Aman decided to disable any stealing type command in the server forever. The one who became most invested in Dank Memer was Tarun, who gained quite the reputation in the official Dank Memer Community, but at the cost of spending less time with the main server, just like any other phase of his life. Many memes were created after. This small event might have also been a big one, which is why it is here.

Mudae
Mudae is a widely used Discord bot with many commands. It is mainly known for the anime character roulette, which can give any member of any server the ability to roll for random anime/game characters ten times per given time. Also, many perks can be bought when progressing through the bot to make the entire experience much easier and refined. There are also certain other minigames on the Mudae bot such as the tea games. The bot is limited to single servers however. While this bot didn't quite change much of the server for the first few weeks, it did do so in the following months after May, which would change many opinions of each other in a certain way which cannot be explained in this page only, as it would fill it entirely. That is why a special page has been made for it.