Brierie is the first public server I play online at, and after 2 months I see no reason at all to try another. I tried a few others for some short sessions before joining this one, but some had players who didn't want to answer my (newbie) questions, others' maps were densely populated and mined thorough kilometres out from spawn. Brierie was nothing like that, and I felt welcome from the start, trying to find myself a place in the world!
Brierie has got several admins of which at least one is as good as always present, ready to welcome new players and help them out, as well as being friendly with all players at all times. The server owner is also present for one or more sessions every day, checking in on how stuff is going, ready to solve any problems and listen to suggestions. Along with a new, great server community website, all this ensures that all players, new as well as old, have opportunities to discuss, suggest and hear about what is going on and what is going to happen.
The server has got many good, tried-out plugins (Towny, Boseconomy, etc.) adding to the experience. And also has a few unbalanced, grief friendly or bug-prone mods and items disabled (like EE, ComputerCraft, Block breakers). But as far as I see it, this just make the server more stable, more balanced and gives less navigation space for exploiters and griefers. Having to fight a liiittle bit harder for resources and equipment along with a clearer focus on the more technical mods, makes the server more enjoyable for my part.
For players who enjoy their stay, there is the possibility to donate a few dollars and get VIP rank, with a few enhancements over normal players, like /tpa command, disguises and portable chest and workbench.
Lastly but not least, as the map is quite new at the moment of writing this (~2 weeks), there are a lot of possibilities for a new player to find a nice spot, make a few new friends, become part of the community and just enjoy a solid Tekkit server!
