Ryzom - View Single Post - The DP system should really be done away with. This is why...

symolan · October 6th, 2009, 01:15 PM

Having read almost all of the thread, I'd like to point out some reasons why there won't be the influx of newer players to replace the older players leaving and what could be done about it.

First, I am quite sure, that players that accidentally come across the title see that the game is now 5 years old. That the servers are about the same age which means he will, for a long time, be the tiny little player. Most gamers would like to be the Uber-Player so this sits badly with them and they do not even consider to subscribe. (yeah one can argue do we want this kind of players... well we want Ryzom to survive, don't we?)

-> Solution: Relaunch of a Ryzom2 after having a real brush-up to be able to compete with new releases. More Marketing than actual changes, but you need to stir things up a little. As this is quite unlikely to happen one could at least

-> open up a new server. Tiny changes compared to the current servers so that older players also consider to open up an alt on the new server. Then let the old servers slowly die as new subscriptions will only go to the new server. Population would be at least a little better (and with that fun) when we weren't to play on 3 different servers.

-> Marketing. Of course, money is needed. But the amount of players actually testing game number 137 on any given list is rather small. Which games would you test out and where have you heard about them? It's the big names that use tons of marketing that get a large player base.

argh, I'd rather stop here... none of these things will happen and I'm a bit scared of loosing the game once more. Btw also on Leanon server population is dwindling as it seems to me.

One more thing... Look at the Ryzom Website... as a new player that just went through the list and stumbled upon Ryzom... does this website look like a game you'd need to consider testing? Methinks, the website looks very very old... why testing a game if even the website looks old?

EDIT: Just saw my sig. What the... last login this morning... but I was sleeping at that time and sure to have logged off? What happened there???

October 6th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#12
symolan Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 242	Re: The DP system should really be done away with. This is why... Having read almost all of the thread, I'd like to point out some reasons why there won't be the influx of newer players to replace the older players leaving and what could be done about it. First, I am quite sure, that players that accidentally come across the title see that the game is now 5 years old. That the servers are about the same age which means he will, for a long time, be the tiny little player. Most gamers would like to be the Uber-Player so this sits badly with them and they do not even consider to subscribe. (yeah one can argue do we want this kind of players... well we want Ryzom to survive, don't we?) -> Solution: Relaunch of a Ryzom2 after having a real brush-up to be able to compete with new releases. More Marketing than actual changes, but you need to stir things up a little. As this is quite unlikely to happen one could at least -> open up a new server. Tiny changes compared to the current servers so that older players also consider to open up an alt on the new server. Then let the old servers slowly die as new subscriptions will only go to the new server. Population would be at least a little better (and with that fun) when we weren't to play on 3 different servers. -> Marketing. Of course, money is needed. But the amount of players actually testing game number 137 on any given list is rather small. Which games would you test out and where have you heard about them? It's the big names that use tons of marketing that get a large player base. argh, I'd rather stop here... none of these things will happen and I'm a bit scared of loosing the game once more. Btw also on Leanon server population is dwindling as it seems to me. One more thing... Look at the Ryzom Website... as a new player that just went through the list and stumbled upon Ryzom... does this website look like a game you'd need to consider testing? Methinks, the website looks very very old... why testing a game if even the website looks old? EDIT: Just saw my sig. What the... last login this morning... but I was sleeping at that time and sure to have logged off? What happened there???