This is not to talk about progression. That’s being beat to death in other threads.
But I thought we could talk about other things we have noticed.
This is just was I observed, your mileage may vary.
About 1/3 of the new players I saw were in groups of two-or-more noobs. I found that interesting. These almost all seemed to be younger players as well.
The weekend players seemed far more skewed toward younger players than the current player mix.
Young players seem to have a much harder time with the early progression but are far more willing to take it in stride. One group seemed perfectly content to just play with the new grapples I gave them for a half hour before finally breaking down and asking me how to make glue.
Older players, however, seem far more likely to get frustrated by the systems, even as they are figuring them out.
Kids LOVE the grapples. A stone grapple may be in order.
I’d say about 10% of everyone were really untrusting of generosity. They seemed to think there was a catch.
Also noticed a higher percentage of female players (or just female character models) among the noobs compared to our base population.
Now, time to do this on PS4 and watch your numbers REALLY take off.
I ran around Seginiaki handing out free soup to the homeless. Almost all of the people I traded with offered me something, usually some pieces of timber or something. I always gave it back to them because they need it more than I do, but I didn’t get the feeling that anyone didn’t trust the trade. Everyone I dealt with was pretty generous.
I’ve seen the beacon, and if that’s not trolling with the intent of annoying and destroying I don’t know. If that’s an official statement they should really get their ■■■■ together. Do they really not realize that their stupid stance drives the wrong people from the game? Or do they try to kill their own game?
That was their official stance. James looked at it.
If its not dealt with in about a week or so. Ill close mall and not do anything for the general player base again.
I am pretty positive it was a player that used the free weekend to create a toon not trackable.
So i am assuming there is a 16w fuel in it also. They said it looks like a new person processing rocks.
EVERY rock color there is from T6. That new person sure was busy over the weekend.
I am not 100% surprised at this. the community in this game is far different then anything I have seen in any of the other online games I have played and I can understand them not being trusting as some people, myself as well when I was new to the game, are not used to this level of kindness.
A lot of games now days have toxic environments. And it has became the expectation in some cases.
Agreed, its only the community being as good as it is that keeps the game floating IMO. If we didn’t have Portal Seekers networks, Ultima, various malls - easily half the playerbase would quit
This is the reason I went ahead and plotted a lot (456 stall spaces to be precise) more than I anticipate my project will need. Still, if the mall does end up filling to the brim and somebody blocks expansion I’m in trouble I’d probably make a portal and expand that way.
Legends guild as a group gave out about 400 starter kits It was so fun almost everyone was super grateful. Some said they wouldn’t like help but that was about 5 percent. We have all ready had quite a few of the new people we help come to the guild & are still here after the free weekend. I cant wait for the next free weekend if one ever comes.
I will say the one thing i heard alot was the games price is to steep at 40$. Most i asked said they though 25$ would be fair. Most were not negative about it they just though it was a bit over priced
I’d probably make a portal and expand that way.