no global ooc in offpeak killed the game

[stormlord]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Im thinking more in terms of whats healthy for the server, trying to get the EC tunnel is great, but is it at the expense of new players feeling the server is empty and giving up? For me thats the first thing that struck me different from VZTZ, the auction channel, the chitchat in OOC, made it a lively place.

Now the number of players is still high, i guess this is a good thing if people go with it and use EC alot, just hope it stays that way.

Well then reread my post because I 100% agree. The last paragraph is especially important to understand.

Let me give another example. If you have a huge landmass, and only 10 people, you're widely distributing them and thus isolating them. If you have 1000 people distributed over the same landmass, they're more closely scattered and less isolated from one another. If the game requires players to work together to accomplish things, then players that're isolated will be unable to play the game. Understand? This rule, or concept, exists in all mmorpgs, in different forms. It doesn't matter how you travel or move around. The rule still applies.