How do we get players to return to Project1999?

[Tarathiel]

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

Seems more people are playing today early day time than at peek times during night this past week,and the forums are booming with less trolling. I think it goes hand in hand.

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

Regarding the end game pve raiding scene:

I have a pending proposal for all management and staff to review. If all goes well, you will have news about it soon. Ultimately I would like to have a raid scene in which competition still exists, but that competition isn't solely based on time spent waiting.

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[Splorf22]

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

Regarding the end game pve raiding scene:

I have a pending proposal for all management and staff to review. If all goes well, you will have news about it soon. Ultimately I would like to have a raid scene in which competition still exists, but that competition isn't solely based on time spent waiting.

Oooh, this could be big!

[HarrisonCantBeStopped]

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

Regarding the end game pve raiding scene:

I have a pending proposal for all management and staff to review. If all goes well, you will have news about it soon. Ultimately I would like to have a raid scene in which competition still exists, but that competition isn't solely based on time spent waiting.

P99 will be worth playing again, if this comes to fruition.

As of now, sadly, it is not. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Alarti0001]

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

I think a few people hit the nail on the head here when they said the end-game cluster is what demotivated many people from continuing. However it is not the staff or game mechanic's fault, it is the player's fault. I was/am always so astounded how childish the top 1% acts around here.

Unfortunately, it is those type of people who ruined the experience for everybody. In a free environment like this there is only so much policing you can do, and I give the staff props for doing as much as they have done.

I believe the other big factor is the loss of critical staff. Again, that could be attributed to the foul-mouth people who are just here to rock the boat. I believe the RnF forum has always been a disease to the forums, and when that filth began to spill out into other areas of the game, that is the cue I took to leave.

To bring people back to P99, I think it needs an image makeover. We need to delete the RnF forum, ban it's top contributors, and be much more strict about keeping the boards clean and friendly. If it is the brats who ruined the server, then we should start by being even more intolerant to this kind of behavior (this forum is, after-all, the gateway to the game). It's obvious many people, and staff, have left due to the drama and BS caused by ignorant people.


I am a little stumped on the end-game mechanics issues, as I have only ever really seen it from the outside looking in. However going back to my original point, if the right players are playing with the right attitudes, then the drama issues should just take care of its self. Of course I know we are talking about the internet, but I guess we can keep dreaming.

If the server pop is 300 on average and tmo has roughly 70 to 80 active players. That's the top 25% just saying. Even if there was 1k players and tmo had some members come back...aka velious we would be the top 10% this isn't economic disparity in the us where the 99% vs the 1% applies, even if its a catchy phrase

[Benjin]

I always enjoy reading about how people would implement Social Utopias if they were the ones in charge.

Our president has been explaining this to all us rubes for three years and is having major success. You guys should totally ask him for advice. Its easy really.

[Bill Tetley]

Can't progress new melee characters on the server... apply the patch to help this! pleasenthankyou

[Kevlar]

Allow two boxing. You'll double the server population instantly.

[tekniq]

it's summer time...some people actually like to see the sun, ya know?

[BlazeKING]

I'm coming back to play this weekend, hope to see you all in there. Would be cool if there were more low level players to group with but o well. The only thing I like about the other mmo's is the higher server population. I'm sick of their hand holding easy street bs. I wish people who havent played eq could come on in but the other mmo's have spoiled people and the babies wouldnt take too kindly to corpse runs. exp loss, trains, no tutorial or in game maps, having to have skill etc etc.

[Xxia]

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

I wish people who havent played eq could come on in but the other mmo's have spoiled people and the babies wouldnt take too kindly to corpse runs. exp loss, trains, no tutorial or in game maps, having to have skill etc etc.

I don't think EverQuest's complete lack of any decent features at release was ever the reason any of us played it... it was simply the only decent choice and we got hooked. The way EQers talk about the game is like listening to your grandpa talk about walking uphill to school both ways and saying they enjoyed it. LoL

Since we all already know the game so well, it's much easier and much more enjoyable. But if I was just starting the game today - I'd probably be gone tomorrow.