Yeah, that crescendo of voices saying why they're leaving don't count for a thing.
Anyone who is not a dogmatic true believer devoid of objectivity can make a fairly accurate guess as to the top five or ten reasons why people are leaving. It's pretty obvious. (The bigger riddle is why new players don't stay. That nut is a bit tougher, but many of the reasons are the same.)
"Exit surveys."
LMFAO. I used to take surveys for a living. Garbage in garbage out. It's a very specific science to gather useful info should you do it right, and the response rate is always dismal by default, requiring precise statistical analysis to turn it into anything of value.
"Sell crazy someplace else," as the movie line goes. "We're all stocked up here."
(Now if you will excuse me I must bandage my ankle.)
how many players have come to you and tell you why they're leaving? you dont have to be exact, just a rough estimate. I can say that players are leaving because they would rather spend the money on street corn and I bet I would have the exact same data as you. zero.
as for new guys not staying, it's been said many times that tens of thousands have downloaded the game and played for 15 minutes more or less. maybe they couldnt figure out how to set up their controls, then again I only played about 3 games in world of warplanes while in beta and quit because I couldnt figure out the controls either.
also played world of tanks, still have several hundred gold, millions of credits, several 10 tier tanks and I quit. tried to get back and it was the same thing. people running in to cause as much damage and die within 3 minutes. they have millions of players but there's times when I still had to wait 5 minutes to get into a match that would last less than the waiting time.
so having said that, it doesnt make me an expert on why people dont stay. seen a few players spawn and sit there, I have talked to them on range and explained how they can talk back to me and nothing no feed back.
also remember that back when we had 600 players, players would make fun of the young people, calling them squeekers and whatever. and then they complain that young people arent interested in this game.
vraciu if you forget for a moment that you are a long time player and think yourself as new. you will figure out a thing or two about why things are the way they are. not saying some things shouldnt change, but most of the things you think should change, could actually make things worst.
not everybody here loves to just furball, there's some that mostly drive tanks, others that enjoy bombing. with a map 1/2 the size of the smallest one we have, what would happen to the bombers? the thing is to have a balance between pure furballers, those who like to furball but at the same time take bases and those who love to bomb and gv.
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