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Title: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: PopJanko on November 23, 2023, 10:39:49 PM
All, after covid and the last game change (version), there has been a marked decrease in the number of players daily.

Used to be, we'd see over a hundred in the general arena, about 20-30 in the midwar, and a good collection in early war. 

Now, we don't have those arenas.  I'm not sure in the last 2 years I've seen the "Open Melee" exceed more than 150 people.   Maybe it has.

It concerns me based on previous numbers of players and the cost of membership.

HiTech, is there a risk of losing this game based on the decreasing number of participants in the game?

Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: PopJanko on November 23, 2023, 11:00:11 PM
I don't want to be one who is over-concerned, but, I don't imagine that the costs of maintaining this game are rising with the economy..... inflation.

Tonight, we have about 71 players on line, as I'm looking at the clipboard now.

Is it my imagination but didn't we have, at least double of that a few years ago?

I'm persisting with my question, because I love the game.  This game used to have advertisements on cable TV, which Cable TV is no more. 

But, with the numbers, how long can this game exist before it shuts down? 

Serious question.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Animl-AW on November 24, 2023, 01:20:26 AM
All, after covid and the last game change (version), there has been a marked decrease in the number of players daily.

Used to be, we'd see over a hundred in the general arena, about 20-30 in the midwar, and a good collection in early war. 

Now, we don't have those arenas.  I'm not sure in the last 2 years I've seen the "Open Melee" exceed more than 150 people.   Maybe it has.

It concerns me based on previous numbers of players and the cost of membership.

HiTech, is there a risk of losing this game based on the decreasing number of participants in the game?

Spamming negative content about the game, he hss time, his game is boring. We lniw who this is in shades.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: haggerty on November 24, 2023, 05:07:52 AM
Spamming negative content about the game, he hss time, his game is boring. We lniw who this is in shades.

I dont think he is being negative, just an old man with nostalgia of the good ole days.  We will never see it again, but I don't think the game is in danger of dying.  The costs to keep it running are minimal and we are still paying some good money every month.
The only way we will see numbers again is a re-release of the game revamped for today's gamer culture.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Eagler on November 24, 2023, 07:08:14 AM
Who is pop? Never seen him in ma

Why can't ppl use their in game handles on the bbs so we know who they care

Eagler
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Dadtallica on November 24, 2023, 07:39:12 AM
I dont think he is being negative, just an old man with nostalgia of the good ole days.  We will never see it again, but I don't think the game is in danger of dying.  The costs to keep it running are minimal and we are still paying some good money every month.
The only way we will see numbers again is a re-release of the game revamped for today's gamer culture.

I do think we need to discuss the price point at some point. Feels more like a $9.99 game to me.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: The Fugitive on November 24, 2023, 08:14:12 AM
WOW! This guy should just change his name to the "Spamonator!" Of his 20 posts on the boards 15 were last night.

Sounds to me like someone was a bit too lonely on Thanksgiving and drank a bit too much last night and got nostalgic.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Animl-AW on November 24, 2023, 09:01:11 AM
I do think we need to discuss the price point at some point. Feels more like a $9.99 game to me.

A McDs meal cost 15$, gone in 10 min. If $15 is hard on someone they have bigger finacisl problems than they thought. I call $15 spare change.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: GasTeddy on November 24, 2023, 09:17:25 AM

Why can't ppl use their in game handles on the bbs so we know who they care

Eagler

Agreed. Most of nicks in this forum are totally unknown for me in the game. When Kalinihta kills me in there, how can I know I should berate Akumakujalla in here?
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Dadtallica on November 24, 2023, 10:01:33 AM
A McDs meal cost 15$, gone in 10 min. If $15 is hard on someone they have bigger finacisl problems than they thought. I call $15 spare change.

That’s like comparing apples and wrenches. Don’t be ignorant to the situations of everyday people. Yours is not theirs, etc…

It’s not about ability for me, it’s about worth. There arguably seems to be little worth for anyone outside the US prime time hours.

Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: The Fugitive on November 24, 2023, 10:02:34 AM
I do think we need to discuss the price point at some point. Feels more like a $9.99 game to me.

Well 15 years ago we were happy to pay $15 a month for it. Seeing as the game hasnt changed all that much why should the price change?  :P

To "woo" new players the price might be a bit high, but if that changes and we dont get new players it just moves the cost point of running the servers and the sub rates that much closer, which in the end could bring in an earlier demise of the game.

I hope when Hitech gets healthier he gets back into the game. I think just a few tweaks here and there and a bit of pushing the name out there could bring back some decent numbers.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Eagler on November 24, 2023, 12:50:46 PM
Game was fantastic when it cost $29.95.. fewer children and immature adults

Eagler
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: LCADolby on November 24, 2023, 12:59:44 PM
Spamming negative content about the game, he has time, his game is boring. We know who this is in shades.

We do? Who do you know it to be?
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Palace Cobra on November 26, 2023, 01:45:31 PM
An interface update wouldn't hurt. 

Young pups love eye candy.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: JimmyD3 on November 26, 2023, 09:26:35 PM
It is puzzling to my how all the people that don't even play the game, know exactly what Hitech needs to do and what he Will do. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Bopgun on November 26, 2023, 09:36:31 PM
An interface update wouldn't hurt. 

Young pups love eye candy.

We needed that 10 years ago. Couldn't agree more.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: Shuffler on November 27, 2023, 12:19:26 AM
Lock this.

Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: GasTeddy on November 27, 2023, 02:55:31 AM
It is puzzling to my how all the people that don't even play the game, know exactly what Hitech needs to do and what he Will do. :rolleyes:

In every job, "best" advises come from those who have neither clue nor idea what is included in it.
Title: Re: A Game of Games, a Legend - concern about the decrease of players?
Post by: PopJanko on November 27, 2023, 05:29:19 PM
I dont think he is being negative, just an old man with nostalgia of the good ole days.  We will never see it again, but I don't think the game is in danger of dying.  The costs to keep it running are minimal and we are still paying some good money every month.
The only way we will see numbers again is a re-release of the game revamped for today's gamer culture.

You are correct haggerty.

I know that this is, not yet, a cloud hosted game.

This is about the only game that I can still play without using Facebook, Steam, or my phone (which I have a hard enough time seeing text messages on). 

This is a classic game, a "classy" game, still the best combat simulator out there, the most affordable etc.  I'm just hoping to see it remain so.   :rock

 :airplane:

 :old:

Pop