My Miserable 10 Cents

Kuza · #1 04-11-2003, 11:44 PM

Dear Newbies & Oldbies of Graal2001,

I am tired of checking these forums for useless updates and finding that Graal's content continues become more and more boring.

This is my idea. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

Graal2001 (...ca 2001!) is a thing of the past, yes. Everyone who played this already knows since they were there to play the server back in the day. However, it was an experiment and the first gold server/p2p or whatever else you want to call it. It was successful as an economy driven, optional roleplaying, group questing, event plentiful playerworld. These are the facts.

Bring back all of this. You can add minor/major updates from time to time, but whatever is changed, don't let it effect the elements and factors that made Graal2001 the server that it was! People played because they were eager to buy rare hats, popular bomy-bopots, playerhouses, and work for the things they wanted. It was fun making friends through questing and adventuring into a nearby kingdom's territory. There was something for everyone.

Kamuii was the best manager for Graal2001. I remember how he'd make an organised list of "News & Updates" in one simple thread to let everyone know what was going on. The staff was strong, ideals were great, but Stefan flocked to Graal2002's progress and let G2k1 die slowly. That's what really happend.

Anyways, I am done rambling. That is my 10 cents. I miss playing Graal2001. It was the best playerworld in my opinion and always will be, because I actually miss it in an akward way.

Much Love,
Kasuagi

Torankusu · #2 04-12-2003, 01:00 AM

Agreed.

And I will miss it in an awkward way.

ZanderX · #3 04-12-2003, 01:08 AM

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Originally posted by Kuza

Kamuii was the best manager for Graal2001. I remember how he'd make an organised list of "News & Updates" in one simple thread to let everyone know what was going on.

I'm touched, really, but you flatter me.

Dude6252000 · #4 04-12-2003, 01:29 AM

See, it's not Kamoo's fault, it's that Stefan had the wonderful idea of screwing over his creative, fun, new-every-day server to make a seen everywhere online, crappy, hack and slash MMORPG.

You don't know how much I'd kill to see Kingdoms die, and 2001 revive.

magicbud3344 · #5 04-12-2003, 02:38 AM

yeah graal2001 was gwate

Jeff · #6 04-12-2003, 02:41 AM

...this is exactly what I tried to do with the reset.

People were clamoring for stuff the first couple weeks, but I think roleplaying became too big and people quit working

magicbud3344 · #7 04-12-2003, 02:43 AM

it was good but in others eye's graal2002 was still better :X

Ghost Pirate · #8 04-12-2003, 03:03 AM

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Originally posted by Jeff
...this is exactly what I tried to do with the reset.

People were clamoring for stuff the first couple weeks, but I think roleplaying became too big and people quit working

No...not enough roleplaying...back in the day people also were around mainly to RP...which explains why 98% of the people that played back then was in a kingdom.

More Roleplaying, Less Economy.

Googi · #9 04-12-2003, 03:12 AM

Kamuii couldn't get us good staff, Jeff can't get us good staff. We need some good staff, then, yes, we need to finish the Bomy Battling script.

Kramer · #10 04-12-2003, 10:42 AM

any good programers out ther that want to make a new game with the concepts of old graal 2001? maybe if there wasn't a choice, people would come to 2k1...

brock128 · #11 04-12-2003, 03:09 PM

Kamuii > Jeff. Sure, Kamuii was never on, but at least stuff got done. And he actually told the public what was going on.

Dude6252000 · #12 04-12-2003, 04:11 PM

I'm becomign more anti-Jeff everyday. I mean, I like Jeff as a friend, but I don't think he's really fit for a manager.
"...this is exactly what I tried to do with the reset.

People were clamoring for stuff the first couple weeks, but I think roleplaying became too big and people quit working"
Not true. There wasn't nearly any RPing after the reset, everyone was clamoring to get money and buy the bomys that you auctioned almost every day. And we kept working. You never exactly gave us much things to work on.

Tseng · #13 04-12-2003, 04:34 PM

You know, I've said this so many times.

A reset + the kingdoms being brought back would ONLY bring back people for a short while.

They HAVE TO BE SHOWN HOPE. They have to be shown new things.

Additionally, the economy HAS to be fixed before a reset can successfully occur...you shouldn't have people with 500+ gralats a week after a reset, I'm sorry, but that's true. Gralats should be VALUABLE. Not dirt cheao like they were before the reset ;X

Like I've said before- EVERYTHING THAT MAKES A GRALAT has to be looked at.

Until you do? The economy will always tank.

Not to mention the almost constant bomy auctions...

Why were such large things ignored such as playerhouses and villas?

Those are supposed to better drain money from the economy anyway...with a constant, weekly payment.

As for RPing? I heard people had a great time with that.

They just got bored.

I could say more, but you know what? I don't feel like sharing all of how the server can be fixed.

Remember, people. Not only am I inactive, but Jeff ran more efficiently after I quit being comanager

Kuza · #14 04-12-2003, 06:14 PM

People played G2k1 because it was fun and there weren't wacky updates that threw you off or came out of the clear blue. It's perfectly fine to update a server with new hats, new bomies, and the alike because it's purely content that is being added anew. However, toying with the elements that acted as cornerstones and held together the glue that kept everything in place is proposterous!

The best thing to do at this point is tell the public the truth, let them know what's going on and make them feel like they're a part of this community instead of neglected players of a past memory that still lingers on for what reason, hope that it will come back. That hope has been kept alive for this long so that has to mean something. All I am asking, personally, is to bring Graal2001 back to the point of its existance in which people played to have fun, participate in events, build the economy, pk, roleplay, etc.

I say, work on a new overworld, but keep everything the same and just rebuild it from scratch. That way it's all new, but everyone is familiar with the surroundings still. It's basically like an update that updates everything. Improve the levels, scripts, ideas, and give us a reason to keep our hope high and dry. It's not that hard of a concept to grasp, really.

Jeff, if you can't handle the task of being manager, allow someone else to fill in the empty space. I want to see G2k1 as the paramount it is, not some 0 populated trend of the past. It doesn't deserve that.

Graal2001 still has a chance in my eyes as well as several other players who constantly check for updates and news, glimmers of hope that tomorrow might be the day... G2k1 came back.

Ghost Pirate · #15 04-12-2003, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by Tseng
Part of Post Related to Economy

NO NO NO!
GRAAL2001 DOES NOT NEED A ECONOMY!
It should not, and never should have a economy, NOBODY wants to work hours on end making a few gralats. Working isn't NOT fun SO STOP DOING IT. Make Roleplaying more available and stop shoving it into a corner at every turn! Graal2001 should have a major roleplaying enviroment, people want to play Graal2001 for ROLEPLAYING. But oh wait, the staff is lazyer than on Era, and suck at everything they do.

Jesus Jeff just find someone who can do a better job at hiring, managing, and whatnot, because right now you are more or less killing Graal2001.