Pwa...

[bef]

Some interesting points...

I'd just like to say that Graal these days seems more focused on Managing than getting players interested and involved, I say this only days after a new server has been released but thats not going to fix the problem, what we need is to revert to the days where there were only 3 or 4 servers, this was good because each server would be over 120player count and people actually want to play. I don't agree that Graal should be more concerned about IP Ranges than they are about playability, Stefan and Unix should both realise that doing that is an aweful not only for the players but for their marketing and financing of the game.

PWA's are somewhat helpful if you have a small problem, but if you have a larger problem you have to contact Stefan or get a PWA to... Seeing as Stefan doesn't use emails and doesn't always respond to Forum PM's I think somebody actually needs to be made powerful enough to handle ALL playerworld problems on their own, actually do things to help servers and even take a load off of stefans back.

I had more to say, but i forgot what it was.

[Spark910]

Originally Posted by bef

Some interesting points...

I'd just like to say that Graal these days seems more focused on Managing than getting players interested and involved, I say this only days after a new server has been released but thats not going to fix the problem, what we need is to revert to the days where there were only 3 or 4 servers, this was good because each server would be over 120player count and people actually want to play. I don't agree that Graal should be more concerned about IP Ranges than they are about playability, Stefan and Unix should both realise that doing that is an aweful not only for the players but for their marketing and financing of the game.

PWA's are somewhat helpful if you have a small problem, but if you have a larger problem you have to contact Stefan or get a PWA to... Seeing as Stefan doesn't use emails and doesn't always respond to Forum PM's I think somebody actually needs to be made powerful enough to handle ALL playerworld problems on their own, actually do things to help servers and even take a load off of stefans back.

I had more to say, but i forgot what it was.

I agree with most there. I think that maybe more should be done in terms of new things for the players, rarther than the developers.

[Deek2]

Originally Posted by bef

Some interesting points...

I'd just like to say that Graal these days seems more focused on Managing than getting players interested and involved, I say this only days after a new server has been released but thats not going to fix the problem, what we need is to revert to the days where there were only 3 or 4 servers, this was good because each server would be over 120player count and people actually want to play.

Are you even aware of the repercussions that would happen if we did that?

[protagonist]

Originally Posted by Deek2

Are you even aware of the repercussions that would happen if we did that?

It makes a certain amount of sense, if the playerworlds went on a weekly cycle or something. Have them switch between classic and hosted. The people who really wanted to play them would go to hosted, while others would just stick with classic servers.

[ZanderX]

Originally Posted by protagonist

It makes a certain amount of sense, if the playerworlds went on a weekly cycle or something. Have them switch between classic and hosted. The people who really wanted to play them would go to hosted, while others would just stick with classic servers.

That's different than what bef was suggesting. Yours, however, is a fine suggestion.

[Deek2]

Originally Posted by protagonist

It makes a certain amount of sense, if the playerworlds went on a weekly cycle or something. Have them switch between classic and hosted. The people who really wanted to play them would go to hosted, while others would just stick with classic servers.

This would imply that none of the servers be removed, which I don't think is the case. Either way, it might decrease management load, but decreasing the amount of servers isn't going to provoke more people to play.

[middo]

I'm not sure if this has been announced yet, I really am tired and dont feel like sifting through 4 pages of subtle flame.

But.
Here is the real problem;
We have more PWs than we do players, all the players flock to the crappy PWs rather than the ones with heart and soul, the PWAs shut down someone with no IP range while someone with an IP range is doing things just as bad.
Overall its just a stupid circle, and there are SO MANY GOD FORSAKEN PWs, For the love of GOD GET RID OF SOME. WAY too many.

[Spark910]

Originally Posted by middo

the PWAs shut down someone with no IP range while someone with an IP range is doing things just as bad.

Now that a system for IPs has been put into place, we wont have to mess around worrying about that, and can concentrate on other things. But for us IP ranges was a top priority, due to the amount of time wasted restoring playerworlds and trying to stop people who aren't the account owner being on RC.

[anim8999]

Originally Posted by Spark910

Now that a system for IPs has been put into place, we wont have to mess around worrying about that, and can concentrate on other things.

What are these "other things"? I can't think of anything that the PWA does.

[ZanderX]

Originally Posted by middo

I'm not sure if this has been announced yet, I really am tired and dont feel like sifting through 4 pages of subtle flame.

But.
Here is the real problem;
We have more PWs than we do players, all the players flock to the crappy PWs rather than the ones with heart and soul, the PWAs shut down someone with no IP range while someone with an IP range is doing things just as bad.
Overall its just a stupid circle, and there are SO MANY GOD FORSAKEN PWs, For the love of GOD GET RID OF SOME. WAY too many.

The problem with this is that playerworlds are a very, very good source of income for Graal. Getting rid of them would lose customers and income.