Graal dieing - Page 8

deathbarrier99 · #**106** 05-29-2005, 10:19 PM

Why do ya'll start something about this playerworld crap? The staff couldnt care less; it shows when they close every single story about this. I know Era can't even reach above 30, but when Unholy Nation has 130 on a bad day, thats fricking terrible. These managers are terribly unqualified, they come from different servers that are nothing like Era. Thats it: nothing's like Era. Rick and Velox came ready,and guess what, they brought Era to its lowest playcount. I know it's very hard to be a manager, but if you cant do it than why should YOU be hired. I know that most of ya'll will disagree, but loads of people play Era, and I believe that I'm speaking on part of all of us.

underwood · #**107** 03-19-2006, 02:45 AM

Personally i think that Graal is the best game out there its just not advertised enough i download these game witch people pay like 25 dollars for and the graphics suck, no staff hardly anything and they love it. People who like graal stay for a very long time, Years! But once they get older they have to go. there is a lot of P2Ps out there but people dont pay to much attention to the beginning players and focus only on the best players, It is an on going cycle the beginning players will grow to be the best and than quit.

But whats starting to happen is peoples friends will quit so there friends will quit because they will start to have less friends, so players will be quiting and quiting.

jacob_bald6225 · #**108** 03-19-2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by underwood

Personally i think that Graal is the best game out there its just not advertised enough i download these game witch people pay like 25 dollars for and the graphics suck, no staff hardly anything and they love it. People who like graal stay for a very long time, Years! But once they get older they have to go. there is a lot of P2Ps out there but people dont pay to much attention to the beginning players and focus only on the best players, It is an on going cycle the beginning players will grow to be the best and than quit.

But whats starting to happen is peoples friends will quit so there friends will quit because they will start to have less friends, so players will be quiting and quiting.

You're about a year late in this topic...

underwood · #**109** 03-19-2006, 03:32 AM

I dont mind

iLLusioNofGranduer · #**110** 03-19-2006, 11:12 PM

Graal IS becoming less popular, I agree, but that reason being there is not as many new members as there used to be. I think this is due to the age groups that play graal and the maturity level, or lack thereof. When the younger age groups try to play, the players that practically grew up with graal think they are hot stuff and treat new players like they are, well...., new players. These older players often times put new players down so much, that you have got to think to yourself... why on earth would they want to play a game that everybody just picks on them or says mean things to them and generally makes them feel unwelcomed. This is speaking on behalf of kids who actually find graal. My other opinion on why game members seem to be declining is Graal has practically little or NO advertisement anywhere. They should consider buying ads on the internet or possibly with this 3d project make a international advertisement when your done to salvage whatever you have left. Speaking of which, I think is a waste of time because why make something who's technological time has past, especially when there is already better ways to play the same gametype and probably a better game.If it would have come out like maybe 6 years ago it would have been acceptable. Its like the Playstation3 has been invented and what graal is doing is going to invent the atari to compete in the international video game market along with Microsoft, Nintendo, and other industries except they are figuring out how to make the little pixels move and respond to the little stick.

Skyld · #**111** 03-19-2006, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by underwood

Personally i think that Graal is the best game out there its just not advertised enough i download these game witch people pay like 25 dollars for and the graphics suck, no staff hardly anything and they love it. People who like graal stay for a very long time, Years! But once they get older they have to go. there is a lot of P2Ps out there but people dont pay to much attention to the beginning players and focus only on the best players, It is an on going cycle the beginning players will grow to be the best and than quit.

But whats starting to happen is peoples friends will quit so there friends will quit because they will start to have less friends, so players will be quiting and quiting.

Please do not revive old threads.

Thallen · #**112** 03-21-2006, 08:29 PM

There's been 23832847238478 of these threads, same opinions, no reaction from the people who matter.
Graal is dying because it is trying to turn into something it is not. Bring Graal back to how it was in 1999 or 2000, even leave it P2P.

excaliber7388 · #**113** 03-24-2006, 12:14 AM

The way I see it, the biggest problem with Graal, is it's losing old players, and not gaining new players quick enough. At my school, there used to be about 20 people who played graal, not, there's just one, me. What happened? Many of them complain that graal is targeted for a younger age. Think about it, these forums mostly have older users, however, the topics have to be censored for children under 12, who shouldn't even be playing. I have said a lot about the forums, and I still beleive that it is one of the reasons people leave. If you want details, look at other forums related threads, there's a ton, all about excessive moderation, this is a potentail problem, bt I'd rather not discuss it too much here. Makes you question when the customer stopped being right though. Now, as an owner of a server, I am taking age demographs this into consideration, and I plan to add more things targeted for a more mature audience. I'm hoping other servers do the same. I also hope graal beefs up it's advertising, and provides more tutorials for learning how to develope, so graal can get more developers.

Infernix · #**114** 03-24-2006, 12:27 AM

I think the gaming world is improving itself is people are drawing less attetion to a mediocore game like graal. Cause when I look at it, all these years of development and its still failed to show some true gaming experience like on old 2d systems. Sadly yes it has also gotten worse.

lancelot9 · #**115** 03-24-2006, 12:36 AM

Yeah, totally agree with you Infernix. As for me and the dev team of Atrius however this is somewhat of basic training for us. After Icarus is complete we are moving away from graal and starting Icarus on a 3d engine that G-man, or also know as Scott, is creating. Graal will be dead I'de say within a few years, I give it 4-5 max. UNLESS Stefan and Unix step up and kick it into gear and creat something to keep up with the times.

Its always good being a staff member on some server.. If i hadnt picked up on Deving I no doubtedly would have quit 2 years ago. Now I look back at some of my first graphics and I wonder what else I can do with my life, ya know? In 2 probably less than 2 years I've became one of the best, or so people say.
In otherwords what Im trying to get at I guess is dont waste your time and life on the game if your not getting anything out of it. And most players feel the same way, thats why graal has gottn worse.

protagonist · #**116** 03-24-2006, 12:43 AM

To be rather frank, there needs to be more servers who offer a genuine, authentic Zelda feel instead of more servers who try to re-invent the wheel.

lancelot9 · #**117** 03-24-2006, 01:09 AM

Yeah i totally agree with that aswell. People like the old, and most people are affraid of change, I know i am...

The originals the best... Thats why people wear converse, or spend more money on older cars even though theres a newer model. If my SNES was still workin I know ide play a link to the past again.. the was such a sweet game.

Drogankid · #**118** 03-24-2006, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by lancelot9

Yeah i totally agree with that aswell. People like the old, and most people are affraid of change, I know i am...

The originals the best... Thats why people wear converse, or spend more money on older cars even though theres a newer model. If my SNES was still workin I know ide play a link to the past again.. the was such a sweet game.

There is danger in comfort zones. Many of the things we take for granted daily would have never been if their inventors had said "Oh, well, it's good enough".

lancelot9 · #**119** 03-24-2006, 01:27 AM

Yep. and thats why graals dieing now. Because people are saying Well, thats good enough.

excaliber7388 · #**120** 03-24-2006, 03:41 AM

Wasn't V4 gonna work on cell phones? THAT would be an awsome touch for Graal gaming. Personally, I like graal, and the way the different servers are like nothing else in the gaming world. Graal's unique, and I plan to stick with it