Thoughts about playercount

[jake13jake]

Originally Posted by Tyhm

I dunno that we can do anything about Graal's listing on Google...methinks it's gonna have to be advertising in one form or another. If Graal's payment system restructures enough that it can call itself "Free" again, that'll open a lot of doors...something like Passwording, but Stefan said that's neither happening nor necessary, so I guess we'll see...

But if Graal can call itself shareware, then yeah, we can start talking topsites again. In the meantime, I don't see the point.

Well, I'm not talking about improving Graal's listing on Google. You google Graal, you get Graal. I think unixmad's policy of not letting players talk about other MMORPGs might be backfiring because then when people look up other games, they might stumble upon someone who plays Graal mentioning something about the game they're looking for and they might in turn develop an interest in Graal.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by jake13jake

Well, I'm not talking about improving Graal's listing on Google. You google Graal, you get Graal. I think unixmad's policy of not letting players talk about other MMORPGs might be backfiring because then when people look up other games, they might stumble upon someone who plays Graal mentioning something about the game they're looking for and they might in turn develop an interest in Graal.

I think it's more than that which is killing Graal's popularity. Namely unixmad's policies but that's just a different story. Graal only became so popular because it was free, now it's P2P and they expect the same amount of people to come and pay? Pfft.

[excaliber7388]

Originally Posted by Curt1zzle

Seriously Tyhm, wakeup from your dream. Organize your thoughts instead of mindlessly rambling.

I don't feel like reading your novels you call posts.

Exactly

I think graal needs to play around with the login server a bit more. We need some updated dev tools, preferable online and scripted, things like games were a col idea, more activity on a global level, global events, lots of updates, occasional freebees, like a free week of gold for everyone. Make it big and noticeable on the login server. That would get people to play it, save their game, and want to come back for more.
Just be active.
If you're active, your community will be, and your customers will come back.
Obviously, we still need to advertise.

[Twinny]

I'd prefer having 2 ads in each PM rather than pay but eh: it's up to Unixmad really. Couple of things could be done to keep the players we have.

Instead of having trials get reset after each time they log-in, save their character to a point. Maybe then they'll have the incentive to keep playing as maybe they could get further into the worlds =p. Though some parts of the worlds may be locked off to trials as well.

Another idea: make classic free.Get alot of players to play classic again. Maybe then they'll check out other places and see if they thinks it's worth upgrading.

[James205]

I'd say it's pretty simple why player count is going down... advertisement. I don't know how often Graal advertises its game, but honestly I see no attempt at it. The more people you reach out to the more likely people will join.

Another thing is, no updates. I know it's not as important as advertisement (in a business aspect) but I don't see the point of VIP because there is no benefit of it. My VIP expires in a few months and this past year I've used it for nothing and in no way am I compelled to reupgrade. Why does it even exist?

And last, being consistent with updates (being on time) and taking advantage of the holiday season is a simple attempt. Not even a Christmas theme for graalonline.com was put up, no Christmas specials (like the previous free graal 3d). It just seems like a game that is no updated, use the website as the key to bring people in, offer specials and the change for new players to play the game and actually WANT to join (Give them reason to upgrade).Those are easy attempts in getting some easy $$$ and good opportunities to advertise and bring along more players.