Hey, I feel I should throw my hat into the ring for ideas to bring activity up. So.
Right now we are averaging about 100 players a day. Presumably the same players in the grounds. This is not good. This is a sign the game is on life support. We cannot deny this any longer, I'm sorry.
I am trying to remain positive in this thread and not giving back lash toward anyone. I will ask for those to move to PMs if arguments occur.
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Now, my suggestions.
1. Better Communication/Compromise.We all know there are some issues with communication. From Player to Player, Player to Staff, Player to MOTS, etc.. We do not need different parties of people in this game. It makes the community look bad to new players and those coming back through nostalgia.
No one wants to join a drama filled game. This is why no new players are staying. Teens and preteens joining the game have no context of the mess, and most likely do not want to deal with said mess.
The fix: Give information about big updates. Hype people up to stay! Don't just throw parties every year and dance around in game. Parties are not fixing the issue. Upgrades! Hype people up for new things. Secrets will not accomplish this.
You can still have secrets for certain updates. See my examples.
Examples for secrets: new models, some game upgrades (see block glitch and activities tab), new staff, etc.
Examples for Hype: Parties, Big projects you can take us along the way with (see community maps and dev stuff), new maps, MOTS, etc.
I'd look at the game Flight Rising for better examples than mine in updates.
2. Better Moderation.This is not meant to degrade current staff by any means necessary. We as a player base just want better and fair moderation. I've known several people who have been in trouble for things they A. Didn't do, B. Miss-typed in the wrong chat, or C. Didn't know you couldn't say. We've all read the rules. We've seen them in game despite the text being ridiculously small. I got talked to for having a certain acronym in my bio when many others have said worse acronyms in Local.
We also need more activity from staff. We understand you are busy. But if you are too busy to moderate, why are you a moderator? Again going to repeat this;
This is not meant to degrade current staff by any means necessary. I am just trying to help with things.
As for punishments. Give a public list of what action gets a what consequence. A great example of this kind of list is from a site called Art Fight. They have a maturity rating system that works a lot like this list. See this
link for more info. Warning: Cartoon blood and more.
Example From Art Fight.My Example for FH
Now, any other suggestions comments and concerns? I'd love to hear y'alls ideas!