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Man so many members are leaving, it's so sad. :'(
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Agreed, but there are some reasons:
1. Got bulled much times
2. xSpirit's drama (or just they want move to FHU)
3. Many of their friends left
4. Don't feel this game anymore.
How can solve that? Be excellent to each others, break silience in The Grounds, teach newcomers. And believe this game won't give up do fast.
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Well...Feralheart is at that stage where things are just rocky...Just a rough storm which will pass overtime ^^
Have faith, I'm sure things will look brighter in the upcoming months.
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It can also be their level of busyness. Some people need to pass to their next phase and it can be difficult to have time for the game.
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here's the thing- fhu- and its currently hosted server, fhn, are both down in numbers too.
they removed their 'leaving' board- [i take fault in part for that. "starting drama" my tail.] -so you don't know that people are leaving, they just go poof one day from the forums/game.
the leviathans of drama are popping up more and more from under the waves. concerns that are unaddressed, people who don't like each other, boredom, you name it. people are scared. getting out while they believe they can. before things get too bad.
it's depressing to watch.
it also seems a lot of roleplays have moved to discord or just dropped entirely, tanking the numbers even more as people usually just hang around in their private maps or can't find new groups to play with. when was the last time you saw a recruiter around?
i just.. don't know what to say. i'm staying with fh, fhu still has my financial support but hardly anything beyond that. it's just.. saddening. a crummy circumstance.
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here's the thing- fhu- and its currently hosted server, fhn, are both down in numbers too.
they removed their 'leaving' board- [i take fault in part for that. "starting drama" my tail.] -so you don't know that people are leaving, they just go poof one day from the forums/game.
the leviathans of drama are popping up more and more from under the waves. concerns that are unaddressed, people who don't like each other, boredom, you name it. people are scared. getting out while they believe they can. before things get too bad.
it's depressing to watch.
it also seems a lot of roleplays have moved to discord or just dropped entirely, tanking the numbers even more as people usually just hang around in their private maps or can't find new groups to play with. when was the last time you saw a recruiter around?
i just.. don't know what to say. i'm staying with fh, fhu still has my financial support but hardly anything beyond that. it's just.. saddening. a crummy circumstance.
Go off! Yea haven't seen a recruiter in a while
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It really is saddening to see everyone take their leave. However life moves on and never stops. You either move with it or let the waves crash over you if you aren't able to stay in the current place you are in when things start moving.
Those who have gone I wish them the best of luck with their current plans and I hope they find happiness, and if they decide to come back, then I welcome them with open arms, even if they may not like me for my position or over what other's have said about me. I only hope that anyone who has ill feelings towards me, but has never met me, takes the time to talk to me and make their own opinion, instead of joining someone else's opinion train. That goes for anyone they may have never met themselves but insist on holding ill feelings towards based off of someone else's opinions/feelings. Make your own opinions and feelings, don't live in someone else's shadow and stand for yourself.
here's the thing- fhu- and its currently hosted server, fhn, are both down in numbers too.
they removed their 'leaving' board- [i take fault in part for that. "starting drama" my tail.] -so you don't know that people are leaving, they just go poof one day from the forums/game.
the leviathans of drama are popping up more and more from under the waves. concerns that are unaddressed, people who don't like each other, boredom, you name it. people are scared. getting out while they believe they can. before things get too bad.
it's depressing to watch.
it also seems a lot of roleplays have moved to discord or just dropped entirely, tanking the numbers even more as people usually just hang around in their private maps or can't find new groups to play with. when was the last time you saw a recruiter around?
i just.. don't know what to say. i'm staying with fh, fhu still has my financial support but hardly anything beyond that. it's just.. saddening. a crummy circumstance.
It's very interesting hearing what's going on over there from a player's view point. My only hope is that, despite everything that has happened, things can mend, and grow from whatever is left from what happened in the past. It's hard and seems impossible, and maybe it is, but things can still move forward if it is allowed to.
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awwwwwh. this post is old but i must say, when i left i didnt feel the game anymore. it got boring, sad. lots of my most loved friends were inactive or left me with no goodbye. thats why i switched to FHU, all the maps dont have those saddening memories. but i still may come on FH sometimes ^^
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awwwwwh. this post is old but i must say, when i left i didnt feel the game anymore. it got boring, sad. lots of my most loved friends were inactive or left me with no goodbye. thats why i switched to FHU, all the maps dont have those saddening memories. but i still may come on FH sometimes ^^
Whenever I usually go to FHU everyone seems to be AFK. Falling asleep on your keyboard seems to be more common there.
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pfffffffff. PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF- BAHAHHAHAHHA
that just happened to me litterly rn. this entire heccing server in flourite was afk. NO ONE was actually playing-
kinda sad no one treats the game like a game- ;w;
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awwwwwh. this post is old but i must say, when i left i didnt feel the game anymore. it got boring, sad. lots of my most loved friends were inactive or left me with no goodbye. thats why i switched to FHU, all the maps dont have those saddening memories. but i still may come on FH sometimes ^^
Whenever I usually go to FHU everyone seems to be AFK. Falling asleep on your keyboard seems to be more common there.
I guess people realized the old maps won't renew those memories :S So everyone is waiting for the new maps -shrug-
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tbh i still want FHU to hv the old maps-
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tbh i still want FHU to hv the old maps-
I dont think they're going to remove it. I think its going to stay there
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Just gonna nudge, this topic is about members leaving rather than about FU and if they are going to keep the old maps. If you want confirmation on if they are going to keep them, I would recommend PMing one of their staff members. I'm sure they can give you an answer. =)
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I still love this game because it's brought me many precious memories but I left it because I've got other stuff on my plate, hence growing onto a different path that doesn't really have FH involved. It's a way more serious future about eductaion, self-care, friends and love.
On the other hand, I agree with everything Dark_Heart's mentioned.
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Wellllll
Cause players getting too old for the game. No time we retire.
Bullying too.
Drama from here the time Raz planned and TESTED that stupid modification which made everyone and even the staff ditch the game.
Drama on FHU of course
Sign of the times, considering this game is super old, it’s not up to date with graphics, action and whatnot as compared to the games of today.
No changes in the rules which constrict people from actually wanting to play too. While kids 10 years ago were so innocent as compared to the kids today talkin like sailors over the mics, chats and their parents while gunning up a bunch of other kids doing the same.
Money and the right sources to advertising are missing. Advertising takes money. Consider with the addition to the update of graphics and actions and posting it on a site that advertises it for you. Sell copies of the game for download for $1.99 for starters. Steam is a great place to start when it comes to game advertising on occasion however I’m not sure how that’s gonna effect our modification capabilities. Unless you wanna take the risk instead to ask some big Twitch/YouTube gamers to give the game a week and whatnot. And see what comes outta that.
Oblahdi-oblahdah life goes on! Lalalalife goes on!
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This topic is a bit old but I thought I'd still reply
I recently re-joined the game after a long break, but now that I'm back I'm really trying to get this game going again because I think it is actually a very cool game, even though it may not have the best graphics It somehow also catched my attention because I love these types of games! It gives a nostalgic feel and not because I used to play it long ago, Its just because the feel of it is just pretty cozy :3 I have already gotten at least 3 more people in the game, that didn't know it even existed, from other platforms. I do have hope that it will regain the popularity soon again, especially because of quarantine and that jazz :DD
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Money and the right sources to advertising are missing. Advertising takes money. Consider with the addition to the update of graphics and actions and posting it on a site that advertises it for you. Sell copies of the game for download for $1.99 for starters. Steam is a great place to start when it comes to game advertising on occasion however I’m not sure how that’s gonna effect our modification capabilities. Unless you wanna take the risk instead to ask some big Twitch/YouTube gamers to give the game a week and whatnot. And see what comes outta that.
can't monetize fh. it has copyrighted content in fan creations - namely items for maps/your characters.
sure, those are addons and not part of the original download for the game, but something something the game is hosted in the uk...?? iirc..?? and their copyright laws aren't something anybody wants to step on and lose fh to a lawsuit or three over.
free game for good
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Hmm you got a point @Telluric.
Well... idk what to say bout that then...
Further note. Just found out recently one of my old FH buddies o got back in contact with. He says a lot of the old FH/IT players are playing that ‘fer.al’ game... personally I didn’t like it cause it’s too much like animal jam, also lags the hell out of my laptop like a mother you know.
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Yeah, it's sad to see - I'm also tracking the progress of FHU, but the game just doesn't really have anything for me anymore. I'm not as social as I used to be so a chat room type game doesn't do anything for me.
I'd love if the game had any kind of an objective - other IT games at least have item finding and hunting (Last Moon even have a few quests, currency and NPC shops, but that has also become a dying game)
In comparison to other IT games, or most free online games, FH lacks in content. Still, I'll be curious to see if either game (FH and FHU) make progress to keep up with the demand other online games have created. It's would be tough to update to that extent, but even just the introduction of some official lore into the game would be really interesting.
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its a shame for me. i remember after a break i wanted to check FHU again, but there was login errors all the time. then after that i quit feral heart. i dont think ill be on it for a few years or so.. :/
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its a shame for me. i remember after a break i wanted to check FHU again, but there was login errors all the time. then after that i quit feral heart. i dont think ill be on it for a few years or so.. :/
basically, i quit both FHU and FH. i may come on when some new things come up.
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It is quite devastating to see this many people leave FeralHeart behind. If there was a way to implement the older maps into the game, separate from the others, I think people would love that. Downloading the maps individually is another thing, not all know how to get through the trouble of setting up downloaded maps, and thus whenever I go to visit it's always empty. If I'm in luck, I'll stumble upon a person or two.
But, new or old FeralHeart, it's still the same game I fell in love with when I was a little kid. I wouldn't want to give up so quickly on something I love. Though, maybe one day, everything will change. Maybe we'll get our members back and grow into a big, friendly community we once were.
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It is quite devastating to see this many people leave FeralHeart behind. If there was a way to implement the older maps into the game, separate from the others, I think people would love that. Downloading the maps individually is another thing, not all know how to get through the trouble of setting up downloaded maps, and thus whenever I go to visit it's always empty. If I'm in luck, I'll stumble upon a person or two.
But, new or old FeralHeart, it's still the same game I fell in love with when I was a little kid. I wouldn't want to give up so quickly on something I love. Though, maybe one day, everything will change. Maybe we'll get our members back and grow into a big, friendly community we once were.
Totally agree Bluu! I really hope so too
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It will take more than simply reintroducing old maps to restore this game. Some have simply grown bored due to lack of new content tbh. Every game needs balance and without proper balance things will decline until something brings it all back into balance.
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Not just 'recent events', but a lot of events that have happened over the years as a whole.
For me, I didn't fully acknowledge the issues with FeralHeart until the 2016 Update (if there were any before/up until this point).
Like DylanCheetah said, it is definitely going to take a lot more than simply restoring the old maps to bring back the nostalgia FH once offered. Old content that was so heavily enjoyed has been removed and the new content that was released just doesn't benefit the desires of... well, the majority of the community. This reaction couldn't have been predicted by those who worked heavily on the 2016 Update and kudos to them for their efforts, but I do think there should have been a quicker response to solving the obvious issue(s) in loss of members & overall interest in this game from the Staff. Although I do want to say I am aware of the delay due to ongoing problems with Razmirz as he seems to halt everything. I guess that also explains the exeunt of our Admin and others...
I won't mention drama. That's an obvious one.
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the game, FeralHeart, is dying. and has been "dying" for years. perhaps it's been a zombie.
be honest. independent 3d animal chatrooms are a dying breed and no one will take our places. all the kids moved to roblox. there's a bunch of IT/FH copies on there and they are incredibly popular. no one wants to download an independent game with a niche community and a lot of dirt behind it anymore. furry drama does a lot to a community and no one likes to say so.
Whenever I usually go to FHU everyone seems to be AFK. Falling asleep on your keyboard seems to be more common there.
pfffffffff. PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF- BAHAHHAHAHHA
that just happened to me litterly rn. this entire heccing server in flourite was afk. NO ONE was actually playing-
kinda sad no one treats the game like a game- ;w;
i've literally heard the same things about oFH
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If there was a way to implement the older maps into the game,-
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If there was a way to implement the older maps into the game,-
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LOL AME! Why you gotta tease us like that. XDD
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the game, FeralHeart, is dying. and has been "dying" for years. perhaps it's been a zombie.
be honest. independent 3d animal chatrooms are a dying breed and no one will take our places. all the kids moved to roblox. there's a bunch of IT/FH copies on there and they are incredibly popular. no one wants to download an independent game with a niche community and a lot of dirt behind it anymore. furry drama does a lot to a community and no one likes to say so.
Ugh ;; don’t say that. The truth legit hurts, but this one hurts the most!
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the game, FeralHeart, is dying. and has been "dying" for years. perhaps it's been a zombie.
be honest. independent 3d animal chatrooms are a dying breed and no one will take our places. all the kids moved to roblox. there's a bunch of IT/FH copies on there and they are incredibly popular. no one wants to download an independent game with a niche community and a lot of dirt behind it anymore. furry drama does a lot to a community and no one likes to say so.
The thing is, I'm a kid (technically). I've seen lots of other kids on here but those were a while ago! I wonder where they went.
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It's sad when any members leave, but perhaps it's for the better.
Feral Heart has been an amazing game for people growing up (I know it was for me :) ). But what makes it sadder is that when I occasionally come to check up on the FH site and forums, the numbers of players playing gets lower and lower.
I remember when we'd have hundreds of members- if not- thousands of people online.
I can't help but wish we could re-live the glory days just one more time.
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It's sad when any members leave, but perhaps it's for the better.
Feral Heart has been an amazing game for people growing up (I know it was for me :) ). But what makes it sadder is that when I occasionally come to check up on the FH site and forums, the numbers of players playing gets lower and lower.
I remember when we'd have hundreds of members- if not- thousands of people online.
I can't help but wish we could re-live the glory days just one more time.
If people keep leaving because other people are inactive or leaving, it will definitely not help the situation. What we need rn is active players that can have fun playing FH regardless of what everyone else is doing. That is how to fix FH and bring about yet another so called "golden age". It is not too far out of reach yet, but it will require everyone to stick with FH and be more active. Perhaps the next update will lift everyone's spirits and give them hope once more.
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Covid probably plays a big part on people playing less or quitting, but it's sad nonetheless :-\
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Well, hey- guys, it's all good!
Technically, I'd be considered an inactive player... Due to being busy with real life activities, but as soon as I get some free time, I'd gladly hop on and enjoy the peaceful game, again, like always!
Honestly, I'd say I am somewhat of a kid, too, really- Most people much older than me still play and develop games. xD So, it's not only about the activity of players but also about their faith and loyalty in the game. Especially now, with the illness affecting many people and countries. If we stay as a group through this rough time, it'll be easier afterwards. As for the game; it just needs some time to adjust, that's all~ <3
Stay safe everyone! Everything will be good
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Well, hey- guys, it's all good!
Technically, I'd be considered an inactive player... Due to being busy with real life activities, but as soon as I get some free time, I'd gladly hop on and enjoy the peaceful game, again, like always!
Honestly, I'd say I am somewhat of a kid, too, really- Most people much older than me still play and develop games. xD So, it's not only about the activity of players but also about their faith and loyalty in the game. Especially now, with the illness affecting many people and countries. If we stay as a group through this rough time, it'll be easier afterwards. As for the game; it just needs some time to adjust, that's all~ <3
Stay safe everyone! Everything will be good
Well said Bluu. I think that sometimes we all overlook the fact that simple things in everyday life are often the cause of people not being able to play versus them leaving because they want to leave.
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I mostly don't play the game as much because everytime i come back to it, its just silence, everyone seems to just be talking in private chats so you can't even get into their conversations either
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Correct me where something needs correcting, but all I will say: The community needs to be grateful for what we have so far. Yea, we may be short and quiet, but we're still active. What Bluu has explained thus far, I couldn't agree more. The previous people who had played has been either left the game entirely or got caught up with real-life issues but return once things are moving according to their lives. We, as members of the community, can't let this bring us down and give up. We should use what we have, gather talented people, and bring this game to go used. For that to happen, we need leadership and need that quickly. We need members - not only staff - but members to work together and create events.
Honestly, I am becoming rather annoyed by the complaining and the loud outbursts 'it's dead, let's head somewhere else'; if you stay and try to adjust to the new environment, then you will see it just the same regular feralheart - just fewer people. FeralHeart can only be FeralHeart if you accept how it is and go with the flow; people don't know they are actually helping the game if they stayed and gave the game a chance, but that's me.
And the game is not technically dying because people are joining by the day, so is it really dead? The only thing that is holding users back is the FeralHeart.exe, as the downloading process is tricky. Otherwise, thats it.
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Honestly, I am becoming rather annoyed by the complaining and the loud outbursts 'it's dead, let's head somewhere else'; if you stay and try to adjust to the new environment, then you will see it just the same regular feralheart - just fewer people. FeralHeart can only be FeralHeart if you accept how it is and go with the flow; people don't know they are actually helping the game if they stayed and gave the game a chance, but that's me.
I agree with this whole post but wanted to highlight this section especially. As someone who has been around this game since 2012-2013, there isn't that much difference other than the reduced number of players. While that has some effect on the game, it doesn't have as much power, as I think people are giving it. There are active RP groups that have been popping up regularly for months, there are new mod packs, presets, characters, forum games, and discussions pretty much every day.
I log on every week, to every two weeks, to recruit for my group(s) and I have yet to come online alone. It may not be the 100s of people that were coming in and out of FP in 2012-2016, but FH is far from dead. The staff team has talked about how they are working on their current situation of needing admins, Ame has specifically hinted at new content and it's looking like it might be a map, or two who knows. There are several threads about members coming together to offer suggestions and figure out what to do about the game, what they want to see, what they don't want to see.
I think we give the lack of people online way too much credit-- it hasn't kicked FH into the gutter yet and I doubt it ever will with the dedicated members it still has, and activity has been increasing for a few months now.
I think it is also important to remember that people have real lives, and while we may see familiar faces leaving after many years online-- let's all remember priorities change as we get older. Some of us will stick around, some of us will move on, and some of us will leave and go and leave and go and leave and go.
It is not the number of members we have online, but the quality of the community we have created.
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Honestly, I am becoming rather annoyed by the complaining and the loud outbursts 'it's dead, let's head somewhere else'; if you stay and try to adjust to the new environment, then you will see it just the same regular feralheart - just fewer people. FeralHeart can only be FeralHeart if you accept how it is and go with the flow; people don't know they are actually helping the game if they stayed and gave the game a chance, but that's me.
I agree with this whole post but wanted to highlight this section especially. As someone who has been around this game since 2012-2013, there isn't that much difference other than the reduced number of players. While that has some effect on the game, it doesn't have as much power, as I think people are giving it. There are active RP groups that have been popping up regularly for months, there are new mod packs, presets, characters, forum games, and discussions pretty much every day.
I log on every week, to every two weeks, to recruit for my group(s) and I have yet to come online alone. It may not be the 100s of people that were coming in and out of FP in 2012-2016, but FH is far from dead. The staff team has talked about how they are working on their current situation of needing admins, Ame has specifically hinted at new content and it's looking like it might be a map, or two who knows. There are several threads about members coming together to offer suggestions and figure out what to do about the game, what they want to see, what they don't want to see.
I think we give the lack of people online way too much credit-- it hasn't kicked FH into the gutter yet and I doubt it ever will with the dedicated members it still has, and activity has been increasing for a few months now.
I think it is also important to remember that people have real lives, and while we may see familiar faces leaving after many years online-- let's all remember priorities change as we get older. Some of us will stick around, some of us will move on, and some of us will leave and go and leave and go and leave and go.
It is not the number of members we have online, but the quality of the community we have created.
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Thank youuuuuu for writing this!
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I agree with everything said by Ironic and BloodWinsAll. I think that we need to stop concerning ourselves so much with the fact that people are leaving. I’d like to make the point that a lot of people have left because of the fact that well— a majority of people that played back in the early days of FH have ‘aged out’ if you will. I’m 22 myself but I still play because I have the time, I love this community, and I love the friends I’ve made during my years being here. I started playing in 2011 and went until 2017. I then took a break and came back in 2020 because of some friends and the newfound time I had due to the pandemic and I’m happy to say I’m probably back to stay. I’m not on all the time, no one can be on all the time, but what matters is the community that we’ve built, not the amount of people on the game.
Not to mention the fact that there are new people joining every day, new groups being created and active ones continuing to thrive, maps and presets are still being made.
As Blood pointed out, Ame’s been hinting at some new content which will surely gain some attention, might bring in more new players and may even bring back some old ones.
The community is what matters to keep the game going. The community is what is going to keep the game alive. As long as there are just a few people who care about Feralheart, it’s not going to just die out. I don’t think that we need to dwell upon the fact that so many members are leaving. They had their reasons to go, whether it be time, drama, or just lack of interest.
I hate that so often there are people saying it’s dead. Like I said it’s not dead until there is literally no one online and no one doing anything with the game anymore. If you care a lot about the game, you’re going to stick around unless you really have reason for leaving.
To finish myself off I’d just like to quote this part of Blood’s post:
I think it is also important to remember that people have real lives, and while we may see familiar faces leaving after many years online-- let's all remember priorities change as we get older. Some of us will stick around, some of us will move on, and some of us will leave and go and leave and go and leave and go.
It is not the number of members we have online, but the quality of the community we have created.
As she wrote... the quality of the community is what matters. And we’re happy to be apart of this community. We want to build it up, and those of us that are here to stay are going to do just that. We’re going to keep this community as friendly and welcoming as possible, just as it has been for a long time.
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Even though i don't come back to the game as much anymore i do agree with all the things said above. Even though there is alot of silence when i come into the game i do sometimes find new best friends on it which is really nice and i might give the game a full chance back again when i have more time
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Well, hey- guys, it's all good!
Technically, I'd be considered an inactive player... Due to being busy with real life activities, but as soon as I get some free time, I'd gladly hop on and enjoy the peaceful game, again, like always!
Honestly, I'd say I am somewhat of a kid, too, really- Most people much older than me still play and develop games. xD So, it's not only about the activity of players but also about their faith and loyalty in the game. Especially now, with the illness affecting many people and countries. If we stay as a group through this rough time, it'll be easier afterwards. As for the game; it just needs some time to adjust, that's all~ <3
Stay safe everyone! Everything will be good
Well said Bluu. I think that sometimes we all overlook the fact that simple things in everyday life are often the cause of people not being able to play versus them leaving because they want to leave.
Aw, yeah, mhm- thank you, Dylan. That's exactly what I mean. Many people are just caught up in work and chores, caring for their family members, and many other things... but as summer comes- It is likely that the schedule will free up for most players and people, in general. Probably, we just need a bit more patience and faith. That's all~
Correct me where something needs correcting, but all I will say: The community needs to be grateful for what we have so far. Yea, we may be short and quiet, but we're still active. What Bluu has explained thus far, I couldn't agree more. The previous people who had played has been either left the game entirely or got caught up with real-life issues but return once things are moving according to their lives. We, as members of the community, can't let this bring us down and give up. We should use what we have, gather talented people, and bring this game to go used. For that to happen, we need leadership and need that quickly. We need members - not only staff - but members to work together and create events.
Honestly, I am becoming rather annoyed by the complaining and the loud outbursts 'it's dead, let's head somewhere else'; if you stay and try to adjust to the new environment, then you will see it just the same regular feralheart - just fewer people. FeralHeart can only be FeralHeart if you accept how it is and go with the flow; people don't know they are actually helping the game if they stayed and gave the game a chance, but that's me.
And the game is not technically dying because people are joining by the day, so is it really dead? The only thing that is holding users back is the FeralHeart.exe, as the downloading process is tricky. Otherwise, thats it.
Oh yes, I completely agree with you Ironic, and thank you for supporting me. We do need leadership, and like I've mentioned many times before; more faith, more loyalty, more patience. With those three 'key ingredients', if only most members ( not just staff ) could acquire them, FeralHeart would slowly be able to rise its head above the water again. Swim back from the depths of the sea, and rise its head to breathe again. The people have to ask themselves this question; Do you love this game? Do you want it to continue to live?
If yes, then please be kind and strong enough to stay, help, and fix it.
It's like treating a person... Say, when your best friend or family member is having a rough time, and you see them drowning in their own doubt? Do you leave them, because they're 'dying'? No. You don't. You stay with them through their downs, to help pull them back out, and help them rise again. Same rules apply to FeralHeart. If you really, and truly care... Then people would have to find the strength to stick through its downs, as well.
Again, nobody has to agree with me, but that's how I see it.
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Oh yes, I completely agree with you Ironic, and thank you for supporting me. We do need leadership, and like I've mentioned many times before; more faith, more loyalty, more patience. With those three 'key ingredients', if only most members ( not just staff ) could acquire them, FeralHeart would slowly be able to rise its head above the water again. Swim back from the depths of the sea, and rise its head to breathe again. The people have to ask themselves this question; Do you love this game? Do you want it to continue to live?
If yes, then please be kind and strong enough to stay, help, and fix it.
It's like treating a person... Say, when your best friend or family member is having a rough time, and you see them drowning in their own doubt? Do you leave them, because they're 'dying'? No. You don't. You stay with them through their downs, to help pull them back out, and help them rise again. Same rules apply to FeralHeart. If you really, and truly care... Then people would have to find the strength to stick through its downs, as well.
Again, nobody has to agree with me, but that's how I see it.
I couldn’t agree with you more, Bluu! Those of us that care about the game and want it to continue on will stick around. I love the metaphor you gave, we wouldn’t leave someone we care about just because they’re struggling, so we shouldn’t leave behind a game that we care about just because people are leaving/it doesn’t seem as strong as it used to be. Instead we should stay with it, support it, and try to lift it up just like we would with a friend having a hard time.
Thanks for this post, Bluu! I think it perfectly sums up how we should be feeling about the game. The people leaving have their reasons and we need to respect that, but we’re going to be the ones keeping the game alive and happy and thriving.
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I totally agree with Bluu and I'd just like to add that it will take all of us, not just the staff, to fix what is broken here. The success or failure of any game is based on not just the ones in charge of it, but also those who play it. We cannot do nothing and expect things to improve. There are plenty of things we can do here to improve the state of this game as a whole and the more people who do something to help, the faster things can get back to normal.
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What if we host some sorta event where all players who can and want to come can like hop into one place in the game and we can do something together there or such?
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Sounds like a good idea to me, but we will have to figure out what sort of event and when to host it and advertise it in advance so many people will see it. But ultimately it will still come down to whether each individual wants to come or not. Perhaps it could be some sort of FH goodwill/reunion party?
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What if we host some sorta event where all players who can and want to come can like hop into one place in the game and we can do something together there or such?
Many people host unofficial events for the game. I will say, that a lot of players that are in-game do not always check the forums. I, myself, for the longest time only used the forum for Maps, meshes, and mods. With the play-game tab there is a bit more traffic, but you don't always need to check the forums on your way to that either.
With that in mind, any larger-scale event should probably take place in The Grounds, or be advertised there, so people can follow the party to whichever map the host chooses.
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You can also advertise the event in FeralHeart society, but when I was use to be the owner for FeralHeartians, events weren't much popular, if that make sense. However, movie nights were the real deal and everyone loved it. Anyhow, hosting an event wouldn't be bad, you just need to figure out what people to have inside the event.
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Advertising unofficial events effectively has always been a big problem. Back when FH had like 200 - 300 players I hosted a Thanksgiving event, and only a few people came. It goes the same way now regardless of where or even how the event is advertised. And every time, I also advertised in the grounds. But apparently the majority of the people playing these days just aren't interested I guess.
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Advertising unofficial events effectively has always been a big problem. Back when FH had like 200 - 300 players I hosted a Thanksgiving event, and only a few people came. It goes the same way now regardless of where or even how the event is advertised. And every time, I also advertised in the grounds. But apparently the majority of the people playing these days just aren't interested I guess.
Even official events don't get a ton of traffic, but regardless, it's worth it to try! It might be fun to see some unofficial events pop up again, even though I usually don't have time to jump into events. Just because an event is small doesn't mean it's a failure! It's worth trying to host an event even if there might not be a lot of attendance.
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Advertising unofficial events effectively has always been a big problem. Back when FH had like 200 - 300 players I hosted a Thanksgiving event, and only a few people came. It goes the same way now regardless of where or even how the event is advertised. And every time, I also advertised in the grounds. But apparently the majority of the people playing these days just aren't interested I guess.
Even official events don't get a ton of traffic, but regardless, it's worth it to try! It might be fun to see some unofficial events pop up again, even though I usually don't have time to jump into events. Just because an event is small doesn't mean it's a failure! It's worth trying to host an event even if there might not be a lot of attendance.
Yeah, I agree. The idea of creating an event to keep people interested, seems pretty good. But it has to be something *interesting* then, right? Maybe the themes chosen for the parties aren't as 'capturing', or perhaps the contests aren't as fun? Personally, I like anything, really. Lol I'm not a picky person when it comes to parties and having fun, but...
To save the game,
If we experiment little by little, hosting different types of events ( be it small or big ), will help us sort of 'feel their ground'. What I mean by that, is to 'feel' which event would be more appealing to players, and which is less. Observe which contests they like more, whether the majority likes hanging out- or actually having contests...
In time, we'll be able to tell and see. And with the gained experience and knowledge, we could sort of 'upgrade' the events, then notice if our 'theory' works or not, haha xD Hope that makes sense~
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Aside from my very low forum rank, it's sad to see that FH as a whole (both game included) has become seriously inactive. I've been around since this game was initially released (played it on my sisters account for a year) and was active nearly every day for 5-6 years. I had to take huge breaks due to joining the Army and would get on when I could. It was saddening to see this game slowly dwindle in numbers. Packs became inactive very quickly, friends would stop coming online and the general activity in popular maps would be absent.
I have tried motivating myself for the past 3 years to be more active but when i'm sat on an offline friend list that takes nearly an hour to scroll through cause i'm checking names... It becomes depressing to be online knowing they have quit entirely.
I still keep in contact with a few friends through discord, snapchat and instagram but they all work now.
I've even had one friend from a pack back in 2013 visit me in 2018 all the way from Canada. (I'm in England) We spoke about FH and how the pack became super inactive over time considering we had nearly 300 members.
I'll close this off with saying that hopefully in time, FH becomes more active. Whether it's this one or FHu/FHFN. I see no reason to pick a specific FH other than what map I want to be in and who is online at the time.
Most of us are old enough to not get involved with drama as it's high school behaviour.
Whether you know me or not. I'll be around from time to time. Come say hello to this Veteran.
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Aside from my very low forum rank, it's sad to see that FH as a whole (both game included) has become seriously inactive. I've been around since this game was initially released (played it on my sisters account for a year) and was active nearly every day for 5-6 years. I had to take huge breaks due to joining the Army and would get on when I could. It was saddening to see this game slowly dwindle in numbers. Packs became inactive very quickly, friends would stop coming online and the general activity in popular maps would be absent.
I have tried motivating myself for the past 3 years to be more active but when i'm sat on an offline friend list that takes nearly an hour to scroll through cause i'm checking names... It becomes depressing to be online knowing they have quit entirely.
I still keep in contact with a few friends through discord, snapchat and instagram but they all work now.
I've even had one friend from a pack back in 2013 visit me in 2018 all the way from Canada. (I'm in England) We spoke about FH and how the pack became super inactive over time considering we had nearly 300 members.
I'll close this off with saying that hopefully in time, FH becomes more active. Whether it's this one or FHu/FHFN. I see no reason to pick a specific FH other than what map I want to be in and who is online at the time.
Most of us are old enough to not get involved with drama as it's high school behaviour.
Even though numbers are low at the moment, things were much slower and numbers were even more low back a couple months. Things have been picking up slowly, all we need is time truly. Packs, prides, and groups in general have been popping up here and there and it's very pleasing to see. For a long time packs had a habit of starting up, going well, then dying off. It was a constant trend that I personally hated lol thus I started my own when things were rather slow. I know I missed the boat by not starting the group back when things were more active but regardless I'm glad I've started mine now.
Unfortunately that's how the cycle goes with online games. I also have, more so had, countless names in my friends list that wouldn't ever pop up again. Over time I've cleared out those I don't remember at all but keep those who are dear to me, regardless of if they still get on or not. The fact of the matter is people grow up and their interests change, as well as how much stuff is on their schedule. Some people will stick around despite that, while others decide to move on to other things. Either by choice or because they simply cannot manage getting online an animal RPing game. I'm glad you've kept in contact with those friends of yours, I've thankfully been able to do the same with some of mine~
I'm very confident that FH will become active again. We all just need to keep going and keep trying. My hopes are up with an upcoming update (no release date as of right now, though) as there are things within it that I know many, many players will enjoy. Including oldies like myself huehue.