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« on: August 29, 2018, 01:17:01 am »
I don't want to sound melodramatic but I believe that unless something is done about the registration time FH might not be able to stay afloat for much longer. There is no faster way to alienate a potential new wave of younger players that would breathe fresh air into the game than make them wait for an arbitrary time. I mean, let's be honest, most kids (and people in general) aren't that patient.
Now I'm not saying do away with closed registration entirely, as I understand it would put a lot of unnecessary stress on the server, but as stated, a schedule like Flight Rising might be a good solution. Even if it's open for only 1 day of the month (though arguably the sheer number of accounts being made in a single day might overwhelm the site and potentially break it, which would be a problem in and of its own), at least that would be a better alternative than leaving it up to the RNG.
I can't quite put my finger on why, but seeing 100+ guests at any given time and only around 10 members online makes me pretty sad, if not also hopeful for the future of the game.
Sorry for the rant but as someone who first joined in 2012 and got to experience FeralHeart in its prime it's fairly upsetting to see it like this.
As for general, I believe it should be brought back but it's not a top priority, i.e. something the game desperately needs.
I remember being quite disappointed when it was removed as more often than not I would end up making more friends on general than local chat (going up to people "in person" can be quite intimidating). I get the need for moderating the chat more closely, but a troll can just as easily mess with people in local as they could in general. It feels a bit like the pros of having a general chat outweigh the cons, to be honest.
whew, talk about being late to the party. sorry for the wall of text everyone