02-02-2020, 07:13 PM
OK the key is not to just get people to start playing the game but to stay playing the game once they start. No one person is the same and will have the same desires. Even Penn and me who developed and were the driving force behind the Cymru don't agree on things as you have seen in our comments on these boards. Simply put if you do not have lots of choices of things to join or be people will either not join at all or start and leave. I can state for a fact 2 of the players I brought into the game originally started as Cymru only players and became interested in playing in various other factions in the game after close to a year. It was that variety of different things they were doing in the game that kept them playing in the game. Both would have likely left if they did not find these other things of interest. Things in Midgard creep along so having variety is key to keep interest. While I do think all factions should be available, I think what you should do is close off certain areas of the world especially since you will have no naval. Closing off the Imperial Homeland, Alfheim, Skelts, Seakings and Manchuria. This gives you the ability to down the road put them in as you see fit. But at least everyone will have choices and you will not have to worry about ruining factions that players are interested in playing in.
Ask yourself do you want players that will play and continue with the game or players that get tired of something and find no interest else where and leave. Most all these factions had people of interest of Zan would have never created or made them part of the system and if he had been healthy enough to run the game consistantly with out great pauses the number of players would not have dwindle nearly as much.
Ask yourself do you want players that will play and continue with the game or players that get tired of something and find no interest else where and leave. Most all these factions had people of interest of Zan would have never created or made them part of the system and if he had been healthy enough to run the game consistantly with out great pauses the number of players would not have dwindle nearly as much.