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  1. For the record my AA merged into my current one not that long ago :)

     

    I'll post a log from a chat I've had tonight that elaborates on what I've said so far. Please note that I've edited it a bit to pull out names and whatnot, but the point is still there.

     

     

     

    [10:49:09 PM] someone: But think of all the lost pixels D:!
    [10:49:23 PM] Stock Hunter: in reality, you gain more in the long run
    [10:49:40 PM] someone: But pixels! D:
    [10:50:02 PM | Edited 10:50:06 PM] Stock Hunter: all i know is, in the past we had more wars and nation count increased. We stopped having frequent wars and nation count is decreasing
    [10:50:23 PM] Stock Hunter: but it's not just the wars, it's the drama that does it
    [10:50:40 PM] Stock Hunter: people will wait up all night to see if another alliance is going to declare war
    [10:50:46 PM] Stock Hunter: it's the suspense
    [10:51:05 PM] Stock Hunter: think of it like a TV show or movie. you're not going to watch it if nothing interesting is happening. same goes for CN
    [10:52:26 PM | Edited 10:52:34 PM] someoneelse: I think even with wars however, the number will still decrease. The interface isn't newb friendly and people may get frustrated and quit before they can learn.
    [10:54:13 PM] Stock Hunter: they had that issue in the old days and the nation count grew
    [10:54:33 PM] Stock Hunter: in fact the interface is more n00b friendly compared to then
    [10:56:04 PM | Edited 10:56:09 PM] someoneelse: However, the website its-self appears old. Which may also be a deterrent to new comers.
    [10:57:25 PM] Stock Hunter: the problem is not getting new players
    [10:57:30 PM] Stock Hunter: the problem is keeping players
    [10:57:46 PM] Stock Hunter: i can't tell you how many old players have deleted because the game is so boring now
    [10:58:19 PM] Stock Hunter: i've even thought about it
    [10:58:46 PM] Stock Hunter: logging on and collecting taxes is boring, then on top of that when a war does happen it's not very dramatic
    [10:58:58 PM] Stock Hunter: the idea of POWs no longer exists
    [10:59:28 PM] Stock Hunter: or is a lame deal, and AAs welcome those nations back with open arms instead of telling them to ****off because they turned their backs on their alliance
    [11:01:21 PM] Stock Hunter: it goes back to what i said about movies/TV, if there is no drama, people won't watch
    [11:06:08 PM] Stock Hunter: that and idk how to describe it, but when I was in my first AA everyone used to be hardcore for it. to the point of almost everyone going "o/ AA!" in a post even if they had nothing to say other than that
    [11:06:12 PM] Stock Hunter: showing their support for the alliance
    [11:06:30 PM] Stock Hunter: and not just posts, on IRC 2
    [11:06:33 PM] someoneelse: interesting
    [11:06:51 PM] Stock Hunter: you'd show up in the memeber's chat and do a "o/ AA!" and you'd get almost everyone replying with the same
    [11:07:39 PM] Stock Hunter: makes the game more enjoyable
    [11:10:40 PM] Stock Hunter: i don't know how long you've been playing, but CN used to be so much more fun
    [11:10:51 PM] Stock Hunter: staying up late, getting ready to do a quad attack with your alliance mates
    [11:11:07 PM] Stock Hunter: hearing rumors of some alliance getting ready to declare on someone else
    [11:11:22 PM] Stock Hunter: feuds left and right between alliances, just because (no reason, or "real" reason)
    [11:11:44 PM] Stock Hunter: getting to rebuild after the war is over and doing it again
    [11:12:19 PM] Stock Hunter: the real victory was in helping your AA win the war (or at least put a good hurt on the enemy), not in that you are rank ####
    [11:12:32 PM] Stock Hunter: being ZI'd for your alliance was a big honor

     

     

  2. I'm sure this type of subject has likely already been posted, but you can't beat this dead horse enough.

     

    My plea really goes mostly for alliance leaders, but at a certain level it goes to all the players in the game.

     

    [rant-speech-plea-pleaseseriouslyconsider]

    Cyber Nations is decaying into the abyss, thousands of nations are deleting, and it's all a result of the current era of CN politics.

     

    Right now the current treaty web pretty much ties everyone to everybody. The only time an alliance war is declared is when you have a trigger that sets off a snowball effect. That trigger requirement has become something more and more serious over time. This is because everyone has this mentality of "must protect our pixelz." We think that "oh warz make people quit playing, and our alliance shrink. We have to avoid war at all costs!"

     

    If I remember correctly, wars used to happen a lot more frequently, yet the overall amount of players continued to grow.

     

    Regardless, the current mentality of "only war when absolutely necessary!!!" is not working. The overall player count continues to dwindle. Admin can really only get people to sign up, it's up to us to make the game entertaining enough to keep those players for the long haul.

     

    I even find myself personally getting more and more bored with it, choosing to play other browser based games.

     

    The "good old days" were "good" and entertaining because there was A LOT more drama overall. You had feuds between AAs, more frequent wars, and lots of chatter on IRC. The drama made the game entertaining. It's what makes players stay around for the long haul. It causes people to form friendships and bonds that last literally years. The human aspect of this game is what really makes it enjoyable. Without it you see what we have now.

     

    So basically what I'm saying is, what we are doing right now is NOT working. Let's try something different. Get some drama going!

    [/rant-speech-plea-pleaseseriouslyconsider]

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