Posted by llamanunts on 7/23/2015 1:16:00 PM (view original):
I understand the wishes but I don't get the complaints. This is a great game and there's nothing remotely similar out there.
I agree this is a good game and that there's is nothing comparable out there but that doesn't mean the game can't and shouldn't be improved. The game has a number of issues (some more agreed upon than others and some more egregious than others) that should be addressed. Look at the world population data that billyg posted last night and you'll see a pretty uniform story across all divisions and all worlds - that is the user base of this game continues to decline. That fact appears to indicate that something needs to be done to re-energize the game. Obviously FOX needs to do a better job of appealing to new users but, as the OP pointed out, the game appears to be growing more and more stale for the existing users who are simply dropping out as time goes by and the game continues to be ignored.
And that for me is where the complaints come in, they stem from the promises made for things to come ... promises of increased communication ... promises of game updates and fixes which all too often are followed by prolonged periods of silence followed by a few "nice" cosmetic changes but changes that do nothing to really improve the game. The latest promise came in the last line of the email they sent out on 7/7 notifying us that we all need to change our passwords:
"PS - Game update announcements will be coming in the weeks ahead!"
I realize it has only been two weeks since the vague cryptic message was sent out but for a number of people who play this game, those who desire to see it improved upon, we are left wondering do these promised updates even apply to HD (presumably the email was sent to all WIS users and not just HD users)? If so, what will they be? But far and away I think the biggest question I come away with is will this finally be the time when they start working to improve the game? Or will it wind up being another in the long line of promises that sees site administrators get dragged away into some time consuming project that ultimately sees HD ignored yet again?
7/24/2015 11:13 AM (edited)