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Old 10-07-2010, 07:42 AM   #170
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Re: Veterans of Roleplay Intensive MUDs

There are plenty of ways for newbies to learn the ropes besides OOC channels.

That's actually a straw man argument since the semi-recent departure of veteran RPI players has been during a period of UNPRECEDENTED PLAYERBASE GROWTH in the RPIs. There are more people playing RPIs now than there were ten years ago yet greater numbers of veterans leaving for reasons other than real life drawing them away. The veterans from years past didn't mind smaller playerbases and even though they wanted and are thrilled by increases in the number of players on the RPIs, some are also unhappy with either the measures taken to attract new players or the quality of the new players coming in via such measures. What you refer to as "stupid barriers to entry" are the very things that the veterans liked and when those things are tampered with you've effectively sold the baby to buy a crib.

What you suggest as a cure is in fact the cause of the problem. To attract more players including players like you, since you cited yourself in your example, the RPIs have tried to appeal to a broader base and in doing so have alienated some of the veteran players that otherwise would still be playing. The solution to keeping veteran RPI players is not to cater to players like you who are NOT veteran RPI players; it's to cater to those players, veteran included, who are seeking out the particular features of RPIs not found elsewhere. Ultimately if you have 100 potential players and only 10 of them prefer the characterstics of RPIs, they're a sure bet. No matter what you offer to the other 90 and no matter how much you make your RPI like other MUDs, they still have the option of going elsewhere for the same thing.
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