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KaVir · 07-12-2011, 07:18 AM

Well according to their TMS listing they've got an average of 51-75 players online at any given time, so they must be doing something right.

But generally I agree - if they're that popular now, despite the brutal entry barrier, making the game more accessable to newbies could give their playerbase a major boost.

I've not used my ISP email address for several years, and I'm not sure if I can even access it any more. But even if I could, I'm generally very loath to identify myself on muds - when I do I often draw attention from staff, sometimes positive sometimes negative, and if I'm there to play all I really want is to be treated like any other player.

You can actually work out the country from the IP address with a fair degree of accuracy - it's not perfect, but it's probably more reliable than asking people. I collect quite a bit of data myself, as it's useful for planning events and shaping development decisions.

07-12-2011, 07:18 AM	#13
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Re: Unwritten Legends: Searching for Player Testers. Well according to their TMS listing they've got an average of 51-75 players online at any given time, so they must be doing something right. But generally I agree - if they're that popular now, despite the brutal entry barrier, making the game more accessable to newbies could give their playerbase a major boost. I've not used my ISP email address for several years, and I'm not sure if I can even access it any more. But even if I could, I'm generally very loath to identify myself on muds - when I do I often draw attention from staff, sometimes positive sometimes negative, and if I'm there to play all I really want is to be treated like any other player. You can actually work out the country from the IP address with a fair degree of accuracy - it's not perfect, but it's probably more reliable than asking people. I collect quite a bit of data myself, as it's useful for planning events and shaping development decisions.