My opinion on why the game has constantly been losing players

[St.Denis]

I have tried to stay out of this, and other conversations, but sometimes it is better to throw caution to the wind and get things off of your chest.

I am one of those hated Admins (whipping boys) that gets the blame for everything wrong with the Game and/or the Forum.

But lets get one thing straight, the Admins (Spawns of the Devil) have some control over things, but when it comes to Game Development (ie where Jump Holes are, what Systems stay/go, and where the Story is actually going), well that belongs to the Devs. Most of the time, when a new patch comes out, I have no knowledge of what is coming and I wait like most of you (it would appear that some people are 'fed' information, beforehand, but I can honestly say, I am not in that circle), t find out any changes.

The Mods, generally look after the Forums, with some input from the Admins and some of the Senior Devs.

But time after time, I see the same 'jump on the bandwagon' mentality of, "blame the Admins".

I don't expect gratitude for what we do, but it is nice when a I get a pm from someone I have helped out, saying "thanks". It makes this, sometimes, thankless task, a pleasure to do, feeling you have helped someone and they have appreciated it.

Now, Karlotta, I have read most, if not all your Posts regarding changes. I have often thought of adding my input, but knowing your 'well publicised view of 'THE BIASED ADMINS', I have refrained from doing so, because I feel if I say anything negative (even it is a small something), that you will jump and instantly say "see, I told you the Admins are biased and have it in for me". Have you ever thought that maybe this is why the Admins keep quiet when you go on your Crusade of 'I know better than everyone else, including those useless, biased Admins'.

You had a long History, even when I joined this Community in 2011, with the Admins. The running battles I saw on the Forums between you and them. But the problem I have is, that was 7 years ago and a lot of Admins have been and gone, over those years. The people you started the battle with retired years ago. Yet you still have this ongoing vendetta against people, some of whom weren't even playing then.

Some of the present Admins are ones that agreed to let you come back, but still, somehow, we are still the bad guys. If we didn't want you here, you wouldn't have been allowed , legally, back. You then could have carried on your ageless battle, against the Forces of Evil. But you you were allowed back and yet you still have this paranoid theory that the 'ADMINS ARE OUT TO GET ME'.

It might surprise you to know, that the day doesn't start with/end with discussions about Karlotta. You are just not that important. You are one of the Community and your opinion is worth an equal amount, as is everyone else.

As for the reason why this Game has decreased, in popularity, there is no one deciding Factor. To some the Systems are too many, to others not enough. Some want to do nothing but shoot others all day long. Whereas some want to log on, talk to friends, take their time doing whatever they want to do. Some come here to have fun, at other people's expense and kick over sandcastles.

The Devs need to make this Game, in my opinion, cater for all styles of play. It is a thankless task as no matter what they do, somebody will be upset.

The biggest problem is, that some people believe that their opinion is the most important and the one that the Devs/Admins should listen to. Then, when that doesn't happen, they rant and rave at how incompetent the Devs/Admins are. For every subject discussed on this Forum, you can find 10, 20, 30 differing opinions. They will always go from one extreme to another. The Devs, hopefully, try to compromise what they do to cater for all, because if you decided to cater purely to one Group, you will lose the others.

There is no one solution, no matter what we wish, that will 'fix' the problems, real or perceived.

I can tell you one thing though, if the Devs and Admins all quit tomorrow and another 2 Teams magically stepped in an took over, in time, the same conversations will be spread all over the Forums on how incompetent the Devs/Admins are. It is Human Nature to moan about things you don't like.

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