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  • Alexina is basically dead

    Honestly, I've been on Alexina from the start. From a quiet server, to crazy crowded, to *the* most populous server, to what it is now.

    Right now, it's comfortable. That's the best word I have for it. And it hasn't changed significantly for over a year. I don't have trouble finding people to run content or do events.

    The one real annoyance I have is botters, and I'm going to presume they are on all servers.
    WolfsingerNasca
  • Alexina is basically dead

    Helsa wrote: »
    Hang on folks maybe you each have a different definition of "dead"? @Crimsọn @Momma_Sophie What do you each consider a server being "dead" as meaning?
    This would help reduce semantical dodging, so I'll participate.

    The dictionary definition is what I use: "No longer alive."
    That means as long as there's even 1 player, the server is not "dead."
    The problem is that people have ridiculously high standards for a game that's existed for over a decade. It's not going to be like Fortnite or Animal Crossing. It's a relic; an antique. You appreciate relics for their history and the meaning of their existence and sometimes you can polish them to add some shine. Anything more breaks it. That's it.

    And this here is the problem.

    You guys want to see dead servers? Try to log into Everquest (1 or 2, doesn't matter.) Even during events you may see a player or two (and their chain of "cousins" in tow) in any town EVER. There are commands to see the number of players on a server or zone at any given time, and more often than not, it's in the single digits. On a good day, it's in the low double digits. Much as I like the lore in those games, *that* is a dying game.

    I get that Alexina is not as crazy crowded as it used to be. But it is not "dead" by any understanding of the word. Just out of curiosity, popped over to Dunby channel 1 on my lunch break. There's plenty of shops open. (Not so many that you can't find a space, but yes, they're open.) And there's both active music groups (the players are chatting) and people playing the paper tile thing. And of course, there's a pile of AFKers around the event NPCs. Generally speaking, there's players scattered everywhere, and the area is active with people running in and out.

    The other problem is there's reasons for having at least 2 servers open. Want to get away from an abusive player the mods won't do anything about, but don't want to quit either? If there's only one server, you're not getting out of that.

    Lastly, if you remember right, they had to shut down new-character sign-ups for a *month* to prepare for Nao. Imagine them shutting the game down to *all* new players for a month. That is *not* happening.

    I don't remember what Tarlach was like in the old days, as I never was on that server. But I will say this: There was always a crowd of people vehemently defending the community there, and they were always ready to say the server isn't dead.

    Now, one last thing...

    Player shops. You know what killed these? Auction house. Which is probably why the devs were so paranoid of giving it to us for years on end. Probably because they expected threads exactly like this.

    There's still advantages to player shops. You can grab impulse buyers and window shoppers that don't know they want an item until they see it available. Which is why I occasionally do kiosks and player shops. And they still get plenty of traffic.
    WolfsingerMomma_SophieGretaBronzebreakSherri
  • Romantic Farm Clearing Ticket PLUS Package

    Whoa, I thought I was the only one who cared about bandit homesteads....

    Joking aside, I do want the extra space. But I also do want them to eventually let us change the terrain to something other than desert, slightly more grassy desert, or snow.
    CrimsọnWolfsinger
  • Dreamseer's Unicorn Gacha

    This one gets a "meh" out of me. I might wear it if it drops for me, but that hat is a hard pass.
    Wolfsinger
  • Do you think Nexon is going to overhaul graphics?

    It seems they're making little improvements bit by bit rather than going for a complete overhaul all at once.

    The recent addition of actual modeled hands to all new gloves is really nice. I'm kind of hoping they go back and re-do some of the older nice gloves.
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