by BeatlesFan » Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:03 am
My new topic is: Vortex Wars does not have to die.
Yes, I am leaving the game and forum for good. I am doing this in great part because I think the game is headed to being "an almost ghost town" within a year or so and I don't want to be here to see that happen. I also believe that it does not have to happen.
There are a few things that need to occur, in my opinion:
Guests: There needs to be some way to encourage guests. Right now guests (and I mean real guests, not trolls/registered players) are mostly NOT welcomed by veteran players in the game. On the forum they are frequently treated with suspicion. This discourages growth, which is needed to keep this alive.
Players not on the forum: They exist. Stop looking just at the forum for players. Several of you have claimed that everyone is already in a clan - NO they are not. MOST players do not even exist if you are looking for them only on the forum. There is actually a Vortex Wars website that has a game and it is not this forum. Highlander understands this. When some of you declared the Knights dead, he built a clan of mighty warriors - from the actual game. In the process he brought them to the forum as well. Now he has another clan and is finding even more. You can do the same - look in the game. Maybe we can keep some of the game players longer by inviting them to join us here.
Play and post, but encourage others: New players are often "shot down" or argued with here on the forum. There are some very strong personalities here. Give the new guys some ability to be noobs and have opinions, while they blend in and decide to stick around, rather than have them decide that this is a tough group to become a part of and just leave rather than expend a lot of effort when they are new.
Just my opinion. I encourage you to post yours.
In Vortex Wars: 50% of the game is luck. 50% is skill. The other 50% is math.