Dead game is dead...

Sweet great minds think alike.

 

I said that aren't on sale. Portal? Half-Life? Sale. lurn2reed.
Also, never said that it was all a piece of shit. You are getting all "New update, better make it seem like NinjaCell is implying something that he isn't" on me. I said, see, exact quote:

I have had a long week.. Yet again, used the wrong words... 50-75 pages.

And about it being a sale, that point is invalid. A game on sale for $5 does not equal a game that is for $5.
I mean, what if Skyrim went on sale for $10? Doesn't mean it's a $10 game.

I am not implying anything, you just think that I must have some type of ulterior motive about it, as you are always defensive on the forums as if someone will shoot you in a moment's notice (which probably makes some people want to do that). I said, that a game that has a regular value (I said regular value, as you can't seem to understand the words regular value, so I shall say regular value again. Regular value. There.) of $5 makes people get turned off from it. You never see an amazing game that has a regular value of $5. Key word: regular value, AKA no on Sale. People who are looking to spend $5 on a game that isn't on sale probably won't find amazing titles that will give you over 500 hours of playtime, like KAG.
Of course, getting people to pay $5, expect a sucky game, and then find it to just be less than satisfactory might stay, but then again, there is that community.
All I am using is how people think, which I have almost never been wrong before.. Just ask anyone that I know more than just playing together, I am more perceptive than a regular person, and I am almost never wrong about how others think. Hell, I can usually even get people's general age and gender from just how they type, the words they use, capitilization, how they construct sentences, even to how frequently they use "XD"s.

 

i went on few days ago. about 50 servers and 0 players. heh probably a glitch

 

May not have been a glitch. Personally, the lowest that I had seen was about 12 people on 40 servers or something.
Most of the time, there are at least 50, as enough to fill up one of the Black Death and most of Last Kings, and then other servers for those who dislike those servers, or get terrible ping.

 

A large number of servers means that the players left in game getting split between them. They don't have to get fill. It's better to have 2 x 20 slots servers than having 5 x 8 slots. My opinion is that you, as a developer team, should input some limits and rules to server hosting.

 

@Geti Have you considered implementing a more complex campaign mode? I understand that it is easier said than done, but Rescue the Princess is pretty easy and can be finished in about 15mins or less.
Also, it seems that no one plays challenges anymore.

 

If you want more people to have the game, make it cheaper
If you want more people to play the game, advertise
If you want more people to like the game, let those who play enjoy it
Give a goal for the game, make costume swords,armor,heads , etc

If you want the community to grow none of these will work on their own, even the devs know this. But the problem is that its because of this being a finished game nothing big will be done or added. What about minecraft, its having loads done to it, always new stuff being added. Sure there are re-balances for KAG but that's it

But really people the community needs to be just that, a community, not individuals who are good at the game leading us on. I think this game needs a major update, if the devs could get help from madders it will work, modders have tons of content that they have made, use their help and maybe add that content, balance it, make it like a new game, and then advertise. At this stage not everyone will be the best so new players can learn with old pros. The devs are not miracle workers they cant do everything they actually have lives. If everyone will actually help this community in their own way that they can, then will we grow.

For us to sit idly and play the game wont do anything

@Geti if you want this game to grow do something about it

 

I wouldn't mind stats but I personally abhor achievements because of the stupid crap they can make people do... like sit in a corner and spam crap.

https://forum.kag2d.com/threads/end-match-summary.19348/

An actual stats sheet would be pretty neat, % of time played as each class, and a kills number (total & per class). Also game W/L & %.

Seriously though, down with achievements... I don't understand why people want them. Especially on steam, considering AFAIK you can just set them to "accomplished".

 

Sadly this is true. This game is so simple but it is almost impossible to start playing. I started a year and a half ~ 2 years ago but I was a noob then I was yelled at in chat, vote kicked for not knowing how to do things, ect. But now I am not a noob but the thing is: this still happens just becouse I am a "steamie"but the game has been destroyed by "balancing" and a horrible fan base...

 

I don't think its that you're a steamie I think its just what you do
And unless the Devs want to do something (Doubt it) the game will just slowly get a smaller playerbase until you got nothing left. They've moved on to the new game anyways.

 

Atm, the game is well balanced imo and there are some people devoted to this game. There are still some leagues/tournaments and some clan activity. You cannot judge a community just by playing on some public servers. Pub games can be awesome and terrible at the same time.

 

Must... resist... commenting on balance...

 

Yep you are always complaining about balance on a game with like 200 active players. We all know that. While this team, there are leagues and clan wars and no one is whining.

 

Yeah, nobody is whining because they already left. The balance might be there, but the fun certainly is not. Also, 200 active played but only ever about 50 on at the same time. Generally maybe 1 full server and 6 servers with a scattering of players.

Two builds ago we had an average of 75 players on daily, not counting night-time in the US. A build before that we averaged about 80. I can only hope this next build fixes some things and brings the players back, but at this point I'm playing mechwarrior online more than this game. Because it's fun.

 

So the only reason for a player to leave kag (in your opinion) is just about balance ? What about :

• Life
• Studies
• Playing on other game
• Technical problems
• Bored

Usually, there are between 100 players online (european time) and 150 players with the australian time. I havent any problem to find players/servers. There are some still clans around.

Of course, there are less players like on soldat for example. But there is still an activity. You should be more optimist ;)