I'm frankly astounded that anyone is still playing this. Though according to the numbers above, I guess not too many people still are. There are MUDs with higher populations than this game. Let it just die.
Important facts: 1. Free to Play games are poorly made. 2. Casuals are not all idiots, but idiots call themselves casuals. 3. Great solo and group content are not mutually exclusive, but they suffer when one is shoved into the mold of the other. The same is true of PvP and PvE. 4. Community is more important than you think.
I don't think Alganon is a horrible game. Sure, they copied a lot. Sure, Derek Smart is annoying as hell. Sure, they changed the finanial model of the game every 5 minutes, and in matters of graphics and selection of classes and factions and... Well, there are just masses of games out there that are better. Still I don't think it's horrible.
A "not horrible" clone is not going to survive in today's world. People don't have the time to play "not horrible" games.
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I'm frankly astounded that anyone is still playing this. Though according to the numbers above, I guess not too many people still are. There are MUDs with higher populations than this game. Let it just die.
Important facts:
1. Free to Play games are poorly made.
2. Casuals are not all idiots, but idiots call themselves casuals.
3. Great solo and group content are not mutually exclusive, but they suffer when one is shoved into the mold of the other. The same is true of PvP and PvE.
4. Community is more important than you think.
A "not horrible" clone is not going to survive in today's world. People don't have the time to play "not horrible" games.