Huh, I've hardly noticed anyone leave recently. Been seeing a whole lot more new people. Guess it's a matter of perspective.
Your on the same shard as I am and I don't know what your seeing but hunting groups are getting less and less. Yeah there is the community hunts but they last what a few minutes basically, try looking at different times, its dead. Also not everyone always wants to do the same thing. I run around to the different spots for things to do and see no one. If you do they usually do not talk to you or are afk.
I've bumped into a slew of true UO newbies in the past month on Pacific myself. I've spent all nighters helping them get their feet wet with the game, something I haven't done for quite awhile.
I go to many of the places specially where newbies would be, I have seen some but unfortunately they are not quite experienced to handle the things that I am talking about. Also I have grown maybe bitter from all the fake newbies coming and begging for new gear and what not trying to get stuff. So I guess maybe that is why I do not approach them anymore. Another thing I guess I don't have the tolerance to train them anymore.
So it's not that there's a lack of newbie around, it's just that you've become too cynical and don't have enough patience.....
No its the lack of experienced players. I never mentioned anything about wanting newbies around in the first place.
Nevermind. I was mixing this up with another thread I was arguing in. Apologies.
Just saying that on less populated shards youve actually got It alot easier....less people to fight when It comes to doing spawns. Less people to compete with when It comes to resouces etc.........
LOL ya right we are all red. i have been on a blue on a day to day basis since the last millenium.
Draconi stated on more than one occasion that reds wouldn't be allowed into Trammel. However, at one or two 2007 or 2008 town hall meetings, the developers said they were working on a way for people to get rid of murder counts and there would be a cost involved.
Woot! Thanks Sable! Remember the regurgitated worms work better with the new hatchlings
If they do decide to reinstate some type of murderer reprieve, I hope that they come up with some way better than "join factions". Got one faction character that I made red (very foolishly, I might add) at Yew gate.
Thieves are newbies now? Sweet!!!
I'm not talking about newbies and I do not think faction will help what I am saying. I am saying things like Stygian Dragon and things like that are too strong. They need to look at them and make them easier for smaller groups.If they do decide to reinstate some type of murderer reprieve, I hope that they come up with some way better than "join factions". Got one faction character that I made red (very foolishly, I might add) at Yew gate.
It'd be cool (not cool=neat, but cool=ok) if you could quit whatever faction you're in and join a new one and have it do that same thing.
IF they implement reprieves, of course.
Thieves are newbies now? Sweet!!!
jk!!!
Newbies are pretty common on my shard, albeit I'm on Atlantic.
I help out every once in a while... more often than not though, I'll run home for something, be gone a total of 5 seconds, back to Haven, and find that they haven't stayed put. After looking for them for a few mins I throw whatever it was in my bank and leave *shrugs*.
Can't help someone if they don't know to stay put when you say "Be right back, I'm going to run and get something for you".
Force feeding is never good. Especially when there is so few players these days. What are we down to now 10k unique players across 26 shards with completely different times and playing habits from each other.Cloak‡1610766 said:
I'm not a solo player, I am not sure where you got that from. I am saying less players are around that is why things need to be easy on some of the newer things. Come to my shard and see how often and dead things like these are. If it is dead as in not many doing them it means one of two things. One its too hard and two the loot sucks. Which are combined to be the same thing, too hard for what you get.Cloak‡1610766 said:
*sighs* Unfortunately I think so, so sad...so sad....But still "something" needs to be done =\
Hmm, I did say you didn't I....Well I didn't mean "you" specificly...I didn't even intend to say the word you in my response, altho I am an advocate for making the entire game harder and not just new things, so your argument would be lost on me....and I only play with 3 other people most of the time.
Well all I can say is you are lucky for having a partner that plays the game with you. I imagine people that have that almost never find it hard to get a hunting party. Unfortunately for me I do not have that, much like many others.Cloak‡1611218 said:*sighs* Unfortunately I think so, so sad...so sad....But still "something" needs to be done =\
Hmm, I did say you didn't I....Well I didn't mean "you" specificly...I didn't even intend to say the word you in my response, altho I am an advocate for making the entire game harder and not just new things, so your argument would be lost on me....and I only play with 3 other people most of the time.
You say to go to your shard but do not offer a basis for what shard you are assuming is more dead than the one I play on (it is possible, but still).
I'll go as far as to say my normal shard to play on is Napa valley with my wife and 2 friends, almost never anyone else and hardly even that many people (and I am still an advocate for harder things) I also play on Atl rarely with 1 friend because they ping better there, but even then that's only 2 people and we do decent against most, so there you now have your basis of my game play to say if yours is more dead or not.
absolutely right onI think the game has gotten WAY TO EASY....& that Its time to get back to the PvP roots the game started with.
I guess its right on, but it has nothing to do with what I am talking about, these things are not in PVP areas so who cares if it is right on.absolutely right on
*makes a note to park several Slashers on Amren's lawn*
Was hoping to run into you tonight Smokin *winks* Nice turn out that lasted til past 11 for me. The community is there, beyond the community hunts. I'm in love with General Chat so call me out and we'll do something
Now, just fix the EC crashes with Slasher and I'm sure we'll see more enjoying it.
Maybe you could do what others have been doing in this situation for ages: join a guild that shares your interests.
The MM in MMORPG is Massive Multiplayer. No one is abandoning any vision, it just happens this isn't a single player game, and cooperative game play is mandatory for some aspects of the game...
Yes in deed it is but when less people are around the mandatory aspect becomes a killer to the game. Lets see less people on, Oh I can't do this but I can do the things I have done for years and sick of. What happens, that person that is playing either takes a break or quits so the next person that comes along looking for someone to do stuff can't find anyone either. That is the reason some things need tweaking on the size of groups it needs. I never requested to make all things so easy a single person can do them.The MM in MMORPG is Massive Multiplayer. No one is abandoning any vision, it just happens this isn't a single player game, and cooperative game play is mandatory for some aspects of the game...
Hey, I do go outside. Not as much though right now being winter and all but, that is probably another reason I am having trouble finding people in game because of the times I get on to play.
Some parts, certainly it's required, and I'd not have it any other way. However, just because it's 'multiplayer' does not excuse making so much of it 'group only' that there's not enough content left for the people not in groups.The MM in MMORPG is Massive Multiplayer. No one is abandoning any vision, it just happens this isn't a single player game, and cooperative game play is mandatory for some aspects of the game...
What times are you on? If you look close at the picture I posted, how many of the same guild tags do you see running around? Hop in general chat and ask, "anyone want to do Styggy or Slasher?" Odds are you'll find others wanting to do the same thing. A small group of 4 of us played a few rounds with Slasher too so it's a challenge but doable. Either way Smokin, PM here and I'll hit anything that breathes fire at me with ya *smiles*
