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Not gonna say where, but I'll tell I have done it overnight/graveyard shift a few times. Anyone in the world can play on this server, but I'm guessing most are in North America where they'd be asleep at that time.SaibotMK wrote:Where do you typically farm?randale wrote:though, I have to say it has been quite beneficial to me in some ways, less pkers, can farm and macro in peace.
Uhm not that I play anymore but some of us are crack heads and stay up pretty late playing video games on occasion. One can only be at so many places farming with them dragons.randale wrote:Not gonna say where, but I'll tell I have done it overnight/graveyard shift a few times. Anyone in the world can play on this server, but I'm guessing most are in North America where they'd be asleep at that time.SaibotMK wrote:Where do you typically farm?randale wrote:though, I have to say it has been quite beneficial to me in some ways, less pkers, can farm and macro in peace.
I've stayed up literally all night playing, not that I recommend anyone do so.SaibotMK wrote:Uhm not that I play anymore but some of us are crack heads and stay up pretty late playing video games on occasion. One can only be at so many places farming with them dragons.randale wrote:Not gonna say where, but I'll tell I have done it overnight/graveyard shift a few times. Anyone in the world can play on this server, but I'm guessing most are in North America where they'd be asleep at that time.SaibotMK wrote:Where do you typically farm?randale wrote:though, I have to say it has been quite beneficial to me in some ways, less pkers, can farm and macro in peace.
redeodrik wrote:Eastwood wrote: who're
the server was on a decline before that runuo shows this decline before it @_@ BLAME AUTO EVENTS BEING REMOVED AND ADDED THE ONLY FACTOR THAT CHANGES SERVER POP @_@ not that other 50 things that really happenedmorgan1109 wrote:The shard isn't dying. The age is testament to that. There's just too many people with too much invested to allow that to happen.
The shard has peaked. The shard went on a long and steady decline when automated events were removed. It eventually leveled off, and stayed fairly consistent since.
While the shard isn't dying, the shard hasn't grown in a meaningful way for a very long time either. It won't grow unless something changes to bring people back in. It's that simple. Until then, the shard is what it is. It will likely continue posting middle to low 100's at peak.
The best way to grow the shard is to change. I'd recommend adding back the thing the drove most of the players to leave for other shards. Outside of heavy advertising (which costs money the shard doesn't have), it is the most likely way to get the subscriptions count back up.
I agreeLambo wrote:UO is T2A is dying quickly. Recently the activity on this server is exceeding expectations. If you look at the current state of UO Freeservers and not past history of the server Boom has actually done quite remarkable job.
However considering before joining the server the first place people will look is the Forums, the first place in the forums they will look is General Discussion. "This is a terrible thread to have on the first page".
What thread are you quoting?Taboo wrote:redeodrik wrote:Eastwood wrote: who're
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This post:Eastwood wrote:What thread are you quoting?Taboo wrote:redeodrik wrote:Eastwood wrote: who're
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redeodrik wrote:You're exactly right. Part of the issue is this server can't chagne because it's T2A-only. The reason people want events and similar is because they want something different. This is why people go to other servers or other MMO's. Another reason is other servers are more friendly to people who don't wnat PvP or don't wnat to be ganked. But lets face it, a number of us who're drawn to this server don't wnat it to be friendly. We like that era because you were exposed to danger and had to learn survival skills. We're just dying as a population because, be it as it may, there're laws of nature which must be obeyed.Eastwood wrote:I enjoyed this server when it was thriving, I'm inactive now
I think the big issue is that classic Ultima Online was niche to begin with, and after being around for a few years, many thousands of those people beat the game in their own minds, myself included. We did things we could not do on OSI servers when we were kids, teenagers, whatever.
It really doesn't help now that the populate is this low, there is no excitement, mostly cynicism in the player base that is the most vocal.
Events are back now but I don't think that changes what I say above.
Can't they keep this server alive and networked and also make a new one where they can add new content and new things? All the work put into making this server accurate is worth preserving, but the future... What about it? Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe this server is fine no matter how low hte population is. I just wnated to ask.
Blood wrote:I love this community and even when not actively playing I enter the forums or roam around almost weekly. I have seen a reduced amount of players playing the game. Is there a plan or have the admins discussed what will happen if this trend continues?
Send PMs to anyone you ever played against.Kabal wrote:Ya the events are back up, I'm gonna be logging on when I can in the near future.
We need a mass email sent out to all previous account holders on forums and in game to get the word out. I've already seen a small resurgence. UO is fun, players will play if there's players to play with.