Do we need more players?

[Oorn]

I think with the new mod release you will see a spike in the number of new players joining the server and even some old veterans who have stayed away until now I'm sure will return to the game once 4.87 is released. They are just waiting in the wings

Yes, it will... for 1 month. After that activity will be even lower maybe. Does anyone remember how many players we had just before .86? Really interseted in knowing.

And Spazzy, how lags from when we had 160+ compare to what we get with ~80 now? Subjectively it all became less stable with new stuff, can't say for sure.

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When "roleplay" around you seems to be diminishing... all you can do is be a new beacon of roleplay to light up everyone else's interactions.

[Ivan]

I agree, release of new mod doesn't affect things much. It just refreshes field for RP mostly. Ofc current players are interested in balance changes or new ships, but these, who're not familiar with mod would just shrug about it.. :p

[Nepotu]

I find this funny. Back in the day when we had a server crashing with 160 people online, we were discussing if we should keep Discovery as a much more secluded place and introduce it to potential RPers instead of the mass public. You know. The reason we stopped placing it on ModDB...?

So why don't they put Discovery back on ModDB?. Hopefully this will bring more people and ofc more lolnewbs

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[Black Widow]

I find this funny. Back in the day when we had a server crashing with 160 people online, we were discussing if we should keep Discovery as a much more secluded place and introduce it to potential RPers instead of the mass public. You know. The reason we stopped placing it on ModDB...?

@sindroms:

If thats true then I think that is sad, then again considering the Mod is still available for Download on ModDB: http://www.moddb.com/mods/discovery-free...486-exiles , I dont see how thats true. Discovery should be the "goto" place for anyone who installs freelancer on their computer. As we all know Discovery is the last bastion of Freelancer, when Discovery Dies Freelancer Dies.

@ Everyone:

There are many ways to market a game mod, google advertising pay per click is a sure fire way to get peoples attention, so anyone who googles freelancer will have Discovery pop up in the first 5 Links. But that is very expensive, there are other advertising mediums namely other gaming forums / communities but it would be up to individual members here to spread the word so to speak.

[Vrabcek]

the problem is that freelancer is pretty old already...

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[Black Widow]

the problem is that freelancer is pretty old already...

So is EVE Online

[Oorn]

the problem is that freelancer is pretty old already...

Hahaha, I'm way too tired of hearing this. If all is so easy, explain me why Advanced Dunguons & Dragons 1'st Editition, which was released more than 30 years ago is still very alive, despite many other editions released to replace it? Every time you want blame game age, think why so many players are leaving now. I can gurantee you it's not because of game age.

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When "roleplay" around you seems to be diminishing... all you can do is be a new beacon of roleplay to light up everyone else's interactions.

[Floyd.G.Murphy]

Hmm well, as i've only been playing Disco for about a year now, and have enjoyed it very much most of the time, i would not be very happy having my ships or bases deleted, with all the time and effort put into them, as some people have said they would play more if everything was wiped, there is nothing stopping you from deleting all your own ships

Yes, more new players would be great, as i am sure everyone would like that

The problem is when new people start to play, it's not very long before they encounter the " lolwuts " these idiots do not seem to understand that asking traders for silly amounts of credits ( you know who you are ) the usual 10 million or die bunch, and that's if your lucky, as some ask for upto 50 million or more, if your mining and have ore in space, or there's a few transports

They do not understand that it is not about getting lots of cash when being a pirate, but it is about having lots of fun with some good Rp

Also, there's the kids / or people with some personal or mental health issues - that go around killing players for no reason, with no Rp - over and over again

So, with all that said, it is not a suprise that new players are frightened away and leave after a short period of time, some within hours or days, even people that have been playing for a while get sick of it all, and have had enough, or the server would be full most of the time

I think that there is only a small bunch of idiots that are destroying the game and server, it will not take long before less and less people are still playing - then no more disco or server

This is all without even talking about the usual group of hackers, who have been banned repeatedly, and return to carry on doing the same thing

As it seems to take a while sometimes before they do get those chars banned and deleted, and then they threaten to do denial of service attacks on the server, and get around the anti-cheat and IP bans

I am sure the Admins have a lot of information about who these people are, where and in which country they live
Is it not about time something was done to put a stop to all this? ( just my opinion )

Here's an idea - maybe contact the appropriate authorities, and start to take legal action against them, as was done when i was an admin on a different game, those idiots getting a large fine and/or prison time, and not being allowed any internet access for a few years - a big slap of real life for them

[Vrabcek]

the problem is that freelancer is pretty old already...

Hahaha, I'm way too tired of hearing this. If all is so easy, explain me why Advanced Dunguons & Dragons 1'st Editition, which was released more than 30 years ago is still very alive

apples and oranges...

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[Oorn]

apples and oranges...

That is one of the closest things you get RP wise. Another thing: why are WoW RP servers populated despite being old? Don't tell me you consider all those expansions new games.

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When "roleplay" around you seems to be diminishing... all you can do is be a new beacon of roleplay to light up everyone else's interactions.