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LOOKMOM NOHANDS
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Posted - 2015.03.17 12:05:00 -
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The recruit program is actually great but with NPE in the state it is advertising for CCP is just not an option. Your chances of a new player making it to 100k WP are slim to none. Unfortunately that can not be lowered as it will only start a whole new ring of alt farming.
If this was not the case I would probably throw some paid ads up because it would be a cheap way to get some very nice BPOs.
Basically, if they were to find a way to make NPE awesome then the recruit program may just do what it is suppose to do. |
LOOKMOM NOHANDS
Warpoint Sharx
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Posted - 2015.03.17 17:23:00 -
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We already have a great flow of new players.
NPE just needs to be in a state that we retain more than 10% of the actual new players. |
LOOKMOM NOHANDS
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Posted - 2015.03.17 19:31:00 -
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CommanderBolt wrote:TerranKnight87 wrote:You are joking. That shows over time that the amount of new players created is going way down. It also shows that less and less players are playing. While that is true, it also shows the potential number of players this game still seems to get every day, most of which probably don't play for more than a few matches / quit once they leave academy..... 
The number of new players created took a significant drop when alt farming became less of a thing. Really all that happned there is the graph became slightly more accurate.
The graph decline is definitely not a good thing. Those numbers are based on average people online at any given time which means that a certain amount of decline is not actually players lost just a lower average amount of time online. There is still a shrinking of the player base which is to be expected with any game as people get bored with a game.
The real problem here is player retention. If we can not keep 200 players out of 1000+ that joined in the last 48 hours then what good is recruiting 100k players? This game is inherently harsh to new players in ways that could be solved somewhat easily.
New players need to be better informed and older players need to be better updated. We are meant to depend on the forums for information when new players and even some veterans do not even know the forums exist. How long do you think it took for all veterans to know how bandwidth works? How long would it take for a newbie to learn bandwidth? Newbies very well may never learn if they are not squading up with people that are informed.
New players should not hit a hard cap that all of a sudden throws them to the wolves. The academy should be the only meta locked place and it should be totally mission based on when you leave. This way newbies can learn at their own pace and have a better chance to survive and contribute to an actual match. The academy should consist of 8 vs 8 in either domination or ambush.
Enough of my rant. Few people care about NPE and of the ones that do few will ever see this post or even consider the points made.
o7 thanks for reading.
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LOOKMOM NOHANDS
Warpoint Sharx
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Posted - 2015.03.17 19:43:00 -
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TerranKnight87 wrote:
The NPE could be the best and most cushioned thing ever in gaming but it's still a case of 'shall i spend all that time to fully enjoy the game on an outdated console with no guarantee of it being here in 1 year'.
Even if it is here in a year, most of the playerbase most likely won't be. The game needs to grow with the times and it's just not going to happen on the ps3.
and if Legion is green lit then the game will be on PC and none of this conversation will matter.
We can talk hypothetically and argue over platform all day long but the simple fact is that right now there are millions of potential players out there that could be joining us here and now. The things that could make this game retain players are not that difficult and could probably be implemented in a matter of months even with the smaller team of developers. |
LOOKMOM NOHANDS
Warpoint Sharx
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Posted - 2015.03.17 20:19:00 -
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TerranKnight87 wrote:Stefan Stahl wrote:Matchmaking is the only issue keeping Dust from retaining players.
It is the only reason why I wouldn't wish on anyone I even remotely sympathize with the grueling nightmare that is starting to play dust after the academy. It has always been the only issue. There is no other problem.
Implementing matchmaking is fixing Dust. Not implementing matchmaking is not fixing Dust. This is the truth. Yes mate, that would make the whole game brilliant and we can enjoy it for years to come. It would totally go places and everything we do would have lasting consequences. Matchmaking would boost the ps3 capability by 1000%. Thanks for inspiring my new sig lol.
Why are you so stuck on the capabilities of the PS3? Not to be offensive but you are over here sounding like you get a commission on every PS4 sale.
Personally I do not see Dust as being a good option in PS4 at all in the next two years. Between the cost of entry to PS4 and the flood of new games that will be coming by the end of this year revenue per player is likely to be terrible versus the possible revenue per player here on PS3. Last I checked CCP was out to make a profit and in the next year the way to do that is to stick to PS3. It may not sound like the most appealing option to us as players but the numbers are what CCP decides based on. The cost of porting to the PS4, signing a new contract with Sony, and taking a hit on losing a large amount of the current player base spells absolute disaster.
We can argue any points on platform but the simple fact is CCP has said that for the time being they are staying on PS3. You should consider pitching in on making the game a better place like some others do as you seem to know a thing or two about gaming and are an experienced gamer that could probably give some good ideas and feed back. Otherwise feel free to grab your some other games while CCP decides what it wants to do. |
LOOKMOM NOHANDS
Warpoint Sharx
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Posted - 2015.03.17 20:57:00 -
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TerranKnight87 wrote:
CCP has shown that if people show enough support then they make it happen so I am trying to stir that up. There was a time where a lot of the stuff we have now was an unequivocal NO, but here we are with it all.
I have made an actual thread in feedback that I bump called 'Dust development for ps4' a while back.
Please check out the ps3 spec as well. Not to sound offensive but you seem like a bum who doesn't want the game to move on to greener pastures because you'll get left behind.
See how that works? I also do not think that of you, just saying.
Im sitting back playing Blacklight on PC at a higher framerate and resolution than PS4 will ever see so I do not care either way.
Things that were a resounding NO before was because of concerns on economy and the future of the game. A move to PS4 is a pretty solid no because it does not make much business sense but thats not my call, it is CCP's financial experts and investors who will make that call and I doubt any of them are here on this forum right now. |
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