We have reached the point of no return. With summer near the game will more empty than usual as players leave for the outdoors. Unless something does happen soon to revive the game I don't think its going to last till 2015.
Sometimes I read the FC quarterly reports and just have say wtf.
I just have to wonder what was the marketing done for AO? Because if there was any done it sure went unnoticed.Originally Posted by FC Quarterly Report
There is more in the report and presentation about this but they are targeting iPad as one target. No directx there so they have to have an OpenGLES port running as they reported they delivered a first for Lego closed testing. Perhap one day AO will get a cross platform client.Originally Posted by FC Quarterly Report
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The community have to create and host guides/planetmaps at privat payed servers
All AO guides r out of date
There we can hope if Funcom Awake and spend some more interrest in AO
that the community helps...
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You're correct it doesn't support DX7.
The only thing that will save this game is Steam at this point coupled with proper DLC "introduction" and lowered subscription fees.
Yes, Steam would get new players.
And then they all leave again, because who would want to play a cheater's game?
1) Restore fair play!
Fix the exploits, fix all the damage done by previous exploits, enforce the EULA fairly and unbiased!
Eradicate any collusion or suspected collusion between players and staff or former staff - it's disgraceful!
2) Create an NPE that actually makes a difference!
At minimum, write up-to-date documentation, enable unbroken progression beyond ToTW, and a working LFT.
A glorified noob island with better graphics just won't cut it.
3) THEN go on Steam and advertise the game.
(not just lie about it on the quarterly reports)
Maybe, just maybe, the game can be saved if FC follows these simple steps.
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I really would like to know some of the metrics off of that reported marketing. Like total views, cost per acquisition, retention at 7, 14 and 30 days. Really the basic info that any marketing group uses to rate the success of a marketing campaign.
I think the marketing was a wash because they also reported revenue and subscriber levels remained stable. Will have to wait for next report to see if they report a subscriber increase but my bet is they will not.
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Might be a stretch, but are they considering the whole 'Buy a full year and get January beta access' to be part of their Q1 marketing initiative? I can't remember exactly when that special promotion ended.
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Very well said. However I will say one thing, the MA books actually drop from specific mobs. Not so much random but some books only drop from certain mobs loot list like acolytes, reverends etc will not drop all 5-6 books to my knowledge. Only 1 or 2 books each. For example Acolyte Betty will only drop tree of life books 2 and 3 while Acolyte Jenny drops Fist book 3 and 4. I don't know how better to describe what i'm saying.
The implant idea I like, A LOT. Kinda goes in hand with the stims change made and it makes sense to me.
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Yeah, I got what you're saying and I was aware of that aspect of the farming. That was my 3rd time taking a MA through totw and believe it or not, this was the fastest I farmed them. I eventually got the books this time as well as I was killing the proper mobs. The complaint is that it took too long. It wasn't a matter of ignorance, unfortunately.
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I still very much like the implant/cluster suggestion. That should be added to one of those long suggestion threads that don't get read.
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Even as a paying player, I have to say that this game is not worth that kind of effort.
You want them to:
Fix all exploits
Fix all damaging effects of all past exploits
- It is so much easier to identify the problems than produce solutions that actually work. I'm not white-knighting here; we've seen this with FC's own fixes, which have often addressed commonly recognised issues in ways where a subset of players disapprove.
Eradicate any collusion or suspected collusion between players and staff or former staff
- Okay. The eradication of su****ion requires, where evidence exists, the evisceration of staff. This reduces the team size. What kind of an idiot would sign up to work for FC on AO right now?
write up-to-date documentation
- Don't you think FC's time is better spent elsewhere? It's always been their intention not to fully explain game mechanics, resulting in formulae being worked out by players. I doubt anything FC could come up with without plagerising could beat AO Universe.
unbroken progression
- This is very much our fault rather than FC's. How about banning the use of OSTs? There's an unbroken progression in content (and there is a LOT of content in AO as you know) if people want to play it. It's not FC's role to increase XP. Players decided to take advantage to minmax their progression, going to the edge of what could reasonably be construed as intended. If you want them banned, say so. There's no content gap.
And all this for...maybe, just maybe, saving the game? It's not worth it. It's just seriously, financially not. It didn't have to be this way, and FC have screwed up countless times to make AO end up as it is. But is fixing AO in the way you suggest financially sensible? No.
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Tell me, which TRUE newbie knows about AOU? Or Auno? Or Clicksaver? Or AOIA? Or Maps? Or Shopping or Raidbots?
Or any of the other almost essential tools we take for granted.
The ARK greeter isn't telling him about that.
The Readme.txt that comes with the download or FunCom's outdated website doesn't have that info either.
For all the newbie knows, "Aventuring" is an excellent skill for Adventurers to raise!
Noob island leads you into the subway, SL starting area into Nasc garden keys.
Tell me, where does the game point you at after that?
I know you support Social Darwinism when it comes to newbies and that's fine.
But a game this small can't afford having them continuously fail and quit after ToTW.
I'm not asking to make the game easier, I'm asking to make it CLEARER.
That's why documentation is needed, that's why a logical progression is needed.
I posted what needs to be done.
It is an entirely different matter if FC with seven years of continuous losses cannot afford that.
We, the players, are not responsible for their mismanagement or fiscal incompetence.
They cannot/will not enforce fair play?
They cannot/will not make AO more newbie friendly?
Ok, stop leeching money of subs and close the game down already!
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I'm not on facebook, twitter or any other social media.
I will never reveal my in-game characters or organizations on a public forum.
If that upsets all the virtual exhibitionists, so be it!
I am actually curious, grandpa, on what motivates someone to be so passionately critical of a game that no one forces you to play or pay for. If your behavior is not unique to the AO forums, I honestly suggest you engage in some self examination as you might be over-stressing yourself. Are you also aware of injustices in RL that might warrant your vitriol more than your perceived injustices in a game?
Personally, I find AO to be worth many subscriptions for its fun, depth and unique sense of nostalgia. I would hate to see it go away. Did I like the last patch? no. But as an overall package it changed very little for me. And I even get that people pretty much always over-react on an internet forum for any slight they feel, but I get the sense you are acting in an extreme fashion even with that in mind.
So, what is going on? Are you in deep love with AO but feel it is unrequited?
This. The content exists, we all know that, the problem is, as the OG says, the fact that there really is no clear progression. Even more recent midgame content like the Brontoburger quests are not clearly pointed too.
As to showing noobs the ropes as far as 3rd party stuff is concerned, I always thought the big graffiti advertising Helpbot in the subway was a great way to work things in, things like that would go a long way towards informing the new players - especially if one were to add a low level quest that involved locating and learning about all the various billboards.
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