Lets have a serious discussion as to if anything can "save" Shards of Dalaya. Not making this topic to flame or start a war of any kind im just a HUGE fan of the content here and would love to see the server thriving again.
Myself and a few other friends come back every few months and try to get into the server but the population is what keeps us away, hell i have even recruited some people from Project1999 that end up loving the server but when they reach max level they find out pretty quickly that there is no one to group with.
Now i know alot of people are hoping that with the 3.0 launch, and the server gets added to the eqemulator login that a alot of players will come running to the server, while yes this may be true do you really believe that 90% of the people who play on eqemu know nothing about SoD?
Lets say 3.0 launches and Shards of Dalaya's Population breaks 600 active players on a daily basis (could be more, this is just an example). In the servers current state most players if not all will just level to max buy Bind of Equip gear and jump straight into a T5+ raiding guild. There will be no reason to kill pre T5 raid targets even with newer players thus making the middle - higher tier raids more contested.
Time VS Rewards, Over the years we have seen plat and experience nerfed in pretty much every conceivable
way. Cesspits is probably the best example of what a zone should be as it offers new players an area that gives decents rewards and money for the time invested. Generally this only gets worse as you continue to level up in SoD.
The Bounty System, Great concept but poorly executed. What this should be is a system to were newer players can farm bounty tokens and make themselves a full set of starter gear (55-65), This way when they get to the max level they would have a solid footing on the server and the current playerbase would feel more inclind to include them in there exp groups, pugs, etc.
So what can be done to save the server? How do we make the server more new player friendly? There has to be some way we can draw in players and keep them playing. Hopefully the staff is open to suggestions and we can finally start the healing process and get our playerbase back up.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE SOD, THE SERVER NEEDS TO THRIVE, IT NEEDS A BIGGER POPULATION!!! IT DESERVES BETTER THEN THIS.........
Myself and a few other friends come back every few months and try to get into the server but the population is what keeps us away, hell i have even recruited some people from Project1999 that end up loving the server but when they reach max level they find out pretty quickly that there is no one to group with.
Now i know alot of people are hoping that with the 3.0 launch, and the server gets added to the eqemulator login that a alot of players will come running to the server, while yes this may be true do you really believe that 90% of the people who play on eqemu know nothing about SoD?
Lets say 3.0 launches and Shards of Dalaya's Population breaks 600 active players on a daily basis (could be more, this is just an example). In the servers current state most players if not all will just level to max buy Bind of Equip gear and jump straight into a T5+ raiding guild. There will be no reason to kill pre T5 raid targets even with newer players thus making the middle - higher tier raids more contested.
Time VS Rewards, Over the years we have seen plat and experience nerfed in pretty much every conceivable
way. Cesspits is probably the best example of what a zone should be as it offers new players an area that gives decents rewards and money for the time invested. Generally this only gets worse as you continue to level up in SoD.
The Bounty System, Great concept but poorly executed. What this should be is a system to were newer players can farm bounty tokens and make themselves a full set of starter gear (55-65), This way when they get to the max level they would have a solid footing on the server and the current playerbase would feel more inclind to include them in there exp groups, pugs, etc.
So what can be done to save the server? How do we make the server more new player friendly? There has to be some way we can draw in players and keep them playing. Hopefully the staff is open to suggestions and we can finally start the healing process and get our playerbase back up.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE SOD, THE SERVER NEEDS TO THRIVE, IT NEEDS A BIGGER POPULATION!!! IT DESERVES BETTER THEN THIS.........
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