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Lanliss:
I think that if these kinds of things were implemented it would lead to more remaining after a sale. These measures would 1) keep all the new players in one place, so there would be more people for MM to pick from when making novice games. 2) it would make the game more approachable for new players, as they would not have to worry about running into a pro team when they know basically nothing. I understand that some people only really learn in real games, but unfortunately there is not an answer to very problem, or not yet anyway. I understand that you want to keep everyone in a position where they can play together, but some people just do not want that.

 I know it might seem a bit preachy, since I have posted a couple of my own solutions to the problem, but I am all for everyone staying in the same area, maybe even removing novice all together, as long as there is a way to ensure that they actually learn how to be a useful, functioning crew member. Unfortunately, the current tutorial does not help at all in that respect, only showing the absolute bare basics. If the tutorial could be more in depth and informative, without forcing a new player to go through every individual scenario out Goethe hundreds of possible real battle situations, that would be great. But so far there is no solid solution.

Imagine:
Not that it matters much, but steam sale weeks generally spike up to 1-2K.

Player retention has always been a problem, but let's face it; most gamers pick up something to play for a few days, and then move onto something else even if they enjoyed it. There are very few multiplayer only team games that are able to sustain giant numbers constantly.

Lanliss:
Luckily, despite losing all of the new players after a sale, all the old ones stay on. All of the vets have stuck with this game, and a few new players stick around after each sale. Just a shame that more don't stay and become part of the community.

Kamoba:

--- Quote from: Lanliss on March 02, 2015, 04:17:05 pm ---Luckily, despite losing all of the new players after a sale, all the old ones stay on. All of the vets have stuck with this game, and a few new players stick around after each sale. Just a shame that more don't stay and become part of the community.

--- End quote ---

And this is the most used paragraph after every sale, and it is also said a lot in reviews...

Niche market, but I know Howard is working his butt off on gearing the game towards a new target audience, so we have the influx of steam punkers to look forward to.  8)

Lanliss:
Surprised all the steam punkers are not here already. LOOK AT ALL THE GEARS THIS GAME HAS!!!

Also, on a side note, does anyone happen to know a way I can get updates automatically on here? I have spent most of my time since I got on these forums checking and rechecking for new things, and I wish to be freed from this curse without actually cutting myself off from the forums. I know there must be something, but I have never been on forums before this, so I have no idea. If you know of either an iOS app, or a Kindle fire app, that would be very useful, as I am always within arms reach of a mobile device.

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