Messages per day for character creation

[Zakilevo]

Would adding an indicator to show how many 'public - realmwide' messages are sent to the whole realm per day give people a better idea on how much activity they can expect from the realm they wish to join?

[GundamMerc]

Would adding an indicator to show how many 'public - realmwide' messages are sent to the whole realm per day give people a better idea on how much activity they can expect from the realm they wish to join?

I would like this as well.

[Zakilevo]

I had a little chat with Victor and realized it needs to be changed a bit to avoid people from abusing it.

Here are few extra ideas.

-Total letters+RPs over a month/ a month to get daily.

-Maybe divide that further with the number of nobles in the realm to see daily letters+RP per character as well?

[Andrew]

So something like a running average of messages divided by the number of players/characters in the realm? That could work. I mean, anything like this that counts messages IS going to be abusable without too much work on the player's parts, but it'd be an interesting metric regardless.

[Wimpie]

I agree something more in detail could be used instead of the generic low - standard - high (or whatever is used now).

We'll have to, indeed, consider carefully what metric would fit best.

[Vita`]

You do realize that this is what the 'activity' metric is, when choosing a realm?

[Wimpie]

You do realize that this is what the 'activity' metric is, when choosing a realm?

I do, but I was thinking people would think it's too vague, hence my reaction.

If they were unaware of this metric even being there, then please go look at it, it's awesome!

[Vita`]

We do recognize these metrics (also war, opportunity) likely require improvement. We just haven't gotten back to that improvement.

[Constantine]

This is a fantastic idea, Zakky. I would suggest a two-tier metric to be introduced.
First tier doesn't have to be much more profound than the current one but if a player wants some in-depth info, he can click 'details' and see a more thorough rundown. It is also important to stratify messages by type. For example, I would personally stay away from any realm that has too much OOC activity but jump right into a realm with a lot of roleplays.