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BM General Discussion / Re: Dwilight monsters destroy realms
« on: November 08, 2017, 08:43:56 PM »
I get that with the decline of the player base a method was sought to nudge realms closer together; west part was closed off, large increase of monster spawns, sea travel, etc.

Well, ever since those days I have seen the realm player base drop from 30+ to 15+, definitely not increasing continent wide.
 It's all fine and dandy to shout generics as 'attract more players' and 'just relocate' but that is not the issue at hand. The 'solution' is not generating the desired effect and is actually driving more players off than keeping them.

As I stated earlier, most players that up and leave that I spoke to simply state they get no enjoyment from the PvE environment that is now prominent on the continent.

As for the statement 'stop expanding', begs the question 'when is it too much?'. Not too long ago we were at 2 nobles per region ratio and still had rogue units combined over 40.000 combat strength ravaging the regions. If limitation of regions is the aim ( per realm based upon amount of nobles, for example )  then surely another solution can be found.

 As for this thread, my aim is mainly to signal the devs and get some discussion started. I understand that per realm and per person the experience might differ, but I felt it necessary to report the signals I have received these last few months (year or so?).

And yes, you might disagree, but no, that is no excuse to be an ass about it. =)

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BM General Discussion / Dwilight monsters destroy realms
« on: November 06, 2017, 09:47:32 PM »
Indeed they do, but not in the sense that you might expect.

I have kept from writing this post for a long time for I did not crave the discussion it would spark. However I enjoy the game greatly and wish it to flourish. Alas, the latest craze in monsters and undead spawns will soon be the last twist of the dagger.

The exorbitant amount of rogue forces on Dwilight are a curse upon the player base of Battle Master.
As a ruler I have watched a large amount of, frustrated, players leave the game due to the realm being essentially crippled. Although I can't be certain, I expect the same in many of the other realms.
Venturing forth from the home lands to do battle with another realm is near impossible, for leaving your realm regions will result in them being ravaged by rogues.

Thus, it is constant baby sitting time, marching back and forth between regions, retaking one, losing another, all versus a nameless faceless opponent called 'Rogue'. This goes on for real life months, severely worsened by the new sea travel 'feature'.  New players leave after a few weeks of this mindless battle, veteran players too, or write posts filled with frustration.
 One of the ooc messages I received from a years long veteran literally read : 'We spend a RL year doing this. Not this !@#$ again!', and deleted his account.
He was not the only one to leave like this.

Interaction with other realms and players is fun, engaging and the essence of the game. It's what keeps people around.
 Whatever the idea was behind the monster spawns, it is not working.
 You are killing the continent.

Please, please, please, stop it.

Thank you.

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