Fusion Haven & Nemon (IDEA)

[rogueish]

The biggest barrier to population growth in Regnum is simply "the grind".

There are many other games that are endgame based, and all have one thing in common, High xp rates to get players where they need to be to experience what the game has to offer. NGD has built their business model on selling scrolls which is fine for current players leveling an alt, but how many new players are going to invest that kind of money when they haven't already experienced whats in store.

Alternately grind heavy games all have one thing in common as well, deep PvE, meaning extensive interesting quests, raid areas with actual rewards, just generally things that give content at any level. Regnum has none of these things, just superficial quests that are only intended to take some of the pain out of leveling at low levels.

I know since 2007 I myself have gotten somewhere around 25 people to try Regnum almost all quit by level 30 and none got past 40 becuse of the grind.

If NGD ever want to grow the user base beyond the same players who have been here for years they're going to have to change their business model and get rid of the grind, or just accept a user base overwhelmingly made up of current players playing and leveling their multi-realm characters.

Simply put NGD should increase the xp rate over all a good bit and look at other similar games, most are more profitable than Regnum, so they must be doing something right to keep new players coming and staying.

[NotScias]

I still don't get why they even 'split' the old International Horus server in the favor of Nemon/Muspell... etc. in the first place.
You split or make servers when the server is full or when you know there is/will be a strong influx, not when the server is already half empty and that the game still hasn't left (officiously) the beta development state...

Originally Posted by Krungle

Steam was a good start but only a start. Buying space on Linux forums might help as well ...?

Wow one post where you aren't bashing/trolling on the Linux players. Did Krungle get struck by a divine light ?

Anyways the issue with advertising is that the game needs to be fixed before. You can do tons of advertising, but if the game is broken (won't re-explain the 101 reasons about that), only a tiny fraction of the newcomers will remain playing. That's what happenned with Steam newcomers and why Haven still sucks despite all that, and why a fusion with Nemon wouldn't solve anything in the middle-long term.