[Smackethdn]

Check the player status page, I am who I am right on the top there. As far as you investing 3 years versus my 1 month, I believe your point is irrelevent because when I first started alittle over a month ago there was around 60-70 people consistently so all of this drop off has been very recent. Also you should try improving your basic reading comprehension skills as I never mentioned anything about having to hunt with a partner as being something I'd want to do. However there should definitely be dungeons that support both types of play styles. I mean you can say this server needs major changes all you want but if you look at OSI and the way they have made very minor changes gradually for about 13 years now and still have over 100k people paying to play obviously they know something you dont. In the end the bottom line is people will cry when things are good or bad. There's no way around it but if it really bothers you as much as you say it does then find another shard. Whether its 3 years of playing or 1 month, no one is entitled to any more than what they are receiving. This is a free shard, the Admin/Dev does what he/she feels is right for the server. You have the right to bring about constructive criticism but that's not what I see on these boards, all I hear is empty threats about "the end" of this shard if things do not happen the way you want them to. In the end, if I ran this shard I'd concentrate on quality over quantity in regards to the type of player base I desired. Many free shards fall victim of a massive influx of grievers and fair weather players and see great initial numbers and see them dwindle to nothing. I played on a shard called Dragoness for over 4 years (2000-2004) and it rarely saw a player base of more than 70 and for all intents and purposes averaged around 40-50 people on at a time. However it was a very hardcore base of people that were on very often so it wasnt just 40-50 people macroing. Like I said, I started playing here at the suggestion of a friend that plays here as well and at that time the player base was pretty high in reagrds to what I'm used to. I don't know what could've happened in a month or so to create such disinterest but if what you want is a player base of 200-1000 and have this server be some sort of NOS tribute shard, you may be dreaming of the impossible. This game doesn't have that type of interest any longer, and with the exception of the UO Gamer shards I dont see many others ever getting back to those numbers again.

One final quip, just because this is my first time posting doesn't mean I haven't been lurking on these forums for a while now. Nothing like making someone new feel unwelcome but again if you feel your opinion means more than mine you're greatly mistaken. Last I checked the problem is keeping/attracting new players not old ones and mine is the voice of a new player.

PS. 100 colors for horses are too many, lets tell God he should make pink ones and gold ones and silver ones because you've been alive for 20 some odd years and are getting bored with the browns and whites you always see on TV.