[Eighty Swords]

Not trying to be a downer but Automatic Events aren't needed (right now at least) as if I try to host an event I get between 0-4 people.....soooo without people you can't have an event. Just pointing that out.

On the other hand you can't deny that after an event is hosted you notice a temporary boost in players. Whenever I'm online and see a GM is offering to host an event I message everyone on my MSN list that is online or that I think would be interested in joining (I'm not about to send a message to Taran telling him there's an event lol).

And at the same time, when staff offer to host an event and 0-4 people show up, the event shouldn't be cancelled otherwise those 0-4 people will start thinking 'well only 0-4 people showed up and events are cancelled with this amount of people so I won't come anymore'. Then the next event gets 0-3 people, and so on.

It's a vicious circle and somebody has to take the first step.


Furthermore, the interesting thing about automated events is that if there are a few that can be automated and one is chosen at random, people never know which event it will be and maybe they will log on more often to see if there is one.

Here's the key to a server: the more quality features you have to offer, the better the chance someone comes. If you have nothing to offer don't expect people to come. As it stands today, INX has TONS of features to offer people but we haven't been thinking along the right lines in order to keep getting players and to keep players.

Now if you come and read this Taran please don't think I am trying to tell you how to run INX as you've done a great job since taking over from Maka and Colddrake and I don't think many people could have done as good a job. I am just trying to help out.