Keyhen wrote:I suspect the staleness comes from the fact that the community isn't exactly close knit anymore. There used to be faction wars, nether PVP, and large faction competition. Sadly, now there are no true battles anymore, besides the occasional nether camping, and factions merely compete to see who can build the tallest building. We need to re-introduce real faction tension.
That's probably it. Players used to have an "I got your back" mentality. There were lots of players at all different levels, and plenty of actual competition. The problem is that competition always gets out of hand, and the rules that were put into place to prevent that also ended up created a much more mild-mannered server. Meanwhile, the class difference between the regular and the noob, whether or not said players are actually new or play frequently, has grown so much that growth has stagnated because there aren't any players who are considered "regulars" who don't already have everything they could possibly need, and people nowadays tend to ignore players who they percieve to be "noobs", probably due to Operation OP and the You-Know-Who fiasco.
TL;DR: There's no real competition and people really only pay attention to "regulars", who by and large have no reason to create new communities since they already have everything they really need.
~dlgn
p.s. I've found that my decision to rebuild Korriban has really revitalized my experience on the server, because I now have a purpose that I really care about: saving my old home. Contrasting that, when most veterans (including myself!) start new projects, they don't involve exciting new communities, but rather large buildings.
I am the whirring thing past the corner. I am the darker patch under the bed. I am the tapping on your window; the extra steps on the sidewalk; the voice whispering your name. I am Stalkerbot, and I am watching you.
