I think one thing which could damage player count are the huge numbers of modded servers there are.
Imagine being a new player to the game for a second, and try joining a server. You are often expected to sit and wait till it downloads all the custom textures and sounds, and then quite often you can be disconnected or the map doesn't load straight away.
I understand many of you will have popular servers with regulars who are used to the mods and you don't want to put them off coming back. I used to run servers so I know too much change will normally be met with resistance but I myself haven't played RO since MNs release, and I just attempted to join 3 different servers with the new map Fallen Heoes - 20 minutes it's taken me to get to play it!
My suggestion would be for server admins to consider running the default game settings and maps for this weekend at least. Oh and call me a grumpy old git if you like, I don't mind
Just realised this may not be the best forum for the topic, apologies.
Imagine being a new player to the game for a second, and try joining a server. You are often expected to sit and wait till it downloads all the custom textures and sounds, and then quite often you can be disconnected or the map doesn't load straight away.
I understand many of you will have popular servers with regulars who are used to the mods and you don't want to put them off coming back. I used to run servers so I know too much change will normally be met with resistance but I myself haven't played RO since MNs release, and I just attempted to join 3 different servers with the new map Fallen Heoes - 20 minutes it's taken me to get to play it!
My suggestion would be for server admins to consider running the default game settings and maps for this weekend at least. Oh and call me a grumpy old git if you like, I don't mind
Just realised this may not be the best forum for the topic, apologies.