What causes most new players to leave?

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:50 am

I suspect that currently it's a self feeding thing. The new players who install the game need to find out ASAP (in the installer, in a way they can't miss) that Allegiance isn't active 24 / 7, but currently there are active times and dead times.

I bet a lot of people who install never find an actual game to play.

DonKarnage · Post by **DonKarnage** » Mon May 28, 2012 1:24 pm

I've seen totally new players that join a game, see nobody, take the command seat, see they can't do anything, and then just leave... never to be seen again.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Mon May 28, 2012 1:44 pm

Hmm, there should probably be a message about that during installation as well.

Elzam_ · Post by **Elzam_** » Mon May 28, 2012 2:49 pm

Why don't you just insert an entire read-me file. "The Bad Part About Allegiance"

lexaal · Post by **lexaal** » Mon May 28, 2012 3:37 pm

Elzam V. Branstein wrote:QUOTE (Elzam V. Branstein @ May 28 2012, 04:49 PM) Why don't you just insert an entire read-me file. "The Bad Part About Allegiance"

Can we just copy and paste your text from reddit/facebook or whichever is the place you prefer to publicly insult my game.

Elzam_ · Post by **Elzam_** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:05 pm

I don't insult, I speak the truth. In addition, even if I did insult Allegiance on some other board, that would encourage people to try the game to see if the insults were justified.

DonKarnage · Post by **DonKarnage** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:45 pm

If someone is saying bad things about a game, whether or not they are well-founded accusations doesn't change the fact that there's still something there that seriously needs to be looked at.

Some of you say that Allegiance doesn't suck, the players suck.
Well, if so many people suck, and there's no sign of them sucking less, then maybe it's time that changes are made that allow the 95% of people who apparently suck be able to enjoy the game.

Oh, and apparently, K10 is a benchmark for dog fighting competency. If you can't pod them 1v1, you supposedly suck at the game.

MonAG · Post by **MonAG** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:11 pm

Adept wrote:QUOTE (Adept @ May 28 2012, 10:44 AM) Hmm, there should probably be a message about that during installation as well.

Could be useful, but most people don´t even pay much attention to messages during the install. Maybe easier to create a couple of Zone Games in the lobby, and post the best playing times in the name of the Zone Game?

Alien51 · Post by **Alien51** » Tue May 29, 2012 1:55 am

DonKarnage wrote:QUOTE (DonKarnage @ May 27 2012, 07:20 PM) Why are new players leaving?
What needs to be done to have better player retention?

How do you satisfy the current somewhat stable player base, but still appeal to the newcomers that are currently coming and leaving all the time for various reasons?

If you currently aren't playing, and just hang around the forum, what would have to happen for you to even consider coming back to Allegiance?
What would need to happen for it to be more fun and satisfying than all the other games out there?

Game is boring.
Make it faster paced, no more submarines...
You can't satisfy both without creating drastic changes.
More players.
Loaded question there.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Tue May 29, 2012 2:04 am

Elzam V. Branstein wrote:QUOTE (Elzam V. Branstein @ May 28 2012, 12:05 PM) I don't insult, I speak the truth. In addition, even if I did insult Allegiance on some other board, that would encourage people to try the game to see if the insults were justified.

You are an incredible moron.