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WaFFL3Cake 08-13-2017 04:46 PM

The Way to Fix Zone
 
FOR THE PLAYERS
1. Everyone agrees to hop off of Zone for a solid 3-4 months.
Go outside, hang out with a friend, call your Aunt who you haven't talked to in 7 years.

2. If you're emotionally attached to Zone and can't leave it for even a single day, think long and hard about if you're skilled enough to help develop for it.
If so, get hired and make sure that you're working on quality content that will help improve the game.

If not, face the facts, you are useless. But you can always go shoot em up on Era or Ol' West.
3. When coming back to Zone after your hiatus, the developers hopefully will have made some big changes that will better Zone. Be open minded and also, think about why you play Zone. The reasons why you play will help you to respond to the changes in a constructive manner.
Don't be a d***.

4. Repeat.

FOR THE DEVELOPERS
1. You are a team, realize that. If the case goes a little like this: The person(s) in charge are the ones calling all the shots, no 'if's, 'and's, or 'but's, then put pressure on them. Threaten to quit. You are most likely a volunteer, so you should have a say in what gets put into the game. More times than not, the things that a team comes up with together are MUCH, MUCH better than whatever the head honcho solely comes up with.
Follow through! If it's clear that you can't change anything, then leave. Don't say you will and then stick around. That's just weak.

2. Set up a time to meet, discuss what problems YOU think Zone has, address the main issues that the PLAYERS have, and come up with SOLUTIONS for them. It's important that you get your priorities in check so that the most important things actually come to fruition.
Graphics for gameplay > tileset > cosmetics

3. Hire people who are willing to put some real effort into the game. Fill them in on the team's gameplan and be open to their ideas too.
This leads into the next point...

4. Remember that meeting that was held? Hold regularly scheduled meetings to make sure that everyone is on task, and if you or the new guy has a really good idea, see if it fits in with the current plan.
If so, celebrate!
If not, make adjustments!
5. Repeat.

Ethacon 08-13-2017 06:53 PM

but there is only one dev and two coders lol.

(one one gani, and one levels so far but I think they are trying to hire for gani)

(no sfx but thats not important atm or maybe never idk)

(and of course there is a ton of gfx and zone patrol)

It would probably help a lot if they got a couple more devs hired and maybe a coder.

PigParty 08-13-2017 08:48 PM

how to fix zone in 2 easy steps:

copy classic

paste

Agonee 08-13-2017 08:56 PM

how to fix zone in 1 easy step :

delete

HamStarr 08-13-2017 09:56 PM

If this is the game plan that will save Zone, then it better ****ing work.

Ethacon 08-13-2017 10:56 PM

Quote:

Posted by PigParty (Post 792956)
how to fix zone in 2 easy steps:

copy classic

paste

step 3: rename zone to "Graalonline Classic (1)"

WaFFL3Cake 08-14-2017 01:09 PM

Quote:

Posted by ethacon (Post 792970)
step 2: rename zone to "Graalonline Classic (1)"

You mean step 3

G Fatal 08-14-2017 03:00 PM

Necessarily they don’t have to do anything...as long as they have players playing and spending money on game unix can continue to run the server and have profit -even if alot less than he’s possibly making on the other servers.


Zone’s a lost cause that doesn’t need fixing as such-as it works even though it’s not that great in comparison toothers.. but it needs improving in all areas and management who can guide a team well and gets quality rather than hiring the next man.

WaFFL3Cake 08-15-2017 12:08 AM

Quote:

Posted by G Fatal (Post 793009)
Necessarily they don’t have to do anything...as long as they have players playing and spending money on game unix can continue to run the server and have profit -even if alot less than he’s possibly making on the other servers.


Zone’s a lost cause that doesn’t need fixing as such-as it works even though it’s not that great in comparison toothers.. but it needs improving in all areas and management who can guide a team well and gets quality rather than hiring the next man.

Portha's reason to continue Graal is so he can make money, but people volunteer for their own reasons. I wouldn't say that the developers wouldn't have to do anything. If they feel that way, I think they're honestly just stupid.

The Doctor 08-16-2017 02:36 AM

While working on a dev team, I noticed that there was no workflow management. I feel as if tools such as Jira were implemented, much more work would be accomplished.

List 08-18-2017 04:30 AM

We need to make the game fun. If it's fun to play, then people will stay to play it, and the player count will rise.

Right now, how it goes is that a noob will download the game, and then more than likely quit, because its either boring, they get confused, etc. If it's fun, people will play it more, get hooked, and become a active player. And thats what we need. Exposure.


Because when we get exposure, we get more people that (hopefully) are skilled and sign up for admin, making zone a better game with better admins. Which in turn allows more content, which brings in new players, and the cycle repeats. That's what I see.

Sorry if im wrong about any of this, its just how i see this all, and my proposal to a possible solution.


TL;DR: Make the game fun so people dont quit. This could get zone more devs to work on the game, and make it more fun for the players.

Ethacon 08-18-2017 03:49 PM

Tbh Era Zone and olwest are all like this because you get thrown in the game with crappy weapons and you can't get anywhere without some good player pelting you with bullets from an OP gun and the jobs have little payout so it takes forever to get better weapons unless someone just so happens to be generous enough to donate to you at the trade tables.

HamStarr 08-18-2017 11:02 PM

Hey, kiddos!
Do you HATE when those bullies pelt you with their hurtful words and boomsticks on Era, Zone, and Ol' West?

Play Classic instead! We offer these features below:
  • No overpowered guns or explosives: our swords, shields, bombs and arrows are completely for cosmetics! The only way to be powerful is to have skill!
  • Multiple tasks you can partake in for some hard earned cash! Go underwater for some loot, take a bounty and capture things, hunt around for bug to catch, or farm tall grass and bushes!
  • A large server capacity of almost 5000 players to hang out with!
  • Holiday events with special quests to do!
  • Loads and loads and LOADS of hats, accessories, bodies, AND heads to wear: including your own custom ones!
  • Create a guild and recruit up to 25 members to go on massacres and sparing tournaments!
  • A great way to friends with everyone from around the globe!
  • A Nexus with a theme from every 9 months to a year!
  • Build a house and decorate it with furniture for your friends to hangout!

What are you waiting for, kiddos? Try it out today!
Take notes, Era/Zone/Ol' West. You might just learn something.

WaFFL3Cake 08-19-2017 08:28 PM

Quote:

Posted by List (Post 793366)
We need to make the game fun. If it's fun to play, then people will stay to play it, and the player count will rise.

Make the game fun so people dont quit.

Ultimately yes, but it's not that simple.
I think Zone has had a lot of new managers recently, so the best way to go is if they had a plan and the new manager would stick to the team's plan. Or promote a current dev to be the next manager.

List 08-20-2017 12:29 AM

Quote:

Posted by HamStarr (Post 793434)
Hey, kiddos!
Do you HATE when those bullies pelt you with their hurtful words and boomsticks on Era, Zone, and Ol' West?

Play Classic instead! We offer these features below:
  • No overpowered guns or explosives: our swords, shields, bombs and arrows are completely for cosmetics! The only way to be powerful is to have skill!
  • Multiple tasks you can partake in for some hard earned cash! Go underwater for some loot, take a bounty and capture things, hunt around for bug to catch, or farm tall grass and bushes!
  • A large server capacity of almost 5000 players to hang out with!
  • Holiday events with special quests to do!
  • Loads and loads and LOADS of hats, accessories, bodies, AND heads to wear: including your own custom ones!
  • Create a guild and recruit up to 25 members to go on massacres and sparing tournaments!
  • A great way to friends with everyone from around the globe!
  • A Nexus with a theme from every 9 months to a year!
  • Build a house and decorate it with furniture for your friends to hangout!

What are you waiting for, kiddos? Try it out today!
Take notes, Era/Zone/Ol' West. You might just learn something.


half of these are in other graals just not used as good as classic does. but yes, if the other servers had this the game would be way better.


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