If iZone shows no signs of progress in the near future I think we could consider it a failure. Its the same thing as iEra. There is nothing to attract players who are already established in iEra to play iZone.

Move all the iZone gmaps to the iEra server. Make all the iZone content available to iEra players. Merge the stats and purchases.

Without the burden of downloading a separate app, reuploading and paging for customs, losing all stats, iEra players might actually play the content on iZone.  

That was the first idea of izone.. I feel for the staff team, Stefan basicly left them with a server that has not much to offer and no updates to go off while working on other stuff aswell, so now they a basicly trying to make completely new and stock up on updates when possible while also releasing the odd updates inbetween all that.  

They would need to have some form of compensation to the people who purchased Zone.  

Why can't you give iZone some time? I think the staff are working on some big updates (new tileset yay), andthey can't do that in a day.  

Posted by Platinum

Why can't you give iZone some time? I think the staff are working on some big updates (new tileset yay), andthey can't do that in a day.

Yup, the graphics team is currently working hard on a new tileset, I think this will make zone way more attractive than it currently is. I believe it's worth the wait.  

That'd work, actually. As for compensation to iZone players, how about this:
iZone purchasers get a special weapon once the merge is complete upon merging their zone and era accounts.  

Posted by Rexx

If iZone shows no signs of progress in the near future I think we could consider it a failure. Its the same thing as iEra. There is nothing to attract players who are already established in iEra to play iZone.

Move all the iZone gmaps to the iEra server. Make all the iZone content available to iEra players. Merge the stats and purchases.

Without the burden of downloading a separate app, reuploading and paging for customs, losing all stats, iEra players might actually play the content on iZone.

Sorry pal, this is a bad thread if I ever saw one. To riddle a thread with this much ignorance and, for lack of a better word, bullsh-t, you have GOT to expect some smackdown. I'll keep this short and sweet because I've probably already invested more thought into this than the OP.

iZone has no intention nor desire to attract iEra players. iEra and iZone are two completely different animals. The only similarity is that they both have guns. The systems, theme, and direction are entirely different. You might as well question why on Earth Grand Theft Auto and Halo are different games. They're the same thing, right?  

Posted by Platinum

Why can't you give iZone some time? I think the staff are working on some big updates (new tileset yay), andthey can't do that in a day.

"If they show no progress" and "near future"

Posted by WhileLoop

Sorry pal, this is a bad thread if I ever saw one. To riddle a thread with this much ignorance and, for lack of a better word, bullsh-t, you have GOT to expect some smackdown. I'll keep this short and sweet because I've probably already invested more thought into this than the OP.

iZone has no intention nor desire to attract iEra players. iEra and iZone are two completely different animals. The only similarity is that they both have guns. The systems, theme, and direction are entirely different. You might as well question why on Earth Grand Theft Auto and Halo are different games. They're the same thing, right?

I apologize for angering you with my thread.  

Posted by WhileLoop

Sorry pal, this is a bad thread if I ever saw one. To riddle a thread with this much ignorance and, for lack of a better word, bullsh-t, you have GOT to expect some smackdown. I'll keep this short and sweet because I've probably already invested more thought into this than the OP.

iZone has no intention nor desire to attract iEra players. iEra and iZone are two completely different animals. The only similarity is that they both have guns. The systems, theme, and direction are entirely different. You might as well question why on Earth Grand Theft Auto and Halo are different games. They're the same thing, right?

Thanks for those stunning observations. I think he just wants to see more action in the game. You must admit with only about 100 people online it isn't the most exciting server. Besides it's not like it would be anything out of the ordinary to era. Era has already added enough stupid stuff to ruin the cops vs gangsters theme.  

Posted by Rexx

"If they show no progress" and "near future"

I apologize for angering you with my thread.

Don't doom your "brain blast" by turning it into a flame thread.
It's just a bad idea with very little sensible backing. It's easy to shoot down and difficult to defend.
Despite that, let's keep the ball rolling. Why is this not a bad suggestion?
How are Era and Zone the same thing?
Why should "gangster mafia" be merged with "futuristic space shooter"?
How can you possibly find the PK system - four directions versus eight directions - comparable?
Can the developers of two entirely independent entities wholly agree on one direction for development?

It's a bad idea. Defend it.
Your turn, shoot.

EDIT: Response to Nabu

Posted by Nabu Lapse

Thanks for those stunning observations. I think he just wants to see more action in the game. You must admit with only about 100 people online it isn't the most exciting server. Besides it's not like it would be anything out of the ordinary to era. Era has already added enough stupid stuff to ruin the cops vs gangsters theme.

You don't get more action by merging two entirely different ideas and communities. iZone players, while few and far between, still choose to play iZone over iEra for a reason. iEra players choose not to play iZone due to their own preferences. It makes no sense to do a developmental about face on a whim, halting the production of two works in progress.

Linkin Park and JayZ risked their fanbase by collaborating. Some liked it, some hated it. Do you think loyal JayZ fans would appreciate if he made nothing but LPJZ collaborations?  

Posted by WhileLoop

Don't doom your "brain blast" by turning it into a flame thread.
It's just a bad idea with very little sensible backing. It's easy to shoot down and difficult to defend.
Despite that, let's keep the ball rolling. Why is this not a bad suggestion?
How are Era and Zone the same thing?
Why should "gangster mafia" be merged with "futuristic space shooter"?
How can you possibly find the PK system - four directions versus eight directions - comparable?
Can the developers of two entirely independent entities wholly agree on one direction for development?

It's a bad idea. Defend it.
Your turn, shoot.

EDIT: Response to Nabu



You don't get more action by merging two entirely different ideas and communities. iZone players, while few and far between, still choose to play iZone over iEra for a reason. iEra players choose not to play iZone due to their own preferences. It makes no sense to do a developmental about face on a whim, halting the production of two works in progress.

Linkin Park and JayZ risked their fanbase by collaborating. Some liked it, some hated it. Do you think loyal JayZ fans would appreciate if he made nothing but LPJZ collaborations?

Zone is failing, at least he is giving some ideas of what to do with zone. You are just trying to turn this into a fight, "your turn shoot". Quit acting like zone deserves any kind of recognition. I also like how you went all out and wrote that much on such a simple point, smh.  

Tbh, im kind of happy with the 100 players so far. Yeah it's nowhere near as large as iEra or iClassic's playerbase but taking into consideration that these two servers have had atleast 2 years to build a loyal playerbase, the fact Zone was underdeveloped when it was released (in my opinion) and that when Matt left Zone had approximately 30 - 50 players a day, 100 players is good enough for me right now. Plus, the updates that are continuously in development and the new management is sure to push the playercount further.  

Posted by KRAKATOA

Yup, the graphics team is currently working hard on a new tileset, I think this will make zone way more attractive than it currently is. I believe it's worth the wait.

A new tileset doesn't magically fix gameplay that just doesn't work well. A new tileset shouldn't be priority; the priority whould be something to actually go back to.  

Posted by Kiwi

A new tileset doesn't magically fix gameplay that just doesn't work well. A new tileset shouldn't be priority; the priority whould be something to actually go back to.

This. We shouldn't be given a handful of bull**** and told that it'll be okay as long as new graphics are set up. iZone was rumored to have been complete in January of 2012. When was it released? December 2012. But of course the server wasn't totally complete at all. It lacked important content and hosted a horrible mess of a gameplay system.  

Posted by Kiwi

A new tileset doesn't magically fix gameplay that just doesn't work well. A new tileset shouldn't be priority; the priority whould be something to actually go back to.

^^^^^^^^^