Posted by MattKan

Do you find the posters who continuously whine about the "lack of stuff to do" on Classic but never post any actual constructive criticism to improve it obnoxious? Do you think the idiots who decide they need to make the eighty-second copy of the infamous "clasisic is b0rina1g" thread need to leave the forums?

I'm not really on either end of the spectrum here. While I do understand your point where there's more than enough threads on the subject and more than half of the people that post there never give any suggestions. Do try to understand the strong apathetic feelings of the majority of the community, including myself. Do we really need more than one thread on the subject? No, we don't need it and we certainly don't want it. However, we have our rights to share our feelings and opinions in an appropriate way instead of spamming: "Z0MG!!!!1 LAZY ADAM!!!!" Does complaining make us look like immature whiny kids? Yes, it does. That's pretty much what we are. It's a game; people play them to be entertained. When people play them and are no longer entertained, then it's no longer a game to them. I myself have realized that in order to have fun on iClassic you have to make your own fun because waiting for someone else to make it is a long tedious process. That's why I'm always trying to come up with new ideas and things to do other than having to wait for what can be months for something to happen, and who even knows if you'll enjoy it? At least for me whenever I create or come up with something to do I at least know for sure it'll be something my friends and I would enjoy. Otherwise, then what's the point? So what I'm saying is this: while it may be bothersome to flip through catalogs of the same complaint thread written over and over, but it is the people's right to make those threads and if there's a lot of complaints, it means there's a problem. Complaints aren't something to be dismissed; they're something to be addressed. It'd be nice to see more suggestions go into the game and to have a monthly broadcast where everyone spams their ideas all at once for them to be taken into account.  

Oh well.

People do have a right to be pissed. I'd be pissed if I were a player. I don't fault anyone for being pissed.

But I am also not going to rush my content. I could have half-assed and provided some lackluster content a while ago, but that's just not who I am as a developer. I put a lot of effort into a lot of details, and ya it sucks that stuff takes longer but I hope when players do get it, they appreciate the time it took.

So ya, I do feel bad players wait, but I'd rather spend more time making better content than pushing out a half-assed, incomplete and lackluster update.  

It's funny, because these so-called "lazy admins" are normal humans devoting their free time time so selfish kids like yourself get a normal, player-friendly Graal server to play on.  

Posted by Blueh

I'm not really on either end of the spectrum here. While I do understand your point where there's more than enough threads on the subject and more than half of the people that post there never give any suggestions. Do try to understand the strong apathetic feelings of the majority of the community, including myself. Do we really need more than one thread on the subject? No, we don't need it and we certainly don't want it. However, we have our rights to share our feelings and opinions in an appropriate way instead of spamming: "Z0MG!!!!1 LAZY ADAM!!!!" Does complaining make us look like immature whiny kids? Yes, it does. That's pretty much what we are. It's a game; people play them to be entertained. When people play them and are no longer entertained, then it's no longer a game to them. I myself have realized that in order to have fun on iClassic you have to make your own fun because waiting for someone else to make it is a long tedious process. That's why I'm always trying to come up with new ideas and things to do other than having to wait for what can be months for something to happen, and who even knows if you'll enjoy it? At least for me whenever I create or come up with something to do I at least know for sure it'll be something my friends and I would enjoy. Otherwise, then what's the point? So what I'm saying is this: while it may be bothersome to flip through catalogs of the same complaint thread written over and over, but it is the people's right to make those threads and if there's a lot of complaints, it means there's a problem. Complaints aren't something to be dismissed; they're something to be addressed. It'd be nice to see more suggestions go into the game and to have a monthly broadcast where everyone spams their ideas all at once for them to be taken into account.

First, I have the same "apathetic feeling" that you have. I've played Classic for three years. It was the first server I've played and will probably always be my favorite. I'm equally thirsty for new updates as everybody else, but you don't hear me complaining about it in the way everybody else does.

There's a much better approach to this: If you have ideas, post them. If you have feedback, post it. If there's something you think the staff team did well recently, post it. These things actually help the server, while the constant spam we've been seeing does not.

If Graal is just a game, then why don't players who get bored move onto the next game? Players don't treat Graal as a game. Players play Graal to fulfill their social needs. Every now and then players will be involved in a "gamey" part of Graal, but half the time players are just idling and playing true "games" such as Minecraft and Animal Crossing with other Graalians. Graal is not a typical game, and players don't treat it as such, so your argument is invalid.

Why shouldn't these threads be dismissed? It's probably best that they are dismissed. Think this through. The current development team in place has been static for a fair while. Most of the updates we've seen recently are due directly to them. We've been around long enough that they've made their mark on the server and what Classic looks like and plays like today can be attributed almost directly to them. Players saying that the server stinks and has no fun whatsoever just tells the developers that their work is unappreciated. Considering the main draw-in for developers who want to volunteer on this game is to make players happy, this can only discourage them further. Players are entitled to their opinions, but there are consequences when they bend their opinion and only share part of it.

Posted by Dusty

Oh well.

People do have a right to be pissed. I'd be pissed if I were a player. I don't fault anyone for being pissed.

My main issue is that people tend to make threads like this constantly. This kind of stuff contributes literally nothing to the server, just generates negative sentiment (which is ironic because the players who make these threads still seem to actually like the game overall).

Classic isn't a horrible server; fundamentally it's a rather good server that has attracted thousands of players who spend thousands of hours of their lives there, and yet we never hear about the fun times or good experiences that these players have with the game. We hear, instead, about how they're upset about the game not continuously receiving updates. These threads do not even contain constructive criticism. They're just downright negativity. And it doesn't have to be this way.  

While era is adopting new levels and gaining more players.
Classic is just another normal day :3
In people's status it says classic is boring.  

I play era, and I don't find it revolutionarily fun and addicting, but it's far more amusing than iClassic.

Zone would be a lot more fun with more players.  

Posted by eric

I play era, and I don't find it revolutionarily fun and addicting, but it's far more amusing than iClassic.

Zone would be a lot more fun with more players.

Less is the best.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=48-tcRiBNj4  

Posted by Sir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=48-tcRiBNj4

wut  

Man: Who thinks more is better than less? Okay, why?
Girl: More is better than less because if stuff is not less... if there's more less stuff then you might, you might want to have some more and your parents just don't let you because there's only a little.
Man: Right.
Girl: We want more. We want more. Like, you really like it. You want more.
Man: I follow you.  

Technically the admins are getting paid for their contributions, so they should at least make something that all of the players like and are happy with IMO.  

What are you trying to achieve by posting this thread? It's more stupid then them actually doing it.  

Posted by Platinum

Technically the admins are getting paid for their contributions, so they should at least make something that all of the players like and are happy with IMO.

Gelats don't buy any bread yo.  

Posted by Era News

What are you trying to achieve by posting this thread? It's more stupid then them actually doing it.

Shut up. Era scum.  

I would say classic can get boring at times,most things are time consuming and should keep you entertained tho. Just doing pyrate bay and waiting for the blob to spawn everyday can take up an hour or so depending on how long you have to wait for the blob. I know I whine about lack of content,but I wouldn't say classic is boring.

There is always something you could be doing like towering,sparring,farming,or playing some kind of game with your friends like hide and seek. Like blueh says you can always make up games to play with your friends in your house you just have to be creative.