Hey guys, I used to play zone a little while ago, but then I quit, I went back to see how the server was doing, when I left it looked like it may have had potential so I just kinda thought it would be flourishing by now.

Well I was way off, this servers almost as dead as PC, and that got me thinking, is there any way to fix this, because this server could have great potential.

I was thinking that maybe Graal Classic and Graal Era can advertise the game more, and maybe give rewards to players that play Zone, because I gotta admit this servers dying.  

Posted by MrSimons

As of when I took this screenshot at 8:35 MST on a Saturday, please note that this is not our peak time, which is usually around noon EST. Zone has about 450 players. Far above what I typically hear players talk about.
http://gyazo.com/5ae59597b16edf316f739622a6dee059.png (Unsupported image host)

Our current player-count record is 476 as of January 24th at 9:46 PM MST. So we are very close to nearing to the 500 point. At this rate I believe we will be able to hit 1000 players as an average by the end of 2014.


If you read this, thank you and have a nice day.

It is not dying.  

Posted by Shadowfox

It is not dying.

Graal Classic and Era usually reach at least 2.9k people on weekdays, and Graal Classic has now been reaching 3k daily, this server is dying, don't pretend it's not.  

Posted by Distorted

Graal Classic and Era usually reach at least 2.9k people on weekdays, and Graal Classic has now been reaching 3k daily, this server is dying, don't pretend it's not.

Graal era and classic had 5-6 years to gain those players. We had a year and a few months. And aside from that, we actually reached 500+ players a few months back. We used to be under 100 at a time.  

Posted by Shadowfox

Graal era and classic had 5-6 years to gain those players. We had a year and a few months. And aside from that, we actually reached 500+ players a few months back. We used to be under 100 at a time.

Yes but iClassic and iEra had a huge amount of players when they first started.  

Posted by Distorted

Yes but iClassic and iEra had a huge amount of players when they first started.

Yes but Zone has a decent player-count for a year. Most players play Era and Classic because all of their friends play Era and Classic. Also, a lot of players have spent their time on Era and Classic working hard for Gralats, Weapons etc. Why would anybody want to lose what they worked hard for? Zone has a smaller player-count but it will rise when players have more friends on Zone.  

Just because the playercount is smaller than a few other servers doesn't mean It's dying...  

Posted by Distorted

Hey guys, I used to play zone a little while ago, but then I quit, I went back to see how the server was doing, when I left it looked like it may have had potential so I just kinda thought it would be flourishing by now.

Well I was way off, this servers almost as dead as PC, and that got me thinking, is there any way to fix this, because this server could have great potential.

I was thinking that maybe Graal Classic and Graal Era can advertise the game more, and maybe give rewards to players that play Zone, because I gotta admit this servers dying.

Big difference in time for when the server was out compared to iEra and iClassic. Once the playercount drops to ~50-60 players, then we'll talk.  

Posted by Distorted

Graal Classic and Era usually reach at least 2.9k people on weekdays, and Graal Classic has now been reaching 3k daily, this server is dying, don't pretend it's not.

Comparing the playercounts of the different iServers is like comparing apples to oranges. Yes, iClassic and iEra has a lot of players, but it does not mean that Zone is dying.

Posted by Distorted

. . . Well I was way off, this servers almost as dead as PC, . . .

Again... Comparing apples to oranges.

Posted by Vendetta

Just because the playercount is smaller than a few other servers doesn't mean It's dying...

This is very true.

Posted by Cookie Xanadu

Big difference in time for when the server was out compared to iEra and iClassic. Once the playercount drops to ~50-60 players, then we'll talk.

I agree with this. From the year+ I have been working for Zone, the lowest playercount we seen at one time was ~30 people online. (Feb-Mar 2013)

If you compare the playercount numbers from the life-time of Zone, (Not including it's first release in 2008) they have gradually increased to where they are today.

If you have any ideas, I would be open to hearing them (over email) aslong as they are reasonable, (Ex: Resetting everyone, making everyone a staff member. These are unreasonable examples) well thought out, and they actually are ideas that would help the community. (A bakery would not.. *cough cough*) You can email me at [email protected].  

Posted by PerfectDark

If you have any ideas, I would be open to hearing them (over email) aslong as they are reasonable, (Ex: Resetting everyone, making everyone a staff member. These are reasonable examples) well thought out, and they actually are ideas that would help the community. (A bakery would be... *cough cough*) You can email me at [email protected].

Fixed.  

So many 'but's.  

Is iZone generating money for TOONSLAB?
Yes.

Do they have players?
Yes.

Sounds successful to me.  

Posted by iHot

Is iZone generating money for TOONSLAB?
Yes.

Do they have players?
Yes.

Sounds successful to me.

This.  

Zone isn't dying.

It's a hell lot more sane than both iEra and iClassic.

No frequent lag spikes, no ****-all weapons.  

Posted by 5hift

Zone isn't dying.

It's a hell lot more sane than both iEra and iClassic.

No frequent lag spikes, no ****-all weapons.

This and that.