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KondaBuddy (Live) has Soulmask

Jul 17, 2024 @ 2:33pm

The data speaks for itself

Someone get on Discord, let the dev team know if they dont already the following info.

To start off dont take my word for it go on Steam Charts and see for yourself....dont tell me its EA which someone will lmao....this is a common mistake people say in every EA release and if there is one thing I learned EA tells you how the game is going to do at release..... Here are the stats, in the last 30days AVG player gain has fallen -8,942.7. We are losing players....game is dieing and will soon be a very tiny community and very small player base and then we lose the official servers because they arent free. Get on Discord tell them to make Official more friendly to casual players and remind everyone that Single player DOES in fact exist and its there for players that want to achieve God mode on this particular game. Also at this point I think it would be wise to bring up more ideas to make the games replay value higher. At the moment collecting masks....getting a tiny glowing pyramid pet......and some steam achievements isnt cutting it. We need something huge as a reward, I said it last time why not allow us to make our own faction? Thats just one idea.....

Dont forget! We have been warning the game was failing since the 1st time we brought up how few people had the achievements on Steam so if that wasnt enough proof then im sure this wont be enough now but if you care like I do get on discord and let them know. It doesnt look good. Again, I love the game but the proof is in the data.

Last edited by KondaBuddy (Live); Jul 17, 2024 @ 2:43pm

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Originally posted by Wanderlust:

The OP is correct. I too love this game and have gotten more fun out of it than any other EA in recent memory. And the devs are wonderful, adding updates at an unbelievable rate. But the fact is, the essential model of this game goes against all traditional RPG norms. People create their starting characters and invest time and energy into them for a reason. Asking them to put that effort aside and let the original character sit in a corner for the rest of the game is too much of a departure, people won't buy it and the drop-offs are happening for that, and a bunch of other reasons.

Yes, I know that today's updates address a lot of that with the Data Replication, the raised proficiency caps, etc. But you still hit a limit and need to move on eventually, all they did was extend the length of time with your starting character, their model still assumes you will stick that character in the corner and get a tribesman for the higher tiered content. I really do applaud these guys for their creativity and willingness to break the mold, but I'm not surprised that it's not sitting well with new players.

Peak concurrency followed by bigtime drops are normal, nothing unusual there. Word of mouth is everything and eventually the games that get the good word on the street are the ones that prosper. If your essential game model is too jarring, that word is not going to be good and it will spread: "Weird game that makes you abandon your starting character and take on the look and perspective of some fat tribal lady that you have to find and capture."

I don't know what the solution is. Myself, I'm having a blast playing with friends on a dedicated private rented server where we set our own rules and enjoy the hell out of the experience. So part of me couldn't care less about concurrency numbers. But we all know that if the money dries up, the devs will move on and there goes our game. I'm not a game developer, it's not my job to come up with solutions, it's theirs. They need to show leadership here in guiding the game to a successful launch based on a real vision of what could be, and not simply cater to the loudest voices on the Interwebs.

I wish them luck.

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Jul 17, 2024 @ 6:50pm

Originally posted by MISAKA_WORLD:
Originally posted by KondaBuddy (Live):
Dont get me wrong please, I like the game dont hate me for wanting more, I see a real awesome game here but it needs some more stuff. Understand I come from a long list of games letting me down....Starting all the way back with Lionhead Studios and Black and White 2.....(they made Fable, fyi)
I can tell you like this game from your playtime.

Many afk for a long time, but Europe has Vacation time too now, I'm over 500 hours++ playing Planet Crafter atm, took a little break from SM until update.

#16

Goldie

Jul 17, 2024 @ 6:54pm

BTW, the animal control mask was increased to 30 minutes. I don't have it yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it.

#17

KondaBuddy (Live) has Soulmask

Jul 17, 2024 @ 6:56pm

Originally posted by Goldie:
BTW, the animal control mask was increased to 30 minutes. I don't have it yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it.

I think they should make it where you control an animal till it dies and you get the ability to heal it but with a long cd since animals like the bear have 18k life and the mammoth have like 30k, in PVP obviously this would have to be tweaked but for Official PVE it should be until it dies imo.

#18

Goldie

Jul 17, 2024 @ 6:58pm

I agree, I hope they look into that further so that we can heal and play the animal longer. I think there is so much untapped potential there.

#19

Dark Elf

Jul 17, 2024 @ 7:42pm

Originally posted by EverTrek1701:
they have been headstrong in many game features that people don't like.

And some do. Catering to hardcore or servers or pvp (whatever) is stupid - they need to cater to everyone (if you want to play hard, play hard - if you want pvp, play pvp....)

My only complaint so far is the AI - even after the fixes - is still stupid as dirt. It'll get better in time - I love the upcoming changes.... And the game is extremely grindy, especially when playing solo... (but, they have configurations you can change - that's great...)

Last edited by Dark Elf; Jul 17, 2024 @ 7:43pm

#20

Kaos

Jul 17, 2024 @ 10:34pm

Originally posted by Dark Elf:
Originally posted by EverTrek1701:
they have been headstrong in many game features that people don't like.
And some do. Catering to hardcore or servers or pvp (whatever) is stupid - they need to cater to everyone (if you want to play hard, play hard - if you want pvp, play pvp....)

My only complaint so far is the AI - even after the fixes - is still stupid as dirt. It'll get better in time - I love the upcoming changes.... And the game is extremely grindy, especially when playing solo... (but, they have configurations you can change - that's great...)

Just remember that no matter how stupid the AI is in Soulmask, it can always be worse. Just look at how stupid Thralls are in Conan Exiles.

#21

iSurvivedRKelly has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 12:30am

Originally posted by KondaBuddy (Live):
Someone get on Discord, let the dev team know if they dont already the following info.

To start off dont take my word for it go on Steam Charts and see for yourself....dont tell me its EA which someone will lmao....this is a common mistake people say in every EA release and if there is one thing I learned EA tells you how the game is going to do at release..... Here are the stats, in the last 30days AVG player gain has fallen -8,942.7. We are losing players....game is dieing and will soon be a very tiny community and very small player base and then we lose the official servers because they arent free. Get on Discord tell them to make Official more friendly to casual players and remind everyone that Single player DOES in fact exist and its there for players that want to achieve God mode on this particular game. Also at this point I think it would be wise to bring up more ideas to make the games replay value higher. At the moment collecting masks....getting a tiny glowing pyramid pet......and some steam achievements isnt cutting it. We need something huge as a reward, I said it last time why not allow us to make our own faction? Thats just one idea.....

Dont forget! We have been warning the game was failing since the 1st time we brought up how few people had the achievements on Steam so if that wasnt enough proof then im sure this wont be enough now but if you care like I do get on discord and let them know. It doesnt look good. Again, I love the game but the proof is in the data.

Wow.. imagine an ea game falling in numbers during ea..

Told you and you asked for it.. stupid thread

Learn to enjoy a game yourself or not, regardless of what others are doing. You're not a sheep are you?

Last edited by iSurvivedRKelly; Jul 18, 2024 @ 12:32am

#22

HapStew

Jul 18, 2024 @ 12:52am

I bet if they would try different server settings on some Official servers, like no drop everything, drop only bag, or drop only belt, 2x this or that.

Drop everything while somewhere you can not get to easily sucks.

It took me 2 official servers to see I will not play them. I don't have the time, decay is to fast for my play style. So I look at private servers or solo.

Options man, give some options, you will see more players on the servers.

#23

Villain

Jul 18, 2024 @ 12:58am

was waiting for today's patch to get the server back up and running again.

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KondaBuddy (Live) has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 1:28am

Originally posted by iSurvivedRKelly:
Originally posted by KondaBuddy (Live):
Someone get on Discord, let the dev team know if they dont already the following info.

To start off dont take my word for it go on Steam Charts and see for yourself....dont tell me its EA which someone will lmao....this is a common mistake people say in every EA release and if there is one thing I learned EA tells you how the game is going to do at release..... Here are the stats, in the last 30days AVG player gain has fallen -8,942.7. We are losing players....game is dieing and will soon be a very tiny community and very small player base and then we lose the official servers because they arent free. Get on Discord tell them to make Official more friendly to casual players and remind everyone that Single player DOES in fact exist and its there for players that want to achieve God mode on this particular game. Also at this point I think it would be wise to bring up more ideas to make the games replay value higher. At the moment collecting masks....getting a tiny glowing pyramid pet......and some steam achievements isnt cutting it. We need something huge as a reward, I said it last time why not allow us to make our own faction? Thats just one idea.....

Dont forget! We have been warning the game was failing since the 1st time we brought up how few people had the achievements on Steam so if that wasnt enough proof then im sure this wont be enough now but if you care like I do get on discord and let them know. It doesnt look good. Again, I love the game but the proof is in the data.

Wow.. imagine an ea game falling in numbers during ea.. :lunar2019crylaughingpig:

Told you and you asked for it.. stupid thread

Learn to enjoy a game yourself or not, regardless of what others are doing. You're not a sheep are you?

" dont tell me its EA which someone will lmao"- I said earlier there would be someone right lol.

Last edited by KondaBuddy (Live); Jul 18, 2024 @ 1:28am

#25

Half Slav has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 1:35am

Like every game that loses players after a month or two.Specially those people who consume all content like crazy in a week and they get bored waiting to pick it up again when its out of EA.I think OP is new around here, welcome buddy.

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KondaBuddy (Live) has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 1:36am

Originally posted by Armored Heretic:
Like every game that loses players after a month or two.Specially those people who consume all content like crazy in a week and they get bored waiting to pick it up again when its out of EA.I think OP is new around here, welcome buddy.

No im not new my profile isnt private like yours so you can see my hours in the game, lol.

#27

Half Slav has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 2:16am

Originally posted by KondaBuddy (Live):
Originally posted by Armored Heretic:
Like every game that loses players after a month or two.Specially those people who consume all content like crazy in a week and they get bored waiting to pick it up again when its out of EA.I think OP is new around here, welcome buddy.
No im not new my profile isnt private like yours so you can see my hours in the game, lol.

You just ignored what I said and try to make a silly comment on a valid argument, with your wisdom here I see nothing of value you posted when that is how games work on steam, people cosume the content and leave just a fraction of the player base stay since the dawn of time, so you should know the Mr OG ..

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KondaBuddy (Live) has Soulmask

Jul 18, 2024 @ 2:22am

Originally posted by Armored Heretic:
Originally posted by KondaBuddy (Live):
No im not new my profile isnt private like yours so you can see my hours in the game, lol.

You just ignored what I said and try to make a silly comment on a valid argument, with your wisdom here I see nothing of value you posted when that is how games work on steam, people cosume the content and leave just a fraction of the player base stay since the dawn of time, so you should know the Mr OG ..

Im not going to argue with you , I disagree with your comment. They just released an update and I hope this game succeeds, only time will tell. My original post involves some facts not all of it is my opinion. Such as Steamcharts is an actual website you can track how a game is doing thru them. This game also has achievements that help you track how well its doing, those are facts. Now take that however you want it, reshape it, and turn it into an opinion if you believe that makes sense lol.

Last edited by KondaBuddy (Live); Jul 18, 2024 @ 2:24am

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