Community is dying

[HolyHeck]

I would like to see what people think, why is the player population dwindling more and more, especially a week after a free weekend? Im personally stepping away from the game, mostly due to the fact I don't have a good group to play this game with, and I just can't stand the TTK on top of the player built spawns being a total hit or miss every game, not to mention medics being the only source of a revive when medics are basically non nexistent due to the fact you can die so easily. I feel this game doesn't have the chance of keeping an active community unless they do more to improve the game or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ release content or updates more than once every 6 months.

[_WOMD_]

ok

[★Captain Kirk★]

What if they added a " knocked " system where you can pick up a fellow soldier but this would take three or four times longer than a medic revive. The downfall is you will start to bleed out after a minute or so. With that said you still need a medic. You could attempt to get to a medic or by this time the medic could get to you.



I do think squads would stick together more if they knew they had a better chance of staying afloat :)

Note - You could only be picked up 1 time per life from a non medic.

Note - Getting mortally wounded by an enemy again after being picked up from a non medic results in death. So no getting shot and picked back up over and over etc.

[OverlordWolfgar]

been playing this for quite some time, and i cant say ive monitered the palyer count, but it seems far from "dying". and as far as the slow releases on updates? they have been of high caliber everytime. which takes time :)

[PlazaLord]

Obviously the player count will drop after a free weekend. As to why you can't see why I don't really understand. It's also a niche game that isn't for everyone, those who find it and like it will stay my friend.

[OverlordWolfgar]

every single match is shaped by players actions. if your team is making poor choices and or not building garrys/op's/nodes etc.. well i suggest trying SL or command and try to make the things u want to happen.

[Floringer]

Originally posted by HolyHeck:

I would like to see what people think, why is the player population dwindling more and more, especially a week after a free weekend? Im personally stepping away from the game, mostly due to the fact I don't have a good group to play this game with, and I just can't stand the TTK on top of the player built spawns being a total hit or miss every game, not to mention medics being the only source of a revive when medics are basically non nexistent due to the fact you can die so easily. I feel this game doesn't have the chance of keeping an active community unless they do more to improve the game or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ release content or updates more than once every 6 months.

time has shown that even with very minimal effort, the devs can make it a successful project for them. they've already proven that in my opinion.

so this game is not gonna die that quickly, at least not on its own. I suspect it's going to be relevant for a couple more years, until another title comes along that is comparably better than HLL. then it will eventually die

[Kuollut]

nobody plays medic because:

70% people will respawn even if you are 2m near them
the many icons on the screen is annoying, they should decrease it
the loadout is just poor, so basically u are a rifleman but can revive people, nothing interesting.

the community is just fine, I mean on the discussions everyone is talking so much and write stuff but in game, everyone is mute, I feel like I'm playing a singleplayer game.
there have been many ocassions when the enemies would capture our point, they were going for the next one and more than half of the team were still on the attack even if they couldn't capture that objective.

everyone is playing for themselves, there is no team work, HLL is the new Call of Duty, and that's 100% proven from my personal experience.

[Emil]

Historically, the numbers has gone up and up with each major release and free weekend.
It makes for more content for existing players, and new players discover a new game.
Obviously both groups have got players losing interest after some time, or not purchasing the game, but the stats speaks for themselves: https://steamdb.info/app/686810/graphs/
The game has overall a very stable playerbase, and it 'll likely last way longer than RO2 did (not measuring that this game has had way more players to begin with).

[dutchy]

in other words, you want it to die but in reality it isn't lol, get out and go play something else. This obviously is not for you.

[Mr. No]

Game is dull, "community" is toxic, private servers are managed by salty admins. If the game is "dying", that´s a consequence. :)

[michaelfunbot]

honestly, i am not certain what you guys are saying here, i see comments about people not playing as a team or not reviving, etc. This is a squad based game, realistically you should be fully focused on what the SL is requesting you to do. its not just a run and gun. if you are having problems with people not working together, become a SL and take charge of your group. This game really rewards those that step up rather then wait for someone else to do what is required, (building garries, getting a flank, dropping supplies, killing arty, falling back for defense).
as far as the numbers of people playing goes, I have been playing since early beta, there is continual growth and you can see this by how many active servers there are at any one time.
this game is still growing with a consistent player base.
I hope you guys enjoy the game for what its worth, it has fun unique ideas. Lets hopefully NOT turn it into a COD or Battlefront clone. GL guys

[TWB*Clell_Miller]

Originally posted by HolyHeck:

I would like to see what people think, why is the player population dwindling more and more, especially a week after a free weekend? Im personally stepping away from the game, mostly due to the fact I don't have a good group to play this game with, and I just can't stand the TTK on top of the player built spawns being a total hit or miss every game, not to mention medics being the only source of a revive when medics are basically non nexistent due to the fact you can die so easily. I feel this game doesn't have the chance of keeping an active community unless they do more to improve the game or ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ release content or updates more than once every 6 months.

Yeah. We keep hearing that.

[Madmonkey68]

Managed to rack up quite a few hours and took a break for a bit. But starting to come back cause or the new content.

It is a "hardcore" playstyle so I feel it ain't quite a game you can just pick up and play on any day and mood kinda thing.
It can be mentally draining if you're not just throwing matches.. even more for people who go Squad lead and other higher roles.

New content definitely keeps things fresh but it may not always be necessary to keep numbers high. Just until the game feels like it's not missing anything like say the Pacific War (♥♥♥♥).

Playing with friends and just messing around is fun as well but I think the mentally drain issue is a big thing which causes periodic pauses and breaks in the player counts

[Teh_Diplomat]

I do miss those Wild Bill Jammin' videos.

[TasteDasRainbow]

The population isn't dwindling, you're just upset at some aspects and are trying to validate yourself communally by believing it is:

https://steamcharts.com/app/686810