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#1 ss_atheroma

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Posted 04 May 2009 - 18:02

I'm bored so I started browsing factions in the A-Z list.

I didn't get out of the A's but here's a summary of my findings...

About half of the factions I looked at were only 1 Member, INACTIVE ACCOUNTS
Most of the rest had less than 5 members, all INACTIVE ACCOUNTS

In fact, in the thirty or so factions I looked at, I found 3 or 4 that could be called active factions

There were two factions that actually had players online right now, total 6 players.

Any comments...?

#2 ss_ecofrog

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Posted 04 May 2009 - 18:36

yeah it should cost at least 25 fc to create a faction there's nothing we can do about the one's that are already made "that i can think of " but it would be good to stop the excessive amounts rising further

#3 ss_draconus

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Posted 04 May 2009 - 18:52

yes, there are a lot more factions than there should be, alot of factions with less than 3 members, and a lot of factions with only inactive members, but u said so urself you didnt even get out of the A's when u looked at the list. there are 25 other letters of the alphabet u didnt look at , and so im sure u could find a lot more active factions in the rest of the alphabet.

#4 nestor

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Posted 04 May 2009 - 19:45

Have a look at the TOP 250 faction list, start from the bottom. Most of them are inactive or dead, too....

#5 ss_atheroma

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 01:47

Well, I wasn't really thinking that it's too easy to start a faction, more that there are a lot of people whom the game is not engaging. But maybe it should be a little harder to start a faction. Get your character upto level 10 before you can do it....?
But conversely, who are we to say people can't start a faction whenever they want. At the end of the day, we are ALL playing the game and we start as equals. I don't know.....

Nothing like a little late night melancholia, hey?

#6 ss_dalek1963

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 02:55

It takes a lot more than 25 FC to make a good faction. Then again I have merely stated the obvious.

#7 ss_lionae

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 02:59

if you look at the top 250 factions, cut it in 2, the second half of that list has 80 to 90% inactive, in the top 125 maybe 60% are active if that, in the top 20 almost 90 are active, all factions have at least 1 member inactive

#8 acidic

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 03:25

all factions have at least 1 member inactive


this is not true....

#9 ss_atheroma

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 12:15

So, what percentage of all registered players actually play, say twice a week? My guess is around 25%, not based on any real research, just a gut feeling from looking through the a-z list.

At any one time, you can look at the numbers for players online, it's usually between 250 and 500. I'm not sure that's enough to sustain the game, let alone develop it. My worry is that if it doesn't pick up soon, HCS will drop it and we'll lose out on the real money we've invested in FC's, not to mention our time and effort as well...

Am I worrying over nothing. It is after all, only a game...?

#10 MamorukunBE

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 13:25

all factions have at least 1 member inactive


this is not true....

You know, infinite minus one is still infinite ;)

#11 acidic

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 16:47

all factions have at least 1 member inactive


this is not true....

You know, infinite minus one is still infinite ;)


No, it is one less than infinite....

plus we do not have infinite player registered.

#12 MamorukunBE

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Posted 05 May 2009 - 17:29


this is not true....

You know, infinite minus one is still infinite ;)


No, it is one less than infinite....

Damn! You beat me on that one ;)

#13 ss_atheroma

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Posted 06 May 2009 - 15:53

"You know, infinite minus one is still infinite"

"No, it is one less than infinite...."


Actually, it IS still infinite. As Infinity is by definition NOT a fixed number, or in fact a number of any kind, it is impossible to have 1 less than infinity. What you get is just a different view of infinity.... :D :ugeek:

Good grief, that's three Maths related posts in one day! Perhaps those years of University weren't wasted after all!

#14 ss_atheroma

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Posted 06 May 2009 - 16:05

Now a serious question for our friends at Cow Central.

I got bored again, so this time I did what Nestor suggested and looked through the "Top 250" faction list, from the bottom up. I only got as far as 197, but I did notice several factions where EVERY member is inactive. My question, therefore is this...

Why are they listed on this board? Or indeed listed at all. Surely there must be active factions outside the top 250? Wouldn't it be fairer to remove the inactive factions from the board to make space for these others? I'm not suggesting that inactives be removed from the game, just from the "Top 250 Whatevers".
I think that the "top" boards should be for Active players and factions only, to recognise people who are actually playing!

#15 ss_barmuka

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Posted 08 May 2009 - 04:27

Now a serious question for our friends at Cow Central.

I got bored again, so this time I did what Nestor suggested and looked through the "Top 250" faction list, from the bottom up. I only got as far as 197, but I did notice several factions where EVERY member is inactive. My question, therefore is this...

Why are they listed on this board? Or indeed listed at all. Surely there must be active factions outside the top 250? Wouldn't it be fairer to remove the inactive factions from the board to make space for these others? I'm not suggesting that inactives be removed from the game, just from the "Top 250 Whatevers".
I think that the "top" boards should be for Active players and factions only, to recognise people who are actually playing!



They wont do this. just like they wont remove all of the lvl 10-20s inactives from the top pvp players board. although i think any faction that has the Founder inactive be disbanded. that is no way to leave a faction.

#16 ss_jaski

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Posted 08 May 2009 - 22:40

although you may be right guilds that are active over time WILL overtake other guilds that are inactive


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