Neocron: Why aren't more people playing?

sheltomt · January 2004

I've just started playing, and have noticed that there's only around 300 ppl on at PEAK times. That's so small for a huge game world, and I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is as to why the low population.

Camaalis · January 2004

Well it never was really that high in the first place, around 700. It had its share of bugs in the beginning and then they changed the game from strict hardcore pvp to more pve game. Hence why alot of people are calling it Neoquest.

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Socializer: 66 %
Explorer: 60%
Killer: 60%
Achiever: 13%

Negative71 · January 2004

I wanted to play it when I first found out about it.. but I've since got the impression that it's ruled by the same type of "1337" kiddies that are the reason I never play Counter-Suck.

sheltomt · January 2004

I've seen a good amount of the d3wd speak there, but not too much more than was in any other game i've played. UO definately had as much if not more of the speak.

Camaalis · January 2004

Originally posted by sheltomt
I've seen a good amount of the d3wd speak there, but not too much more than was in any other game i've played. UO definately had as much if not more of the speak.

well, new UO.

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Bartle Test #234954
SKE
Socializer: 66 %
Explorer: 60%
Killer: 60%
Achiever: 13%

Reus · January 2004

Personally Neocron is a bad game, it doesn't invite the user to keep playing, honestly I didn't last more than 3 days playing, it became boring. Maybe that's the reason, from a personal point of view of course.

Koltrane · January 2004

Neocron suffers greatly from a small player community. It's a vicious cycle in a sense: New players are put off by a small community, which is the result of a lack of players, etc. The world is actually pretty well done and the back story is very good. The crafting system is also good. Regardless, there are many problems.

First of all, the code is buggy. I crashed many times zoning and it never got better. Some patches made it worse. The PvP system is original, but it is built so that refusal to allow PvP mode handicaps your character. The corporation system is very complex (alliances vs. enemies) and grouping is poor. The wasteland is pretty much empty. There are some hot areas, but overall, the same old mobs roam sparsely across the world.

The game, particularly the city of Neocron, is built for a much larger player base, so it often feels empty. There are areas of the Viarosso and the Outzone that are flat out deserted. Some of the stores have no purpose (like the cafes) and others just take up space (why are there so many clothing and vehicle stores?)

When it comes down to it, though, the problem is still a lack of players. DoY is still vaporware and nothing else is really enticing new players. And with Face of Mankind on deck, things do not look good for NC.

Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate. (written on the SW:G CD)

A: 73% E: 73% S: 40% K: 13%

Hnlecter · January 2004

The only thing on not pvping is the nonpvp chip takes up one brain slot. And having all brain slots is only really useful for pvp when crunching numbers and things. The reason I have left is all of the old beta players and competitive players are gone. The game is no longer a massive fight but set up and boring ass fights. Sure they may all look cool from screen shots but they are a bore. When you don't have to worry about the ganking it gets boring. I tried it after three month leave due to pvping players leaving and fighting dieing down. The games players have become extremely carebear and the only thing neocron has going is PVP.

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