Alright, I've had yet another idea that might help Kronos a lot.
As you possibly know, a friend of mine and a former guild member back on Emerald Dream set up www.kronos-census.com following my specific request when I moved our guild here, after he created and maintained the ED counterpart for more than 2 years. Now that Feenix has decided to shut two of its dead vanilla servers (Al'Akir and indeed Emerald Dream) and force their population on Warsong before turning it into a TBC realm shortly - smart move wouldn't you say? I let you imagine the mess on their forums now, they even had to close the announcement topic just a day later when they said it was meant to stay open :lol: - I thought I'd ask him to relocate the virtual machines that he was using for ED censuses and have them monitoring Nostalrius instead, in order to provide 24/7 census data for it just as www.kronos-census.com has been doing for us for nearly as long as Kronos has existed.
Why this, and how could this be pivotal to Kronos' ultimate success?
Simply, I'm suggesting him to link the two pages, providing a brief description and overview of both servers, depicting Nost as the hi-pop realm while Kronos as the hi-quality one, thus increasing our visibility among Nost players, which would in turn give us all a subtle yet effective advertisement. Many Kronos players are aware of such site already and use to check it on a regular base. Imagine if the shitload of Nost players would be drawn there for the same purpose (they certainly would), and noticed a Kronos tab. It is my knowledge that the great majority of Nost players are simply unaware of Kronos' very existence. Maybe this, and possibly a link to this comparative review of mine between the two realms, could arouse things and turn them to our favor. In the end, if our respective player bases (Kronos' and Nostalrius') evened out, both realms would end up benefitting from it, as many of us have always wished.
What can Kronos players do?
Now here it is where all of you come into play: would you agree to support such a site with donations, if needed to convince him to set up this site and maintaining it over time? I myself certainly would. If we come together and sustain this project concretely (so not only with words, but also throwing a few bucks at it), we would win the right to also have Kronos trailers added to our tab, and grow quite some hype around us - and trust me, after 3 years in the scene I came to the conclusion that hype is all for a successful project that is so bent on audience.
What could Kronos administration do?
Chero, I'm mostly addressing this to you as the project leader. Shift your devs' efforts a bit and have them focus on those quests and chains that are more complex, harder to fix, trigger mini-events where refined scripting is necessary, and that are usually overlooked on other projects (i.e. the Rumbleshot quest & related event) because they only add cosmetic value. Those are rather the keystone, because they don't work at all anywhere. Rather than prioritizing mechanics and endgame-related things just like our competitors - the % of people in the leveling bracket is much larger than 60s after all, always will be... and think of those who'll never ever make it to 60 anyway - let's turn to a non-conventional approach, and get all those things to work that dev teams from rival projects would never bother themselves with. We're already known as the highest quality vanilla realm, we must push ourselves along this road even further, putting the stress on what differentiates Kronos from all the competition. In a word, focus on everything that can be effectively showcased in a video, like the aforesaid events. Why? Because then, the next step would be hiring Hurricane and have him make a grand video of his - one on par with the quality all of us have gotten used to expect from him - portraying all things that work here and aren't even scripted elsewhere. This video would go on our census page and deliver a devastating blow on our rivals. Have you ever met a girl who's clueless as to how to dress and make herself up, and only frequents semidesert pubs, thinking that she would look absolutely stunning with proper clothing and make-up? This resembles with enough accuracy the Kronos' present state. Kronos is a potential beauty, we need to dress that girl up, make her up and put her under the spotlights of fashionable circles. Then you'll see what happens.
Cons?
I've pondered this over quite a lot, and have considered the possible downsides to this idea. While Nost players would see Kronos census and its numbers, Kronos players would similarly see Nost numbers, and feel overwhelmed by them, perhaps deciding to switch over. In the end however, I strongly believe there is more to gain for us than there is to lose, simply because we are outnumbered already. Especially so if we could arrange solutions like the ones I've just suggested, we would end up gaining the upper hand in much shorter terms. Everyone, however, should do their part and contribute, at all levels.
Bottom line
For now this is nothing but a work in progress until I hear from my friend, whose willingness plays the biggest role in this strategy plan.
What are your thoughts on this? As usual, all feedback is appreciated.
As you possibly know, a friend of mine and a former guild member back on Emerald Dream set up www.kronos-census.com following my specific request when I moved our guild here, after he created and maintained the ED counterpart for more than 2 years. Now that Feenix has decided to shut two of its dead vanilla servers (Al'Akir and indeed Emerald Dream) and force their population on Warsong before turning it into a TBC realm shortly - smart move wouldn't you say? I let you imagine the mess on their forums now, they even had to close the announcement topic just a day later when they said it was meant to stay open :lol: - I thought I'd ask him to relocate the virtual machines that he was using for ED censuses and have them monitoring Nostalrius instead, in order to provide 24/7 census data for it just as www.kronos-census.com has been doing for us for nearly as long as Kronos has existed.
Why this, and how could this be pivotal to Kronos' ultimate success?
Simply, I'm suggesting him to link the two pages, providing a brief description and overview of both servers, depicting Nost as the hi-pop realm while Kronos as the hi-quality one, thus increasing our visibility among Nost players, which would in turn give us all a subtle yet effective advertisement. Many Kronos players are aware of such site already and use to check it on a regular base. Imagine if the shitload of Nost players would be drawn there for the same purpose (they certainly would), and noticed a Kronos tab. It is my knowledge that the great majority of Nost players are simply unaware of Kronos' very existence. Maybe this, and possibly a link to this comparative review of mine between the two realms, could arouse things and turn them to our favor. In the end, if our respective player bases (Kronos' and Nostalrius') evened out, both realms would end up benefitting from it, as many of us have always wished.
What can Kronos players do?
Now here it is where all of you come into play: would you agree to support such a site with donations, if needed to convince him to set up this site and maintaining it over time? I myself certainly would. If we come together and sustain this project concretely (so not only with words, but also throwing a few bucks at it), we would win the right to also have Kronos trailers added to our tab, and grow quite some hype around us - and trust me, after 3 years in the scene I came to the conclusion that hype is all for a successful project that is so bent on audience.
What could Kronos administration do?
Chero, I'm mostly addressing this to you as the project leader. Shift your devs' efforts a bit and have them focus on those quests and chains that are more complex, harder to fix, trigger mini-events where refined scripting is necessary, and that are usually overlooked on other projects (i.e. the Rumbleshot quest & related event) because they only add cosmetic value. Those are rather the keystone, because they don't work at all anywhere. Rather than prioritizing mechanics and endgame-related things just like our competitors - the % of people in the leveling bracket is much larger than 60s after all, always will be... and think of those who'll never ever make it to 60 anyway - let's turn to a non-conventional approach, and get all those things to work that dev teams from rival projects would never bother themselves with. We're already known as the highest quality vanilla realm, we must push ourselves along this road even further, putting the stress on what differentiates Kronos from all the competition. In a word, focus on everything that can be effectively showcased in a video, like the aforesaid events. Why? Because then, the next step would be hiring Hurricane and have him make a grand video of his - one on par with the quality all of us have gotten used to expect from him - portraying all things that work here and aren't even scripted elsewhere. This video would go on our census page and deliver a devastating blow on our rivals. Have you ever met a girl who's clueless as to how to dress and make herself up, and only frequents semidesert pubs, thinking that she would look absolutely stunning with proper clothing and make-up? This resembles with enough accuracy the Kronos' present state. Kronos is a potential beauty, we need to dress that girl up, make her up and put her under the spotlights of fashionable circles. Then you'll see what happens.
Cons?
I've pondered this over quite a lot, and have considered the possible downsides to this idea. While Nost players would see Kronos census and its numbers, Kronos players would similarly see Nost numbers, and feel overwhelmed by them, perhaps deciding to switch over. In the end however, I strongly believe there is more to gain for us than there is to lose, simply because we are outnumbered already. Especially so if we could arrange solutions like the ones I've just suggested, we would end up gaining the upper hand in much shorter terms. Everyone, however, should do their part and contribute, at all levels.
Bottom line
For now this is nothing but a work in progress until I hear from my friend, whose willingness plays the biggest role in this strategy plan.
What are your thoughts on this? As usual, all feedback is appreciated.
