and the 10 people that still use IRC will log on to chat to hug and cry.
Could I hug you and cry when this happens? Cheers.
Sure. If you need a shoulder to cry on I guess I could log onto IRC, just for you
and the 10 people that still use IRC will log on to chat to hug and cry.
Could I hug you and cry when this happens? Cheers.
After all, they can't be more retarded than the people already here.
Garrett, you're right about /r/gaming, but we could also post to /r/games which is taken a lot more seriously. We could also mention that the creator of Bush was one of the modders who modded the new Sim City so that it could be played offline. I'm sure that will grab the attention of /r/gaming seeming as it screwed over EA.
I wasn't actually aware that Azzer wasn't around anymore. What happened exactly?
Im a bit late to this thread but oh well...
I think the problem with the lack of players isn't because text based games are a thing of the past. I also don't think its a problem of players having to be contactable, as I've never been that much of a hardcore player but I've always still enjoyed playing. I think its because this game literally gets no advertisement or exposure. Ive just come back to Bush after a long break and noticed a decline in players, but it doesn't surprise me because I've never seen this game advertised anywhere.
Has anyone thought about doing a post about Bush to Reddit? It might be worth posting about the game to the gaming subreddit which has thousands of viewers. Ive thought about doing it myself but i don't think i'll do the game justice in terms of explaining how it works etc. And for those who know how Reddit works, we could up vote the post to increase the visibility and hope it will reach the front page where everyone will see it.
Any thoughts?
I have an idea how to get more players. It may seem a little extreme and somewhat unrealistic, but if people stopped being arrogant little ****tards, that'd probably be a good start.
Honestly, how are we expecting to expand the playerbase when we're offering the most hostile of enviroments? I know this may seem as a gripe, as an offtopic post, as the personal view of a "hurt" player.
But really, I've not played seriously in around 2 years I think. This round my average online time is 1.31 hours/day. I've not sent out a single attack. I've not teched past stunbots and hacks, and I joined an alliance which had 6 members at the time.
The point of the above is to show how little I care about what happens to my ID, but I still managed to get utterly frustrated at the douchy tactics being used in the game. I won't mention any names, as I think anyone on the forums probably knows who did what, or has the ability to find out within 5 minutes.
So yeah, this really was just a gripe in the end, I suppose. I already regret writing this. But my point is, if everyone wants a bigger playerbase EVERYONE should chip in. It's even in that god awful (lolpun) book called the Bible: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".
Apologies for the spam of sorts, I felt this was the only place to put this, without making a new thread. My signature makes up for everything though.
I was one of the ones that picked on you to bribe those delicious stunbots. You never showed hostility, but your alliance mates.. That is a different story. One of them was particularly -l33t kid- and I could see how that could turn off a newer player.
I was one of the ones that picked on you to bribe those delicious stunbots. You never showed hostility, but your alliance mates.. That is a different story. One of them was particularly -l33t kid- and I could see how that could turn off a newer player.
Thats because the game breeds hostiliy. The fact that a battle often means a week worth of hard work and time can be obliterated means that incoming is automatically interpreted as a highly hostile act. Add to the mix defenders already worn down by defending previous incoming, and you can understand the patience of people wearing thin. It takes character to play this game in a fun and friendly way. While I dont think vulgar mail is in any way justified, remember that you as the attacker are the one initiating this hostility, and maybe you should not take such mail so seriously.
The game also promotes hostility for the sake of it. The attacker knows a person has put effort into sustaining their army, and so wiping it out has significant impact, like it has a real effect. It is basically a big stroke of the ego.
That said, you would be delusional for thinking that bushtarion is somehow extra-ordinary in this regard, that most games don't harbour similar levels of hostility. Go play CoD and have people rage at you for camping, hacking, and being 12 years and better than them.
In other words, the community isnt the problem. The self inherent hostility isnt the problem. It was and still is the lack of exposure. Though I think the game has reached a point of no return. And the current levels of cheating dont help.