End of PA?

[WipeOut]

Although I find Facebook games horribly annoying, I am with Spinner that that route is the only viable one to increase player base without immense advertisement cost.

The main problem I see with this game (from afar I will admit) is the fact that the learning curve to reach anything close to a level the remaining players retain, is too steep for a round. Your fleets will be crushed and your planets roiled long before you get the hang of things, and by that time, you will never ever log back in and give the game another go.

I think the game needs to be re-designed from scratch, making it interesting enough for the older players to like it, difficult enough for them to find it a challenge, and different enough to make the challenge nearly as big as it would be for a new player.


The game name is strong, the concept is still - even in a time of HD gaming - worth spending time on; hence, use it while you still can.

From a business point of view I'd rather lose 90% of the current player base and attract new players, than keeping 90% each round without attracting any new ones (or losing the ones you gain within a few weeks), until it slowly dies.

[Wishmaster]

Originally Posted by Spinner

1: The problem is, with new users, you have 1 shot to make a good first impression.
2: This isn't right. ManagerLeague is a perfectly good example of the opposite. This has to do with game-mechanics. In AD, I believe your role will go from "grow as big as I can" to "try to hold on to your assets" or "destroy potential challengers".

I hated PA in r1. Created a new planet late r2 cause everyone else at my school kept playing it. Now look at me, the only sad ****er still playing I also remember at the end of the rounds, everyone looked forward to the next.

ManagerLeague is different though. There it makes sense that you have to rebuild your squad, as people age. It just wouldnt make any sense if you could catch up to someone who started playing 2 years ago.

I would hate that also btw

[ArcChas]

Originally Posted by Wishmaster

...... the only sad ****er still playing

Not quite the only one.