is silkroad dying?

ShadowSpell · Post by **ShadowSpell** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:28 pm

I was looking a chart a while back that shows how the number of players spikes when a new legend comes out, do you think SRO will continue to stay active and spike or is it dying? Seems like lately no matter what server I go on there are less and less people pvping and jobbing and am just wondering if its going to come back or if it's time to find a new game.

Toshiharu · Post by **Toshiharu** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:30 pm

The game itself didn't die. However, legits died, respect, and so on did.

larroxx · Post by **larroxx** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:31 pm

lol u sure about that ? come sparta when u wanna leave DW u lag outside the gates so many ppl pvping just isnt normale lol . Come and see ur self . and its very active server

ShadowSpell · Post by **ShadowSpell** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:32 pm

cast a vote then

Post by **Rainigul** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:35 pm

There have been too many topics which are exactly like this.

It wasn't dying last year, it wasn't dying 3 months ago, it's not dying now.

Barotix · Post by **Barotix** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:36 pm

this game is dieing and according to unnamed sources started to decline after the viet IP ban. Dieing is defined as a steady decline in number of players and a decline in the number of internet searches for the game. Also the number of people visiting the official site shows a drop in the number of new players, its a steady line going straight down. As more golds bots and players bots appear the popularity of the game goes down. A near perfect negative correlation, I'm still attempting to determine the cause.

Basically:
Isro popularity is going down
Isro population is going down
Isro community is divided
Isro company is not doing well (support wise)
Isro community is degrading
Isro Players are leaving (Legits and Botters)
Isro is not gaining any new players
Isro internet searches are going down
Traffic for Isro official site is going down
Number of Gold bots is on the rise as Isro rest on its last legs
Player bots have become deluded as they try to understand what is going on while they claim to be Legit.
The real Legits are on the fringe trying to salvage what is left.

Yes Isro is dieing, its a slow painful death, but still ~ a death.

Its not dead ~ dead would mean an extremely small community with no new people coming in and near empty servers. The cycle of corrupt games is simple:

Golden Age(alpha/beta) ~> Golden Age(OB) ~> Popularity ~> (now here is the pivotal point) ~> A]Rampant Cheating and no Company support, B]Success and Company support.

From there two roads appear.
A]~> Steady Decline ~> Spikes ~> Greater Decline ~> Spikes ~> Greater Decline ~> Drop ~> Death
B]~> Continual rise until A takes place.

MrBow · Post by **MrBow** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:37 pm

[SD]Rainigul wrote:There have been too many topics which are exactly like this.

It wasn't dying last year, it wasn't dying 3 months ago, it's not dying now.

+1 i kind of miss the option 'it's not dying' >.>

RogueKiller · Post by **RogueKiller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:40 pm

Been dieing for a while.
The only people that are dieing out are legits.
Eventually its just going to be botters. Its almost like that already.

EDIT: Yes.
Look at Aege, One of the top guilds is a gold bot guild/union.
6th best guild
http://www.rev6.com/guild.asp?guild=Ham ... &server=74
Then guilds like these that people have their own personal gold botters.
http://www.rev6.com/guild.asp?guild=Ast ... &server=74

ShadowSpell · Post by **ShadowSpell** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:44 pm

MrBow wrote:
[SD]Rainigul wrote:There have been too many topics which are exactly like this.

It wasn't dying last year, it wasn't dying 3 months ago, it's not dying now.

+1 i kind of miss the option 'it's not dying' >.>

there is an option in there for "it has more active players then ever before" or "same as it has always been"

NOOB_THIEF · Post by **NOOB_THIEF** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:56 pm

Barotix is right Isro is dying slowly. I now play in Vsro from time to time, though no GT coz you cant buy it online. But it actually has active GM and all. No bot hmm not so sure but i havent seen one yet. Swearring = auto ban for a week or 20 days. scam = ban if you have roof.

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:04 pm

Toshiharu wrote:The game itself didn't die. However, legits died, respect, and so on did.

I agree with the fact the game didn't die. However, the glorious days of SRO have ended ages ago.

The second part, I disagree with. There are still legits out there, who will keep fighting for their ideal, and will rather quit than join the majority of botters.
When the game contains of only bots and nothing more, then legits died, along with respect.

NOOB_THIEF · Post by **NOOB_THIEF** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:12 pm

Well there might be a change when new cap coming out. Then it will go back to what it is now. Remember when lvl 80 skills and Euro out? everyone liked YAY

Barotix · Post by **Barotix** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:15 pm

NOOB_THIEF wrote:Well there might be a change when new cap coming out. Then it will go back to what it is now. Remember when lvl 80 skills and Euro out? everyone liked YAY

Then it went below its original levels.

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As 90 cap nears the number of players will rise, but it will not get above Legend 2 Levels. It was a high spike for legend one and then a decline followed by a smaller spike followed by a greater decline hear comes the next spike and with it another decline.

so:
Steady Rise ~> Spike ~> Steady Drop ~> Spike (lower than first) ~> Steady Drop (greater than first) ~> Spike (lower than second)~> Steady Drop (Greater than second) ~> Repeat until the game flat lines.

Hideoki · Post by **Hideoki** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:17 pm

add an option of "No".

simply put...all that is needed to be said!

NOOB_THIEF · Post by **NOOB_THIEF** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:21 pm

RogueKiller wrote:Been dieing for a while.
The only people that are dieing out are legits.
Eventually its just going to be botters. Its almost like that already.

EDIT: Yes.
Look at Aege, One of the top guilds is a gold bot guild/union.
6th best guild
http://www.rev6.com/guild.asp?guild=Ham ... &server=74
Then guilds like these that people have their own personal gold botters.
http://www.rev6.com/guild.asp?guild=Ast ... &server=74

Off topic what 's your guild RogueKiller? I for got to give you my char correct name it 's _SoulRipper_

devin · Post by **devin** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:23 pm

my post says it all: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=85466

RogueKiller · Post by **RogueKiller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:36 pm

NOOB_THIEF wrote:Off topic what 's your guild RogueKiller? I for got to give you my char correct name it 's _SoulRipper_

You did give it to me. I gave you my current and old guilds in pm.

OT: If you dont like this game then you can always quit. Is this game that addicting?

Grimm-.- · Post by **Grimm-.-** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:40 pm

Voted: Dying slowly...
Honestly this game cannot last another few years.

NuclearSilo · Post by **NuclearSilo** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:48 pm

Irresurrectable

borat2 · Post by **borat2** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:50 pm

Grimm-.- wrote:Voted: Dying slowly...
Honestly this game cannot last another few years.

it will.
simply because we keep buying silk :banghead:

Zephyrir · Post by **Zephyrir** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:52 pm

Toshiharu wrote:The game itself didn't die. However, legits died, respect, and so on did.

+1 I would not say it better!

NuclearSilo · Post by **NuclearSilo** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:57 pm

The theory of the relativity and the balance of the universe say that "when something dies, another thing is born"

ShadowSpell · Post by **ShadowSpell** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:59 pm

well I added a NO option like was asked for a few times, now you all can revote :banghead:

NuclearSilo · Post by **NuclearSilo** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:01 pm

"death agony" sounds better

IceCrash · Post by **IceCrash** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:02 pm

Silkroad IS dieing..

NOOB_THIEF · Post by **NOOB_THIEF** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:06 pm

RogueKiller wrote:
NOOB_THIEF wrote:Off topic what 's your guild RogueKiller? I for got to give you my char correct name it 's _SoulRipper_

You did give it to me. I gave you my current and old guilds in pm.

OT: If you dont like this game then you can always quit. Is this game that addicting?

Well yes and no. No coz I havent found any game to play yet. beside, Total war 2, but that really not an online game

PS if you go to Rev6 and search for my char name then you will know why this game addicted. But i'm glad I quit after 2 years spending my time on Isro. For Vsro is different coz i cant buy silk so I dont have to worry about spending my $ for it/

ArchangeI · Post by **ArchangeI** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:18 pm

larroxx wrote:lol u sure about that ? come sparta when u wanna leave DW u lag outside the gates so many ppl pvping just isnt normale lol . Come and see ur self . and its very active server

maybe u talk before 9d is coming coz now most people is in shares at takla (boting ftl) there arent event hunters or thieves to do something different.....

hemagoku · Post by **hemagoku** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:19 pm

i quite last year

Fly · Post by **Fly** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:25 pm

silkroad is dieing, but im having a blast. cant wait for BlackHand to be strong enough to give us a huge scale fortress war. so soon i can almost smell it!

RogueKiller · Post by **RogueKiller** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:27 pm

NOOB_THIEF wrote:PS if you go to Rev6 and search for my char name then you will know why this game addicted. But i'm glad I quit after 2 years spending my time on Isro. For Vsro is different coz i cant buy silk so I dont have to worry about spending my $ for it/

I did...lol
Nice gear xD

OT:As for this game...Make the most of the last few moments. Wont be around forever.

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