How to get the player base back?

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@two4sixOone

1). Fix the big player base complaints (crafting, mission selection, Melk missions / tokens, etc). The discussions about how exactly to do this are myriad and aren’t really my point here. It doesn’t even have to be perfect, just decently workable. This alone, however, won’t bring back the player base.

This is what they want to address in the next patch…

@two4sixOone

2). Release a new class. The new shiny will always bring back some of the old players that have dropped off. An Ogryn gunner, the Team Leader sharpshooter, etc. Doesn’t really matter, just a decently fun design and you get a bump in the player base.

Planned… however, we’ll have to wait that they port the game to the xbox… I am pretty sure they did not abandon this idea.

@two4sixOone

3). Make the game free-to-play and add a battle pass. Obviously, this is where it gets controversial. A ton of people already forked over $40 - $60 to play (myself included). To make amends, give EVERY account that paid retail for the game $40 worth of Aquilas - no skimping. Follow the tried and true battle pass formula of $20 battle pass with cosmetic rewards (throw in some really juicy ones for the new class) and the possibility to earn $20 worth of Aquilas over the course of the pass. That way people don’t feel like they HAVE to keep feeding cash in. But, if you make quality cosmetics, people still will. The free-to-play model will get a big influx of people into the game and if #1 has really been done a huge chunk will stay. That means lots of recurring revenues for Fat Shark, a bigger budget for continuing development, and a happier (bigger) player base.

I am against this… I prefer the cosmetic shop. Like that, if you want to support the game you can without paying a subscription.
Don’t know for you, but I dislike subscriptions cause it adds to all others subscriptions and at the end of the month… it impact badly my pocket.

@zaygr

Crossplay between Steam and PC Gamepass should have been one of their priorities when they decided they were going to release on those two platforms. Now one is effectively dead and the other is hanging by a thread.

THIS. My god! Why did not think the game with the possibility for all PC players to play together?

@alsozara

Release some new content. Preferably chuck us a freebie to win back some good will. Class, maps, weapons. These would all be good options. From that point it should just be a matter of pumping out a steady stream of paid optional content (primarily classes and cosmetics, maps and difficulties should be free additions, and this is pretty much what FS said they would do at the beginning).

Without suprise, I would say that the gear progression is addressed with the crafting system they have chosen…
But, about the sentence I quoted, I fully agree. I want also new content. I believe there are few weapons that are hidden in their pockets… maybe they could release them…
But, tbh, I would prefer new maps / missions.

@two4sixOone

Fixing the crafting and new content are all good, sure.

Again… next patch. You can disagree with the system they will give us, but this is what they have chosen. And tbh, they did not hide it from us as the game has been released the november 30th of 2022 and the crafting blog explaining the system they wanted has been published the november 22th… so before the release.