Time For a Change of Presidency?
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I couldn't help but notice that the two remaining faces of PC Graal's power structure have not visited these forums within the last approximate month, this statistic being part of what has become a fairly regular occurrence:
Attachment 55959 Attachment 55960 While this statistic alone does not necessarily mean a lot, it is very much consistent with the overall picture as to the state of disrepair the game has sunk down to, and the lack of any whisper of hope that fortunes may turn around. The last thread which brought up Graal's downward spiral invoked disclosure of a new 3D client. I do appreciate that Unixmad is not 100% fluent at English and so maybe his posts should not be interpreted too harshly, but even with that considered for me this did nothing to diminish the doubts and failed to provide any clarity to the topic at hand: to what extent is PC Graal / PC Client / PlayerWorlds going to be supported in future? and does Graal's administration actually care? Sadly this thread was eventually locked following a couple of idiotic posts, which is also a re-occurring pattern that is perhaps too convenient. Now I've heard promises in private which to some may seem like very positive news, and I don't plan on publishing the specifics of this because I don't want to either raise false hopes or create a greater division of trust between administration and the community. However as much as I would love to see these things happen, I never believed it from the beginning due to the fact it highly contradicts things which have been said beforehand, as well as technical and logistical limitations. Fast forward a few months and there still does not appear to be any evidence that this is in the pipeline. Moving on to the point of this thread. Every once in a while I've heard about various ex-Global staff being offered to return, people such as Skyld, Ibonic and Galen. These are all persons I have a good level of respect for, they'd each bring a unique skillset to the table that Graal is sorely lacking and I certainly would be happy if one of these were to accept such an offer. Looking at the timescales of their absences, and again no disrespect is intended towards Galen, but his tenure as Game Master ended what, 14 years ago? It does suggest that there is a large disconnect between administration and the development community. What would happen if for example Carlito resigned tomorrow? Would Unixmad just pull the plug on PC Graal? Would things continue as if nothing had happened and the position of PWA remain unfilled? Would Unixmad offer the position to a random mobile server staff that happened to be logged on RC at that precise moment? Perhaps Unixmad would seek the opinions of Xor or SNK? Again I don't mean to come across as taking snipes, I admire their overall contributions to Graal and the longevity of their tenures, but Xor has had bigger fish to fry for the last 7 years and has remained reclusive to this community, and SNK has also had bigger fish to fry for the last 6 years and has continually expressed desires concerning the future of PC Graal as a game that I would suggest fundamentally undermine the future of Graal as a development platform. Whether or not Unixmad and Carlito have good intentions is something that can and already has been debated, but one thing which cannot be debated is that the last update of significance was over 2 years ago (a botched client version for which numerous bugs have still not been fixed) and that the time since then has seen more negative happenings than positive ones. I would therefore suggest that if they are serious about supporting PC Graal going forward as both a game and development platform they would by now accept that some form of administrational shake-up is required. Even if ultimately no-one was deemed to possess the required level of credentials and trustworthiness, an attempt to procure such a shake-up could at least provide PC Graal with a shot in the arm at a time when playercount is at an unprecedented low. I for one had hoped that my offers to redevelop the website would prove that I am willing to put aside personal differences if it were to be mutually beneficial. This is of course just one of many problems afflicting PC Graal and high up in terms of the time/effort/trust required to rectify, therefore I wouldn't rank a full redevelopment high in a table of priorities certainly compared to a minor redevelopment. Either way the provision of such a project would at least be seen as a statement of positive intent. |
I do not understand how the title connects to your post...
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i guess its nice that you care so much, a lot of people have given up tbh
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Make Graalonline Great Again!
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I can't believe he won honestly. Unbelievable.
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is it really? the guy who people said wouldn't and then did and continued to do?
it's reasons like this why pc graal is the way it is. |
I blame the third party graalians
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I understand what you're saying but don't base their inactivity solely on their forum presence as it's really inaccurate. As you're stating they're inactive- what should Carlito be doing as a PRA that he isn't?
Unixmad is focusing on other projects so maybe I can help- please can you provide me with a list of issues with the existing client and I'll forward it over. As you said - my opinion is that it's a development platform, I can't see it any differently right now. It's got nothing going for it if you ask me- I'm sure if we put a Minecraft spin on things it would draw more people in. If there is anything I can do within my power I don't mind helping - remember that; forum PM me and the very least I will do is direct anything I can't handle to the correct area. |
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Unless there is a shake up then developing here is a fools errand. This is especially true in my case as numerous players have made statements on the lines of Classic having raised the bar in terms of gameplay quality, and yet we've constantly had to deal with being stifled by management, as well as primary-school level excuses for not allowing it to reach a wider audience. Quote:
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I'm not sure if you're blissfully unaware of this but Graal is based on Zelda for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Gameplay-wise it has a lot going for it most definitely, and none of that has any relation with Minecraft unless you are referring to the mining/crafting system on Bomy Island which predates Minecraft by a long shot. |
being "more like minecraft" in the sense where the focus is building words would definitely be a turn off for me
while having that as an option is definitely part of graal's charm, if that were the focus and I was a potential new player, that would be a turn off for me. which is honestly why I couldn't get into minecraft. it was neat near the start, just to join a server and hang out, but as the focus shifted to everyone having their own worlds, I lost interest. while it is nice to contribute to one server and build up, ultimately what I want to do is play a game, not build it. coincidentally, none of the servers here that I've been dev staff on were ones that I played, and none of the servers that I played were ones that did dev work for. granted, that's just me, and I may be in the minority, but I wouldn't be so quick to say that one way is successful and one isn't. I think what's most attractive about graal is "zelda online" not "build a game". |
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I'm Mexican. |
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You do understand that Unixmad doesn't just manage Graal, he has processes in place to run the Graal community. I have access to change a lot of the server code- so if there is something I can do please let me know. I would appreciate a list to work through- the stuff I can't do I can forward to the relevant department to investigate. My opinions on the PC environment doesn't mean I'll turn my back on it. I just don't understand why you would aspire to create a playerworld on a dead end platform- I don't think any server will entice old players back; hence me being pro iOS. Just look at the volume of players at a prime EU time- please see attached. I appreciate you've done a lot for Classic and yes, you've made great content. Good job. The facts are-
Side Note - whoever left this rep made me laugh |
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If people like Thor or Cloud are willing to take the risk of putting a ton of work into a flop, I don't think it's unreasonable for them to ask for the present infrastructure be made available to them. |
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