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Originally Posted by Niad
so lets turn this thread from a *****ing/complaining thread, To a constructive critisism thread. Lets tell ramsey and the other devs, what we think is wrong... and lets work with them to fix it.
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Well said, so let's see here:
Put some work into revamping the web site. It's your first line of communication with your community; make it something exciting and to be proud of.
Progress: post your project plan/schedule and keep it up to date. The people watching this site are asking questions about development because they are excited about the prospect of playing the game again. Play into that...give them the information and they will get even more excited when they see that tangible progress is being made.
Open the source back up. I don't know precisely what happened that brought about the decision to close the previously open source project, but the general rumor seemed to indicate that someone had stolen the code and claimed that it was theirs. Aside from the fact that you can't steal something that is freely available, who cares if they say they developed it? You don't stand to profit from developing the EMU so questions of ownership are nothing more than a matter of ego. People coming to this site don't care who developed what, all they want is the game itself.
Keep a test server up as often as possible. One of the things that differentiated swg from other games was it's social element. People would log in just to hang out and talk with their friends. Give that back to them.
Post your budget and donations. If people see what it is that you have to spend each month to keep this project alive and that there are shortfalls in the donations, they will give. People will also be more comfortable donating if they have some insight into what the money is being spent on.
Keep the forum FAQ's and newbie guides up to date. Task someone as the official writer if necessary to polish and keep up with the material and updates.
And keep up the efforts to reach out the community Ramsey, they will pay off.
-Wings