Goonhub
10-02-2021, 01:05 PM
Hi there! A lot of peeps have been talking about player turnover in goonstation specifically, but let's broaden our horizons and see how it holds up to other games. I'm a moderator for a popular game called Untrusted, which is on steam. I can tell you with absolute certainty that we experience the same, if not more, player turnover.
Every day we see new players, and every day, members of the community leave. The reason being? To most of the world, video games are just that: video games. I care deeply about both of these communities and I highly doubt I'd leave without a good reason, but most people are just here to check it out, see what cool things it has to offer, and move on when they're bored. And that's okay! It's a poor mindset to assume that everyone who plays video games plans to be there for several years and continuously play. I guarantee you that the rather low turnover that goonstation experiences is not indicative of a poor direction of the game or bad management.
I can't really comment on the rest of this, apart from the fact that it's a bit absurd to take like three things (nitro, ass day, resprite) to decide that everything that is good in this community is being removed, especially when new things are coded every day. I'd appreciate assday being reworked (maybe every other month and/or only on goon2?) and readded, but I don't think it's that big a deal.
Every day we see new players, and every day, members of the community leave. The reason being? To most of the world, video games are just that: video games. I care deeply about both of these communities and I highly doubt I'd leave without a good reason, but most people are just here to check it out, see what cool things it has to offer, and move on when they're bored. And that's okay! It's a poor mindset to assume that everyone who plays video games plans to be there for several years and continuously play. I guarantee you that the rather low turnover that goonstation experiences is not indicative of a poor direction of the game or bad management.
I can't really comment on the rest of this, apart from the fact that it's a bit absurd to take like three things (nitro, ass day, resprite) to decide that everything that is good in this community is being removed, especially when new things are coded every day. I'd appreciate assday being reworked (maybe every other month and/or only on goon2?) and readded, but I don't think it's that big a deal.