AfterWorld Survival Forum

So no matter what we do in the game or out of it, we don't have even the tiniest bit of influence over whether or not the devs will find external funding? Or whether the devs can continue to keep the servers running until they do find external funding? Or whether our friends will start playing? Or whether newer players decide to donate or not? Or if people waiting to play will decide it's worth the effort to wait until registration is open again?

Correct.

The servers are still up and running althou it costs to keep them up. This fact alone proves players are not inessential "bacteria".
Yes, devs don't follow every advice we post on the forum. This does not prove we are useless and totally ignored either.

The playerbase is the sole reason why and for whom the AW project exists in the 1st place. Every single one is important, including those who donate and those who don't.

All except Dale ofc.

Even bacteria have their uses, especially when they are grown for a purpose.
That does not mean that bacteria's needs nor wants are of interest.
Some bacteria probably feel that they are the sole reason for the petri dish existing in the first place.

AW has a purpose.
Players have a purpose.
Petri dish, bacteria - one contains the other.
The other cannot transform the one.

An overview of the marketplace has now been created and consists of the following points to be refined by player input:
1. Use a less common location (such as Turukhansk) to hold the marketplace.
2. It will be held once a month and lasts for 24hours. Market vendors recommended to book time schedules but not essential.
3. Players can freely participate in buying and selling.
4. Every hour an event will be staged, these will range from races through to giveaways.

Much more work exists but an estimated timeline is roughly about a month to complete. As this is not really a priority it may take longer before it begins but the success depends on whether it becomes an event people can look forward to or just a waste of players time. One of the hardest parts will be keeping it running for 24hours so that everyone from all time zones gets a time that is convenient but requires other assistance to be done correctly but a challenge is always entertaining.

Regards,
Windslow
 

That's the same problem people will have if they've got all of their stones stored in NU. The best way to handle this is to have the location cycle with every "market event" so that everyone gets a chance to have it where their stuff's already stored. Alternating between Saransk and NU to start would probably be sufficient to cover most players, but occasionally going to Turukhansk, Saransk West, and Surgut could also be good though the number of players would likely be a lot smaller.

Sounds more like a meet-up than anything else, but sure. why not start. once a month isn't too much to ask is it


how about you post the first day eh