Gregor Wyrmbane wrote...
Not everyone who plays NWN online needs constant DM attention to enjoy the game. It's fun when it happens, but it isn't required. There are player run plot lines on some of the PW's where I play that are as good or better than most of the DM run plot lines I've seen.
Just keep doing what you're doing, blunty. Keep testing and working out the bugs when you find them, and leave the "nerf bat" in the closet where it belongs. If you do that, people will come and play on your server. I've talked to a lot of players the last couple of years that are tired of playing on servers that have been nerfed, hak'd, and scripted to death.
Very Valid, all of it.
However, it has been my observation, that lack of Admin interaction, can lead to an exodus of players. Sure you do not have to have any DM events at all. However, you had better be prepared for player requests, and player demands, whether those are good or bad. Players do make them. While some may not like the nerf bat, other do flock to the nerf batted servers. Ravenloft PotM is very popular, and has had extencive nerf bat hits. Haks, that is a arguement that has been going on since day 2, and you will find a few hold outs that do not like haks. Scripting, well I have played on poorly scripted servers, I choose not to, as it gets to frustrating after a while. You will find that very few will continue on a poorly scripted server. That does not translate to they won't put up with bugs. If the base mod is good, Players will stick around even if bugs show their ugly head, but if bugs are present, and fixes, follow a lack of admin presence, players will move on.
