lol,  I hear ya.  I've complained about this since day one.  there is no contrast, everything looks dull, hard to make out, grey.. flat, washed colours.

And yet, everytime I did say something the overwhelming response was : "Its meant to be that way"

the main problem is when a brand new player first steps out into the world.  the bot appears the same colour as the floor, so its difficult to make out.  The floor is the same colour as the buildings, so you can't make out where your going.  It just looks really bad and gives a very poor impression on the new player.

There needs to be more lights and contrasting shadows to differentiate the floor and the building and the bots themselves need to have their digital vibrance increased significanly.

and its not like as if it would be hard to fix,  if you just take a screen shot, put it into photoshop and play with the levels you can make everything look better, level adjustments are basic tools and I can't imagine it would be that hard to fix.

But no, "its meant to be that way"

I dont really see the point of it.

Hardly anyone streams Eve either, its not really a good idea for these kinds of games and they dont make for very entertaining streams

Some actual stats from AC would be interesting.

Ive sent gabe an email too directing him to this post.

Though I have to say that I am somewhat dubious.  How is it that a dev studio that is so incredibly tiny, like for terraria, can easily get into steam, or at least communicate with them, and yet Avatar Creations can not?

seems to me that if the success of this game is dependent on it getting onto a digital distribution network like steam, then I imagine taking a plane to Valve head quarters and banging on their doors until someone says something would be better than repeatably sending emails.

Then maybe a bit more flexibility with the system is needed that relates to 'server population'  when server population is low, then things like time between saps being shorter or longer?

It seems like, as you say, you've designed a system which is intended to be the same regardless of population, and indeed is more appropriate for a considerably larger population!

Since anyone with the common sense that god gave a fish can see, Avatar creations appear to be purposefully keeping the population low, or rather, purposefully not trying to increase it (which is the same thing) then why not make the system a but more flexible so that its enjoyable for the current population and increase it as and when population does increase.

Why not, take some numbers on the current biggest corps/alliances and set it so that total domination is possible for that size of organization + 25%.

So that its still difficult for any current organization to achieve total domination of one outpost, but not completely unachievable as you have it now.

As you say, however it works now maybe "intended" but maybe its only "intended" for a high population, unless of course you 'intend' to have a much higher population very soon, which is overly optimistic bordering on delusional.

I think we all sympathize pokk and its understandable.

I especially agree with your second point, I still feel the way dev's treat players with the 'complete silence' regarding the 'low player population' problem to be appalling and disrespectful.   It feels like they dont actually care about obtaining new players, let alone retaining existing ones.

Even a politician will say "no comment" or "we cant discuss it"..  but to walk on by and completely ignore it, especially to patrons who have remained so loyal for so long, makes leaving a very easy decision to make.

Im working on a theory that there is a much greater chance of the elites spawning in the first hour of farming.

after then, it seems to get lower and lower.

Some claim that if this were the case they would tell us, but I doubt it.

So, if you wanna help test the theory,  farm for an hour then move to another spot. see if that helps

all online games will be f2p in the future - deal.

Hopefully their dev studio is more interested getting players than this one is - signed.

similar comments where made about Eve after its first year and look at it now.

If it should go free to play, or if something changes where you can justify it, then you will have missed out.

Its your loss, is all that can be said.

http://www.perpetuum-online.com/Changelog:2011-09-22

Change: Increased the number of minimum loot items in beta island artifacts to 3-5-7, for I-II-III artifacts respectively.

Change: Reduced the drop chance of CPU cortexes.

Reduced cortex drop rates... increased Beta island drop rates increase...

You should also note..

Change: Removed 25% Mk2 CTs from beta artifacts. Level 1 can now contain 50% CTs, level 2 50% and 75% with low chance, and level 3 beta artifacts contain only 75% CTs.

If you want more reward, you have to accept the fact that you need to take more risk.

lol! 

But srsly.  It seems the only way to get such a battle is to attend an intrusion that you've not signed up for at the most inconvenient time possible.

With i2.0 SAP's will appear randomly, and so there will be little chance to prepare a large-scale battle by anyone.

so.. cmon guys if you want to experience such an event time is rapidly running out.

But its had the opposite effect, there is has been more speculation, confusion and related fall out than if you were to simply say a few words.

Its felt like youve given up and no longer care which are strong indications of a failed business causing many people to leave. permenantly.

Lets just hope this isnt all too little, too late.