Originally Posted by
Elric
I agree with the statement that adding this upkeep is a bad idea. Why make it more difficult for a larger tribe to keep enjoying the game? If we have to start grinding materials just for the single purpose of "continuing what we are doing", then that's just a waste of time IMO. We don't want things that make a game feel more like "work".
Focus more on content IMO, less on finding ways to make the game more difficult.
EDIT: Regarding the above comment that new players don't necessarily need "more new content", I respectfully disagree. In general, people look at everything a game has to offer and then decide if they want to play it. You are less likely to find players that want to join a game with very little content; with hopes that someday there will be more to do. I think the evidence of that is the small and shrinking Xsyon community. Even though I don't personally care for Wurm Online, their community seems to be growing - and I would site the large amounts of added content as the source for that growth.