Any word of NI update in next VU?

Loosing Faith,Trust, Intrest

 

I think I heard something about that back when I was complaining about the "big update" we got in June, not positive though.

 

I thought a planet partner could request an update independent of a major platform update. if this is true, then it's really a function of when they think they'll have something ready.

I do think it would be nice to know the apporximate time frame.

 

Mindark, who push the updates have been on vacation most of them, so that is why no updates during July.
It was posted today that Arkadia is expecting an update on the 9th and also Kim of mindark have been talking about an update coming in early August for Calypso and stuff. So hopefully next week we'll see updates all over the universe. Also ROCKtropia developers have mentioned August...

 

It's not completely settled yet, but unfortunately, I don't expect a NI update in August.

 

thank you, for the information, meg. although sad to learn, it's still good to know.

 

Thanks for the update!

 

Any chance the next update will come with the economy NI is missing?

You cant expect to get and keep new users if theres no economy for them to be part of

Nor can you expect this place to be a success without a economy...

 

Could you maybe give us some idea when these updates are coming? You have new players coming in, I have met many of them just starting out in the last couple weeks. Most of them haven't logged in after logging off that first day. If I can meet one or two new players a night in the short time I spend online, recruiting is not your problem, it's retention. You have to get the economy working, you have to give new players a reason to deposit, to keep playing.
You need economy and you need something to do other then just mine or hunt mindlessly. Get the economy, or at least the tools for one in place, then work on making missions unlike anything EU has seen. Engaging missions, missions that lure a player in to keep going to see how things turn out. Missions that take more then just running or killing.
And maybe get in game events running, not forum or Facebook events. The run of the mill hunt events that take place on LA's on Calypso are immensely successful.

 

in case it was missed :)

 

Forget about selling the LA, there are at least a half dozen people I can think of off the top of my head who have worked hard to help NI, yourself included. Maybe take the names of people who have invested time and/or money into artificially stimulating the NI economy, drop the names in a hat and pic one. At least that way NI ends up with a land owner who both deserves it and wont just take all the peds back to Calypso, basically just sitting on the LA until it increases with value.

Let's see, off the top of my head;
Softhart
Maygar,
Honey Kitten
Nicci
Chris cole anderson
Chuck (jarhead?)

Theres more that I have missed, those are just the first to come to mind, and I am sure there are other people who have contributed and I just haven't met them due to different log in times.

 

We are many here who have tried to build up the economy on the planet.
Everything from helping beginners with information to give them things.
Tex. weapons, ammo, clothing, blueprints, etc.

Then there are several players who have tried to start their own shop, but it is slow because there is not any direct players to shop!!

I and several of my friends really hope it gets an update with the items, blueprints, etc. in the near future, so that this planet can get started and build their own economy.

It does not work as it is now to a few players trying to build a ekomomi without help from the GAME OWNERS.

We are now a majority of premium players who will sit back and play other games until there's a "meaningful update"

I hope that the meaning of all planets that are created by game owners are aware that each plane may be grounds for its own economy? And that they then can have an economy between the planets.

Otherwise it will not be any players who remain on the planets is not working. Everyone can not move to the Calypso in order to play, right?

 

Quite agree with this idea Corey. You only need to read through old threads here to pick up other names that should be on the list. I would like to add Long , Tom Shaow Nitely and yourself.

 

Only thing needed really is a handful of bp's that use a crystal or two or a animal part just to give them a use that would make HUGE differences.

I still say make a craft able ICE AXE that uses a couple common crystals and vibrant sweat and is usable in ancient greece.

 

a whip from papoo tails and claws?

 

Unfortunately, I think one of the shops were caught by a reseller. I remember some week ago, an Oboy Oboyto or somethng like that shouted in Twin Peaks about selling a NI shop. The shop is now owned by "Zal Mitchos Gaal", and it's empty. No item in it, and access is "private".

Shops that falls in the hand of resellers, who have the shop only to gain money on selling the shop, doesn't feel good.

I think it's important that that kind of shops really are in the hands of a "good", active player who works to provide supply.

There are other shops and shopkeepers in a village somewhere, in a maze of bridges on a lake, but I don't think an average player would go searching in such places.

 

Hmm, it's odd that he would sell it, the deal I got on it didn't leave much room for reselling. Traded it for a UL thruster.

 

there are very few things that work on NI.... failed economy, lack of MP programmers, lack of any staff... no information shared with the real stock holders <the players>,
Any new players will still be helped to the best of my abilities..... but I will no longer throw 100's of peds towards events like scavenger hunts.... Any Next Island Noob player will have a free ticket to any planet they wish to be evacuated to. The planet staff had been warned many times. and there has been no offer of any information. In Arkadia Cyrus is on the boards helping and answering questions.... the nextislandlife website has the same 10 people posting, and the same zero effort into housekeeping. there is a serious staff issue on NI.... to the planet partners..... you built your bed.... Now lay on it.




Wanted to add, the offered trip off of NI is sponsored by me.... and this has nothing to do with the society Next Island Noobs. I am only a member nothing more...