[This is not an official statement, rather it is an idea of what I would consider an encouraging yet realistic statement about the state and future of Kronos]
Dear Kronos players,
Our population numbers have been steadily getting lower over time [1, 2]. Since the beginning of November 2015 we have seen about 20 less players level 40-60 per week on average. While we have released MC, BWL and ZG, fixed over 3300 bugs, solved over 290 abuse reports, after over 180 Hakkar and 200 Nefarian kills, with more than 3900 unique level 60 characters, countless hours of work and multiple updates done over this past year those efforts had few effect on the population itself.
We believe that to have an even better experience on Kronos a higher amount of players should be sought and we are convinced that those that know best how to find the right words to describe their great adventures and this incredible community are the players themselves.
As such we encourage all Kronos players to talk about Kronos to their friends, communities and game partners on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and on gaming forums they may be following or attending. We believe finding over 20 more players per week is reasonable goal for our 1400+ weekly active players. While a single effort might bring only small changes, a entire server can move mountains.
For this particular occasion we have decided to reward the players for their support. All characters level 20+ created before the 05-01-2015 will receive a special Kronos Elder Tabard made for this occasion. Also, all players that post on external forums (but not on other server's forums) about the Kronos server and send a message to KronosEfforts@twinstar.cz with proof of their efforts will receive a Blue Murloc Egg to follow them on their adventures, an in-game and forum title <Defender of Kronos> and then +15 Stars for each subsequent post on different forums*. Efforts to help players have an easier leveling will also be encouraged and supported and a hall of fame on our website will display the names of those who contributed.This offer will be available until March 2016 or until we reach a satisfactory amount of weekly players.
This does not mean that we will do nothing, we will indeed increase our efforts at making sure your experience on Kronos remains the best as possible, with great quality scripts, frequent bugfixes, no bots or hackers and many friendly and understanding players. We will continue to do our best and follow our core philosophies, while releasing engaging content on schedule.
May your days be well, the future of Kronos lies in your hands.
*This offer only stands if the post is not spam, too short, repetitive, etc.
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Also, broadcast the announcement on the forums, main website, Reddit, send in-game email to all players, post on Facebook and add to login information when players connect on Kronos
While it may lead to even more players leaving by giving the impression that the server is crashing it also acknowledges the current situation with specific numbers (less alarming than "population getting lower") and encourages hype and helpful behaviours. The hall of fame encourages some competition in sharing about Kronos. It is possible that a special tabard and title may feel too unblizzlike, but it is also only cosmetic. Anyway, rewards, wording, details can be discussed, changed, removed, etc. It is an idea, not anything definitive or supported by the Kronos staff.
If interested, discuss this idea on the Kronos forums.
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