Things the Community Should do to Help Revive the Game

[MEEPYZ]

There are obviously a lot of things wrong with the game that are in the hands for the developers to fix in order to help revive the game, but I think there is also some things the community can do to help increase player count. The main thing that we should focus on is helping new players stay playing the game. New players are the future of the game, as more and more older players who lead the community quit, we need new players to fill in those roles to help keep the community active. The best way to help new players stay is by showing them, and interacting with them in ways that made the game so appealing to us when we were new. However there are also some issues that I noticed affect new players that didn't affect new players in the past, and that must also be addressed.
**Some Ideas**
1. Start hanging out in public spaces again rip lobby
When people hang out in public realms like New Eden, where newbies can easily come and join in on conversations, or ask questions, it opens up the opportunity for newbies to get affiliated with the greater cc community, and it makes the game look more alive

2. Host games
There are a lot of people that host games, which is great, I think more people should do it since games are what keep people engaged if they have no friends on, and don't feel like grinding in mining or trading. Game realms/rooms should be organized and have enough space for spectators to socialize and also get a good view of the game. Also host more bomb games

3. Go to newbie shops and buy their stuff for *NORMAL* price
I remember seeing a newbie in Pen's complaining that nobody would buy his stuff, he had 20c - 100c items, of course though everyone now has a ton of commons from years of giveaways, but now it's super hard for newbies to get enough cubits to buy a decent 1k - 2k item because nobody is buying their collection of common items. We should buy their common stuff so they feel a real sense of accomplishment for doing some business. It is important that we don't feel bad and buy their stuff for super overpriced because then there is no sense of hard work, it's just a handout so there is no sense of accomplishment for being good at trading. I also think we shouldn't be giving them huge donations either since that also takes away the sense of accomplishment for getting cubits through hard work.

4. Befriend a few newbies
If newbies had an experienced friend they can go to to ask advice about the game, they would have a much easier time figuring out the game mechanics, and would probably have an easier time avoiding scams (which probably leads a lot of them to quitting). You should think about how when you were new what you thought about pros (especially when you had a juvenile mind) and imagine how a newbie today feels about pros, I think if a newbie has the opportunity to hang out with them it helps make them feel important in the game and stay playing.

If you have any other ideas, or disagree, leave a reply

 

[Jofus]

i know a great way to improve this game, instead of ignoring the noob who asked you to buy his dirt blocks for a few cubits, try to be supportive and maybe give him a gift or something to start his trading career. I see many people just ignore level 0s and treat them like garbage but those level 0s can be the next richest players or host alot of community events that can revive the game. and even if they dont do that they can atleast share the game with a few others or their freinds if they think it looks cool.

i would never ignore someone selling dirt

 

[poopinmynose]

i would never ignore someone selling dirt

ofc you wouldnt

 

[Cybee]

well duh dont give them abunch of rares or cubits they are just gonna blow it on some obscure pack in the cc store and waste it all. But if they ask you to come to their shop or offer for their stuff, you can atleast try. Not saying any names but the amount of people i see ignore level 0s is insane.

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[BloodVine]

Me and a lot of people I know quit because the game is unappealing and boring, so I personally feel like the only thing which could revive the game is a larger dev team with more frequent and unique ideas. Adding commands, cars, bumpers, or entirely different game features would make things more interesting than the clothing updates that they add. I feel like the dev team also adds way more hats rather than other clothes, which is a problem for me.

master_s008, a friend of mine, told me that the game just needs more collaborations to revive, which I feel can be a lost cause for Cubic Castles. The only largely successful collab Cubic Castles has had was with Shell Shockers. The reason that collab was successful was due to timing rather than the fact that it was just a collab. More people were online during the Covid-19 Quarantine, therefore leading to more players online. So in theory, the only time that Cubic Castles could potentially revive through collabs would be during an event where more people are at home, where Summer has potential, or to collab with a rising small game or collab with youtubers from similar larger MMOs, which I will get to next.

A lot of old players have quit and don't plan on coming back, though we have seen some old players log on recently to make appearances. Now, we must rely on new generations of players, which are less appealed to this game which is rivaled with larger MMOs like Roblox and Minecraft. Again, the thing Cubic Castles lacks that larger, more successful MMOs have would definitely be frequent updates.

Your ideas are really great, and I agree to all of the things you say. These can definitely help Cubic Castles revive.

I remember both you and master_s008 I miss you guys so much! Apparently one of my friends was making an ad and was waiting from Mabz for confirmation about it but I don't know anything about it anymore. I hope that the game can be revived. Though the only reason why I even play anymore is because the game is actually dead and I can just mine peacefully, without anyone taking the stuff I'm mining, or just saying that I suck. I think that the only reason why the game is dead anymore is because the pros are always hoarding everything, all the good items noobs wish they could get, also because the new players after covid and all of that were just toxic to a lot of people and made people have problems mentally making them quit the game. I have been bullied so much on the game and have so much emotional trauma on the game that I really don't want to play the game anymore, but I still play simply because it's the only game i've played growing up, and because its now dead.

 

[poopinmynose]

Refrain from multiposting in the same thread please, edit your post instead..
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alright, but if i edit the comment hes replying too, wouldnt it kinda mess up the context? just wondering.

 

[Cybee]

alright, but if i edit the comment hes replying too, wouldnt it kinda mess up the context? just wondering.

You can reply back if necessary and it has a point if even it's within 24 hours. In case you want to write additional texts, edit your comment. You can also reply multiple comments in one post if that also helps. Thanks

 

[BloodVine]

You can reply back if necessary and it has a point if even it's within 24 hours. In case you want to write additional texts, edit your comment. You can also reply multiple comments in one post if that also helps. Thanks

Not trying to butt in or anything but they could also just talk in DM's.

 

[Whim]

wasnt it given to a few others aswell? i know alot more people muted me than coldy and they werent mods or admins.

Coldy was the only one that has ever had the Helper role.
The only people who can mute you in game are mods and admins since Coldy is now a mod and there are no helpers.

 

[BloodVine]

Coldy was the only one that has ever had the Helper role.
The only people who can mute you in game are mods and admins since Coldy is now a mod and there are no helpers.

What does the Helper role even do? I remember being in the mine that you or Will hollaed I think it was desert, and their was nothing set that the Helper does but is it the same still? What does the Helper do right now?

 

[Whim]

What does the Helper role even do? I remember being in the mine that you or Will hollaed I think it was desert, and their was nothing set that the Helper does but is it the same still? What does the Helper do right now?

There are no Helpers now that Coldy is a mod. It was supposed to be a role that could do some minor mod commands like muting people and would be around to help answer game questions, tell people how to contact support and things like that. But they never got the role working right so they pretty much gave up on it. I doubt we will ever see another person with that tag.

 

[Maxrein]

wasnt it given to a few others aswell? i know alot more people muted me than coldy and they werent mods or admins.

how can you confirm that you were muted besides mods or admin? I don't think there's a way for u to know who muted you

 

[JustCyanOfficial]

I remember both you and master_s008 I miss you guys so much! Apparently one of my friends was making an ad and was waiting from Mabz for confirmation about it but I don't know anything about it anymore. I hope that the game can be revived. Though the only reason why I even play anymore is because the game is actually dead and I can just mine peacefully, without anyone taking the stuff I'm mining, or just saying that I suck. I think that the only reason why the game is dead anymore is because the pros are always hoarding everything, all the good items noobs wish they could get, also because the new players after covid and all of that were just toxic to a lot of people and made people have problems mentally making them quit the game. I have been bullied so much on the game and have so much emotional trauma on the game that I really don't want to play the game anymore, but I still play simply because it's the only game i've played growing up, and because its now dead.

I do agree somewhat to what you said, one time last year I did an experiment to see how I could blend into the game as a beginner, and I agree that some pros which I had friended on my main account were less friendly to me on my beginner account. I think that pros arent really hoarding that much, and the stuff we DO hoard are the things we worked really hard for. No single player has ever gotten a super for free unless they are well known and a good friend to the person with the super. Pros usually only tend to give valuable objects to friends, whether that is a beginner or not. Some object's value arent defined by their worth, but also from nostalgic attachment to that object (ex. a wearable in a player's first shop or a top hat in a top hat collection that took lots of time). To be fair, no one should ever expect an online community to be entirely friendly. I do feel that you have a valid opinion, and cubic castles did have so much more potential.

 

[JuztFire]

I will have to disagree with you on here, firstly trading is not the only aspect of the game. Of course it has become a major part now but there's still many other things people can enjoy. Helping newbies isn't restricted to giving them free supers for head starts, instead you can fix your attitude with them (with all qbees preferably) to make them feel a much better and toxicity free environment. Secondly, your example is on the player kingplot9? If it is, then you are really wrongly informed on him. They are an old player and they own much more than you think xD. Anyways to summarise, I don't want people to support vast donations of items as that will be a catalyst to the already high amounts of begging in the game.

That's a great point about trading Veng. However, trading is one of the fastest ways to get cubits since otherwise, it would take around 20 days to get them from doing quests. Making mining hqs which are accessible for newbies and having things like Visa's Weekly Wearable and Weekly Withdrawal are great for new players to feel more welcomed into the community.