More Solo Content

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[Knight Of Pentacles]

I'll be frank, I find this thing where players are upset and begging for more dm activity and dm scripted content to be pretty toxic. Ultimately it is the players who drive EFU, DMs are just there to shepherd you along the path. The player count is low right now and I don't think there's any one definitive reason as to why.  I'm sure It'll pick up like it always does and things will go back to normal.   Until then there are myriad other ways you can waste your time that don't force DMs to waste theirs.

[Charnelist]

I honestly can't think of a pertinent suggestion that might address the OP's concerns, so I haven't replied to this thread yet - but I think at this point it might be wise to mention that while, like any suggestion,  these ideas can be counter-argued and picked apart and simply disagreed with, that's not really very helpful at all.
These are suggestion forums, and I've seen it said time and time again that they're not for debates about the efficacy of the OP's suggestion.
If people disagree with anything about the original suggestions for any particular reasons, I think it might be a great deal more helpful if their concerns were accompanied by counter-suggestions. In this way, the staff (Who look at this subforum specifically for things they can do/script in the server) will have alternatives to consider if they, too, feel they do not support the OP's own suggestions.

[A Mystery Clock]

I've found out that during the summer player numbers seem to wane. People go outside or on vacation and disappear for a while. As much as I'd like some more soloable content, I have to admit that it would most likely break the delicate balance of EFU, as well as going against its policy of pushing characters together rather than setting them apart.

On the other hand, I have also played on excellent servers whose total population amounted to about 30 people. This means that more often than not, seeing six people online meant something -big- was going on. I'd suggest logging in anyway and prodding fellow players to join. The downtime, long, boring wait is the flip side of a server where when RP ensues it is actually good. I have actually experienced a -lot- of that as a newcomer.

Summing up: the player shortage might be just temporary, if you want to introduce a little bit of solo content it is probably worth trying, but an excessive amount might turn the server into a bunch of players each soloing their own stuff, thus being actually counter-productive.

[VanillaPudding]

The best solo content is within the packs of fallen players. Who needs more than that?