In 2015 I wrote a big post about Bartle, player types and why it was stupid to remove EP rewards for PK, and then EP rewards for exploring. I couldn't find that post now, so I'll repeat it in short.

A long ago CF had 100+ online and good rewards for activity for every playstyle. PKillers were rewarded for PK, explorers were rewarded for exploring, socializers were rewarded for social activity, achievers were rewarded by all those rewards. CF consisted of the almost equal amount of each cohort. And everyone was happy and playing.

Then, for some reason, PK'llers got screwed by removing rewards for their main activity - for PK. Quickly CF lost about 25% of the playerbase, but the staff has ignored it and said that players are idiots and it's not related to the changes in game balance.

Of course, few PKillers has stayed - those, who could also enjoy socializing and exploring. Then, explorers got headshot when some wonderful imm decided to remove EP rewards for explorations. And again players said 'wtf are you doing', but most of those posts got deleted and players banned (me including). When that change was announced, I told that it will draw explorers away, same as happened with PK'llers. I think it's when I've got ban from Umetron.

I've got reply 'you are not player, you have no right to argue - play, then speak'. So, now I have played for a while, and I see that those changes got what has left of playerbase in 2015 almost halved by now.

A day ago I was sitting in the guild and thinking what to do. No one in PK. 21+k commerce exp, so no barter. I would go to explore, but I have no single freaking reason do to so. I would go hunt those who are exploring, but no one explores nowdays because there is no freaking reason to explore. I even TALKED to everyone I had a reason to talk. I even talked to some who I had NOT SINGLE REASON to talk! And then there were no one even to interact, because I've interacted with almost everyone online.

So, immstaff keep shooting CF down again and again. I've took your challeng, Destuvius and Jormyr. I've invested about 400 hours by now to see your changes and have a constructive opinion. I told you that those changes will decrease playerbase, I even told in % how many will you loose and I was quite right in my estimation.

So, when will you begin to listen? You have no expertise in gamedesign and blancing the game. Your actions only makes it worse and worse. It is almost critical moment, after which CF will not recover. Will you begin to cooperate with the playerbase, or is it actually your intention to finish CF and move on? If so, step down and let someone who care to revive it.

I'm writing it not because I want to blame you or want to make you guilty in something, but because I still care for CF and still want it to be saved. Stop being f*g stubborn 'we are the omniscient gods, we know better', and give us a chance to resurrect the game that we love.