An idea, but two hours? Is that enough, or even too long?

Well if you miss your Fs you would only get hit once. If you miss alot then you will be destroyed.

I think adding a new universe is an abysmal idea, for old players its like yes something new....but we already have players spread all over the place... thres no centralized playerbase its these 20 guys play on masscre, these 30 on standard, these 10 on xtreme, these 15 on speed... we add a new universe itll just spread the players out more... We need to have more players in the universes we do have not another universe.... we need to have more players on each universe to promote growth and competition....

Agreed. Keeping players in the game!! Newbs who come to the game, keeping them playing, as I keep saying, is the key.

Yes, retention is a major issue >.>

Not sure how to get people to stay though. I"m thinking a tutorial video that pops up when you sign up and some more starter resources.

Lots of things have been suggested in previous posts, over the last 5 pages. Some of them I feel are pretty good suggestions.

Yeah

I really want to dig up my tutorial post from a couple years back. I still feel that incentives for completing each one would help people stay in the game longer than 5 seconds of them not knowing how to do anything.

Edit: Found it

A good idea, maybe. But unless it's a mandatory thing, how many actually will read it? We have player guides in the alliance forums here in my alliance. Members come in. Two or three months down the line they might ask a question. You answer that query and add on the end, "as it say's in our forums". You then get a reply, "yeah, might read that someday"! SO all the instructions in the world will not help them if they don't read them.

As suggested before, I feel at least, a universal minimum newb protection across all servers. Currently 10k in standard, 100k in Xtreme etc. How about 250k in ALL servers? Giving them a basic amount of research to begin with, ie. the ability to produce light fighters and small cargo ships from the time they first log in? A starter pack of 1 million of each resource type? Even an in built ready made fleet. 10 small cargo ships, 50 light fighters and 1 colony ship?

My plan

1: Instant ability to build light fighters, small cargo ships and colony ships.

2: 1 million metal, 1 million crystal and 1 million deut.

3: 250k newb protection across all servers.

4: Ready made fleet. 10 Small cargo ships, 50 light fighters and 1 colony ship.


These figures could be changed if need be. But instead of immediately waiting for things to research, build, they could be up and running right away. Instant rewards for your actions, keeps the interest there.

Yes, like a video that pops up when you join.