surely having it enabled would not harm the server? At least 1 new player would be better than none (if voting does not get enabled).
i think it was Thomy who made the point that we actually started losing people because of that. (They found other servers from toplists)
https://emps-world.net/wiki/VotingIt seems I haven't linked this wiki page enough.
One of the things that made this server stand out from all of the others back before it was shut down was the fact that people had the option to use either the older style graphics OR the new style, a very unique feature in my opinion that would bring back a lot of veteran players, and attract new players that are interested in using one of the available styles.
This feature is readily available in a multitude of servers nowadays. Having it around actively slows down developing pretty much anything as you'd need to develop it in basically two revisions. Not to mention the sheer amount of bugfixes necessary before this feature works in an acceptable way.
I will be honest, I came back and played for a solid year after the re-launch of Emps, what finally killed it for me is the graphics style, and how easy the game had become with double xp weekends and other shit. When I originally started playing Emps the game actually felt challenging and I felt like I was actually accomplishing something by getting 99s. Now getting a 200m stat is easy as all hell in my opinion. The game just lost its sense of achievement for me, I have not even bothered logging in to get 99 construction because I know I can buy a couple of double XP tickets and get 99 in a matter of hours.... Whats the point?
Once you are able to understand how to gain exp in a skill it becomes a matter of time rather than a challenge. As most people get older they are better able to understand things. Back in scape things seemed challenging because we were all fucking stupid. Unless you plan on being lobotomized there's no way to get that back. Gaining exp isn't challenging, it's a matter of time. Speedrunning it might appeal to some, but not everyone.
Handicapping yourself with things like ironman mode only gets you so far before you arrive at a point where things are just a matter of time again. Getting a void set is only a matter of playing a bit of pest control, it really isn't challenging. If you want a challenge you need content that is actually challenging.
You can get 99 construction in 2h without dxp if you have the materials and the ability to click. Regardless of the exp rate it wouldn't be a challenge anyways, it would be a matter of time.
Even things like rare items are near impossible to work towards anymore because the people that own the items hoard them and/or are inactive, another thing i loved working towards back in the old Emps days.
Idk I seemed to have no trouble getting my 10 oldschools. Really a matter of patience, persistence and rigged events.
I now only login twice a week to flip items to build my bank in the hopes that something changes about the game that motivates me to come back, adding new content will not make me come back to the game, only a drastic change in the way this server is ran in comparison to the old Emps will. I have been saying this for ages now and nobody listens.
Maybe there's a reason for that.
Pking is a thing, but given that it would take people's effort to revive I doubt anyone will do that anytime soon.