06-27-2018, 11:46 AM
so to start off, i used to play SoH a LOT, way back when, and when it went pay to play i was a bit heart broken, but understanding. servers cost money to mantain and having however many players on one means a server needs a lot of upkeep
but most recently i had a thought. there's another "poor graphics high gameplay" game out there that had a monthly fee system for server upkeep, and they had the idea of taking their game and putting the whole thing, with player runned dedicated servers and such kit, onto steam, and with a $30 price tag wurm online is doing pretty great.
so what i was thinking, since "Shores of Hazeron costs a lot to operate", why not follow suit? granted it would sort of split the playerbase up a bit, but that'd probably be the price to pay for less server load. additionally it'd be putting SoH on a popular and well known platform so who knows how many more people would get to enjoy it?
ultimately, this is entirely up to Haxus. if they think it's a great idea and want to put it out there, or if they don't want to go though the extra effort just to market it somewhere else, is entirely their decision. they made SoH and it's up to them what they want to do with it
but most recently i had a thought. there's another "poor graphics high gameplay" game out there that had a monthly fee system for server upkeep, and they had the idea of taking their game and putting the whole thing, with player runned dedicated servers and such kit, onto steam, and with a $30 price tag wurm online is doing pretty great.
so what i was thinking, since "Shores of Hazeron costs a lot to operate", why not follow suit? granted it would sort of split the playerbase up a bit, but that'd probably be the price to pay for less server load. additionally it'd be putting SoH on a popular and well known platform so who knows how many more people would get to enjoy it?
ultimately, this is entirely up to Haxus. if they think it's a great idea and want to put it out there, or if they don't want to go though the extra effort just to market it somewhere else, is entirely their decision. they made SoH and it's up to them what they want to do with it