no it's not beginning to die
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no it's not beginning to die
I'm 14, I've played habbo on & off since I was 8, so 6 years, I joined in 2004. Most of the users were newbies (the nice word for them) in 2004, (I was one of them), and there wasn't this, OMG, NORM, GET AWAY FROM ME attitude. Now people who buy VIP think their superior (not all, just zeds and such). This is Habbos fault, since they don't really actively involve 'noobs', and only care if you spend loads of money on Habbo. I agree with alot that has already been said, like that you used to have aims on habbo, (e.g become rich, get famous etc.) Now its so much harder for this to be achieved, thus leading to people leaving, because other than that, what is there to do? Go to dating rooms or play falling furni. There is now no such things as help desks (I havn't seen a decent one for years), which is a horrible shame. I remember when I worked in a hobba helpdesk, thus helping newbies feel part of the community. Now, all there is is a simple guidebot which you need to know habbo terms first (e.g ff) to get help from, and if your new, you're not gonna know!
I don't think habbos gonna die, but I think they're not gonna be getting any more significant numbers. They will probably end up staying on the same sort of level. Older habbos are leaving, with newer habbos coming in, but there are more leaving than new.
In comparison to how popular it was when we would have started you're right, it's still more popular than that. As to whether or not it's slowly dying out I'm not sure if that's true, either. I'm sure the majority of users here suspect it's so because Sulake's plans to expand have minimized along with the merge, and fansites for whatever reason aren't as popular as they once were in general. That could change, though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by immense
I agree ALOT. Also i do think its because we were around when it was so much easier and simpler. Its a tricky thing to discuss really.
I do agree its down to money alot these days, and not the satifaction of the customer. The big wave furni was a great idea until they left it in the catalogue, along with the japanese furni and the neon furni. I also think bringing the football trophy out was a silly mistake.
But I have a cunning plan, everyone do the 'contact us' thing to and go to ideas and suggestions and REDIRECT THEM TO THIS THREAD.
It is a random mess, in every aspect.
Community - dead, and chucked in a grave and submerged in only half the dirt they dug out.
Features - Chucked into the game yet using them is quite difficult or they're hidden away in really stupid areas, like the badge settings should really be in the appearance settings.
Furni - A random mix since they've merged everything. Some items have been deleted, some items are nameless and only use their placement names, and some are a bit ugly and pointless.
HC/VIP - God knows why they need two, HC was perfectly fine. If anything they could of done something with Gold HC to allow VIP-like powers. Heck, weren't special guests VIPs? Kinda ruins the point :P
Sooner Habbo dies the better. Might do Habbox some good. If Kazopark goes well, maybe Hx can go with them? :P
EDIT: At the moment there are 10,000 users online... Habbo UK on it's own used to manage that at this time of year, so the merge seems to suggest a drop if anything :/ And seeing as US users are on their holidays too and it would be around noon over there, it's kinda interesting :P
i think it's mainly due to the merge and everyone just getting fed up of it tbh.Me, neva prob get fed up of habbo :)
They are distancing themselves further and further away from us, but does that mean they are dying out? The merge was probably just a tactic to increase their profit margin.
However, if they continue with the customer support levels they have at the moment, I am sure they will die out very quickly. Some of the competitions they are doing right now, require you to spend some 500 credits to make the room looking really nice and then you get a special badge (that 29 others get) and a 2hc prize. They need to stop thinking we're youngings who wants recognition on the homepage every single time a competition comes out.
They really need to get their act together or they will start to die out.
Just like with Capri sun, they want US to go and spend the money for a badge where people gave the codes out for free anyway
Yeah, there doesn't seem to be as many young users as when I was started, and older players leave... I guess its down to the terrible reputation it has now for being so un-player friendly. And I always thought when they brought out new, unnecessary features that kind of ruined it a bit.
Habbo do actually look at fansite forums - well... thats was ludus said!
I don't think Habbo is that exciting after a while, I used to be a user who played 24/7! Now I hardly log in. I haven't logged in for two months or so. When I do log in its either to attend a fansite function or to catch up with friends in a somewhat more exciting online environment.
Habbo has turned into a money-making place. I am fully aware, that Sulake are a business, obviously they want to and need to make money. But it never used to be this tight. They cannot even afford to give out a decent prize. You need to spend some money, to make money. Habbo isn't as good as it was. The community cannot even get that involved, it was more fun where their was Hobbas and eXperts. It gave you something to login for - the 'chance to be an eXpert' and it showed that the community were at the center of the online world. Also slightly OF; (I thought ludus was good for Habbo!)