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[Chris]

Is it true you've scrapped the weekly leaderboard and stopped giving warnings to staff for not reaching their minimums because you weren't hosting your minimum?

It's true that people tend to retreat to their comfort zones when they can't think of anything (mazes, quizzes, tournaments) and in moderation it's not too much of a bad thing and you could even stick to the same thing and put a different spin on it (tournament but with teams of three like the habbox olympics and the habbox world cup before that for instance). I'm talking more generally here. In a way, department managers are merely dealing with the consequences of a slow-moving, unimaginative general management team. Of course that's not to say that managers don't have their role to play but is the lack of activity and the steady decline of new applications because those higher up are not doing their role and if that's the case why is the finger pointed at the department managers and not where it belongs (this isn't at you btw, just making general observations). It has been 7 months since I last asked for an action plan from general management and what ideas have been put in place since then:

- Changes to news department
- Achievements system (still in its early stages and at death's door)
- The Box

Can anyone think of anything else? I can't.

How is the achievements system at deaths door? Yes it's in it's early stages but progress is being made for the first update which will bring us a step closer to fazing out the awards system. The update will seem small when it's done but it will have taken a lot of time and effort to put together overall.

Also I wish you would stop banging on about this action plan. I don't think I've seen a feedback thread where you don't bring it up.

[Kyle]

Sorry but lack of funds is an excuse I'm not prepared to hear. You don't NEED 100 thrones to make an enjoyable and engaging event but if you do need a little and are confident with your ideas then ask mattg for a little. 1 thing I've noticed when comparing habbox with others is the type of events that are hosted. others have lots of users that know and enjoy eachother's company playing events that allow for a lot of players. habbox usually has games that are 1 player or make people wait a while in the line until they can play. worth looking further into. there are other differences but would take a while to formulate a proper list. do have a look at other sites that are doing well though.

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Sorry but lack of funds is an excuse I'm not prepared to hear. You don't NEED 100 thrones to make an enjoyable and engaging event but if you do need a little and are confident with your ideas then ask mattg for a little. 1 thing I've noticed when comparing habbox with others is the type of events that are hosted. others have lots of users that know and enjoy eachother's company playing events that allow for a lot of players. habbox usually has games that are 1 player or make people wait a while in the line until they can play. worth looking further into. there are other differences but would take a while to formulate a proper list. do have a look at other sites that are doing well though.

Ye, no, I agree its a poor excuse. But it does seem to be a popular factor in terms of larger events. Builders Club has definitely been a blessing. It's helped Gina & myself out a lot in terms of bigger events.

I agree. People hate queuing.

Events like Pool Attack / Nervous Game / Heaven or Hell etc are definitely more popular than others. I've noticed that myself too.

[Kyle]

How is the achievements system at deaths door? Yes it's in it's early stages but progress is being made for the first update which will bring us a step closer to fazing out the awards system. The update will seem small when it's done but it will have taken a lot of time and effort to put together overall.
Also I wish you would stop banging on about this action plan. I think I've seen a feedback thread where you don't bring it up.

he's kinda right though. nobody really understands the achievements system yet and its integration and hype wasn't done in the best way that it could have been. It's at death's door because it has already been forgotten because of the lack of drive behind it. It can still be exciting but it needs some proper time and ideas put into it. don't like the idea of removing awards if the achievement system isn't up to scratch.

as for an action plan, well it's being brought up a lot because people want reassurance that habbox will move forward and that the general managers aside from laura are actually doing things to move their departments forward.

[Inseriousity.]

How is the achievements system at deaths door? Yes it's in it's early stages but progress is being made for the first update which will bring us a step closer to fazing out the awards system. The update will seem small when it's done but it will have taken a lot of time and effort to put together overall.

Also I wish you would stop banging on about this action plan. I don't think I've seen a feedback thread where you don't bring it up.

If there's an upcoming update then hooray. It has been almost 2 months and interest in it seems to be waning with 1 or 2 posts every now and again rather than a consistent trickle of posts hence the death's door comment. I have already given my opinion as to why I think that is so I'm not going to repeat it here.

As for banging on about the action plan, I haven't mentioned it in a while actually. It was akeel's reference to a plan that made me think of it. However, rest assured, I will stop banging on about it when I see it.

[MKR&*42]

The achievements system is so damned confusing and i agree it is at deaths door as it just seems all over the place right now.

As for the other things irdc we have this discussion every month and nothing ever gets done by anyone.

[IzzyUhh]

Okay I guess this is slightly off topic but I guess has some sort of relevance to some comments.

People are saying that the events department are failing a little bit and yes there has been a shortage of events recently, but last week I hosted 3hrs in a row, and around 7 people came to each of those events and it was the same people.

Again, I've hosting 3 hrs tonight and the hour has quickly gone quiet whilst the help desk is quite active. Maybe it's because people may not like me as a host or other people as a host, or the game of which I am hosting, but it seems that when events are actually being hosted, nobody seems to turn up.

*nobody shout at me pls*

[mrwoooooooo]

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[Lewis]

It also comes down to funds too.
I know its a ridiculous excuse but its completely honest.

Being able to afford bigger prizes, as well as the furni for the rooms etc,

Me & @Yuxin; did debate over the Country event, and talked about doing something over the summer in terms of festivals etc etc.
But getting the funds for an event that only last up to a week is difficult.

Me and Gina often to bigger competitions and share the prize between us, which helps a lot, but they're no where near as big as I wish they could be.

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I did scrap weekly leaderboards yes, but they're back now. I didn't see a massive use for them as the reward system was scrapped when Lewis left due to being able to afford it, so really it was just calling out the people that didn't host the minimum pointlessly.

Just because the leaderboards were scrapped, warnings definitely weren't.

And it had nothing to do with me not hosting the minimum.

It's a shame, I would've continued to help fund the rewards system but I no longer can. I funded it via gambling and casinos, and that's very much against the habbo way now!

It'd be nice to see something similar to it though, even if it's not as expensive or possibly not coin/furniture related.

Oh by the way, the leaderboard existed long before any reward system and my time as manager, I believe . I personally think it's not just about showing what people have been rewarded, but how well others have done and might encourage some to host a greater quality/quantity. Maybe even a little friendly competition between people and groups!

[Storking]

It also comes down to funds too.
I know its a ridiculous excuse but its completely honest.

Being able to afford bigger prizes, as well as the furni for the rooms etc,

Me & @Yuxin; did debate over the Country event, and talked about doing something over the summer in terms of festivals etc etc.
But getting the funds for an event that only last up to a week is difficult.

Me and Gina often to bigger competitions and share the prize between us, which helps a lot, but they're no where near as big as I wish they could be.

Hasn't matt/habbox recently received some decent donations? Why aren't these being sold and the credits being passed on to fund events?

I sympathise regarding lack of funds; it definitely shouldn't be solely down to you or gina to fund the events/radio departments (although i'm sure you can ask for funds from above if I remember correctly lol).

A massive thank you to sadepaiva who has donated 4x Golden Dragons to Habbox

A big thank you to lRhyss for donating a throne to Habbox

equivalent to 3585c ~ which would fund a number of big tournament/long-running events