The Problem with Habbo and how it could improve

[cooped]

Hi I used to play on Habbo a long time ago and I can remember how cool it used to be for me around 2004 till 2008. The problem with this website is not the community neither is it the endless amount of games that keep getting introduced. It’s the image.

Habbo targets a teenage audience with a pre-teen image. For example in terms of image does Habbo more mature than look than Club Penguin or Moshi Monsters? Habbo to me comes across as the online but toned down version of Bratz.

I remember trying to log onto Habbo in my schools internet café during the dinner break and the whole room roared in laughter. I don’t know if you younger guys get that reaction these days but this was something that many of my friends on Habbo experienced too. What Habbo got right back in the day is that it targeted teenagers who would rather socialise online than on the streets.

But these teenagers from my day have grown up and left Habbo. Meanwhile the way teenager’s use the internet has changed dramatically since Habbo was originally launched in 2001. For example more teenagers are online a lot more than what they used to be thanks to technology advances.

For me if Habbo is going to improve from hereon in then it’s just going to have to grow up with its users who are still on the site along with those who have left.

I remember back in my day Habbo had plenty of radio stations that hit 100s of listeners a night. I know one DJ has gone to work for the BBC and for me the decline of the Habbo radio scene sums everything up. Habbo staff just did not embrace or make the most out of what they had and now these people are elsewhere on the internet making a scene.

Peace!

[Samantha]

Habbo want to target the younger audience as those aren't aware of the old Habbo, the way it was better and such. More inclined to pay as they think it's a good deal or whatever but its dumbed down a lot, the moderation has decreased and I don't think it will.improve in the way older people would like.

[cooped]

There’s more money in the adult world than what they is in the teenagers world and the sooner Habbo realises this things will improve. But I doubt they’ll realise this anytime soon!

I think I remember that Callie (former Habbo manager) tried to do a much older Habbo but failed. However now might be the right time for Habbo to take on board some of Callie old ideas..

[Philly]

Get it on UserVoice. If you've got valid ideas for more mature Habbos, I'll make sure my UV votes go there.

[Michael]

I remember when people used to actually write statuses 'Chilling on Habbo anyone wanna join me?' now it has turned to 'lol Habbo is for newbs'.. Oh the memories.