Staff

[Sir Vival]

Well, I've been wondering. With all of the money coming in from Gold Account players, why not first try to increase the staff? Maybe hire some full-time people to keep this place updated. And why are there two different sites, why not save money and bring them both together? Plain and simple. TAO is losing members because it's not being updated as much, get more staff, more updates, hopefully more members again.

[Jeffery]

There are 2 sites, but they are not fully related. The other site is home to the games creator, which he runs and maintains on hbis own. This site is the commercial product, with rights to the game bought from the original site.
The only person who works on developement is Seed (who runs the other site) I agree that they need to get an agreement to have the game seperated from Seed, and become its own game, with a coding staff to bring the game further.
The current pace of developement is hurting the growth of TAO. If there was more work done, more poeple would stay to play. WHen you pay $5 a month, people tend to expect stuff to be going on more.

[dark_ash_h50]

yes i agree with jeffery the game is dieing out and older members(golds) are leaving losing faith in the game. Even the great aro said in his own words that he was fading away... and to be honest i dont blame him. The game is good but what is going on with the game is it slowing down to a stop ?? I would like to know i like this a game alot. Staying on the suggestions part i would like to suggest something done to keep players glued to the game. Lately it has slowed down ALOT. But i do like that new command lol ignoring the greys *had to say something good in here lol*

[SlipknotiCX]

I agree. I haven't been here long (signed up a little after the furgon was released), but i would like a bit more updates and news as to what's going on with the development part of the game. Knowing a smidge of coding, I know that this game takes quite a bit of work and up keep. But, I would like to know what seed has in store for us or any ideas he has for the future of this game. I love this game and will keep playing no matter what...but I often find myself thinking, "Same shit, different day".

[nads]

Originally posted by Sir Vival
With all of the money coming in from Gold Account players

Here we go again. With ALL the money from those gold accounts they're probably just getting dirty filty stinking rich, right? I mean, servers don't cost much, especially the kind that can handle this type of traffic on them all the time. Of course, multiply that by 4 for the 4 servers. Then, go and pay the liscensing fees to the programmer every month, and check how much you have left. I think, realistically, there's about 100 golds per server. That's about $1500.00 per month. I'll give you a hint, all of that money could not pay a living wage to even one person, much less pay the other obligations they have.

Now listen, I'm not an employee, developer, admin, or anyone important, so keep that in mind before you read on...

Children- There is much more involved in running a business, which this is, then you could ever realize. Your polls, bitches, whines, complaints, and "suggestions" are all great ideas, in your mind, but realistically they are impractical for a business. TAO is a business. They provide your 14 year old pimple face with something to look at instead of a mirror. I will continue to flame each and every person who can't understand that, although Sir Vival, your suggestion here was just a thought and not an attempt at manipulation like the others have done before you.