So I've seen it mentioned in several places and in several threads, people are concerned about Opticraft dying. Obviously there are fewer people than before. There is a feeling out there that the server is in a downward spiral. What can be done?
Some have suggested we vote more to get higher on rankings sites, others say we need to be more welcoming of new people, others want us to make more efforts to bring in our friends. All good ideas, but if they haven't happened yet it seems unlikely that they will now.
Some say that new features or changes in the server could attract more people. I don't really agree. Adding PvP didn't make any difference.
What do people think about seeking out other servers in our situation to merge with?
If we could cobble together 2-3 other sites about our size, combine our forums, preserve the maps for all the servers, it could provide a new burst of activity and double or triple the size of our community. Seek out other servers that have similar settings to ours so a union would be smooth. It could work.
It would allow us to keep our core community together instead if waiting for attrition to separate us into dozens of other servers.
I know it is perhaps a radical suggestion, but I just wanted to put it on the table as a possible way forward. I don't like all the doom and gloom talk. I'm not the most social guy on the server, but I'm not going anywhere.
