new player question, is this game dead?

[Droj]

IMO the game is still too incomplete to go really heavy on advertising.

Gotta keep those livestreams coming though, they're great! Keep both fans and new players interested!

[MagicManICT]

The general rule of thumb, if I remember correctly, is to multiply the number of users on during peak hours by 4 or 5 to get the approximate number of active players overall for a game. However, because this is a beta, that's not reliable. The day or two after an update you see a spike in users, and it drops back down again depending on how much was added.

[Yourgrandmother]

I have to say that the recent world expansions (in the last month) has made the servers appear VERY dead.

Sure 1-2 hours radius from Boston/Roanoke/Jamestown you are likely to see some action but the recent map extension was nuts. It took a solid 2+ hours on run from the old corner of the map to the new one (no mountain climbing). Went exploring a full day with canoes and once we left the 1-2 hour perimeter of town did not see a single player / sign of life / claim.

[eiokh]

bcos maybe we are in camouflage ? since we don't want to get raid . some players has make alts to build some leanto at our area & has been stealing stuffs from my neighbours.

[qbradq]

I think for a game like Salem running into one player in the woods after two hours of hiking is player interaction. On my scavenger alt that's about how many folks I see on average.

[Wournos]

I think for a game like Salem running into one player in the woods after two hours of hiking is player interaction. On my scavenger alt that's about how many folks I see on average.

Oh such a social game this is.
My explorer is currently the only one who sees people, and I tend to leave quickly if I see a pale red square on my mini map!

[Procne]

I have to say that the recent world expansions (in the last month) has made the servers appear VERY dead.

Sure 1-2 hours radius from Boston/Roanoke/Jamestown you are likely to see some action but the recent map extension was nuts. It took a solid 2+ hours on run from the old corner of the map to the new one (no mountain climbing). Went exploring a full day with canoes and once we left the 1-2 hour perimeter of town did not see a single player / sign of life / claim.

Huh? World expansions? Was there any expansion to Plymouth's map?

[dmdisco]

i just think the darkness mechanics was change a bit, im no close or further from the darkness now than i was before the update

[alloin]

They are losing paying players with patches like the last one

Why would we ever pay for a 'limited pack' again if they release the same content months later, at ridiculous low ingame-currency prices ???

[qbradq]

Salem is a very social game if you choose to join a community. It's just usually not wise to socialize with strangers in the wild.