Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20191110121309/@comment-33869727-20191112221528

MoisesGabby wrote: Here's one way to measure it, I compiled a list of the number of comments on LTS article pages over time:



I have definitely seen a drop in activity over the last year, it is very noticeable on the Recent Activity page. I can think of at least three factors:

- There was a considerable drop in activity when the wiki was changed to require a registered account to contribute (shown on the chart). Not that anyone could blame the admins for that decision, it's just unfortunate it was necessary because of one guy with a troll problem.

- The lack of special events means a primary driver of traffic has been lost. Special events generate far greater numbers of comments than LTS due to the difficulty level, and used to draw in many new members.

- Less tangible, but I sense there has been a general decline in interest in the game amongst longer-term players, who have been the backbone of the wiki community.

I don't worry about this place though, as long as the game continues this great community will survive. It's just a bit less active than it used to be. MoisesGabby, that's some pretty work. Firstly, I hadn't thought about the registered account angle, but there it is, math doesn't lie. The second issue is on the mend by simply reintroducing the tricky and entertaining challenges of the old SE's and Gauntlets, as alluded to. Thirdly the game is screaming for new content, to me, in the form of a higher difficulty feature, which would please both old and new players alike. And with that we'd see some spikes added to the chart. IMO.