I see hope again of keeping the game running and maybe getting some players back ..

None of the following is to offend ...

I think TNF ( unsure how many active now ) need to be more active within the game , I know they have real life things that come 1st , I was TNF on NFEU and understand the amount of work needed  , We had a TeamSpeak server running for players to join with little problems and questions . Also there was lots of free space for Fleets to have their TS on the same server This helped alot to gain respect from players , I myself made lots of new freinds within the game making a better relationship between players and moderators .
More in game events like SINK THE BEAST / TNF V ALL for better prizes would be good ( most have to much credits now anyway ).

The Events are good when running and get players online but still more needed to gain players back ..

Outstanding! to see this...

It's never too late and a lot of the older player base has been in a wait and see mode.

Just for a couple of starters:

1) XP is too easy these days, encourage learning the game and increased skills for more XP. I remeber in the beginning half of the game play for this game was reading.

2) Fleet system is key to keeping comadarie and active players. For ex: Imagine fleet events a couple of times per week or abbreviated HA's during the week

3) Training modes and an "Academy". Let a council of experienced fleet leaders participate with TNF team and Dev's to create a learning mod based on player based experience.

4) Re-Vamp HA different Maps

5) Invest in BRAND:

Client acquisition, retention, loyalty and Organic growth from Advocacy

All in all, Glad to see this

Merry Christmas,

IP Ban to stop.

HQ ?

more Event (more event more people more rooms more people more people pay Prem more prem more money for you)

Olive cut price.

Oliveevents cut price.

MEDALS are not that easy to get and yes we rarely keep them and most cases can only trade very seldom, perhaps 1 trade off or non.

Perhaps consider and make them useful and can be traded like can buy olives?


thank you 

You need to do something to encourage new and low level players.  Something must be done to encourage Blitzkrieg and Skirmish rooms because small ships are easily smashed by the big battleships.  Run some 'low level only' events.

Allow low level ships to earn a few experience points, credits and points in Training and Mission rooms.

This.

As we all know, the learning curve for new players is very high. Many of them figure out late in the game (for example at lvl 40) that they have chosen crappy crew aso.

Few suggestions to fix this.

1.) Make training missions mandatory (at least first few) and let the new player get a lot of creds and points for them, so that it will seem worth it.

2.) New player must get enough points to be able to class its crew the corret way the first time he starts playing. Increase the number of points on a freshly made new account.

3.) Make Blitzkrieg mode up to lvl 60 again and increase exp gain to more than that of GB. This will ensure new palyers play the game without the frustration of beeing sunk all the time by BBs. Now they get the feeling they can't contribute to the game in a small ship, so they are not having fun. I am sure many quit at this stage. Also in blitzkrieg they can develope the skills they need in GB.

4.) This game urgently needs promotion. My suggestion is, that you contact the administrators of all major naval WW2 forums and sites, which have our target population. They need to inform their members about the existance of this game. Also throw in a cookie for newcomers in term of a small symbolic gift (can be olives, or items, such as smoke bombs for example).

Regards. :)

Some good points have been made here regarding credit and point earning for new players. having to delay class your crew and not being able to afford your next ship is frustrating and discouraging for sure. The learning curve for a beginer is hard enough without having the tools to do it properly. I hit a point right before retail where I simply stopped playing and started rolling for +12 neuts to sell to finance my crew growth and afford my next ship. Rolled sailors have little to no value in the game today so even this is not an option.

Blitz is a nice protected step for low to mid level players, however the mini map(Hobbit) I believe does not allow for the skills to develop to move up to GB and beyond. It becomes simply a torp and slug fest. Playing modes such as this teach some players to rush...get a hit...leach shared XP :( This are not the type of player that stick's around and play the game for years to come in my opinion. Maybe shared XP should be better balanced with more personal attack in mind for all shared XP modes.

BB6 being allowed in GB is a bit much l...sort of like if you allowed BB3's in Blitz rooms to farm the low level BB1/CA/CL. BB5 and below are fairly well balanced and can be battled by a 1 tier lower ship successfuly using skill.

Bring skirmish back without the level cap and only allow CA-BB3, CV1-3, No subs of course without FF/DD/CL to defend against them. Some of my most enjoyable play has been in these level of ships, and even with high level crew they are not overly dominant.