I’ve come to love this game, as many others do aswell. It’s part of my daily routine and I’ve been playing it now for about a year and a half and haven’t gotten bored of it since the very beginning depsite all of my favourite Dirty Bomb Youtubers quitting and some even going as far to criticise the game. However, it’s undeniable that the player base has greatly reduced in size (SOURCE: http://steamcharts.com/app/333930). As the statistics show we can see that the community has plateaued at a peak average of approximately 3000 players a day. I feel that if Splash Damage have another year like last year with minimal content then the playerbase may plummet further which of course is a hindrance to the game.
So for future releases what speed would you guys think would be a reasonable time for new content to be released? I personally feel that new content should be released about every 3-4 months as it gives new and old players a constant incentive to keep playing. As the current lack of content lost the community a vast majority of veteran players. To be honest, even though Dockyard does seem like a map which was created with thought, passion and precision it still feels like it isn’t enough to suffice for the preceding years that came with little content. As Shinywindow said, “Dockyard can be seen as a symbol of hope.” Now all Dirty Bomb needs to do is get their shit together and keep releasing content at a consistent rate. If they fail to provide players with the efficient content they desire then this year could be the downfall of Dirty Bomb, in my opinion.
The next question is: when is Dirty Bomb finally going to come out of open beta? It has been in beta for a few years now and I feel as though once Dirty Bomb finally comes out of beta the transition will give Splash Damage the opportunity to spend their funds on advertising which will be crucial in order to boost the player base and hopefully allows it to stabilise at a higher daily player peak as the game is in urgent need of players. Perhaps once they establish a higher player peak it will finally lead to a good competitive scene for Dirty Bomb players. Maybe one day if any of this happens then perhaps it will bring back the veterans and players that left the game.
Anyways these are just my thoughts that I wanted to share with you. Feel free to share your own ideas and lets start thinking optimistically.
