Why are Orcs a dying race?

[Golin'Dar 151]

Because i left

[Aesopian 1640]

1 hour ago, Xerihsob said:

I feel like the title explains it all pretty well but let me go a bit more in depth. I am a member of the Orcs and for a long time now our playerbase has been faltering and we have been trying to fix it but have mostly came up with nothing for most if not all of the changes we have made. We have made the RP a bit more "easier" by making Blah less strict, we have humanized a lot of our ways in hopes of reaching more users but as I mentioned before, none have caused a change in our so-called "demise".

 

So here I am today, asking anyone who wishes to respond. Whether that be people who use to be Orcs, who are currently Orcs, or are a different race altogether; all opinions are welcomed and needed. A few questions I could use answers too are something like the following.

 

1. Why did you not make an Orc and what would persuade you to make one?

2. For people who have stopped playing an Orc, why?

3. For those who are just an outsider, what are your views on our current situation and what can we do to remedy the fact that we are losing players?

 

 

The reason behind the decay of the orcs can be summed up easily: the PVP buff no longer exists.

 

Orc RP is horrifically difficult to get into. Who wants to play an ugly idiot who isn't even strong anymore? And speak a language which is borderline incomprehensible? The orcs will never return to power until the PVP buff is reinstated in its full.  

 

duh

 

@Telanir @Teegah

[Panashea 3326]

Personally, I feel the stigma and lack of actual knowledge, much of with by the non-playerbase and staff that prevents them from being a welcoming race. I think that to help with the issue of actually explaining orcs, how they should be played and the like, more people should simply getting aware with them. Wiki Team and Lore team need to work more with orcs on improving the playerbase, along with players being more comfortable with orcs, despite the past incarnations of Rexes who acted violently. Orc's aren't stupid, or beasts, despite common misconceptions.  Our buffs and fixes are also quite important. 

[Xerihsob 33]

4 hours ago, Aesopian said:

 

The reason behind the decay of the orcs can be summed up easily: the PVP buff no longer exists.

 

Orc RP is horrifically difficult to get into. Who wants to play an ugly idiot who isn't even strong anymore? And speak a language which is borderline incomprehensible? The orcs will never return to power until the PVP buff is reinstated in its full.  

 

duh

 

@Telanir @Teegah

I have been wanting to talk to some devs for a while now about this but I doubt I would get far. Many Orcs have contributed to an old google doc for ideas for buffs, as we are in a major need of a buff and it is widely known.

 

5 hours ago, MangoArt said:

I think the bottom line with this though, is we need to show the good side of orcs on the wiki, so that newbies aren't afraid of us. We seem less desirable because the wiki and basic lore portray us that way. We need to show our green-smoking hippie side, we need to show our honorable side, and best of all we need to show that orcs do not lack emotion or empathy, in fact they can possess to much, giving them a rather angry or intense disposition that can be gotten past.

Some Orcs are working on improving the Wiki as we speak; stay tuned.

 

5 hours ago, Birdnerdy said:

I think orcs are getting better tbh

This is true, but I feel like if we just sit idly by since we are doing better than we have before then we will quickly fall back down to nothing. We must continually push as to not fall back into the depths of no-players.

 

5 hours ago, Gridlock said:

I didn't think i'd be able to master the language, I don't like the orcs we have on LOTC, I prefer LOTR-esque orcs. Making them Lotr-ish would get me on board within a minute.

There have been posts about this with a lot of positive feedback, but no implementation. I personally enjoy Blah, but I am in a state where I can see how it is more harmful than good and am on board with change.

 

5 hours ago, 吳憾戰士14 said:

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Extremely valid points. Sadly there is not much we can do to completley eradicate the stigma, though we have done much to reduce it.

 

I appreciate all the valuable insight everyone. It means a lot.

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