Stop making the credit market so unbearable to new players and we might get more.

Again, I'm going to say it was more than me. I only raise the market when I have credits, by buying those lower than mine, and adding them to my stash.

I have to wonder, if without me, would the market look just the same as it does today?

Probably.

Credit markets on IRE games always start out around 2500, climb up to almost 7000, then sometimes they fall a little.  With or without Richter.  I think.

One of the reasons credit market sucks in Lusternia is because its the youngest and smallest. Once Lusternia becomes more established and people feel less like they're gambling when buying credits it will probably be a little more reasonable.. though Richter buying the cheapest and restocking them at higher prices doesn't help for sure.

Time isnt the only factor. Consider also Lusty still faces some major balance hurdles and much changes from week to week, literally.

Well, they were around 3-3.5k in Aetolia last I checked. Like... yesterday.

Its not just credits. 

With people on IRC, AIM and everyother form of communication there is absolutly no secrecy of any kind and any type of RP plot from a single group to a divine started event is instantly leaked, debated and judged before it is even started.

People have multiple chars in every city and nothing can be kept secret, from battles to politics.  Time and again a group is gathered to go and hit a town or area only to see an instant gathering of the opposition at the exact point of attack.

Also fundamentaly while the game is pretty fun it suffers from an entrenched highschool mentality which means most players degrade into little powermongers, crude sludge slingers of either slander or sex talk or just individuals who couldnt care less about the game other than to make it miserable for others in anyway possible.

And all this is with a max player base of about 100.  The divine have really done a great job on the world, same with all the IRE games but IRE games just seem to attract the blackest little lumps of coal on the planet to play.

I'm not sure if its just me, but I think Lusternia is still fairly small player-wise. I see many of the same people, day after day, and it can be irritating knowing most of the people on QW.

So, here's my idea. Recruitment!

Nab your friends from other games, post on other game forums, vote for us on TMC and TMS, tell your friends, your enemies, and your pets!

I know most of us want more people to fight/buy from/sell to/RP with, etc, so here's our chance! Let's help make Lusternia capable of handling more cities, other continents, and more planes.