Opinion of the effect of the Password

[Clutch]

Quality over quantity any time sugar pies \o/

[Mikara]

One other indirect advantage of having fewer players is that in the current version of nwn2, crashing while changing areas is linked to how close to capacity the server is.
Since the PW I rarely ever crash while zoning, whereas before it was getting so common as to be frustrating. Of course I think the server may run near to full even PW when the world is larger, but lets hope Obsidion fixes the problem by then.

Agreed with others though. Much better rp all around since the PW.

[Paerin]

Some of us haven't received our passwords yet So I'm sure once the team catches up on all the applications it will start getting busy again.

[Wargrave]

Lovin' every minute of it!

[Akitsuki]

While i love the higher quality of RP i do miss having lots of players i havn't gotten aquainted with. but for the most part i prefer it passworded

[Two-Moons]

It's ok

I certainly don't mind the password, It makes the server possible to enter.

[Chiangtao]

I tried Sundren when it was first opened. Really had a lot of bugs initially, as you all know, but the big thing that chased me off was the awful, awful powergaming / that was rampant.

I just posted my bio again because my friend has been in recently and said it made a HUGE difference to have your server passworded. She said there's lots of high quality RPers now. Kudos to you all for taking this extra step.

[Saulus]

With the password on the ratio of complaints has changed quite a bit.

Before:

"Sundren has way too many powergamers, never playing here again!"

After:

Group 1: "Much better, Sundren has great roleplay"
Group 2: "I was going to try that Sundren server, but they put a stupid password and I'm not writing a bio, Sundren sucks".

Lesson: There is no making everyone happy.

[Anauroch]

Ah, but this is not about making everyone happy.

Sundren has a target group of players - it is about making them happy and not just everyone out there!

[Sylvanas_Kathar]

True, if you're going to play on a roleplaying server, then you at least NEED to have some sort of background story in mind so you can actually react with the other players.

If you're too lazy to come up with a bio, then you shouldn't be playing on this server in the first place

[Maxx Powers]

I still see new people all the time and there are plenty of andventurers for me to meet, but they're all better RP'ers so its great!
Knowing that you have to go through the application process really deters the l4m3 p0\/\/3|2 g4|\/|1|\|g n3r|)5, so i've only seen a few on the server since.

[Fizzer]

I think it has improved. Bio's give DM's chance to tailor adventures and plots to segments of the community as well...all those awful good types and such...

Zeb - tracking down his next pint...

[Veritas080]

I just got admitted last night, and as a new player I think the password system works just fine. I got a response to my bio within a few hours of posting it, got help figuring out how to log in, and was able to explore the world a bit on the same day I applied.

If it took a week to get approved it might be more of a problem, but since the dev team and DMs are so responsive and helpful, I don't see any reason why there shouldn't be a password on the server. The content and community are of a high enough quality that it would be a shame to see it wasted by people who don't appreciate that hard work or what it was for in the first place.

[DeGray]

Well: My opinion was I preferred it before the password was introduced. Namely, I liked being able to play.

I kid I kid... I'll post something more constructive when the day comes when I have both the password and am on a computer capable of running NWN 2.

[Tassafina]

The enviroment has definitely changed for the better. I hardly see anyone running by without saying anything anymore. As for fewer players that has been increasing every day.