GreenTongue
member, 1053 posts
Game Archaeologist
Wed 1 Dec 2021
at 11:50 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?With the break in routine do games suffer from less frequent updates in your experience?
Do they usually survive or is this a weaning time?
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ranna
member, 92 posts
Wed 1 Dec 2021
at 11:54 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?Every time, without fail, things tend to slow down around the holidays. I'm used to it so much that I plan my in-game events and timeskips accordingly, and usually it all goes well.
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donsr
member, 2441 posts
Wed 1 Dec 2021
at 12:18 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?yep...and it doesn't matter what type of players youn have.
Older players have family stuff
Younger players, might just be here Durning ';school' and then you don't hear from them
Players prepping for Holidays, guests and all that goes with it, factor in.
i have been on this site, a very long time... the three games i run all have 10 years or more....The Most active game, has posts everyday..but those posts rise and fall with activity..Summer Vacations...a few players have seasonal jobs that take them away as well as the holiday stuff.
I check my boards a few times a day.. i have way more freetime then most folks, but even i deal with grandkids , getting dinner ready and prepping for holidays. I try to keep my games moving... a post here and there gives players something to react to, then i can react and the ball keeps rolling.
another fact to take into account is time zones... i have a few people from the UK....I libe in ET..i have players way on the west coast..when i was working, i would hit the boards after work, and a few times before i went to sleep, just so no one was 'hanging'
There will always be the 'ebb and flow'...even RL table top has disruptions, and those games can't advertise for more players!!
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Hunter
member, 1696 posts
Captain Oblivious!
Lurker
Sat 4 Dec 2021
at 20:09 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?I expect things to remain quiet between Thanksgiving and the middle/late January.
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SunRuanEr
subscriber, 427 posts
Sat 4 Dec 2021
at 20:16 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?| GreenTongue: | With the break in routine do games suffer from less frequent updates in your experience?
Do they usually survive or is this a weaning time? |
This is normal, and happens every year. Summer also sees a slow-down.
Good games with a strong core of players will survive, even if you lose the fly-by-night players to the next new shiny.
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InQueli
member, 24 posts
Sat 4 Dec 2021
at 21:01 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?It's normal for things to slow down, period. They are always slowing down.
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Carakav
member, 688 posts
Sure-footed paragon
of forthright dude.
Sat 4 Dec 2021
at 21:43 | Is it Normal for things to slow down around the holidays?One positive note: I've observed that the post-Christmas holiday break can sometimes lead to more new games appearing.
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