So, I'm not sure I'm the only one who has noticed an increase in freaked-out-edness on the forums since we got invites back. Now, I'm definitely not advocating the game stay closed or anything. That would be really stupid as well as not fun. But I'm wondering what kind of plans Tiny Speck has for when the game opens to everyone.
I think the forum stuff will probably die down on its own. But the things I think Tiny Speck may need to address are things like:
* Trade channel may need to have several instances to avoid it becoming too busy to keep track of anything
* Global may need several instances. Possibly split between an off-topic-ish type of chat and an about-game sort of chat?
* Live help may need a bit of a different branding, as has been talked about in the forums before. I have heard it is already split into instances (edit: see first reply) so maybe this would not be as big of a problem... but I can't help but think we don't need to be telling new players how to get salt when the encyclopedia link is right up there and http://wherecanigetsalt.com/ is linked to in the item description. I'm sure this will be controversial but I do personally feel that the encyclopedia should really be used and I mention it in this context because not only do I think it's good for players, but I think it might good for the overall atmosphere of live help also.
* Other things I am forgetting at the moment because I am tired.
When new players arrived, I was so excited :) I try to keep a food pile under a gnome saying it's for new players, for example, and I've tried to help out some in live help, etc. But I am wondering if, when the game opens to everybody, it's going to be so crazy that I'll just want to hide for a while.
I'd love to hear what you all think about this!