Don't give the man a hard time. Yes BL isn't dead but you don't need to call him a cigarette just because he expressed his opinion and mentioned that in it.
I want to chip in 2 things:
1. I might not be an "old" player but have certainly sucked my hours into this game (it also makes me question wtf I am doing with my life) and from what I have seen from my own experiences, heard from others and seen in YT, the game does not have the community it had and part of that is because of a lack of involvement from Erick.
SIDE NOTE: I don't remember who said it but yes, Erick shouldn't have to worry and bitch over and slave to us players, but he also should have done something for a "final update" or something along the lines and have done something special, or pass the title of DEV to someone else so that that selected person could take on the task and continue it.
2. You might say that this game is Community driven, and you not entirely wrong, but here is some fruit for thought if you'd like to take it that way. 2 things happened last year which where great. BL in-game browser (or was that this year?) and pretty much a reboot of RBT known as Glass. Both addons expand the game to a whole new horizon and allow features either once had and lost and new experiences and ways to interact with people in the game. Great servers have been hosted which have made the game unique and fun, such as the Medieval RP, Crowns, (I guess you could include the NY Party) and more. (Those are just the ones of the top of my head, it's late atm as I am typing this).
Out of all of this, is the community actually coming together and driving this game forwards? TBH I'd say no. The closest thing everyone has seen to this is Filipe's BL10 plan, his way to revive the game by uniting players in an attempt to revive Blockland! That didn't go far, and not much has been done with it. There was a server for awhile, but not much was done.
If we really wanted this game to be "Community driven" then every player would have to "unite" and work together in publicity, projects to make the game better via addons (like reviving static maps) and other things (idk, insert something here). But frankly there just isn't many of us left and not many (from what I have seen so take it with a grain of salt and don't get pissy with me) seem to care or want to get involved.
This is the reason the BL10 project has gotten very far as of yet.
Now I just want to clarify befor you do indeed throw a stuff storm at me, there is Community activity and involvement, just not enough of it to keep the game moving and alive for much longer. This may be the games 10 anniversary but unless some impossible like Erik coming back happens, it's just us and we will have to do everything.
So yes, this is my opinion, just like Acelin's. You can bitch about me and to me all you like, but that isn't going to change anything but just make you look like a fool.
And no, I don't regret posting this, I feel like it was a good thing even if I am wrong about certain details.
