Macroing...

[feardis]

Macroing
Jailtime for macroing offenses will never exceed 1 day, but there are also no legal macro hours and there will be macro checks several times a week.

I took that from you're own post Ordos

No offense but the ZH script has been around for years, people have been playing it on tons of different shards for years too... Many with little variation but still.. it all comes to the same thing plus or less...

The player base for a ZH script base UO server have dropped over time.. some are currently playing on unpopular server at this very moment...

What i'm basicly saying is that, theres not much player left, they are spread over multiple servers, they've been playing not only the game but that specific script based style for years... They don't really feel like, in my honest opinion, to actually play the game 24/7 to get a decent character rdy for hunting....

I would understand if there was to be something like 150+ player waiting in line to come and join zhfaction... all im saying is that im afraid you will not attrack a lot of people just because of that single rule...

You might have the review that rule or play with the skill gain... giving macro time or power hour ? I don't know... you figure out.
All I'm saying again is only this... : it does not sound appealing at a 1st look

[Prometheus]

I'm more interested in attracting users who have never played Zulu Hotel before. If we get a playerbase of newbies with no clue then the rest will follow, regardless of how macroing works. Once we've got the website up and running and testing all done I'll be implementing some strategies which will hopefully bring in lots of newbies.

Once we demonstrate that this shard is worth working for, macro hours wont be such an issue. The usual shelf-life of a ZH shard is roughly 3 to 5 months; enough time to train up characters, reach the hunt/pvp/repeat stage and get bored.
The only significant script changes I made are designed to ensure that the hunt/pvp/repeat "end-game" is not the end of a player's achievement. The inclusion of the concepts of mystery, identity and legacy, through various devices that I will explain in the 'Unique Features' thread, will hopefully ensure that this shard will be here for many years.

These factors wont be demonstrated instantly though, hopefully my explanations and your game playing will convince you.

[Prometheus]

I like to compare ZH Factions to other shards the same way Director David Simon described his TV series The Wire when he said "Fuck the casual viewer!"

If people are interested in a quick bit of fun on a server that'll be fun to play for 3 or 4 months, then go play on a ZH shard that offers that. But if they want to invest their time into a shard with higher aspirations, sign up here.

I hope to be The Wire in comparison to the Friends and Scrubs of the world, if that makes sense ;D You can sit and watch any Friends or Scrubs episode with no explanation of the back story, but if you want to enjoy watching The Wire you've got to watch a season or two!