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Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: StephenM on April 29, 2008, 07:25:50 pm
Has anyone got a suggestion for what AM could do to celebrate the 10,000 users mark? It would be a nice achievement. :)
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: OliAir on April 29, 2008, 07:32:42 pm
1. Add 50 gates to ATL, LHR or ORD  :D

2. In all seriousness maybe halve our Maintenance  :cry:

3. Have a nice banner on the homepage.

Preferably one or two  8)

OliAir
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Leitner on April 29, 2008, 08:02:03 pm
Cargo planes?  :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: pseudoswede on April 29, 2008, 08:19:33 pm
Everyone gets 1.5 billion in cash.

Oops, I think that was done to celebrate #8000? ;) :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: sla31 on April 29, 2008, 08:22:04 pm
How about brokers get €10 billion. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 29, 2008, 08:44:11 pm
Quote from: "sla31"
How about brokers get €10 billion. :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


Second. :lol:

or... one could accidentally erase all user data :wink:  :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: StephenM on April 29, 2008, 08:46:01 pm
Quote from: "dktc"
or... one could accidentally erase all user data :wink:  :lol:


That was to balance Will's pole position in DB issues by wiping out our entire airport data.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 29, 2008, 08:46:57 pm
Whatever you do, just stay away from the aircraft data :wink:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Leitner on April 29, 2008, 08:51:21 pm
Or you can add 5 years more in world 4... With a total of 10 years.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: StephenM on April 29, 2008, 08:58:29 pm
Quote from: "dktc"
Whatever you do, just stay away from the aircraft data :wink:


Dont worry, I did a DB Backup an hour ago. ;)
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: AirHanoverInternational on April 29, 2008, 09:01:38 pm
First: kill all inactive accounts :wink:
Second: force dktc to check all aircraft data :P
Third: let's have a staff party somewhere in the Hawaiian region while dktc is checking the data :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 29, 2008, 09:13:48 pm
Quote from: "AirHanoverInternational"
First: kill all inactive accounts :wink:
Second: force dktc to check all aircraft data :P
Third: let's have a staff party somewhere in the Hawaiian region while dktc is checking the data :lol:


First, you just want an overkill so you could celebrate again :P
Second, that is not even my job. Force you to recheck all airport would be more fun :wink:
Third... are you sure you want me to be in charge while all you guys are out there getting wasted? I mean I could have my way first with the game (ie. certain accounts with certain combination of 5, 9, 8, and 0 in the id might vanish :P ), and then with a certain person who I have me eyes on (or so the rumors have it) after that certain person got wasted :twisted:  :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Steeler83 on April 29, 2008, 09:16:14 pm
I say everyone gets one free 100-seater aircraft depending on world, whether it be a 737-100, a Bae 146, etc...
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: specter177 on April 29, 2008, 09:51:10 pm
Everyone gets 10 mil.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: killian320 on April 29, 2008, 09:53:59 pm
Airline Mogul as Gaeilge! Tabhair dom an cáca milis!
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: AirHanoverInternational on April 29, 2008, 10:05:00 pm
Quote from: "dktc"

Second, that is not even my job. Force you to recheck all airport would be more fun :wink:
Third... are you sure you want me to be in charge while all you guys are out there getting wasted? I mean I could have my way first with the game (ie. certain accounts with certain combination of 5, 9, 8, and 0 in the id might vanish :P ), and then with a certain person who I have me eyes on (or so the rumors have it) after that certain person got wasted :twisted:  :lol:


I am currently checking airports. Now in the work: Danish + Vagar (2007 data) and Greenland (new airports + 2006 data). So, what are you doing (besides spamming :P )?

I am sure you would do a great job! Imagine how nobody will stop you from account-suspending-thread-locking :shock: ! Wouldn't that be fun for you? :lol:

Back on topic: Maybe we can release some new features? All players will benefit from those - even those players that have not been registered yet :wink:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: yourefired on April 29, 2008, 10:11:58 pm
Special features? Awesome. Here's my suggestion:

1. Hotswapping
2. Hotswapping
3. Hotswapping

Cash sounds good too...but not 15 billion. Maybe 10 or 50 million, but not 15 billion. That's ridiculous.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Bobandirus on April 29, 2008, 10:46:33 pm
Quote from: "killian320"
Airline Mogul as Gaeilge! Tabhair dom an cáca milis!


Anns Gàidhlig mas e bhur toil e

 :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 29, 2008, 10:58:53 pm
Quote from: "AirHanoverInternational"
I am currently checking airports. Now in the work: Danish + Vagar (2007 data) and Greenland (new airports + 2006 data). So, what are you doing (besides spamming :P )?

I am sure you would do a great job! Imagine how nobody will stop you from account-suspending-thread-locking :shock: ! Wouldn't that be fun for you? :lol:

Back on topic: Maybe we can release some new features? All players will benefit from those - even those players that have not been registered yet :wink:



I am mopping around taking exams in real life (finals week), as well as spending my time reading those freaking JAWA'a and get 3 planes out of each... which means about 1 every hour. Then, I have to deal with those emails which I am kind of tired of. Oh... and I am looking for a summer job, which is not relevant to AM whatsoever, but since you asked....

No one stop me now :roll:  Banning si no fun.... with all the maths involved and all the reactivation. I am jealous of some other games I know that kick a player means kick a player, period.

I don't think new feature is a good idea. Every time the team is under pressure, something would be screwed up big time. New features is nothing special anyway.

But then again... breaking 10000 active players is as good as breaking any other number of player. We just happen to use decimal numeral system and 10000 just happen to be some "wholesome" number we perceive. It is just another number in another day. Why should we even do anything to celebrate?
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: danielpioner on April 30, 2008, 01:18:11 am
1 - a banner would be nice (like google);
2 - an airplane, maybe..;
3 - or maybe DKTC could just "fire" someone from the forum for like a week, that would be really great! =P


Cheers
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: zkvac on April 30, 2008, 01:19:32 am
Quote from: "dktc"



I am mopping around taking exams in real life (finals week), as well as spending my time reading those freaking JAWA'a and get 3 planes out of each... which means about 1 every hour. Then, I have to deal with those emails which I am kind of tired of. Oh... and I am looking for a summer job, which is not relevant to AM whatsoever, but since you asked....

No one stop me now :roll:  Banning si no fun.... with all the maths involved and all the reactivation. I am jealous of some other games I know that kick a player means kick a player, period.

I don't think new feature is a good idea. Every time the team is under pressure, something would be screwed up big time. New features is nothing special anyway.

But then again... breaking 10000 active players is as good as breaking any other number of player. We just happen to use decimal numeral system and 10000 just happen to be some "wholesome" number we perceive. It is just another number in another day. Why should we even do anything to celebrate?


Ok then Mr. Negativity! :P J/K
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Dora on April 30, 2008, 04:24:19 am
How about cutting tens of accounts ramdomly, we can have less competitive worlds, also we can have another 10k accounts celebaration. :D

Just joking. :)  how about giving brokers extra cash to maintain healthy and enough brokerage service in all worlds? actually I don't know if there are brokers active in world 3...
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: yourefired on April 30, 2008, 05:41:16 am
I like it. Brokers get 20 billion euros in startup money.

I really miss when I could broker 70 million euro planes....
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: AirHanoverInternational on April 30, 2008, 07:38:19 am
Quote from: "dktc"
I don't think new feature is a good idea. Every time the team is under pressure, something would be screwed up big time. New features is nothing special anyway.

But then again... breaking 10000 active players is as good as breaking any other number of player. We just happen to use decimal numeral system and 10000 just happen to be some "wholesome" number we perceive. It is just another number in another day. Why should we even do anything to celebrate?


To take some pressure from the developers we could celebrate the 11,111th user or even the 12,345th one :wink: Those are nice numbers, too. :lol:

But I don't really care. I think it is enough to celebrate AM's "birthday".
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: insertsoul on April 30, 2008, 09:23:34 am
DISCOUNTS!!!
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: CHR on April 30, 2008, 09:44:41 am
Are you going to give something special to the 10,000th airline to register? Off topic a bit, how come the airline IDs are greater than 10,000 if there aren't that many players yet, are they just random numbers?
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Maestro69 on April 30, 2008, 09:46:29 am
I just say make a special slogan on the main page about it..

Who cares about the discounts or extra cash... wouldnt be worthwhile, just help the rich airlines already making millions yet make the small ones suffer even more.

But whatever u guys decide, ill be happy with..  :twisted:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: StephenM on April 30, 2008, 09:48:47 am
Quote from: "CHR"
how come the airline IDs are greater than 10,000 if there aren't that many players yet

Because quite a number of accounts are deleted. Either through accounts never activated, never logged into, accounts requested to be deleted, multiple accounts, or we used delete old accounts not logged into for one round.
Quote from: "CHR"
are they just random numbers?

They are in order.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Jps on April 30, 2008, 10:44:04 am
Release Multi-class? So finally we can ride in First class!  :lol:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: SkinnyRabbit on April 30, 2008, 12:24:41 pm
Quote from: "Dora"
How about cutting tens of accounts ramdomly, we can have less competitive worlds, also we can have another 10k accounts celebaration. :D

Just joking. :)  how about giving brokers extra cash to maintain healthy and enough brokerage service in all worlds? actually I don't know if there are brokers active in world 3...


Yes Rens has gone away for a month or so with work or college or sumtin

Quote from: "Jps"
Release Multi-class? So finally we can ride in First class!  :lol:


That sounds good, maybe the first class is 20% higher than the ticket price you make for normal? And it automatically transfers it or sumtin?[/quote]
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: SkinnyRabbit on April 30, 2008, 12:25:46 pm
Quote from: "Dora"
How about cutting tens of accounts ramdomly, we can have less competitive worlds, also we can have another 10k accounts celebaration. :D

Just joking. :)  how about giving brokers extra cash to maintain healthy and enough brokerage service in all worlds? actually I don't know if there are brokers active in world 3...

Yes Rens has gone away for a month or so with work or college or sumtin (admins prob know)

Quote from: "Jps"
Release Multi-class? So finally we can ride in First class!  :lol:

That sounds good, maybe the first class is 20% higher than the ticket price you make for normal? And it automatically transfers it or sumtin?
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Jps on April 30, 2008, 12:28:58 pm
Better idea... Chop Shop Mogul!  :twisted:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: SkinnyRabbit on April 30, 2008, 12:33:27 pm
:?:  :?:  :?:  :?:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: yourefired on April 30, 2008, 12:35:21 pm
First class should be like 200-250% of coach class fare or something, not 20% more. Probably not that much, but like 50% more because you have higher costs involved.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 30, 2008, 12:51:20 pm
Quote from: "yourefired"
First class should be like 200-250% of coach class fare or something,


Traditionally, that is business class, at 200~250% economy, in a 3 class layout. In 2 class, business first is about 250~350% economy, depending on the airline.

Multi-class will be a new feature, so no would be my answer. It comes when it comes. No point rushing it and have it all screwed up.

Extra cash could be something to think about, but broker only is no good. People will complain that we are cheating (all over again :roll: ).
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Jps on April 30, 2008, 12:53:42 pm
I remember we had a debate on brokers cheating.  :lol:

And isn't Multi-class done?  :roll:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: yourefired on April 30, 2008, 12:58:49 pm
Quote from: "dktc"
Quote from: "yourefired"
First class should be like 200-250% of coach class fare or something,


Traditionally, that is business class, at 200~250% economy, in a 3 class layout. In 2 class, business first is about 250~350% economy, depending on the airline.

Multi-class will be a new feature, so no would be my answer. It comes when it comes. No point rushing it and have it all screwed up.

Extra cash could be something to think about, but broker only is no good. People will complain that we are cheating (all over again :roll: ).


Of course that assumes that you maintain a ratio of about 15% first, 25% business and 60% economy. I think the algorithm should account for the fact that if you have a 747 that's all first class you commodify your first class product and can't get 500% coach fare anymore.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: dktc on April 30, 2008, 01:10:49 pm
Quote from: "Jps"
And isn't Multi-class done?  :roll:


Where have you been the past couple of months? Thailand? :P


Quote from: "yourefired"
if you have a 747 that's all first class you commodify your first class product and can't get 500% coach fare anymore


I guess it depends on routes. If it was Emirates flying all first class, I don't think they need to charge any less, seeing the people in UAE are soooo wealthy. But then, you also have trans-atlantic airlines that charge economy fare for all business set-ups and less than business fare for all first set-ups. This is tricky.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Jps on April 30, 2008, 01:12:17 pm
It's probably because I'm not a beta tester anymore.  :lol: Oh and I haven't been on the IRC for 2 months.
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: StephenM on April 30, 2008, 01:17:07 pm
Quote from: "Jps"
:lol: Oh and I haven't been on the IRC for 2 months.


Can I correct that and say you haven't been on your own IRC Channel in 2 months? :P
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: SkinnyRabbit on April 30, 2008, 01:17:52 pm
Quote from: "yourefired"
First class should be like 200-250% of coach class fare or something, not 20% more. Probably not that much, but like 50% more because you have higher costs involved.

Sorry, meant 200%
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: Jps on April 30, 2008, 01:19:12 pm
Quote from: "StephenM"
Quote from: "Jps"
:lol: Oh and I haven't been on the IRC for 2 months.


Can I correct that and say you haven't been on your own IRC Channel in 2 months? :P


I haven't been on IRC.. not just my channel.  :roll:
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: iranair777 on April 30, 2008, 02:40:34 pm
I suggest free money!!
Title: 9,200 registered users. What to do when we hit 10k?
Post by: LIBERTYAIRLINESCEO on May 02, 2008, 12:44:28 am
I'm thinking we should all receive the following:
Extra EUR1,000,000
Plus We get to Build a terminal for free at an airport of our choice