What's giving us such a low visit time?

[Dede_4242]

I played again, now it was clearer and I knew more of what to do, here’s a few things:
I’m able to see keys’ tags trough walls
I’m the river map it’s possible to leave bwhind the Golem, you activate the bridge go ahead and someone closes the bridge, thsi allows the other person to not have teh Golem following them
The Lobby is pretty poor, there isn’t much things
Difficulty should be chosen based on the Players level, as I’m new and someone can choose Extreme and I would die as son as the Game started, so I suggest getting very Player’s level and getting the average and change the difficulty based off of taht
On easy mode it took me less than 2 minutes to get to the win pad, you should make the maze bigger in taht case

Probably it took you 2 hours to read all of this, but good job for reading up to here!

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

@Dede_4242

I’m able to see keys’ tags trough walls

That’s supposed to happen.

@Dede_4242

Difficulty should be chosen based on the Players level

That would completely negate the voting system; if most of the players are new, that their requests will be heard anyways.

@Dede_4242

On easy mode it took me less than 2 minutes to get to the win pad, you should make the maze bigger in taht case

I believe that the reason for that is because it’s an easy, but the maps get longer and harder as it goes on.

@Dede_4242

I was able to see the win pad

You’re also supposed to be able to see it. It’s to make it easier for players to locate them.

@Dede_4242

The GUIs are almost all the same Color, which makes them seem made in 10 minutes, I didn’t watch the GUIs too much

They follow a color pallete, and they’re not all the same color. If everything was all in different colors, it could make the game seem messy.

@Dede_4242

The billboard GUI that says Golem is a bit out of place, as it can become very very big, so you should fix that

I don’t think you can change the “GUI getting big” issue, but I might look into it.

@Dede_4242

I didn’t play the tutorial, but the Gameplay didn’t seem clear to me at first, I see you’re going for a young audience (or at least, that’s what the style do teh Game seems) so you should make the Game a bit more easy to understand

How do we do that without boring the player? Isn’t the tutorial supposed to do the job of teaching the player anyways? Also, the game is generally for all age groups.

@Dede_4242

The thumbnail looks clickbait to me, it seems not well-thought, I think you could get some inspiration from Flee The Facility’s one, as it shows you everything (about) in the Game just by looking at it, or at least, that’s the feeling it gives to me

Well, it’s supposed to showcase the updates rather than everything in the game, since there’s a lot of extra features that seem very hard to fit into a thumbnail.

Thanks for taking the time to give so much feedback to our game!

[Dede_4242]

@N1njaFactory

That’s supposed to happen.

Okay

@N1njaFactory

That would completely negate the voting system; if most of the players are new, that their requests will be heard anyways.

Yes, I agree, there’s another way of doing this, maybe ‘restrict’ the difficulty levels based on the average level, teh problem with the voting system is taht a new player may get into extreme mode, without knowing what to do, and he may rage quit the game, but the choice is yours

@N1njaFactory

I believe that the reason for that is because it’s an easy, but the maps get longer and harder as it goes on.

Okay, makes sense

@N1njaFactory

You’re also supposed to be able to see it. It’s to make it easier for players to locate them.

Okay

@N1njaFactory

They follow a color pallete, and they’re not all the same color. If everything was all in different colors, it could make the game seem messy.

Yes, but have you tried using also different Color palettes? Mainly it’s purple-pink, you could try using the opposite Color’s somewhere, to add some variety, but the choice is yours

@N1njaFactory

I don’t think you can change the “GUI getting big” issue, but I might look into it.

What you would do is:
Get the Players distance, upon being over a certain distance disable the GUI

@N1njaFactory

How do we do that without boring the player?

Shark bite is a very good showcase of how to do taht!
Before starting the Game, a few GUIs pop up telling you what to do

@N1njaFactory

Isn’t the tutorial supposed to do the job of teaching the player anyways?

Yes it is, but most Players skip Tutorials, a good implementation of teh Tutorial is that when it’s your first time, you’ll be redirected automatically to teh Tutorial, thsi way Players will always know what to do

@N1njaFactory

Also, the game is generally for all age groups.

Oh, okay, sorry it’s just taht by seeing all of those things it seemed aimed at a younger audience, my error

@N1njaFactory

Well, it’s supposed to showcase the updates rather than everything in the game, since there’s a lot of extra features that seem very hard to fit into a thumbnail.

Jailbreak showcases thsi very good! If you look at their thumbnails they show the most important things of the new update

@N1njaFactory

Thanks for taking the time to give so much feedback to our game!

You’re welcome! (I also see you didn’t answer everything I said, was there a bit too much feedback?)

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

@Dede_4242

a good implementation of teh Tutorial is that when it’s your first time, you’ll be redirected automatically to teh Tutorial, thsi way Players will always know what to do

We used to do this, but it brought up some complaints, I think.

@Dede_4242

Jailbreak showcases thsi very good! If you look at their thumbnails they show the most important things of the new update

Very well, we’ll update the thumbnails at some point so as to better show the new updates and to appear less clickbait.

@Dede_4242

You’re welcome! (I also see you didn’t answer everything I said, was there a bit too much feedback?)

If I don’t answer, it probably means that I agree, not that I didn’t notice it. It’s just for simplicity.

[Dede_4242]

@N1njaFactory

We used to do this, but it brought up some complaints, I think.

Mmmh, could you link them? I would like to see them so I can give you possible solutions

@N1njaFactory

Very well, we’ll update the thumbnails at some point so as to better show the new updates and to appear less clickbait.

@N1njaFactory

If I don’t answer, it probably means that I agree, not that I didn’t notice it. It’s just for simplicity.

Okay, that makes sense

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

@Dede_4242

Mmmh, could you link them? I would like to see them so I can give you possible solutions

I think this is where I found it.

People leaving game really early on

After playing for a few minutes, here are a few reasons why I personally think players leave quickly: Tutorial requires too much reading and is forced on players. The golem is scary for younger players and may cause them to leave out of fear The game gets repetitive fast, after you’ve played the first map you’ve played them all. Add something different for each of them The game is too easy, many maps, especially the easy ones, allow you to just run to the win instantly. This does not provide n…

[Dede_4242]

Okay, I understand, I think that if you modify it and add a ‘social’ aspect to it, it will be probably more accepted, and you could also add some side-lore, as that might Make Players be more engaged in uncovering everything

I played a bit more with and I found a few things:

At the waterfall there’s a place in which you are bake to fall into, you should fix that

I played every Gamemode now, and here’s a few things:
Extreme: The Golem doesn’t spawn, which is something pretty bad, as he is the main enemy, and the Extreme Canions map wasn’t that hard , the only thing was falling from above
Crazy: Same as Extreme, + the map uses too much neon, it hurst my eyes, I suggest you use SurfaceLights instead:

and I expected the lasers to damage me, even though they didn’t, if you don’t know what I’m talking about:

Hard: Thsi Gamemode was very easy, the Golem wasn’t a problem, as the map was very short and I reached the end without even seeing him
Medium: In this map there’s places where you can stay and wait for the Game to end, as the Golem can’t reach them;

I really liked the overall style of the maps, keep up the good work!

I suggest you add lore, as it will encourage Players to find it and play more, overall the Game has a good potential, if you can make everything as uniquè as possible it’ll be perfect!

Sorry for the late reply @N1njaFactory, the images took half an hour to upload

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

It seems that all of those problems are happening with the difficulties that don’t yet have updated maps. Since we’re remaking some of the maps, we’ll remake them with these things in mind.

@Dede_4242

Sorry for the late reply @N1njaFactory, the images took half an hour to upload

No worries, weird things happen.

Also,

@Dede_4242

When playing it in another language everything is gibberish, I know it’s probably not your fault, but I think taht you should think about that once the Game is better and you will have a bigger audience

I’m not quite sure why that happens, nor how to fix it.

[Dede_4242]

Oh, okay, I also suggest soemthign, because you are remaking the maps, you should maybe add some map-related obstacles, like in the extreme map you could add carts that come from teh mines?

@N1njaFactory

No worries, weird things happen.

Yeah

@N1njaFactory

I’m not quite sure why that happens, nor how to fix it.

Don’t worry, it’s not your fault, it’s a problem very Game without manual translate has, basically it’s because Roblox’s automatic translator is broken

[Dede_4242]

Quick question:
Do you have any updates on the Game?

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

We have fixed some button and lever issues and we’ve added a new map, Abandon Mines, but not really anything else other than that.

[Dede_4242]

Okay! I’m looking forward to teh Game!
I hope you are able to manage to get it popular, I also have one tip for you:
Make a DevLog here in the DevForum and put there all of your updates etc.

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

Ok, but only once the game is ready or close to being ready for release. In the meantime, I will sometimes post completed meaningful updates here in this topic, such as the tutorial revamp we’re planning.

[Dede_4242]

Okay! I understand, makes sense, I’m excited to see what’s next!

[agentphilip07 (Philip)]

Your game is very good and well-made. It looks like it would be fun, but the reason it sadly isn’t is that no one else is playing it.

Every game on Roblox is better when other people are playing with you. It’s just lonely in the game.

The game’s GUIs and features are all very good, people would play it, but there has to be at least one other person playing so it would be more fun.

In conclusion: The game looks very good and would be fun for other players to play with. The cause of such a low amount of visit time is the loneliness in the game.

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

That can be easily fixed after we start sponsoring! After some glitches and requests are fixed and fufiled, we can release the game, and it will hopefully do better than it did before!

However, are there any ways to make the game still friendly for solo players?

Thank you!

[Dede_4242]

As a mostly Solo-Player myself I can give you some tips that would benefit the Game when there’s little-to-no Players

• Check how many Players are in the Game, and based off that number add NPCs to the Game that behave like Players (it’s very hard, maybe try it when you at least released it(?))
• Add a solo mode, where you’re teleported to another Server with a Server Size of 1, it’ll obviously need some more features different from the Multiplayer mode

[N1njaFactory (NinjaFactory)]

That’s actually a good idea. After some glitches and core features are finished and dealt with, we can try to start on that.

[Dede_4242]

I just got a great idea!
For Extreme Difficulty, put a maze that is a mirror maze, basically set every part’s reflectancw to 1, it’s impossible

[Rekotora3349 (Re_koFromSlovakia)]

@Dede_4242

it’s impossible

Also making the golem hit-box higher. You wont be able to jump over him.