Feedback Current state of Skyrama

Hi guys,

I think it is about time we get some more information about the current state of this game. We've had some new information over the past months where they were ''working on'', but at this time nothing has been fixed or implemented.

Some of the current problems:
- XP Level fix, new lay-out (Some players have already jumped several levels, others not)
- Lack of server improvements - Personally I do not play that much anymore just because it is simply too slow.
- No refreshing new content - We have had some new planes/buildings/decorations in the last months, but nothing else.
- Lack of Information to us - ''The future is approaching''.... I am always wondering ''what future?''
- Green light not showing - We never know who is playing during the day, after refreshes it completely resets.
- Value of Aircash - What is even the value of aircash? If you can drop these kind of ''happy hours'' several times in a week I think the normal price in the store is just poorly priced at this point.

I am probably missing more current problems, but in my eyes these are the most important ones to get this game further ahead.


The Skyrama Community is in my eyes the most loyal fanbase i've ever seen in a game. We rarely complain about the basic stuff and we just accepted the last years with rarely any improvements in the game. Personally I think it is time we should demand more from devs to get this game improved again. We just need to know if this game even has a future, and what that future will be.

And I know that the moderators on the forum have the same information as the players. However, they can hopefully inform it further.

We as players are playing this game because we are passionated of planes, and the nostalgia hits hard. But at this current state, this game needs a good reset with several big improvements to gain more new players again. We all have that same feeling where Bigpoint just don't care about this game anymore and that they keep the poor servers online just because it is still profitable for them.

Hopefully we can get more clarity what the ''future'' will be in Skyrama and that we as loyal players getting involved in the improvements. (ideas)


Kind regards,
Daan-PL
LVL 90
16K+ planes

 

I was going to write about this.
Progress:
- Passenger buildings, players at higher levels need them
- Planes with high points
The rest is as you wrote.

We just love this game and unfortunately accept everything.

Do you think anyone will hear you? Forget it? It's a German game, they listen to people on the German forum.


What the Germans say is sacred.We can't do anything here.

 

Hello everyone,

We're passing on your feedback; this has nothing to do with German or anything else.

It's frustrating that the level conversion hasn't worked for all accounts yet. It's also annoying that the traffic light isn't working as it should.

We're trying to solve the problems, but the game's code is very complex. Therefore, we can't just reprogram things without risking further errors. Each step has to be tested first to avoid this. Unfortunately, this takes time.

Nevertheless, we should acknowledge the progress we've made recently, and we will continue to improve. For years, nothing new was added, but now almost every event brings something new, and the game isn't as prone to glitches as it used to be, so this is definitely a step in the right direction.


Kind regards,
Flight-Attendant

 

Good afternoon FlightAttendant,

I think that you understand the scepticism about the truth of the informations that you've been telling the community for some time now. I almost feel like "The future is approaching" was kind of a misstep in the PR viewpoint, as kind of a lot seemed to be promised, but visibly some stuff happened since then that slowed down (or stopped?) the progress of the changes.

People with me included obviously, really appreciate you as a team leader who for that MANY years stayed active here on the forum both English one and German one which is actually commendable but you have mentioned:

I feel like that it would be nice to maybe introduce this small team here on the forum at least under some nicknames and disclose what their roles are and how many people it actually is. For certain someone from the team is a graphics designer, as we've seen from the current event, which people really enjoyed from what I've seen throughout the communities!

Also I've asked for this before, but could you request some proof of some work that has been done? I mean more from the technical standpoint, some screenshots or some more technical explanation of what has been done on the server-side and not just the normal PR responses that you've been giving to us until now. I think that a lot of people would appreciate that! ^^

Of course I understand that you aren't a code developer but I'm sure that someone from the team could write down a small non-PR announcement with some screenshots or technical stuff too. It doesn't matter if you post it yourself or someone else does but I feel like it would be refreshing to see someone from the very small team making some announcement too!

Thanks for your work!

Best regards & calm rest of the day,
bulva2

 

Hello! I am glad that the players have started to raise the issue of game development and updates. I've been playing this game for 5-6 years now, and as I said earlier, it hasn't changed much. Under the title, "The Future is coming", we just got an increase in levels to 200 and that's it. To reach level 200, you need to play for a lifetime, but okay, let's say someone sets this goal. The sounds have remained the same, the baggage lottery has not changed, and no new features have been added. In many games, when updates are released, people say, "It used to be better," and I can agree with them, but in this game, it's the opposite. I also think someone would like my idea of adding a button to service all the planes or land (send) them, as clicking on each plane all the time can be a bit annoying. I understand that it won't happen in a day, week, or month, but this game has been around for 14 years, and there's been a lot of time and ideas. I hope at least one of my ideas will come to fruition.If someone doesn't like my suggestions, you can reply to me. I'll be happy to add someone as a friend, Name:Shnik, ID:13290026

 

Hi,

Just a quick reaction on your reply. I understand that they are trying to fix some things, but we have seen no communication about this for months. "We are working on it" is simply not good enough anymore.

"Games code is very complex" Sounds to me the people who are working on this game don't know how to fix the current problems.

"We cant reprogram things without risking future problems" I think we all wouldn't mind if the game goes offline for some days to get the current problems fixed for good.

"But now almost every event brings something new" We all appreciate that they at least bring some new items in the events, and we all like them. However we are missing the real progress to get this game further where the players will having fun again playing the game.

For me personally the real progress what is missing is server improvements. (Gameplay Speed) We as players have all become way to big in terms of planes amounts and by that the servers just can not keep up with it. And I think the only way this gets fixed is by a complete reset of the game.

We as a community have great ideas to improve the game, whether it is possible or not. We just feel not listened anymore.

 

Hello bulva2 and Daan-PL,

as you know, virtually nothing was done to this game in previous years. The same events and aircraft were always available, and the level expansion was requested years ago.

As you know, virtually nothing has been changed in this game over the past few years. The same events and aircraft remain, and the level expansion was requested years ago.

Progress has been made step by step since last year, sometimes faster, sometimes slower. You can't completely overhaul the game and fix or add everything instantly; it all takes time.

We're forwarding your posts, but we can't say when there will be an official announcement.


Kind regards,
Flight-Attendant