RuneScape update was: Recruiting players
Christopher The Curmudgeon
> Christopher,
>
> Would you mind letting me know the success of your challenge? I'm planning
> a similar activity for some teens at my library next month.
Well, after three sessions in which the bulk of my lab was down for
repairs, the fourth--I had hopped--would be the charm. This turned
out wrong on just about every level possible.
Did you know, RuneScape blocks the number of logins from an ip
address, above a certain number? I sure as heck didn't. Did you
know, RS limits the number of users from a location to join specific
worlds? I didn't either. After about an hour of "connection,
connection whose got the connection" the whole thing slid belly 1st
into the snowbank. About the only plus, I think the kids will come
back to the game next time in Jan.
I have to figure out how to provide an unified RS experience, without
everyone being able to be logged in at once. I think I might have to
talk with the company to see if they can allow our library to login
more users. The only silver lining is that I can use this to push for
an message board as a way to keep in touch with the users.