@Warma-Sheen To be clear. Most people shouldn’t and don’t care about that person. It would be foolish to solely blame him for less traffic so I wouldn’t wallow in that tbh. It’s just that tere’s nothing going on on the game and I think especially during a busy time people won’t rush to jump in without trying to find out more about the runner, what kind of scenes, ect. But as far as getting the bum rush that this forum can be famous for on a game it does help when one of the champions of it hasn’t in recent memory shown their whole ass. I’m sure that is why the game runner drew attention to the inevitable that this guy got banned for his typical behavior with less time to reach that decision than previous folks? But that’s just an indicator of a decent level of common sense not necessarily something that will make people rush to play.
A known problem person on staff will drive people away but their absence won’t cause an interest that wasn’t already there.
Also this is a one sphere niche game with an original setting. That also can take a bit to chew on. There’s nothing wrong with that, I personally adore those games and play on them often. I did check this place out but I don’t get excited about mage as a system/sphere and have had mostly meh experiences when giving it a chance elsewhere. But I do like the setting. Its probably not enough for me to give it a whirl, too much of a reach. But I am not the target or ideal participant for this place so no one should care/worry about that.
ETA: wasn’t the game runner that drew attention here but posting of the ban post by someone else. But still. People play on the same games as people they don’t like all the time and at least this staff didn’t hand him the keys when they heard something disconcerting and they also took action when the meltdown occurred that didn’t involve coddling. Its a point in their favor not because of the specific person involved but that they did it.