This is what I think is the problem:
Let me make an assumption based on nothing but internal feelings and personal thoughts (aka highly scientific)
I definately think people are liking it, downloading it and starts playing it
So, lets say for example that a 100 people downloads it and with happy feelings starts it up (this is awesome they think!!)
- only to find out they cant kill a single dude in EU1 or EU2 even if they find out how to make enough gold to get to wear (in their eyes) supergear
So, now we have perhaps 15 of these 100 left - these are pretty stubborn and have a natural talent for these type of games, or they just got lucky and got a few kills as an archer
but the guys with natural talent hasnt got the patience, in every game they start playing they usually start getting good after 2 weeks and are great after a month
- in this mod they will get so rect that they will cry to their moma and quit (another 10 of those gone)
We have 5 guys left - all with ADHD or Autism of some kind - basically broken humans like the rest of us
In short to get people to stay in the mod, we need some sort of fun for those that hasnt once in their life managed to block manually before or has only been playing singleplayer in Native
Would it work to give them bots in another form than DTV (dont take it away, just add something else), I know alot of people like DTV but I also know that alot of people hate it - if doable give them a battleserver with bots and humans mixed up.