Could we get a counter on the users online up on the Thud Online-website.
Starting the client to find that no one is online is a bit of a bore.
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Kindof, yes.
But people would rely on it, even though it would be wrong (well, inaccurate) for all seconds after they browsed the page. What I'd rather do is have a live javascript chat thingus in the sidebar so's people could chat while forumming. Then there'd always be tons online anyway, even if none of them were using a full client (people using game-compatible clients would need to be shown in a different colour, I guess).
But yeah, as a failover for people without javascript, having an indicator somewhere with how many people were online would be nice.
I have to say, though, I'm kindof against giving people a reason not to open up the client. Would seeing nobody online be more of a deterrent than seeing someone online would be an attractant?