[TheRapingDragon]

Originally Posted by bmah

Finally, the bigger trend - other than general site stagnation - is that rhythm games in general (and DDR-related ones in particular) have decreased in popularity. What was once a fad is now just another genre in gaming and nothing new. Certain areas such as the FFR game itself is being continuously updated and improved, but you should understand that site growth is generally an uphill battle.

When you look at how osu! is doing since it started in 2007 (8.5 million users, thousands active at all times) it contradicts your statements about rhythm gaming being in decline. osu! has a global Alexa rank of 2,879 and FFR is at 211,098 (as of right now). If FFR had done more then it could have easily been up there. Same with looking at when games like Project Diva get released and go on to sell millions.

I will agree with the whole stagnation comment though. That has always been FFR's problem: that not enough was ever done to get FFR going forward. From marketing and promotion to diversification. It was discarded by those who could actually make a difference and has become a rubbish raft floating along in the sea, waiting for a wave to come along and put it out of its misery.

We can make suggestions until that day comes, but it would be pointless. There needs to be a leader, or leaders, who actively go out into the real world and get FFR pushed forward. No amount of site improvements will do anything at this point in time to increase the userbase. In-fact, you could even throw in the idea that the best suggestion would be a fresh start. Begin anew with an actual business plan and an improvement strategy and go from there.

I wonder how many of the songs are still legally ours to use? Could be most artists who gave permission have probably forgot we still exist.