u/ummahusla

I'm working on a browser RPG. It's my first time making a game, so I'm curious what other devs here track besides logins and player counts.

Retention is something I'd like to understand better. Do you check how many new players come back the next day, a week later, etc.? Do you look at what they actually did before they stopped playing?

Say a bunch of people reach level 10 and then disappear. I'd like to know whether they hit a boring grind or got stuck on something, rather than just seeing the player count drop and guessing.

Also thinking about crafting recipes nobody uses, everyone farming the same resource because the alternatives aren't worth it, or gold piling up because there's nothing to spend it on.

I could probably spend ages tracking stuff and then never look at half of it. What do you actually check regularly? Any examples where the numbers surprised you and made you change something in your game?

Hey everyone,

Albion Online Grind has been updated for Dragonfire, and I have published two guides covering the new content.

Dragonfire Items Guide
https://albiononlinegrind.com/guides/dragonfire-items

A quick reference for:

• Dragonslayer armour and its new abilities
• Lifeward Potions and their exact recipes
• Leyfin fish and omelettes
• Drake Egg Biscuits
• Firewing Drake progression
• Waystones and Dragonfire crafting materials
• Live item-price links
• Direct shortcuts to the relevant profit calculators

Ancient Lands Guide
https://albiononlinegrind.com/guides/ancient-lands

This covers:

• Entering and progressing through the Ancient Lands
• Dragon Sanctuaries and Waystones
• Dragon encounters and bosses
• Important activities and rewards
• Firewing Drake materials and progression

All relevant tools and profit calculators have also been updated for Dragonfire:

• Craft Planner
• Cooking Profit Calculator
• Alchemy Profit Calculator
• Market Flipping Calculator
• Transporting Profit Calculator
• Build Creator
• Item Price Checker
• Albion Journal

The v2.2.0 of Albion Online Grind update includes the new items, recipes, crafting materials, market tracking, transport catalogue, Dragonslayer equipment and abilities, Journal entries and local fallback artwork.

I run Albion Online Grind, so feedback and corrections are very welcome - especially while everyone is still discovering the update.

Hey r/PBBG,

Open Beta #2 for Hearthroot Online is now live. Hearthroot is a medieval idle browser MMORPG centred on skilling, crafting, combat, Homestead building, offline progress and a player-driven economy.

https://preview.redd.it/zggtiie3eomh1.png?width=3806&format=png&auto=webp&s=2339cde92765993534a3139f28b66c2195537531

This beta introduces a new world map, a clearer T1-T7 location and progression structure, and plenty of smaller improvements. Accounts are limited to one character, while Gold and Premium are freely available throughout the beta for testing.

I deliberately reduced the scope so players could test the new progression foundation sooner. The larger combat, Cooking and Homestead reworks will arrive afterwards instead of delaying the beta.

https://preview.redd.it/zmviaz96eomh1.png?width=3812&format=png&auto=webp&s=69e54aeeb139d029bae73f01d6064d52af385cce

Guilds will be a major focus during the beta. Players can build a Guild Hall, complete Guild Orders together and compete for the top leaderboard positions. You can also earn a permanent Discord Beta role by reaching Total Lv. 369.

If you enjoy long-term browser progression, come give it a try. Feedback on pacing, balance and anything that feels confusing or tedious is especially welcome.

Play here: https://hearthroot.online/

I've been building Albion Online Grind for more than three years. It's a community website with tools, guides, builds and other useful resources for Albion players.

The development side is covered, but I haven't found the right person to properly take ownership of the content side - deciding which guides are worth publishing, writing new ones, improving outdated content and potentially working with other contributors.

This is probably my tenth attempt at finding someone. I've gone through 100+ applications, but many came from people with little Albion experience who had simply asked ChatGPT to generate a guide for them. I had high hopes for u/dustiradustira to join the project, but no luck.

To be clear, I have no problem with using ChatGPT to format, proofread or clean up your writing. I use these tools myself. I just need the actual knowledge, research and opinions to come from someone who genuinely plays and understands Albion Online.

For a longer-term Content Lead, I'm looking for someone who:

• Has real Albion Online experience
• Can write accurate and genuinely useful guides
• Can independently suggest and research content ideas
• Can contribute at least one solid guide per month
• Would eventually be comfortable reviewing or editing other contributors' work

You also don't need to commit to anything long-term immediately. You're welcome to write a single article, try one as a trial, or contribute occasionally if there's a specific topic you know well.

This isn't a conventional full-time role. The exact arrangement is open for discussion and can depend on your experience, contribution and whether you're interested in something ongoing or just a single article. I'm happy to discuss ways this could be mutually beneficial, including author credit, Premium and promotion of your own YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, Discord, website or other project.

No formal CV is needed. Just send me:

• A little about your Albion experience
• Examples of anything you've written or created
• Links to any channels or projects you run
• One or two guide ideas you'd genuinely like to write

DM on Discord ummahusla or email me at ummahusla@gmail.com.

Hey everyone, I have just released a Transporting Profit Calculator for Albion Online.

This is not the Flipping Profit Calculator, which I already have on Albion Online Grind. New calculator focuses on non-equipment marketplace items such as resources, ingredients, artefacts, runes and journals.

It scans marketplace items and finds profitable city-to-city routes, including profit per item, profit per kg, 24-hour volume for both locations, market tax and price freshness.

Transporting Profit Calculator

You can try it here for free:
https://albiononlinegrind.com/transporting-profit-calculator

Feedback and suggestions are welcome.