[Silly? Suggestion] Make things a bit more appealing for a lone player

Hi gang!

So yeah, I'm online at the time of writing and I own SMP2!

Now... before we get onto the usually happening "OMG, EMC is dying!" bandwagon I'd like to start by mentioning that this is nothing new. I mean... February 2015 the same thing happened, and there's more... Because in May last year (2016)? Yeah, the whole server came to my residence .

To briefly address the loneliness topic: I see improvement. In 2015 you already had lone servers in February, yet in 2016 and 2017 this seems to started to manifest a little later (March / May). Which I call an improvement. And considering school and work restraints I don't think this is something to worry about. I've seen this happening for 2 years now (and I can back up my claim!).

Suggestion

Make it more appealing for a lone player to stay. I dunno... Maybe you could influence the luck or loot tables by 3 or 5% or something? My suggestion is to make it a wee bit more appealing for a player to stay put and continue playing.

Why?

Because other players will find their way onto this server too. And landing on a server with an active player is more appealing than landing on a dead server.

And yes: while writing this I also see a flaw in my example: a quartz player could have an advantage outside town, and when another player shows up they'd still be greeted with a 'dead' Town chat. So there's room for improvement on my suggestion

Still... When loneliness does happen then I think a (small!) advantage might help. An active player is bound to attract more. No players is bound to scare others off (I think).