>>6330404>>6330733I don't know. I've noticed a downtrend in my own Quest(s) which are usual among the most popular and active threads; but I can't be sure if that's because of the slow update speed or running things that aren't as interesting to people.
However taking a look at the catalog; a lot of new quests are getting a decent amount of traction. While first time threads (that will probably flake soon) and especially first intro posts aren't anything to go by; I've seen a few that seem to have gotten quite a lot of attention. Like Loot & Longships and the First City. I really don't think the core audience has changed that much; it's always going to be a few autists circlejerking each other over their auteur works or the fairweather political bait quests that die out immediately. I also wish it was more active but I think our attempts to do so have been met with failure. The advertising campaigns seemed to work temporarily; but other sights like Akun and Royal Road will always be more popular. /qst/ is a hobby board for 4channers not a 4chan board for interactive questing hobbyists. I don't think comparing your numbers to Akun numbers is ever going to be a fair or useful metric.
>>6330792Elder Scrolls is one of "those" settings that's so vast and deep and yet also very rigid and well explored; meaning it's easy to be wrong about something or disappoint. The game's developers can't even do it justice so I don't envy QMs who attempt it. This is the reason I prefer original settings for quests then fan works; too much pressure to adhere to a canon.
>>6330806But what Quest is nobody willing to run?
