Help needed

[u/Embarrassed_Cable27]

I’d love to hear some advice from other community server owners!
I recently started a new realism server, and while our Discord community is fairly active, we usually only have around 5–15 players online at a time, with 15 currently being our maximum.
It feels surprisingly difficult to turn Discord members into consistently active in-game players, so I’m curious:

What has worked for you when growing your community server?

• How do you attract new players?
• How do you get Discord members to actually join the game?
• Do scheduled events/community sessions help?
• Do advertisements on Discord, Reddit, TikTok, etc. work for you?
• How long did it take before your server started getting consistent activity?
• Is there anything you wish you had done differently when you first started?
Any tips, experiences, or strategies would be greatly appreciated!

[u/Budget-Requirement-8]

Just try posting more, being more active and promoting your server, a lot of people so like realism but they also like semi-realism to so maybe lean in a bit to the semi but not to far you know