What if you made an advert for bushtarion on the internet, like the ones on game websites as loads of people go on them, you see the game "evony" everywhere and that's got loads of new members since they put the ads up despite being a boring game.
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Internet ad
- Thread starter Elevnos
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fRe3kiLL
Pruner
half naked 
Dax
Hydroponics Developer
Only coz the put naked women in their banner
we can do one better - get beasteh to make the ads
That sounds like the best idea I've heard all day. I say that, because these are two example of ideas made to my person today:
"I'm going to put Funeral For A Friend on now" - Dando
"Why don't you use Lurpak? It's good." - Mother
Both these ideas suck for relatively similar reasons.
So yeah, go, find Beasteh in his isolated shack in the yonder swamp.
I believe Azzer still has plans for a fairly large internet ad "campaign" once a few further changes are brought in (i.e FC).
I think the idea is he doesn't want to spend considerable time/money to get new players in to the game before this major change in the hope that more will stick around!
I think the idea is he doesn't want to spend considerable time/money to get new players in to the game before this major change in the hope that more will stick around!
Alcibiades
Plant Geneticist
but the longer he waits before getting new players in *i.e. launching his ad campaign* the more he suffers. As i've posted elsewhere there is a point at which he has to admit that he's not going to reach a point at which he'll be 100% satisfied with the game mechanics (not to mention the playerbase, such as it is). Eventually he's going to have to say 'fine, i've done all i can do at the moment, so let's get some new players in with the current changes/ad campaign, and then let's *keep* them with the newer changes."
Either way, there's a very fine balancing point between trying to perfect the game so the maximum amount of new players are retained, and waiting too long so that the playerbase tires and quits (evidence in the goodbye thread) before newer members arrive to take their place.
I feel like we've reached the threshold at which it is time to just giver **** and get new players in. The gameplay is acceptable, if stale. The new FC would be wonderful to have to 'launch' the new ad campaign, but i don't think we should wait indefinitely for the FC to be completed before trying to increase the playerbase, that is, imo, a recipe for disaster.
Either way, there's a very fine balancing point between trying to perfect the game so the maximum amount of new players are retained, and waiting too long so that the playerbase tires and quits (evidence in the goodbye thread) before newer members arrive to take their place.
I feel like we've reached the threshold at which it is time to just giver **** and get new players in. The gameplay is acceptable, if stale. The new FC would be wonderful to have to 'launch' the new ad campaign, but i don't think we should wait indefinitely for the FC to be completed before trying to increase the playerbase, that is, imo, a recipe for disaster.
News and Updates said:
You could be right Alci. Although if these changes really are coming in next round it might be worth waiting just a few more months (as im guessing some balancing/tweaking may need to be done during/after the coming round) and then push for the new players. It seems like these changes could be vital to keeping them when they do start playing.
Alcibiades
Plant Geneticist
I"ve been dancing to the 'just wait a few months' tune for a few years now. That particular song and dance is wearing thin and so i need new dancing shoes. The FC was introduced a few rounds ago as 'background' code, and was supposed to go live in the last couple rounds (lol). So... forgive me for being a skeptic....
