Ryzom

borg9 wrote: Yes, we want more players ...... but we want the players who will add to the strengths we have.

*agrees with neun*

EQ2 just announced today that they will have a server where the people who want to buy/sell accounts can play. They are also now going to start acting as the middleman (and charge a percentage fee) for this process.

I was subscribed to the station had an active account in EQ2 and SWG. As of today I have cancelled everything because of this. If Ryzom starts to allow the selling of characters and items I will cancel my subscription also. There is no reason why anyone should be able to get anything in a game by buying it in real life. People should play the game.

borg9 wrote:Word of mouth is the best advetising for anything.

If you play the game and enjoy it, tell people. Tell them why you love it.

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This is SO untrue..

I have no friends that are even remotely interested in online games.
And the immense marketing campaign of WoW really gave them a lot of subscribers. If you dont market your game you wont get customers..

Its as simple as that

I think i will never start an other online game that doesnt do their marketing right.. It really hurts once I am into the game and the foresight is that the game can be canceled within 2 or 3 months bcos of a lack of subscribers..

This is the second time... EnB was the first.. same thing

zippo123 wrote:This is SO untrue..

I have no friends that are even remotely interested in online games.
And the immense marketing campaign of WoW really gave them a lot of subscribers. If you dont market your game you wont get customers..

Its as simple as that

Hmm, methinks Neun wasn't saying 'word of mouth replaces advertising' Nothing hits an audience as big as targeted advertising, but then nothing costs as much as targeted advertising. I agree word-of-mouth is one of the most powerful advertising routes, and I have first-hand experience of that.

Word-of-mouth is more 'effective' than standard advertising. Magazines contain adverts with bullet points, handpicked screenshots and short sentences ending in exclamation marks!! Word of mouth brings a true perspective on a product, one that isn't prepared by a marketing person, and which can be questioned and queried. With media advertising, you get what you can fit within the media in question, and you pay an arm and a leg for it.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong Neun

dazman76 wrote: Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong Neun

Couldn't have worded it better

+ ITS FREE!

borg9 wrote:Couldn't have worded it better

+ ITS FREE!

Yeah.... but but but

Word of mouth isnt bringing us a lot of new player..... sniff
Do you have friends that are remotely interested in online games? i havent

A commercial on MTV-like channels would imho

Nevrax should get X-Play to review the game. Adam and Morgan are so coool!

zippo123 wrote:Yeah.... but but but

Word of mouth isnt bringing us a lot of new player..... sniff
A commercial on MTV would imho

Question could you wear a tee-shirt and get on a video?

From a business point of view, if I was working for Nevrax (which I don't)

Get the 'Spring Clean' sorted.
Get the free expasion sorted.

Then GO GO GO marketing.

We have a great base game, need more for the existing players, not the new ones.
We have a GREAT community.
We have a GREAT support team.

When the time is right, they will push this game like mad.

Till then, we have to hang in there.

borg9 wrote:Question could you wear a tee-shirt and get on a video?

From a business point of view, if I was working for Nevrax (which I don't)

Get the 'Spring Clean' sorted.
Get the free expasion sorted.

Then GO GO GO marketing.

We have a great base game, need more for the existing players, not the new ones.
We have a GREAT community.
We have a GREAT support team.

When the time is right, they will push this game like mad.

Till then, we have to hang in there.

I soo hope you are right (I know you are right about the community and suport team )