Comments on: Hey Looooooooser, Read This Post! http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186 A delicate blend of sarcasm and spite. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fury Goes FBITP (Free But Impossible To Play) | LagORama http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-59553 Fury Goes FBITP (Free But Impossible To Play) | LagORama Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:20:01 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-59553 [...] at Auran choose to announce this move? Steve Danuser dropped a dime on the email they sent out, over at Moorguard.com: They send you an email that laughs at your minuscule [...] [...] at Auran choose to announce this move? Steve Danuser dropped a dime on the email they sent out, over at Moorguard.com: They send you an email that laughs at your minuscule [...]

]]> By: Danni http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-56925 Danni Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:57:12 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-56925 It makes me wonder... you and that nerfherder Ryan point out the obvious that even a lowly PR coffee maker would know. Yet some MMO companies seem oblivious to even the most basic CS marketing techniques. Please email me and call me a wanker unless i play your game. Yes, that works well. Come back to our game. It was never that bad, and your hardware sucked anyway - but that was 12 months ago. However we forgive you, so here's 14 days free as long as you subscribe with your credit card and we sincerely hope you forget how to cancel. Do people fall for this? Well, if you get Mr T to pity the fool, or have Kirk explaining how good shammies are, then yes. It makes me wonder… you and that nerfherder Ryan point out the obvious that even a lowly PR coffee maker would know. Yet some MMO companies seem oblivious to even the most basic CS marketing techniques. Please email me and call me a wanker unless i play your game. Yes, that works well.

Come back to our game. It was never that bad, and your hardware sucked anyway – but that was 12 months ago. However we forgive you, so here’s 14 days free as long as you subscribe with your credit card and we sincerely hope you forget how to cancel.

Do people fall for this?

Well, if you get Mr T to pity the fool, or have Kirk explaining how good shammies are, then yes.

]]> By: Ryan Shwayder’s Nerfbat » MMO Development Lesson #27 http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-56230 Ryan Shwayder’s Nerfbat » MMO Development Lesson #27 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:03:07 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-56230 [...] off, playground peer pressure doesn’t work, and it’s just a bad idea in the first place. Your former players [...] [...] off, playground peer pressure doesn’t work, and it’s just a bad idea in the first place. Your former players [...]

]]> By: Jimi Jazz http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-55716 Jimi Jazz Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:14:30 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-55716 Why not just cut to the chase and buy an ad that says "The Fury Team want to make you their bitch!" When will we (that is, game industry marketers) learn the painful Daikatana object lesson--antagonizing players just doesn't work. The bummer here is that they seem to have some decent messaging to build a promotion around, but they blow it with the hostile intro. I'd love to see the conversion rate from this. Why not just cut to the chase and buy an ad that says “The Fury Team want to make you their bitch!” When will we (that is, game industry marketers) learn the painful Daikatana object lesson–antagonizing players just doesn’t work. The bummer here is that they seem to have some decent messaging to build a promotion around, but they blow it with the hostile intro. I’d love to see the conversion rate from this.

]]> By: Words Fail. « Eating Bees http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-55701 Words Fail. « Eating Bees Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:12:55 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-55701 [...] 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm (Uncategorized) [12:02] (name redacted): http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186 [12:02] (name redacted): ! [12:04] Sanya: /peer [12:05] Sanya: *I* am not going to say anything [...] [...] 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm (Uncategorized) [12:02] (name redacted): http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186 [12:02] (name redacted): ! [12:04] Sanya: /peer [12:05] Sanya: *I* am not going to say anything [...]

]]> By: Genda http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-55700 Genda Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:55:45 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-55700 Not sure if I would bother with Fury if 1st prize was a Cadillac Eldorado and 2nd prize was a set of steak knives. That aside, shame advertising wouldn't work for me. I want to play a game to be engaged and enjoy what I'm doing, and I don't really care if I'm winning or "losing." That is, unless it's Wolf/Sheep, soul-crushing PVP. I wouldn't be interested in that in any case as I know which category I would fall into. If your game doesn't speak for itself, taunting me isn't going to make it look more appealing. Weaksauce. Not sure if I would bother with Fury if 1st prize was a Cadillac Eldorado and 2nd prize was a set of steak knives.

That aside, shame advertising wouldn’t work for me. I want to play a game to be engaged and enjoy what I’m doing, and I don’t really care if I’m winning or “losing.” That is, unless it’s Wolf/Sheep, soul-crushing PVP. I wouldn’t be interested in that in any case as I know which category I would fall into.

If your game doesn’t speak for itself, taunting me isn’t going to make it look more appealing. Weaksauce.

]]> By: Ethic http://www.mobhunter.com/?p=186&cpage=1#comment-55699 Ethic Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:53:14 +0000 http://www.moorgard.com/?p=186#comment-55699 I read this post assuming you were talking to Ryan again. Now I find out I am the loser because I read the post. Thanks a lot jerk. I read this post assuming you were talking to Ryan again. Now I find out I am the loser because I read the post. Thanks a lot jerk.

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