Ryvucz, on 14 December 2013 - 01:43 AM, said:
I've been shot at for doing what I believe in, you'd be surprised.
I can appreciate different views, but ever since their initial press release they were bringing the MechWarrior title back from Microsoft, I had decided then, to show support, insane or not, until the end.
I just hope, the end won't be for a very long time.
I admire them for taking the reins of a franchise that was run into the ground over lawsuits and idle corporate roosting.
To boldly claim to do what they want (yes, targeted deadlines have been missed a lot, I blame lack of man power) and begin working on it and giving it to the public to either embrace or spit out.
They keep working. They could have folded a year ago after several failed deadlines. But they refuse to give up.
I do not feel that they are just trying to get money before they fold. I've seen less of them playing the game, which to me, means they are doing more work and less socialization.
If you look at the launch party footage, and how Mr. Ekman talks about the planned features (yes, they plan it, it may not make it-speculation-debatable) with such passion, how can anyone just stop support, I know what he wants, I know the team (PGI) knows what they want.
Maybe I just need to take my medication and fall asleep, or just, hope people stop giving up on them.
Think I'm talking in circles at this point.
I'm sorry I see how passionate you are and I love the fact you'll support it till the end, I felt that way for a long time like nearly every person in here who's now saying. NO
WE ALL LOVE THE GAME, WE ALL WANT IT TO SUCCEED probably as much as you do. HOWEVER you can only slap someone so many times before he get's up and either knocks you the xxxx out or walks away.
I've been slapped in the face too many times.
HERES THE IMPORTANT BIT...
I could turn the PR for this game round in a couple of months. It would be easy as hell because the people here want it to work...PGI here's how to do it and it's free advice.
1. Admit you made a cluster **** of the last year.
2. Layout a plan of action to the community. BE HONEST ABOUT TIME LINES
3. HIT THE TARGETS
4. As an apology for 1. give the community freebies. Everyone that's sponsored in the past get's something and something significant, not a damn medal. Give them some free mech bays, a unique skinned Mech for the founders and a Unique skinned mech for the Phoenix package. NEVER SELL THOSE SKINS and GIVE THEM A MECH OF THERE CHOICE FOR FREE...NOT HERO.
5. Give everyone 7 days Premium when you launch UI2
6. Give everyone 7 days premium when you launch CW
7. Hire someone to communicate on the forums.
8. Make the site the primary means of communication, stop posting on twitter or facebook before it appears on the forum. Post on the site/forum then filter that post to Twitter/facebook
9. Fix the forums, they are a disgrace to navigate and pretty much impossible to find things.
10. Do a big sale when CW launchs and I mean big like 50% off rather than 30% even 70% of the oldest Heros. People that wouldn't have bought might finally put the money out for them.
11. Retire hero mechs, this ones controversial but make mechs actually limited. Retire so they can't be bought, this will increase demand and make them collectors items. Sure you can bring them back again at some point but give it a long time between them.
12. Finally to encourage new players allow every new player to pick one mech when they start for free. I'd suggest a choice of Mediums or hell just give them a Centurion A or D that allows them to have all the different weapons and test the game.
I could go on and on but that's a start, I'm not saying it will be easy to turn the anger against you round but it can be done and the benefits of giving stuff away will actually help your bottom line in the future. You need to show the community your here to make a great game and not nickle and dime them ok so nickle and dimes a joke here as it's $10+ a hit but you get my meaning.
Edited by Ghostsuit, 14 December 2013 - 02:20 AM.