WTH is going on

[Sinupe]

I seriously hope that CM has a master promotion campaign in the works.

The game has gone overbudget BIGTIME and a decision has certainly been made already.

I see a few options:

- kill it (didn't happen)
- launch without much noise and hope it starts building on (not likely as that would imply nurturing the current forum members so they'd bring their friends in on the boat)
- launch with fanfarre while ignoring the current fan base as it's made of only 1000 individuals (think this is the option they took)

Currently the 800K subs mark is simply impossible to achieve with STO coming out in the same time frame.

Regardless of what happens with STO, I think a good objective would be to launch with 100K initial sales, a drop to 50K in the first 3 months and a slow rise to 100K on the 12 month mark. A growth of 100% (200K subs) should be the aim for the second year.

As a side note, I think an indy game (with low development and maintenance costs) should aim at 5K initial sales based on a strong open beta and a 20-25K base after 1 year with a possibly lower monthly fee than A/AAA titles.

In any case, if JGE gathers 500K + subs i'm prety sure it won't be MY kind of game and most likely some 50% of the 1K current base won't like it either.

[Dnote]

Who is aiming for 800k? From what I see that is some random figure pulled out of thin air by the community. And JGE isn't over budget.

Speculation is fine, but please don't state things as fact when they aren't.

[vorlon31]

I say lets wait for a major televised football match and then nominate someone or a small group to streak across the pitch wearing nothing but cardboard ship 'suits' recreating a battle between them and the chasing police for publicity.

[-Tikigod-]

Originally Posted by vorlon31

I say lets wait for a major televised football match and then nominate someone or a small group to streak across the pitch wearing nothing but cardboard ship 'suits' recreating a battle between them and the chasing police for publicity.

I still say dressing up in robes and heading to the nearest largest local city and handing out leaflets and preaching to shoppers the teachings of Hamalzahs and the threat that the conflux and all unfaithful pose, is the best means to advertise.

Make alittle Quantar religious leaflet quoting text from the books of Hamalzah, and then at the back have "Seek out enlightenment at:" followed by the JGE website, and also a link to the books of Hamalzah.

[vorlon31]

Originally Posted by -Tikigod-

I still say dressing up in robes and heading to the nearest largest local city and handing out leaflets and preaching to shoppers the teachings of Hamalzahs and the threat that the conflux and all unfaithful pose, is the best means to advertise.

Make alittle Quantar religious leaflet quoting text from the books of Hamalzah, and then at the back have "Seek out enlightenment at:" followed by the JGE website, and also a link to the books of Hamalzah.

LOL I would be so up for that My wife and kids would disown the crazyman though.

[Dvalon]

Originally Posted by Dnote

Who is aiming for 800k? From what I see that is some random figure pulled out of thin air by the community. And JGE isn't over budget.

Speculation is fine, but please don't state things as fact when they aren't.

No one should be using 800k as a factual target, it's the target I feel the game can reach based on my own research, and my want for it to do well, it's by no means an official number taken from any net devil or CM source. and should not be taken as such.

[haha]

Originally Posted by vorlon31

LOL I would be so up for that My wife and kids would disown the crazyman though.

on the plus side; well then you dont have to worry about paying maintenece for them so more money for gaming

on the down side; you need a new place to live and all that jaz

hmm on reflectin perhaps not such a + as it is a definate no-no