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Fishjp
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 		Sign up? Countdown? or Just Launch?
I have been wondering: what is the best approach to starting a trail? My own game employed 3 different attempts at launch before it finally took hold. ( First I let the online content be discoverable for with new content added daily to see if anyone noticed it. Second; and by far the worst idea ever, I sent a trailhead email out disquised as Viagra Spam. Third, the direct Email that actually launched the game.)

Many of the successful "grass roots" games use the sudden launch email or chat contact method. While many corporate games use the "sign up website" or Count down timer.

I can see the appeal of both. The sudden launch assures that the game starts when everything is ready, while the countdown or sign up can build interest in what might be to come.

The downside of the sudden launch is that word or interest may not spread or develop. The downside of the Sign up is that outside forces may cause delays forcing the game to launch incomplete or not launch on the planned date at all.

So those are my thoughts what are yours uF'ers?
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 		wait a minute... you sent out a trailhead masked as a viagra ad?
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Fishjp
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Lunsford wrote:
wait a minute... you sent out a trailhead masked as a viagra ad?


Yes I did. Very bad Idea. Not a single person clicked through the link as far as I could tell.
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Lunsford
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 		Brilliant!!
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Fishjp
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Lunsford wrote:
Brilliant!!


Well it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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 		What was your reaction when you found out you had sent the trailhead in an e-mai with your name attached to it?
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Many of the successful "grass roots" games use the sudden launch email or chat contact method. While many corporate games use the "sign up website" or Count down timer.


Well I've tried them ALL, although I hardly considered myself a "corporate game" at the time. Smile

It's really a personal preference thing. Sign up page helps build a pool of targets so you can take it to the next step, such as a mass mailing or physical trailhead.
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pancito
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Fishjp
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Lunsford wrote:
What was your reaction when you found out you had sent the trailhead in an e-mai with your name attached to it?


CRAP!

Although I thought it was funny that even though my name was clearly on it, many people still thought I was natas, and even more thought "Jason Fish" was an IG character.

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Many of the successful "grass roots" games use the sudden launch email or chat contact method. While many corporate games use the "sign up website" or Count down timer.


Well I've tried them ALL, although I hardly considered myself a "corporate game" at the time.

It's really a personal preference thing. Sign up page helps build a pool of targets so you can take it to the next step, such as a mass mailing or physical trailhead.


Although arguably LGL was much more succesful than Shadow.. (What did you cal bol/sid again?)
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 		I thought that was hilarious too!

Natas was like "well, crap!"

And it was Shadow Wars!
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Fishjp wrote:
Although arguably LGL was much more succesful than Shadow.. (What did you cal bol/sid again?)


I had close to 400 signups for what was almost called "ShadowWatch". Yes, LGL was arguably more successful and more well received; I've learned my lesson there.
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Lunsford
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 		Impressive.. we should have more hype next go around Rolling Eyes
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pancito
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 		Hard to top the amount of hype that BoL/SiD got, both DLI and community created. I mean PW was a one off. You can't even hope for that kind of buildup, whether it was ultimately for good or ill as far as the game was concerned.
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Fishjp wrote:
Lunsford wrote:
wait a minute... you sent out a trailhead masked as a viagra ad?


Yes I did. Very bad Idea. Not a single person clicked through the link as far as I could tell.


that totally explains why i only get boners online....

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 		I choose the shutdown

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