Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:49 am
@ ShadowAssassin
its all about the polish
redalert has existed in some form or other for 20 odd years
Its not like its new or unheard of , it was a cult game for several years
So that part of the marketing is allready done
People know or can easily find out what an RTS game is, this wasnt the case in 1995
So that part of the marketing is allready done
Agreed bad software drives people away ( not quite the same as good (but hidden/backwater ) software attracting new users.
I could write a million words on good design, specifics and in general
Ive shared some of my ideas here and in the openra lobby/game room (map design)
A couple of detailed posts ive written
http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/view ... 82&t=19085
http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/view ... 82&t=19104
Right now we do have a workable, playable game...not perfect but playable
Endless development hell is an issues with open source software in particular and openRA is no different.
Ref OP marketing
IF openRA was finished, aka polished to a high sheen then it would go viral...only takes a couple of youtube game critics to highlight it and wham...x milllion people discover openRA exists
Q what could you market?
1) Its red alert , at high screen resoultion (not the old 640,480 etc)
2) Its doesnt crash all over the place
3) The installer (windows) works pretty good
4) Its free
5) Its a living game...ie people are playing it and it is getting a few updates and tweaks
Q who would you send that info too ?
The top 10 Youtube game critics
TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit, 400k views of this openRA vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-VwE1byrY
and Pewdiepie who has
41.2 million Subscribers
10.8 billion Total views
Climbing back up the long tail ( due attention in a world drowning in information and over choice )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail
People tend to prefer comfortable lies over inconvenient truths, thats why its so hard to get the right things done in this world
People prefer to do there own thing in their own little way & that seldom aligns with wider realities.
People prefer not to be reminded of such things...great designers are their own harshest critic
A great designer goes out of there way to uncover and compensate for thier own biases as well as the internal biases of others....very few people are comfortable with 'that process' but its 'that process' which is the foundation of all great designs mankind has produced.
If you cant think global your probably not going to go global
alexa.com openra.net ranking
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http%3A%2 ... openra.net
its all about the polish
redalert has existed in some form or other for 20 odd years
Its not like its new or unheard of , it was a cult game for several years
So that part of the marketing is allready done
People know or can easily find out what an RTS game is, this wasnt the case in 1995
So that part of the marketing is allready done
Agreed bad software drives people away ( not quite the same as good (but hidden/backwater ) software attracting new users.
I could write a million words on good design, specifics and in general
Ive shared some of my ideas here and in the openra lobby/game room (map design)
A couple of detailed posts ive written
http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/view ... 82&t=19085
http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/view ... 82&t=19104
Right now we do have a workable, playable game...not perfect but playable
Endless development hell is an issues with open source software in particular and openRA is no different.
Ref OP marketing
IF openRA was finished, aka polished to a high sheen then it would go viral...only takes a couple of youtube game critics to highlight it and wham...x milllion people discover openRA exists
Q what could you market?
1) Its red alert , at high screen resoultion (not the old 640,480 etc)
2) Its doesnt crash all over the place
3) The installer (windows) works pretty good
4) Its free
5) Its a living game...ie people are playing it and it is getting a few updates and tweaks
Q who would you send that info too ?
The top 10 Youtube game critics
TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit, 400k views of this openRA vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-VwE1byrY
and Pewdiepie who has
41.2 million Subscribers
10.8 billion Total views
Climbing back up the long tail ( due attention in a world drowning in information and over choice )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_tail
People tend to prefer comfortable lies over inconvenient truths, thats why its so hard to get the right things done in this world
People prefer to do there own thing in their own little way & that seldom aligns with wider realities.
People prefer not to be reminded of such things...great designers are their own harshest critic
A great designer goes out of there way to uncover and compensate for thier own biases as well as the internal biases of others....very few people are comfortable with 'that process' but its 'that process' which is the foundation of all great designs mankind has produced.
If you cant think global your probably not going to go global
alexa.com openra.net ranking
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http%3A%2 ... openra.net