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Kyn,
I like the retro idea; it would be good to combine this with some kind of marketing to attract new players. Many existing and older players will not like this idea, they want pub to have many more bells and whistles. But IMO pub has lost some it is ability to attract and hold new players because of its complexity. This zone had traditionally been successful by supporting the ‘one-shot/one kill’ seduction. A new player can download the game and within a minute of two be able to shoot something and have it explode. This was ‘the hook’ but in recent years we have lost the ability to land the fish (retain the new players). This was partly (mostly?) due to pub becoming too complex and difficult.
But the ‘dumbing down’ of pub is not going to be popular with some people, particularly those who don’t give a shit about new player retention. We will need to make sure that staff is prepared to entertain these players. Obviously it would be best if the ‘vets’ of the zone would occasional be willing to invest a bit of time in pub each week; not to show off their superior digital bulleting skills but to simply be good examples of how to base. (God forbid any one of them might actually help a new player.)
But frankly there is a good chance that some ‘vets’ bitch about this change and then avoid pub completely during this time. Distension will probably grow but its limits will further frustrate players. But without ‘buy in’ from everyone, a decent plan for bringing in some new first blood, my fear is that this will fail. I truly hope it does not and that this opportunity is used properly to further understand how we can get the zone to grow.
eph
I like the retro idea; it would be good to combine this with some kind of marketing to attract new players. Many existing and older players will not like this idea, they want pub to have many more bells and whistles. But IMO pub has lost some it is ability to attract and hold new players because of its complexity. This zone had traditionally been successful by supporting the ‘one-shot/one kill’ seduction. A new player can download the game and within a minute of two be able to shoot something and have it explode. This was ‘the hook’ but in recent years we have lost the ability to land the fish (retain the new players). This was partly (mostly?) due to pub becoming too complex and difficult.
But the ‘dumbing down’ of pub is not going to be popular with some people, particularly those who don’t give a shit about new player retention. We will need to make sure that staff is prepared to entertain these players. Obviously it would be best if the ‘vets’ of the zone would occasional be willing to invest a bit of time in pub each week; not to show off their superior digital bulleting skills but to simply be good examples of how to base. (God forbid any one of them might actually help a new player.)
But frankly there is a good chance that some ‘vets’ bitch about this change and then avoid pub completely during this time. Distension will probably grow but its limits will further frustrate players. But without ‘buy in’ from everyone, a decent plan for bringing in some new first blood, my fear is that this will fail. I truly hope it does not and that this opportunity is used properly to further understand how we can get the zone to grow.
eph
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