Re: Running a free game as a customer attaction tool. was:Re: Just Out Of Interest

From: Daniel Vuurboom en Gerry Damen <vuurboom@wanadoo.nl>

Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 18:03:45 +0000

Hi Dan,

I'm particularly happy about the way War of Wizards is run
(www.wow.pbemgame.com) They run a closed ended game, and give anybody
the chance to learn the (begginnings of the) ropes by letting anyone
play a single game free. Then, if you like it, you can join their
commercial games, which offer other worlds, but no new features.
However, a single game is not enough to explore all options...

Daniel

Dan Reed wrote:

> Running some form of free game certainly seems to be a good way of
> attracting new people. KJC's spacetroopers was recently started, and is
> offered free to all current players (and of course new players-
> www.kjcgames.com/sfx.htm if you're interested {g})., and I'm sure other
> commercial companies are trying it
>
> But where do you draw the line when running the same game both free and
> commercially? KJC are planning a pay to play version that allows more than
> one group, and will also have extra features not available in the free game.
> Do others use just one of the two "limits" on the free game, or even
> neither?  It's just that I wonder how well you manage from a commercial
> viewpoint to get people to hand you cash if they can get away with playing
> the game for free!
>
> Apologies for other commercial companies that also run free to play games,
> but as this is the only company that I play with that does this, it's the
> only example I can use in any detail....
>
> Dan Reed
>
>
>

References

Re: Just Out Of Interest
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:50:22 +0000
Re: Just Out Of Interest
"The Mad One" <pdse05448@cableinet.co.uk>
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:36:36 +0000
Re: Just Out Of Interest
"Enno Rehling" <enno@despammed.com>
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:41:29 +0000
Running a free game as a customer attaction tool. was:Re: Just Out Of Interest
"Dan Reed" <danreed@nospamcableinet.co.uk>
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:16:59 +0000