Re: Just Out Of Interest

From: "Enno Rehling" <enno@despammed.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:41:29 +0000

> As someone planning to run a commercial game at some point in the future,
> I'm finding this all quite interesting. At the moment, I'd probably be
> starting from a free site due to the lack of a guaranteed initial income
> from the game (and lack of an out-of-game income). When the game becomes
> popular (That's when not if...lol) I'd plan on switching to a commercial
> site if there were advantages to be gained...

I think that running a sort of beta before you go commercial is always a good
idea. People who are interested will get a chance to get to know you, and you
get a chance to see how much interest in your game there really is.

I wouldn't run something commercial from a free site either. It doesn't cost
much, and it does show that you're committed if you make the investment in the
site and everything, which is something players are looking for. Without
commitment from the makers, games like ours don't usually last very long.

We've just gone commercial with our game (after a lengthy free period), and
we're actually keeping the free game running - it attracts people, and it would
be a shame to close it down after all the time, too.  Even so, we had a pretty
good number of signups.

Enno.

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

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Re: Just Out Of Interest
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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