1.13 Multiplayer needs additional promotion[message #229745]
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Thu, 30 July 2009 00:58
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Alex_SPB |
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Registered:February 2008 Location: Russia, St.Petersburg |
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Several days ago I have tested a MP mod. Despite the fact that i have heard about it since the first early alpha was released i have always supposed that there are too much trouble to get it operational. I have also anticipated a lot of bugs in the game. After 2 games with Redgun i realized that i was completely wrong. The game is very user-friendly and easy to use and install.
Although I am an old fan of JA2 and have been with Bears Pit with the last 2 years (although was not writing in a forum) it took me a lot of time to decide to test MP Mod. I can imagine how far from the 1.13 MP is an accident visitor of the forum.
So i suppose that MP Mod need a promotion campaign. The following steps came into my mind:
1) To add a link to the MP version of the mod to the main page of http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com (It could be treated as a separate mod). So people who came to Bears Pit for the first time were aware about the MP possibility.
2) Maybe it could be a good idea to make a single click installer for the mod? Being a user of SVN i realize all the advantages it offers but i took me over 2 years to decide to try it. This could play significant role in attraction of the new-comers to the community in a whole and to the 1.13 multilayer in particular.
3) The IRC chat (http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=%23ja2-multiplayer) seems to be quite convenient to look for a MP game partner, but the link is not so easy to find. As a solution we can add the link to our signatures and to make it more visible in the forums thread (the idea was told by Redgun).
4) The IRC chat is a bit unfriendly. Some brief instructions after [Back to Business. Who's up for some JA2MP action?] phrase could be added.
5) Some promotion on local JA2 forums could be made to attract newcomers.
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Staff Sergeant
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Re: 1.13 Multiplayer needs additional promotion[message #230336]
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Tue, 04 August 2009 01:03
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redgun |
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Registered:March 2007 Location: Austria |
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I've thought about a tournament for promoting reasons for quite some time now. But there are some technical things that need to be fixed first (visibility bug, adapted XMLs) and even then it's still risky business.
Also i quite don't see the point in playing in national teams. The best idea would be to play league style. We could also play 2v2 matches but this would be harder, since four people need to have time for a game instead of two
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Staff Sergeant
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Re: 1.13 Multiplayer needs additional promotion[message #233297]
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Wed, 16 September 2009 08:43
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smiling assassin |
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Registered:May 2006 |
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some of the regulars happen to be on vacation. Also, different time zones may be an issue. Try getting hold of ja2 fans in your proximity or, some that can be online at similar times than yourself.
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Private
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Re: 1.13 Multiplayer needs additional promotion[message #235314]
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Sat, 17 October 2009 00:54
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It is definitely a change up from the usual stuff. I would like to play on your team again sometime Skrape.
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