FreeOrion on the web, a note to the developers
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:07 am
Hey everyone, i just downloaded the game and have been playing for a day or two, and i love the game. Whenever i find a game i love, i try to get as immersed in the game as possible, learning about it, seeing people play, reading about development, reading what others think of the game, and so on.
I quickly realized, however, that the only things on the internet about this game are one YouTube video (1?? srsly??) and this forum. Don't the developers have a twitter? or a Facebook page at least? these are very quick to make, and help keep the developers in touch with the community. Now before people start getting mad at me, yes, I have read through the forum here, and I do see that developers do come on here and are very helpful, but i was just thinking that there could be more. That could also lead to more people playing the game, which i was also wondering, before i make these assumptions, are the developers trying to get new people? is this supposed to be on the down low for a while? or is this just not a major concern of the developers now?
Also, YouTube. Doesn't anyone want to make any videos about FreeOrion? I am planning to, unless that is a problem with the developers (thought i'd ask), maybe a lets play with some of the slow parts cut out, goin through what i've discovered on how to play the game. Clearly there is an interest expressed for the game, as there are 44,300 or so views in one year for that one video(compared to my crappy YouTube channel, which averages 1000 views a video for videos that have been out as long as FreeOrion's). Think about Minecraft, which grew enormously through YouTube, and because of people posting and watching videos. I know FreeOrion may not be as interesting or Hilarious to watch as Minecraft videos, but some FO videos could generate a lot of interest.
These are just some things i've noticed through my web searching. I don't mean to insult the time that the Developers are putting into making this game, just suggesting some ways that it could become more noticed.
-arkPenguin
I quickly realized, however, that the only things on the internet about this game are one YouTube video (1?? srsly??) and this forum. Don't the developers have a twitter? or a Facebook page at least? these are very quick to make, and help keep the developers in touch with the community. Now before people start getting mad at me, yes, I have read through the forum here, and I do see that developers do come on here and are very helpful, but i was just thinking that there could be more. That could also lead to more people playing the game, which i was also wondering, before i make these assumptions, are the developers trying to get new people? is this supposed to be on the down low for a while? or is this just not a major concern of the developers now?
Also, YouTube. Doesn't anyone want to make any videos about FreeOrion? I am planning to, unless that is a problem with the developers (thought i'd ask), maybe a lets play with some of the slow parts cut out, goin through what i've discovered on how to play the game. Clearly there is an interest expressed for the game, as there are 44,300 or so views in one year for that one video(compared to my crappy YouTube channel, which averages 1000 views a video for videos that have been out as long as FreeOrion's). Think about Minecraft, which grew enormously through YouTube, and because of people posting and watching videos. I know FreeOrion may not be as interesting or Hilarious to watch as Minecraft videos, but some FO videos could generate a lot of interest.
These are just some things i've noticed through my web searching. I don't mean to insult the time that the Developers are putting into making this game, just suggesting some ways that it could become more noticed.
-arkPenguin