Single most important thing

Post by **Dome** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:46 am

What do you think it is? (Disregard the fact that the game may be dead to rights currently)

Hard to put my finger on one specific thing. We've tried getting all the old players back into it; most have moved on.

So getting new players, to me, should be the most important thing... but how is that possible?

Currently ACSS is incredibly old looking. It's a windows tool box menu type deal. There is no cool graphics or anything that many of the current games have going for them.

However I don't think the way ACSS looks or functions is the main problem.

To me, the main problem is that new people aren't made WELL AWARE that this is "rebuilding" (i.e. semi-dead) game and that they should not expect there to be games going at all times, or even most times, at this point.

If we are to market this game it should be focused on certain times starting with the weekends and the people that download this game should be told this more than once during their initial startup.

IMO Saturday should be marketed as a "training day" pug extravaganza and Sunday should be a serious Game Day Type Scenario. No bull@#(! on Sunday. "This is when people come to play the game."

Perhaps Friday could be made into a Saturday type game scenario as well... as it already is.

Listen, without new players this game is dead. Most people would say this game is already dead, myself included. But if we have any chance to hold on to any hope for competitive play we MUST attract new players and they MUST be made aware that this game is $#@!ING AWESOME (DIRECT THEM TO AWESOME SQUAD PLAY VIDS IN THE INSTALLER ITSELF) and that it's worth it to set aside time on the weekends, when most of the remaining regulars play. (Making ACSS less FUGLY would be good in any scenario but god only knows how hard that'd be. (A SIMPLE LAUNCHER LIKE THAT OF ASGS WOULD BE BETTER IMO))

TLDR: Restructure how we try to attract new players in the install; include more than one mention that we are in a rebuilding phase and they shouldnt expect big games except certain times (the weekends), and they Saturday should be a pug type day and that Sunday should be a Test-What-You-Learned-On-Saturday type day; add links to the glorious sg videos that are APLENTY (as well as the allegiance facebook page); and if possible, make the acss launcher less $#@!ing ugly.

I guess that's more than one thing as mentioned in the title. But that's what I'd do if I had the skills and access.

notjarvis · Post by **notjarvis** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:55 am

I agree with all of the above.

Especially telling New downloaders when they are likely to find a game.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:29 pm

I'm going to start putting that in the description when I update download sites. I still think an auto-command would help,also.

Post by **aem** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:00 pm

A time machine as it is too late to do anything now. Other than that obviously is a proper website and SEO, but even that is unlikely to do much now.

Basically a brand new Allegiance 2 is our only option.

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:25 pm

AEM wrote:QUOTE (AEM @ Jul 25 2013, 03:00 PM) A time machine as it is too late to do anything now. Other than that obviously is a proper website and SEO, but even that is unlikely to do much now.

Basically a brand new Allegiance 2 is our only option.

Help me post to download sites....better than SEO.

SP4WN · Post by **SP4WN** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:25 am

I originally designed the concept ui for acss but it was later decided a generic windows box would be better.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/niks4gmxxyhjp ... ttons1.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s38rodtdgle81 ... s1_Red.png

Duckwarrior · Post by **Duckwarrior** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:07 pm

Dome wrote:QUOTE (Dome @ Jul 25 2013, 10:46 AM) What do you think it is?

Make it fun again.

By

Not pushing 50 balance patches per year.

Taking the ranking system and making it work, or taking it out the back and putting a bullet in it's head.

Timing-out the people who hoover the fun out of the game. Regardless of the @#(!storm that will ensue, whoever they are.

Switching KB so it has an negative effect on hp, because as we all know: KB IS CHEATING. FACE THE FACTS!!!!!

First person to say "You don't even play any more" will get a bat up their nightshirt.

Mastametz · Post by **Mastametz** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:31 pm

I have decided to let the game die now.

So it shall be.

djrbk · Post by **djrbk** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:57 pm

I hate to be pessimistic, but I can't see anything working to bring this game back to the levels it was at a few years back. As long as the servers are still up a small number of people will still play (mostly on Sundays mind you)... I guess having a supply of steady good (or hell, mediocre is fine as long as they're fun/exciting) commanders going toe to toe will keep things running positively the longest.

NightRychune · Post by **NightRychune** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:39 pm

it is as it was foretold