On creating and promoting a game

[sundancer 44521xp 0]

Here is the thing: today I learned of someone locally working on a miniature game for 5+ years. He’s also giving demos of it at conventions so I’d say it safe to assume there is already something of a minimal viable product.

Now I would assume that this far into the development process there would be some kind of online presence to link people to who want to know more and keep in touch. A blog, a static webpage or even a simple Facepage group.

But this lad only has a discord server.

Am I just this old and grumpy to feel that this isn’t enough, not even close?

Imagine you being at a convention, playing a game and enjoying it and later when you’re home you can’t find hide nor hair of it. And you can’t find discord servers because they are hidden! So best of luck finding anything.

How would you feel? What is you expectation in a situation like this?

[pagan8th 15272xp 1]

That is a bit like putting planning permission for a house demolition in the planning department of the local council which is located in a basement without stairs and no light, inside a toilet that says beware of the leopard and inside a locked filing cabinet.

So… in summary… it’s hidden from the universe.

[dags 4572xp 1]

If he wants commercial success it seems like a poor way to conduct business.  Snarlcast had the guys from snarling badger games discussing how you get exposure and discord ain’t it unless people are already  joined for other reasons.

Personally I find companies that rely on facebook annoying, its a crap platform and you limit yourself by being on it.  Fine for start ups but if you want real growth have a website.  Getting one is much easier now.

As for when you get to Atomic mass games size and everything goes via social media its a joke.   That’s a complete tangent but it annoys me.  If you want to sell stuff you need to present it to me, not hope I come looking

[sundancer 44521xp 1]

Personally I find companies that rely on facebook annoying, its a crap platform and you limit yourself by being on it.

Totally agree.

[pagan8th 15272xp 0]

Sorry… put something in completely wrong topic. Deleted it now.

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