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Thread: My next 1 billion cr contest!

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    My next 1 billion cr contest!

    Ok guys! I need some help coming up with my next 1 billion credit contest! Funcom does very little marketing so I figure some of us can pitch in. Shoot your suggestions here. Prize will be 1 billion credits. Also, please realize I am not affiliated with Funcom in any way (cept that I play AO)

    Remember:

    Needs to promote people to play the game that arent currently playing.

    Donations: Want to see this number climb? Don't have suggestions but want to help out? Feel free to donate to the contest. We'll just add it to the pot!

    So what should I do? Soon as an idea I want to persue comes up, I'll close this thread (unofficially).

    I look forward to your suggestions!

    Trolling is welcome, expected, and slightly encouraged.
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    I will be making a vid about AO, expect darkness and screaming in it. And probably after it (also free bump)
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    The whole point as I understand it is to get more ao vids on youtube, so I just say go for the same idea as last time with open class. The contest needs to be promoted a bit more than last time, I would say ingame promotion is the best thing because of the reasons I mentioned in the other thread.

    Sending you a tell ingame as well in a few minutes.
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    During the day (US Time), I'm easier to reach on the forums, you know, when I'm supposed to be working
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caloss2 View Post
    I will be making a vid about AO, expect darkness and screaming in it. And probably after it (also free bump)
    Ya'd have come in second on the last one
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    With no fall damage, the AO Vid winner should go the most epic death on Noob Island.

    If a new player doesn't go any further than the starter island, well at least they tried it... and if they win, then 1B creds is a good incentive to keep playing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by -Ruken- View Post
    So what should I do? Soon as an idea I want to persue comes up, I'll close this thread (unofficially).
    My new video is almost ready, 97%!
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    Funcom employee

    Let's chat via PM. I have an idea for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomium View Post
    Let's chat via PM. I have an idea for you.
    Is it Death Rabbits? Cause that's already been done.

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    How about elaborate ideas about how FC can promote their game in better ways? The best and most elaborate idea wins?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Metafly7 View Post
    How about elaborate ideas about how FC can promote their game in better ways? The best and most elaborate idea wins?
    Invent nanobots, create an order of proto-humans, change the world and at the end of it all, advertise the game as inspiration.
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    Funcom employee

    Quote Originally Posted by Metafly7 View Post
    How about elaborate ideas about how FC can promote their game in better ways? The best and most elaborate idea wins?
    or- better yet (and frankly, a bit more practical) how we can help the players promote the game?
    (I don't have anything to do with Marketing, and as such, could not do any of the non-Cm type things that would be suggested like youtube ads, or moar sales, etc)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomium View Post
    or- better yet (and frankly, a bit more practical) how we can help the players promote the game?
    (I don't have anything to do with Marketing, and as such, could not do any of the non-Cm type things that would be suggested like youtube ads, or moar sales, etc)
    This is the point here. To get the community to get stuff out there. I keep hearing "AO's dead omg doooooom!" but I believe it's just not as popular as it could be. We're trying to get people excited. Be that old players or new.

    I think I'm going to take an idea from Tomium here, a guild recruitment video contest. This can get back the old players (which AO has PLENTY of) and it hits that nerve, like Strombanni's winning "Come back home" video did. So what does everyone think about this?
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    I've been thinking/talking about this contest idea and it took me a bit to figure out a way to word my thoughts so they were constructive. Here goes

    1. People that are interested in doing videos, fan web-sites, etc and truly motivated to do so are already doing them with no 'carrot' of a prize or acknowledgement (except what they already get from the community). Looking at videos from sharptony, sites like ao-universe/aoitems, 3rd party programs like aoia illustrate that point.

    2. People that are not really interested in promoting the game but perhaps have some video making skills and/or remote interest are not going to be lured in by the prizes you're offering. 700m and 1200 funcom points are not much to your average vet player.. in fact I'd say they're almost nothing.

    So the thing is, if you really want people to be motivated to participate, the reward for doing so has to be something that they feel is truly worth it. An example would be that storyline contest. Having a NPC in game was something I personally felt was worth the time it took for me to write up a story. It is something I couldn't get anywhere else except via the contest that Funcom was sponsoring. That was enough to motivate not only the pre-existing members of the roleplay community but also people that you hardly ever see talking about or participating in roleplay (self included).

    So maybe it isn't the contest goal that you want to focus on, as much as the reward.

    If you're going to go down the road of an org recruitment video then think of something that'll reward the entire org. An in-game item, a perma sign at their org hang out spot, an in-game social shirt, advertisement on boards in game, etc. In other words, see if Tomium can help you sweeten the pot with something that players simply can't get elsewhere.

    Hope that helps. I think the org recruitment idea is a great one, my only side suggestion would be to have 3 winners (Clan, Neutral, Omni).
    Last edited by Traderjill; Nov 5th, 2014 at 21:11:48.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traderjill View Post
    An in-game item, a perma sign at their org hang out spot, an in-game social shirt, advertisement on boards in game, etc. In other words, see if Tomium can help you sweeten the pot with something that players simply can't get elsewhere.
    Some orgs already have ingame items, while others have social items.

    Not that I don't think it's a good idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Esssch View Post
    Not that I don't think it's a good idea.
    Yep, I know that there are already org social clothing sets but the other things I listed (sign at org hang out spot, in-game boards) would be something totally new, I think. If not new, definitely not something that is common so it would make a nice reward and something worth the time it would take for someone to create a video worth entering in the contest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Esssch View Post
    Some orgs already have ingame items, while others have social items.

    Not that I don't think it's a good idea.
    My org got bumped from listing...We don't speak of those but the people responsible for the voting are no longer at FC to my knowledge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traderjill View Post
    Yep, I know that there are already org social clothing sets but the other things I listed (sign at org hang out spot, in-game boards) would be something totally new, I think. If not new, definitely not something that is common so it would make a nice reward and something worth the time it would take for someone to create a video worth entering in the contest.
    Someone on RK2 got a billboard once upon a time. I think Edis? I could be way off on the name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Esssch View Post
    Someone on RK2 got a billboard once upon a time. I think Edis? I could be way off on the name.
    Yeah but it wasn't an org advertisement. I believe it was just his personal accomplishment.
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    I think there might be a way to come up with a video that might get interest back in the game again. Let me kick around some ideas over the weekend while I'm at work and get back to you.

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