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No, i don't say db is dead...
Posted: 01-06-2004 12:41
by UgLy CrEaTuRe
...but the community is dying a lil each day.
I guess most of us would be glad to see new people playing deathball.
The question is: how can we get some 'fresh blood' into this community?
The main problem I see is that people who try this mod get frustrated in the first few minutes 'cause of flaming or even just because they see 'veterans' playing kinda godlike...
Well, all of us know some people from other communities so why don't we just tell 'em about db and ask them to try it on a 'SPECIAL NOOB DAY'?
We could arrange something like a Noob-Pickup and/or let them spectate a funwar to see how deathball can be played.
Other (better) ideas welcome... \o
Posted: 01-06-2004 12:43
by DavidM
atm its not going well, cuz we have no proper version for ut2004 up, which should change soon
Posted: 01-06-2004 13:37
by Koning_Floris
It could be an idea to popup the about page of deathball after a succesfull installation. So n00bs get there face pressed into the rules of the game and maybe add a clear dictonary of the deathball terms too.
Posted: 01-06-2004 13:45
by DavidM
why bother to read? maybe if it was a video, but people dont read
if there is a way to click "next", ppl do it
Posted: 01-06-2004 13:57
by f1end
Lock the game so that there is no way they can play on-line till they have passed a deathball exam!!!! with practical tests that they have to pass...like passing, shooting, volleys, abuse and wall-whoring!!!
Posted: 01-06-2004 13:57
by siLVer
how bout some publicity -.-
cant be that a umod winner has no players..well i t can..but shouldn't be.
Posted: 01-06-2004 14:43
by Inphidel
like I said. someone should be emailing all the news sites bluesnews, planet unreal etc. and letting them know every release, every bug fix. deathball should be a household name ;P
Posted: 01-06-2004 15:24
by DavidM
ehm, no players? no ut2k4 mod has more
Posted: 01-06-2004 15:37
by DiStUrbeD
2.0 needs to go official already kthx
Posted: 01-06-2004 16:39
by Messy
..if only it were done
Anyway, things like this have been suggested many times.
Noob-pickups: not gonna happen
Flaming: old problem, will always be there I'm afraid /o\ not only in Deathball, but more regardless, because everyone can actually *see* your mistakes and they can't do anything if you leave the ball
More publicity: 2.0 is already bringing in new people, people are still buying UT2004, and if 2.0 is official and promoted sufficiently, it will be pretty much a sure-fire way to get more people playing
Posted: 02-06-2004 09:03
by Koning_Floris
DavidM wrote:
why bother to read? maybe if it was a video, but people dont read
if there is a way to click "next", ppl do it
Maybe popup a page with these instead, after the install.
http://forums.gameservers.net/showthrea ... genumber=1
Re: No, i don't say db is dead...
Posted: 02-06-2004 12:45
by Catalyst88
UgLy CrEaTuRe wrote:
...but the community is dying a lil each day.
I guess most of us would be glad to see new people playing deathball.
The question is: how can we get some 'fresh blood' into this community?
The main problem I see is that people who try this mod get frustrated in the first few minutes 'cause of flaming or even just because they see 'veterans' playing kinda godlike...
Well, all of us know some people from other communities so why don't we just tell 'em about db and ask them to try it on a 'SPECIAL NOOB DAY'?
We could arrange something like a Noob-Pickup and/or let them spectate a funwar to see how deathball can be played.
Other (better) ideas welcome... \o
Funny you should mention that, we're planning a sort of beginners night at some point in the near future
. I think the best thing that'll help the community is to just go and advertise everywhere you possibly can, and get more people involved in the game
Posted: 02-06-2004 17:25
by fb.shev
2.0 has got loooads of newbies, few newbies from 1.9 that never heard of pickup or anything
:):):):)
lolz, that also would be a good idea about the exam :p but not to determine online play
too attract more people = make deathball a mod which comes with ut2kX, like assualt, actually be there without downloading it, it should be as it won the make something unreal comp ^^
but aswell there are too many fags in the "community" (i dont care if u think i am /o\)