You're looking at this from the wrong angle. It's not about satisfying free-triallers. It's about hooking them. They're interested enough to download the free trial client and play for a bit but not interested enough to buy it. So the aim of the free trial is give them a nudge over that line and make them reach for their credit card. Do you honestly think that there's anything good enough in the tutorial zone to do that?
You don't hook people with a bland, featureless experience.
That was the point I was making - what the hell are you on about?
Or are you saying that the rest of CO, i.e. outside the tutorial zone, is a bland, featureless experience and that's why free-triallers aren't shown it?
You're looking at this from the wrong angle. It's not about satisfying free-triallers. It's about hooking them. They're interested enough to download the free trial client and play for a bit but not interested enough to buy it. So the aim of the free trial is give them a nudge over that line and make them reach for their credit card. Do you honestly think that there's anything good enough in the tutorial zone to do that?
You don't hook people with a bland, featureless experience.
That right there is the problem with the CO trial lol.
The tutorial is made for levels 1-5... why make these trial spend 15 levels in there???? After level 5 there really isn't anything for them to do. Grinding mobs with the same two powers and no travel power for 10 levels? Why???
I pitty the trial players lol, while I am not overly fond of CO it was fun the first play through. These trial players aren't going to even get a glimpse at the fun side of CO. While it is a short lived fun side, it is a fun side lol.
Imagine how many are going to try the game with this trial and leave disgusted thinking that CO combat is extremely slow paced, that traveling is going to take forever, thats its a horrible grind lol.
Man this post and a few others made me laugh so hard I'm bout to fall out of my chair
Actually the games fun and appeal is all front loaded,
By that you mean the initial creation of your character? You can't be talking about the tutorial? Surely the nemesis system is more fun than the tutorial? I never got the chance to test it in beta.
By that I mean you will have seen the awesome variety in the avatar creator, conversely you will also have seen how unresponsive the gameworld is, how uninvolved the player ismade to feel, the lack of 'variety' in the game mechanics, and you will have been given a glimpse of the only half decent zone in the game (MC) - As you say the the only thing you won't see is the Nemesis feature.....but it is implemented in such a basic and rudimentary manner it is very unlikely to win over anyone who isn't already hooked. In real terms Character customisation is this games ONLY area of appeal, if its enough for you then the trial will make that clear, if it isn't there is precious little else that makes any difference to the experience. The trial is as comprehensive not only as it needs to be but also as the game will allow.
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You don't hook people with a bland, featureless experience.
That was the point I was making - what the hell are you on about?
Or are you saying that the rest of CO, i.e. outside the tutorial zone, is a bland, featureless experience and that's why free-triallers aren't shown it?
You don't hook people with a bland, featureless experience.
That right there is the problem with the CO trial lol.
The tutorial is made for levels 1-5... why make these trial spend 15 levels in there???? After level 5 there really isn't anything for them to do. Grinding mobs with the same two powers and no travel power for 10 levels? Why???
I pitty the trial players lol, while I am not overly fond of CO it was fun the first play through. These trial players aren't going to even get a glimpse at the fun side of CO. While it is a short lived fun side, it is a fun side lol.
Imagine how many are going to try the game with this trial and leave disgusted thinking that CO combat is extremely slow paced, that traveling is going to take forever, thats its a horrible grind lol.
Man this post and a few others made me laugh so hard I'm bout to fall out of my chair
And to be clear- I of course agree...
By that you mean the initial creation of your character? You can't be talking about the tutorial? Surely the nemesis system is more fun than the tutorial? I never got the chance to test it in beta.
By that I mean you will have seen the awesome variety in the avatar creator, conversely you will also have seen how unresponsive the gameworld is, how uninvolved the player ismade to feel, the lack of 'variety' in the game mechanics, and you will have been given a glimpse of the only half decent zone in the game (MC) - As you say the the only thing you won't see is the Nemesis feature.....but it is implemented in such a basic and rudimentary manner it is very unlikely to win over anyone who isn't already hooked. In real terms Character customisation is this games ONLY area of appeal, if its enough for you then the trial will make that clear, if it isn't there is precious little else that makes any difference to the experience. The trial is as comprehensive not only as it needs to be but also as the game will allow.