I still think this is the best promotional trailer for a game ever. Its just a shame not enough people played the game to keep it around. It was probably the best F2P game ive ever played.
The irony of the /pizza promotion was that it did more to increase Pizza's Hut's online orders than it increased subs for EQ2. That was the first time I'd ever heard about Pizza Hut doing orders online
What about Evony's refusal to even explain what kind of game it is, and relying entirely on animated sweat on scantily clad women?
i wouldnt say this is goofy though. its almost industry standard these days.
If someone is talking in general chat in a language you dont understand, chances are they're not talking to you. So chill out and stop bitching about it!
lol @ the Celestial Steed being on this list.. Its skeleton is an outline of a constelation and that trumps anything and everything anyone could perceive as " wrong " with it.
I liked the /pizza one, and you have to remember back then not many ppl ordered pizza online. A note on the Pony I still give my friend the bussiness for buying that things lol.
That's a great list, didn't know about some of them.
The more "infamous" promotions of MMO games, I'd rank AoC with promoting its DX 10 graphics (how many preview videos were made with the camparisons???), putting it on the box that it had DX10, and then shipping the game without DX 10. Epic promotion fail.
This just reminded me of the UO collector's edition (or it may have been the standard edition, can't remember) that I bought back in '97. It had the foldout cloth map and this pewter UO logo with a pin backing so it could be worn as a button. For some inexplicably spazzy reason, I thought it was a good idea to cut off the pin part and put the piece on a chain to wear as a necklace.
I wore that stupid thing through the last year of high school, and wouldn't be surprised if it was around my neck during graduation.
This just reminded me of the UO collector's edition (or it may have been the standard edition, can't remember) that I bought back in '97. It had the foldout cloth map and this pewter UO logo with a pin backing so it could be worn as a button. For some inexplicably spazzy reason, I thought it was a good idea to cut off the pin part and put the piece on a chain to wear as a necklace.
I wore that stupid thing through the last year of high school, and wouldn't be surprised if it was around my neck during graduation.
Hahaha... Don't feel bad, bro.
All kids try to be cool and none are.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire: Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.
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Anyone remember the FURY email to ex-subscribers?
"Loser! Loser! LOSER!" Nothing says "we want you back" like suggesting your players quit because they were sore losers.
I still think this is the best promotional trailer for a game ever. Its just a shame not enough people played the game to keep it around. It was probably the best F2P game ive ever played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqnee6LRAxU
Hahaha. It didn't work very well either. :P
He who keeps his cool best wins.
dude, that elf was kinda creepy...funny, but creepy.
It's a proven historical fact that beer saved humankind.
They forgot Batheo's short-lived Kratos ripoff ads.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned DDO's "Broccoli vs the Beholder" ads yet.
The irony of the /pizza promotion was that it did more to increase Pizza's Hut's online orders than it increased subs for EQ2. That was the first time I'd ever heard about Pizza Hut doing orders online
i wouldnt say this is goofy though. its almost industry standard these days.
If someone is talking in general chat in a language you dont understand, chances are they're not talking to you. So chill out and stop bitching about it!
"Of course, that is until /diaper or /prostitute become a reality." ... i lol'ed
"No more elves" was here long time before GA did it.
http://entry.neocron.com/news/nme/nme.html
http://www.no-more-elves.com/
lol @ the Celestial Steed being on this list.. Its skeleton is an outline of a constelation and that trumps anything and everything anyone could perceive as " wrong " with it.
I liked the /pizza one, and you have to remember back then not many ppl ordered pizza online. A note on the Pony I still give my friend the bussiness for buying that things lol.
/pizza was awesome. I remember it, I even used it.
During April 1st they were offering /panda for online ordering of Panda Xpress
Yeah, I kinda thought that the /pizza promotion was clever, too.
The pizza one is EPIC!! XD
That's a great list, didn't know about some of them.
The more "infamous" promotions of MMO games, I'd rank AoC with promoting its DX 10 graphics (how many preview videos were made with the camparisons???), putting it on the box that it had DX10, and then shipping the game without DX 10. Epic promotion fail.
http://www.thehumanavatar.com/home
Nothing tops that ... NOTHING.
Especially since that guy totally imploded in record time.
lol i think the pizza idea is epic, in fact i wonder why no one else does it anymore.
This just reminded me of the UO collector's edition (or it may have been the standard edition, can't remember) that I bought back in '97. It had the foldout cloth map and this pewter UO logo with a pin backing so it could be worn as a button. For some inexplicably spazzy reason, I thought it was a good idea to cut off the pin part and put the piece on a chain to wear as a necklace.
I wore that stupid thing through the last year of high school, and wouldn't be surprised if it was around my neck during graduation.
Hahaha... Don't feel bad, bro.
All kids try to be cool and none are.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire:
Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.