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Hoax · 10-19-2006, 11:21 AM

You all are missing my point, or being stupid rabid fanboi defensive clowns, I'm not sure which.

Here are two obvious problems with their page:
1) When you use the sign in link on the left side of the main page, there is an error, yes it is easily corrected by refreshing the page but most people will not exactly think of that right off the bat.

2) If you make the mistake of using the sign in link at the top of the page, your taken to the gamengame site, which after signing in will tell you infinity isn't out yet...

3) Not 100% about this one, but I swear they said they were going to send me an email after account creation, but I never got one.

Couple this with the typical TERRIBLE Engrish that all instructions are in, and you end up with a recipe for the game not being exposed to half as many people as it should be. This is fairly simple stuff here, and it always bugs me when these really fun f2p games end up with very small communities in large part because it is a hassle to even get the thing working. Check out ATC-Raycrash for a good example of a pretty unique cool game that is basically dead during non Asian primetimes, I would speculate due in part to what a pain it is to get an account up and running.

Yes those relatively minor errors constitute a hassle, think about how many people on the internet don't understand very basic stuff. I just find it silly that these companies can't be bothered to get someone who actually speaks English to design their sites, and you know, make sure they work properly without any hassle. Joe Sixpack doesn't want to have to check a forum that isn't even related to the game to figure out how to get his account running. That is just a fact, but yall can go back to saying stupid stuff like "well dont play then, we don't want you". Only a truly self-centered idiot wants less people playing a game. You don't need much logic to understand that more people = more likely for the game to stick around, get decent support/updates and thrive.

10-19-2006, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hoax Fat Bowser Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SF, CA. Posts: 206	You all are missing my point, or being stupid rabid fanboi defensive clowns, I'm not sure which. Here are two obvious problems with their page: 1) When you use the sign in link on the left side of the main page, there is an error, yes it is easily corrected by refreshing the page but most people will not exactly think of that right off the bat. 2) If you make the mistake of using the sign in link at the top of the page, your taken to the gamengame site, which after signing in will tell you infinity isn't out yet... 3) Not 100% about this one, but I swear they said they were going to send me an email after account creation, but I never got one. Couple this with the typical TERRIBLE Engrish that all instructions are in, and you end up with a recipe for the game not being exposed to half as many people as it should be. This is fairly simple stuff here, and it always bugs me when these really fun f2p games end up with very small communities in large part because it is a hassle to even get the thing working. Check out ATC-Raycrash for a good example of a pretty unique cool game that is basically dead during non Asian primetimes, I would speculate due in part to what a pain it is to get an account up and running. Yes those relatively minor errors constitute a hassle, think about how many people on the internet don't understand very basic stuff. I just find it silly that these companies can't be bothered to get someone who actually speaks English to design their sites, and you know, make sure they work properly without any hassle. Joe Sixpack doesn't want to have to check a forum that isn't even related to the game to figure out how to get his account running. That is just a fact, but yall can go back to saying stupid stuff like "well dont play then, we don't want you". Only a truly self-centered idiot wants less people playing a game. You don't need much logic to understand that more people = more likely for the game to stick around, get decent support/updates and thrive.