Hawken, listen...
#1
Posted 06 June 2016 - 08:21 AM
I want this game to be there in 5 years. As little development has hit APB, it's still here. Hawken remains in limbo thus far and this troubles me. I see the odd info pipeline go out and that's fine, but I'm worried about it. I just can't help it. This game has all of the potential in the world and I want it to succeed.
So what can we do to assist? Aside from buying things. Many of us have poured our wallets out into Hawken. My tech owns a ton of skins and bodies. My G2 assault is the embodiment of Han. But how do we help outside of the cash shop?
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#2
Posted 06 June 2016 - 08:36 AM
I could not disagree more with this sentiment. I never signed up for the babysitting/retention police job, and I am not paid for caring about what happens to the playerbase, let alone wasting my time doing something to help the devs do their job. If I enjoyed stomping noobs, I would be doing so day in and day out, because I simply don't care if this hurts some buttercup's feelings.
My point is, it is not my job to help the player retention, it is Reloaded's job.
Edited by Amidatelion, 06 June 2016 - 08:36 AM.
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#3
Posted 06 June 2016 - 09:39 AM
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What's the big fuzzy bunnyng deal? Lots of amazing people have committed suicide, and they turned out alright.
#4
Posted 06 June 2016 - 10:16 AM
anyone that posts on hawken forums loves hawken. =)
i play 4 different games, and i only visit the hawken forums =(
/sigh =)
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#5
Posted 06 June 2016 - 10:54 AM
anyone that posts on hawken forums loves hawken. =)
i play 4 different games, and i only visit the hawken forums =(
/sigh =)
other three probably some weird hamster life simulators and have no forums :p
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#6
Posted 06 June 2016 - 10:58 AM
Hawken is like a bad car accident, it hurts to look, but you just can't turn away.
No crew
#7
Posted 06 June 2016 - 11:51 AM
So what can we do to assist? Aside from buying things. Many of us have poured our wallets out into Hawken. My tech owns a ton of skins and bodies. My G2 assault is the embodiment of Han. But how do we help outside of the cash shop?
Get involved with community events. Do any combination of participating in them, hosting them, promoting them, and coming up with new event ideas. While there's a lot of room for creativity in those suggestions, there's not much you can do beyond "getting involved".
I agree with DerMax's quoted statement that it's not our job to get new players and retain the ones we currently have. That said, it's still important to remember (and should be self-evident) that just because it's not "our job", it doesn't mean that we're powerless to affect either of those things in a positive or negative direction. You can be a fuzzy bunny and smurf, hack, and berate the other players in your matches to your heart's delight, and I guarantee you that you'll make some people flee the game if you do it long enough. Conversely, if you do the opposite then you will increase the likelihood that any given player will be retained. If a former Hawken player stops by the forums to see if this game is still kicking and finds a thriving - albeit small - community with regular events, it might be enough to get them interested in playing again.
Will you (or anyone else) being involved in the community affect Hawken's population as much as a concerted marketing push on Reloaded's part? Most of us can emphatically say "no"; Reloaded has much more capacity to get Hawken off the ground than all of us do. But if you love the game, and have some time and interest to spare, then there are options at your disposal.
Edited by TheButtSatisfier, 06 June 2016 - 12:30 PM.
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#8
Posted 06 June 2016 - 12:09 PM
So what can we do to assist?
Just keep on sucking it up. The noobs need someone they can beat to make their introduction to the game less frustrating.
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Come on Crafty, you have been officially called out on your lies. Your online reputation is at stake here, this is just like an old school street race running for pink slips. Its run what you brung and hope its enough. Put up or shut the fuzzy bunny up.
#9
Posted 06 June 2016 - 12:11 PM
words
You know what? I like a lot of your posts.
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#12
Posted 07 June 2016 - 09:22 PM
you are fine harmless kittens. you are a good player
Edited by angryhampster, 07 June 2016 - 09:31 PM.
#13
Posted 09 June 2016 - 05:29 AM
I'm in the bottom 500...... I think. But i keep playing!
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#14
Posted 10 June 2016 - 10:57 AM
The title of this thread made me think of how, when I was 5 and had just seen Star Wars ep 4, I wrote a letter to Luke Skywalker (not Mark Hamill) thanking him for being in a good movie.
I don't think he got it.
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#15
Posted 13 June 2016 - 09:50 AM
Personally, I've spent quite a penny on this game over the past couple of years. It's pretty easy to do, especially back when you needed to buy skins for each mech individually. (Anyone remember the Hawken Mercenary bundle?)
For me it has been money well spent, especially when considering how much some of my other hobbies cost.
Participating in community events is just not my thing...but if you enjoy fraternizing with one of the player groups/clans, why not go for that?
Or, pursue opening the source code..
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