konyzulphrea Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Reasons of the low popularity of RS2? 1.There's no new maps for the time being,At least They should At least provide some new Basement Maps for These Hunters. 2.The Drawing API is not using OPENGL 2 for the time being,Is Anyone Still USE OPENGL 1.4 For their Business?! 3.Restrictions on some patented Technology like Flash (Since There is no new version Plugin for Linux now) 4.Lot of people like Killing Players,I think 5.What is the hell of Konstruction,Guilds and other things? 6.Few Members kontrol all the material needed,Getting these may be hard for some experienced. Besides,Some facts 1.Java is techically proven for Gaming in future By Jagex Project. Since Jagex Has Proven that Java can use Display Card or other Accleartors with Windows API like OpenGL. 2.Recorded as World Record,Who think A company Not Use DX API cannot get to the top,But not enough to the limit,the sky? 3.Monthly Fee is reasonable,Even has been Increased But not over 6 dollars a month. 4.Jagex is not only focus on RS2,They also know that Female Market is pretty Big.How about 3 dollars a month for more fun?! 5.Youtube announcing's cost is very cheap for them,But the receiving is based with powers. 6.They try to keep going a week,If you won't vote,You cannot receive more things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel555555 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 good article. the reason why that rs has so many people is because of word of mouth. if u tell say 5 people about the game and only 2 of those people like it and tell 5 others it will spread much faster than say commercials which can simply be turned to a different channel. [spoiler=click you know you wanna]Me behave? Seriously? As a child I saw Tarzan almost naked, Cinderella arrived home from a party after midnight, Pinocchio told lies, Aladin was a thief, Batman drove over 200 miles an hour, Snow White lived in a house with seven men, Popeye smoked a pipe and had tattoos, Pac man ran around to digital music while eating pills that enhanced his performance, and Shaggy and Scooby were mystery solving hippies who always had the munchies. The fault is not mine! if you had this childhood and loved it put this in your signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeor Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Because they really don't need to advertise. For example you never see any commercials about all of those great colleges such as Harvard and Yale do you? No, you only see commercials for the crappy community colleges, mainly because word of the mouth doesn't work for them. And i'm guessing this is why runescape doesn't advertise; because they don't need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999134 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 advertising would get them laughed at runescape is more of a someone looking over your shoulder and saying "whats that game?" Check it out, huge amount of effort has gone into this massive mod![hide=old sig][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaluate Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Are you high on something, or do you just make random stuff up? First of all, I really don't think it was necessary to waste a post on a stupid insult like that. I wasn't making up random stuff, it was a silly example to get my point across. If you want a serious example, then here's one. Player A sees an RS commercial and decides to try it out. He plays for a while and finds a glitch that allows him to trade unhindered by the unbalanced trade system. He tells his friends, who also begin doing it. They tell their friends, and so on. Pretty soon there's a new way to RWT, and all the bots are back. Then what's Jagex going to do? Sure, they may be able to fix the glitch, but what if they can't? Big headache for Jagex. I'm not saying they don't want more paying customers, but with all the accounts they have right now, they're doing fine. Plus, who's to say everyone who joins is going to be a paying customer? Sure, a bunch might, but more players means they need to set up more servers, which costs money. Not enough paying players to support the cost of the new servers=loss of money. 7 years 'scape knowledge and counting99 Attack - June 8th 2010 99 Defence - August 2nd 2011 99 HP - December 2nd 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magmaguard3 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Dunno, I guess it's because they don't want to appeal to a Younger Audience of 5? :-# That's probably why. If they are gonna advertise on TV what are they gonna advertise on? All the kid channels would bring a bunch of little kids into the game, and If you advertise online video games on adult channels, then It's gonna look like a joke. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Sibz Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 They should advertise on the G4 channel in USA. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9ablo Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Eversince the JagexShop re-opened I've always seen it as a huge advertisement strategy. I got in thanks to my friends :roll: . Ohh and - I'm the one who advertizes Runescape ... Whenever I'm done using a public computer or whatever, I allways leave the RS homepage open :lol: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imzachhubla Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 You know all those whining about mini-clip generation, or the addictinggames generation, kongregate? Not to mention these are all silly ideas, but, they advertise in that way, putting the game on many other sites. i have actually seen runescape advertisements on many websites, so i think they do spread the word about their existance around. Even if its not on the big scale yet. 99 cooking achieved on december 7th 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGunitfan10 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 advertising would get them laughed at runescape is more of a someone looking over your shoulder and saying "whats that game?" Exactly. my little brother's friends were over (they're 8,9, and 9) and they all lent over my shoulder and said whats that game and i went to pick him up at his friends house and they were all playing rs :lol: They were like "ok i see a chicken but how do i eat it?" "drop it maybe it turns into a cooked chicken" that was all their convos. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiJay Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Why do so many people say they don't advertise? They do as already said in many posts. I posted a video of the german ad, too. #-o Every big company, especially online game sites, do ads... [404] Signature not found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprout_teh_druid Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 wut (Jagex's response to the word 'advetising') Can be looted to obtain a variable item and reobtain the imp jar. If you are insane, it can instead be exchanged for impling jars from Elnock Inquisitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohkmj1 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I don't think Jagex has to advertise anyway. : With whatever they're doing now, it's not uncommon to see characters being created minutely. Of course some of these people are just either seasoned players who want another account or just newbs. Either way, most of runescape's popularity owes it to word of mouth advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomyth105 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 I don't think Jagex has to advertise anyway. : With whatever they're doing now, it's not uncommon to see characters being created minutely. Of course some of these people are just either seasoned players who want another account or just newbs. Either way, most of runescape's popularity owes it to word of mouth advertising. maybe jagex advertising runescape may have no affect on u, thus u dont care, but really consider it from the company's perspective. this could really bring more customers and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchy Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Every add that a company places, whether that be in the paper, or a website, etc., they are making an investment, and hoping to get a return from it. When JAGeX advertises on game site, they are trying to attract new and potential customers. My relaxation method involves a bottle of lotion, beautiful women, and partial nudity. Yes I get massages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomyth105 Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Every add that a company places, whether that be in the paper, or a website, etc., they are making an investment, and hoping to get a return from it. When JAGeX advertises on game site, they are trying to attract new and potential customers. they do advertise on sites but why cant they go deeper and make them on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will H Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Why do so many people say they don't advertise? They do as already said in many posts. I posted a video of the german ad, too. #-o Every big company, especially online game sites, do ads... Heh, that's the first time I've seen that. Something tells me though that they aren't going to make an English version... haven't they? Anyway, aside from that, RS, or even RSHD isn't quite good enough to go full throttle into advertising, like, say, Blizzard has with WoW. Let's be honest, Jagex's advertising isn't exactly huge, they still mainly go via word of mouth. ~ W ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRose Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Why do so many people say they don't advertise? They do as already said in many posts. I posted a video of the german ad, too. #-o Every big company, especially online game sites, do ads... Heh, that's the first time I've seen that. Something tells me though that they aren't going to make an English version... haven't they? Anyway, aside from that, RS, or even RSHD isn't quite good enough to go full throttle into advertising, like, say, Blizzard has with WoW. Let's be honest, Jagex's advertising isn't exactly huge, they still mainly go via word of mouth. Which works out just fine. My friend got me into it by mouth, and i mean, that is so much more credible than a banner or commerical. I'M LOOKING AT YOU ADVENTURE QUEST :evil: . He also got like 7 other people I know into it, all became members eventually. I myself got 2 into runescape, and one became a member. Do you see the chain that happens here? Anyway, pulling away from the obvious, I don't think they should advertise. Honestly, only 10 year old slaves to T.V actually go to POTC Online thing, and look what's that become. I do NOT want that crowd coming to our game; there's a big steryotype that we're all 10 year old spammers and flamers, and i don't want that to actually be true. :ohnoes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappo52 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Why do so many people say they don't advertise? They do as already said in many posts. I posted a video of the german ad, too. #-o Every big company, especially online game sites, do ads... is that an ad for runescape or is sevengames.de (the site in the vid) advertising they have runescape on their site? TV ads would be a waste of time and money, if they want them on prime time around the world(or in one particular country) it would cost far too much, non prime time ads wouldnt reach the target audience. many companies fail because they have the notion that advertising on TV is the most effective way to get your name out there. Jagex are targeting their intended audience in a cheap and efficient manner. the only reason they may start a TV campaign is if the game were to be sold on discs in shops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiJay Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Why do so many people say they don't advertise? They do as already said in many posts. I posted a video of the german ad, too. #-o Every big company, especially online game sites, do ads... is that an ad for runescape or is sevengames.de (the site in the vid) advertising they have runescape on their site? Both. [404] Signature not found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Ike111 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Anyone who plays MMO's knows what runescape is. There is no need for advertisment beyond what Jagex already does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizz Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Why advertise, I like it the way it is :S I love it when people saying "Runescape is Dying!!~!@0n3!!!3l3v3n!!!". That just means more spots for me! :twisted: Wongton is better than me in anyway~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbpenguin5 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Well let's see. -They are advertising at gaming conventions and exploiting RSHD heavily. Basically they're advertising to those who want to listen. My YOUNGER brother makes fun of me for playing runescape. I honestly don't care that much about him, but (completely honestly) i do worry about my friends finding out. I don't advertise at all unless i'm certain they play as well. But enough about that, -Word of mouth is literally free (even big companies smile at that) -There is no shortage of new players -until word of mouth becomes insufficent, it will be the primary source of new revenue. -Lastly, Java is still new (I bet some of you didn't know that) and it's incredibly difficult to code small graphics. Until Jagex can produce a STRONG graphics engine, (I give all the credit in the world to Jagex for doing what they have with Java code) and i mean WoW strong, they will have a tough time converting the consumers vision of RS being a low def point and click. ~penguin (that all probably sounds a little hypocritical :mrgreen: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel555555 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 btw can anyone translate that vid?? i know some german but i havn't used it for like 2 yrs and a little rusty [spoiler=click you know you wanna]Me behave? Seriously? As a child I saw Tarzan almost naked, Cinderella arrived home from a party after midnight, Pinocchio told lies, Aladin was a thief, Batman drove over 200 miles an hour, Snow White lived in a house with seven men, Popeye smoked a pipe and had tattoos, Pac man ran around to digital music while eating pills that enhanced his performance, and Shaggy and Scooby were mystery solving hippies who always had the munchies. The fault is not mine! if you had this childhood and loved it put this in your signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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