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Originally Posted by Lord_Bachus
I can see your problem there. And actually its quite hard to stop a minnority from declaring their opinions as the truth.

One of the things that might work for some of them is spending some actuall quallity time with them. IF you can find the few really really hardcore people over at MMORPG.com (and that must be a handfull, maybe two) and you truely beleive in the product you are creating you could offer them a visit to your headquarters and try and explain your game again to them. And show them offcourse. Then hook them up with beta

To win a community for you like MMORPG is worth a lot in terms of marketing. But to win these people for your game, you have to
a) really beleive in the good of the game (which will be easy for you)
b) Try to understand why these people post what they post
c) Know that when these people change their opinion all other disbeleivers will see the truth in a new light.
To win these people you have to be totally honest. Show them the contracts with SOE, show them the game on a different systems. Show them the gameplay mechanics and show them the future of the game. Heck show them even your PvP plans. BUT be honest to them
I think this could work.

Now lets hope these people don't read this post overhere as we both know that they will use it against you.

AS for your proposal for us to go overthere..............We both know that it will end up in a flame-war and i seriously don't know if thats for the good of the game, as a flaming discussion is just as bad as a negative discussion.

Even tenthousands of fans can't silence the negative voicess overthere. Only reason and the truth can.

Great post, thanks. Good points, etc.

I do think, however, that if people here want to post elsewhere after reading this or in other posts where I've asked for help, they can do so without causing a flamewar and do a lot more good than harm. I just have that confidence in the community here. Just as flaming people with different viewpoints here in these boards has dropped, so also do I know that this community can really make a difference. It takes some thought, some discipline, but this is one heck of a community


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