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Thread: We're famous! Dancers in SWG TV Spots

Panthu
Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:50 pm
#1
Have you guys checked out the main game page lately? There's a new section for movies and Dancers can be seen in the BestBuy spots! *bounces* Yay team! *\o/*


/chant Go Dancers! Go Dancers!

Message Edited by Panthu on 07-27-2005 12:51 AM




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DanceRulez
Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:29 pm
#2
And for those of you who might have been like me and wondering which one that is, it's the button labeled "TV AD 2" under the little movie viewer.



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Esharra
Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:03 pm
#3
That was Very Cool! Ok..here's where I admit that I have a 27" flatscreen with DVD and don't watch television (netflix ftw!)..have those shown up on prime time yet?



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Tangleweb
Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:54 am
#4

but the ad also shows like 50 people with jet packs in one scene, and it also claims you can live your star wars experience, and i quote, "24 hours a day, seven days a week." /chortle


so yay dancers!!! but lying advertisement. 






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Shaizann
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:02 am
#5




Tangleweb wrote:

but the ad also shows like 50 people with jet packs in one scene, and it also claims you can live your star wars experience, and i quote, "24 hours a day, seven days a week." /chortle


so yay dancers!!! but lying advertisement.






Yeah, it's a lie, but it's marketing and thus, is a lie by definition. Well, misleading at any rate. I mean, it *looks* like you can go out and adventure with Han Solo and Chewbacca. However, it's designed toseduce someone into buyingSWG. Anyone with MMOG experience knows that YMMV and you're not likely to have "OMGz...shooting blasters with Han!!!!"experiences on a day to day basis.



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Panthu
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:23 am
#6
Yeah, but we were ranked up there with jet packs and Jedi as cool eye-catching seductive hooks. I think that's awesome!




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Warryyr
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:35 am
#7

They also modified the StarshipCrafting Stationto have pictures on it that don't really appear on Starship Terminals (there's like an X-wing and stuff on it....and the guy appears to be manipulating the station somehow like he's "building" something or entering something, when really it's the "recharge your droid" animation the guy's doing).


They also insinuate you can meet Yoda, or that Yoda is even in the game, which I found pretty deceptive.


But yeah...I was glad to see Ents get a bit of a prescence in these ads. The social market for MMORPGs is (in my opinion) an untapped resource for new subscribers, in an industry filled with "take these players from this game" rather than "get more people to play MMORPG's." Since SWG actually does offer this unique role in the game, it needs to expand upon it and really make Ents an important, fun, and fascinating role to play in the game.


They can market all they like...but in the end, the customer gets 1 free month of subscription with purchase. And getting people to continue past that first free month is the challenge...and we need more to keep people around, and hopefully it's coming soon.

Warryyr
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:38 am
#8

Also, the draw for female subscribers/gamers in the video game industry is difficult for game companies to figure out...females actually are in a significant minority in video games.


Look at SWG....I think SOE is sitting on a gold mine with Entertainers, which could be the answer to attracting a female playerbase, and isn't really taking full advantage of what they have right in front of them.


Vorpaks
Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:10 pm
#9

Esharra wrote:
That was Very Cool! Ok..here's where I admit that I have a 27" flatscreen with DVD and don't watch television (netflix ftw!)..have those shown up on prime time yet?


38" wide-screen Trinitron Vega (not flat screen though) and I don't have cable or any reception. I'll have to get someone to tape these for me or else go spend some quality time at Best Buy - they usually run adds on their huge screen.



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Tangleweb
Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:39 pm
#10




Panthu wrote:

Yeah, but we were ranked up there with jet packs and Jedi as cool eye-catching seductive hooks. I think that's awesome!




ya have a point there 




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Pappi
Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:13 am
#11
they're showing Eisley when they mentioned player cities



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Metricula
Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:19 am
#12




Warryyr wrote:

Also, the draw for female subscribers/gamers in the video game industry is difficult for game companies to figure out...females actually are in a significant minority in video games.


Look at SWG....I think SOE is sitting on a gold mine with Entertainers, which could be the answer to attracting a female playerbase, and isn't really taking full advantage of what they have right in front of them.






Surveys keep coming back that women are more likely to play online games than men. I don't think that's true in SWG specifically, but it's true overall. Females playing MMORPGs also tend to be older than the average male player. You can do a general search for articles or you can go to the Deadalus project on the psychology of MMORPGs. I've got a clicky for that in my sig.




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Panthu
Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:31 am
#13




Metricula wrote:





Warryyr wrote:

Also, the draw for female subscribers/gamers in the video game industry is difficult for game companies to figure out...females actually are in a significant minority in video games.


Look at SWG....I think SOE is sitting on a gold mine with Entertainers, which could be the answer to attracting a female playerbase, and isn't really taking full advantage of what they have right in front of them.






Surveys keep coming back that women are more likely to play online games than men. I don't think that's true in SWG specifically, but it's true overall. Females playing MMORPGs also tend to be older than the average male player. You can do a general search for articles or you can go to the Deadalus project on the psychology of MMORPGs. I've got a clicky for that in my sig.





The thing that pushed me to finally come over to SWG was a Salon article. When asked about women gamers, ID was brought up. I think it was Haden being interviewed. I think all the Ent profs, Tailor, and Architect all attract "mainstream" or "traditional" females.


Some women are really offended by the disparity in between little boy games and toys and those marketed for little girls. Some men are offended by it not being culturally acceptable for a little boy to play with doll houses and the cutesy games that are intended for girls. Salon usually talks about these sorts of things.


So I was shocked when the interviewer didn't rip into him for making such a pointed statement, heh. It's true though, Entertainer appeals to my girlie "Barbie Dreamhouse" desires as does Tailor and Architect. Those are the main profs I have seen mainstream females lock onto, and I agree with Warryyr that there are a lot more out there that can be brought in still.




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