120109-hey-tony-can-we-get-some-guest-passes

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Tony, TT said you were the one to talk to about this.
 
I'd like to have some trial/guest pass codes I could share with viewers interested in the game.
 
I've had a steady flow of viewers interested in the game. Whether coming back or trying for the first time they come into channel and tend to ask some questions on the state of the game, what I like about it, classes to play, etc.  Generally its a legitimate conduit for new players.  
 
TT visits / views players streams A_LOT and it's been REALLY good for the community and moral. Even if its just to chit-chat about the gaming industry, make fun of me dyingon gold runs,  or brag about his esper.  It always gets a great reaction from viewers especially those who aren't yet playing the game - seeing a CRB employee right there with them.
 
If you have rules about content or anything regarding streams that are distributing your codes, I'm ok with that. I just want more players to have an opportunity to try this fantastic game.  Also, CRB employees dropping in on streamers channels is really cool and should be seen as an effective community builder.
 
This needs to happen sooner than later.	
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My first ticket towards carbine:
 
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Dear Wildstar,
First of all sorry for the catagory this ticket ended up in. I could not find anything else close for asking what I wan't to ask.
As one of the few active streamers on Twitch.tv left who streams Wildstar I often get new people watching the stream asking for trial codes. These are mostly people who would like to try out the game and rather test if before they purchase it. It might help me as a streamer to get more people to watch my stream and get them involved to the game somehow. It hurts when I have to refer them to make a ticket themselves or ask on the forums for a trial key when I could maybe be able to hand them out myself.
So this is me reaching out to you guys, I suppose the rest is up to you... I bet alot of people would be happy with this. And you would make me happy as well. If there's any terms of conditions attached to some kind of deal let me know!
// Bliep out
www.twitch.tv/bliepbliep
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I agree with Rideh. I also asked a similar question during the last WS live stream and either of you answered.
 
I also stream on a regular basis. (rideh dose gold runs and DS) I level alts and show dailies/ga/ds. It would be nice indeed to help out and show some appreciation to those truly committed to the game and the community.
 
I would love to give out some guest past or some swag to bring back people into playing wildstar and see some carbine employee (Tony..) or even community members drop in some more into our channels.
 
Palmtop, Rideh, Jotsky, BliepBliep and Dcarterwww are all avid streamers. You guys should take a closer look.	
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Even if its just to chit-chat about the gaming industry, make fun of me dyingon gold runs,  or brag about his esper.
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I'll cross-post what I put on reddit:
 
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Agreed. I think it's great that Carbine employees visit streams all the time (Timetravel, Tyrius, etc.) - but I see a lot of newbies ask about the game in Palmtop's stream or mine (when Palmtop hosts me and people are unfortunately directed to my stream) and... there's nothing to really offer these new interested viewers in terms of free trials/guest passes. Telling people to contact support is one step too many for a LOT of people and giving away codes, in my opinion, already makes people feel like they were given a special invite / a chance to play the game without much effort. People like trying free stuff, but not when they have to try too hard to get it.	
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I'm really disappointed you didn't highlight that death. ^_^
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			To be honest, I completely agree with you.  We need to do more for our streamers/content creators.  I can't say too much right now, but swag, trial keys, and direct communication are just some of the things planned for 2015.  I wish I could go more into detail, but be assured these conversations are happening and plans are being pushed into motion.  Carbine appreciates its streaming community, and next year we will really be able to show it.	
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			That would be really great.  Tony, I've wanted to run some sort of housing contest for my YouTube channel or article series over at WildStar-Core, but I don't even know how to go about requesting or asking for support.	
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			Sometimes I sit back and wonder how many deaths we've had in raid from TT distracting raiders. Oh well, if it helps get more people into the game I'll consider it acceptable losses. 	
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That would be really great.  Tony, I've wanted to run some sort of housing contest for my YouTube channel or article series over at WildStar-Core, but I don't even know how to go about requesting or asking for support.
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Having some sort of communication with the community department would be really nice. Over the past few months I've seen many people come and go who were interested in the game but had no idea how to get a trial key. Occasionally a friend will have a spare trial key that I can give away, but for the most part I can only tell them they should just buy the box and try it out.
 
Obviously having trail keys to give away would be ideal, but I can totally understand why these aren't being given out like Halloween candy. It would be awesome though if we could get some communication from the community department about how to help these potential players out.
 
I am, however, very curious why "direct communication" is something that needs to be planned and delayed for 2015? It seems the raid devs have figured that out already...	
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Copied from my post on reddit:
I'm glad the conversations are happening there, but they NEED to happen here. Start opening the lines of communication now. Lets start defining what would be useful, what would not. How it could work. All the decisions have to ultimately be made on your end but why just sit here and tell us "glad you want to get involved, we hear ya, laterz".
I understand that your options are limited and everything is sorta on ice until the big push but why arent you trying to find some_any way to help us within that box in the meantime?	
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			I've had someone reach out to me and give me THEIR guest codes... This is what i mean about working within the framework. I've thought about doing a plat drive to buy credd and lotto to people wanting to try out the game. We should not have to do this grass roots.	
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I am, however, very curious why "direct communication" is something that needs to be planned and delayed for 2015? It seems the raid devs have figured that out already...
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bandwidth. 
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Id like to comment and say that Tony and the crew have def stepped up over the last month so it is getting better gang! 
 
Keep on moving forward tony and the rest! Very happy to see a change and more communication! 
 
 
Looking forward to seeing what 2015 brings to the game and the community!	
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			I am also curious as to what Tony and the team will bring to the community of streamers/youtubers. GG 2014, Hello2015 !	
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More devs to poke and prod about all the things buggy than just the brave few who venture on streams and hang out on the PTR?
Maybe even the ever elusive esper class lead (hint hint)?	
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Good to see that changes are coming with 2015 for us streamers. Can't wait!
 
Happy holidays guys :D	
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To be honest, I completely agree with you.  We need to do more for our streamers/content creators.  I can't say too much right now, but swag, trial keys, and direct communication are just some of the things planned for 2015.  I wish I could go more into detail, but be assured these conversations are happening and plans are being pushed into motion.  Carbine appreciates its streaming community, and next year we will really be able to show it.
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Really looking forward to some incentives going out, so we can actually get more people in.
Noticed people asking for keys as well lately, but I'm all out.	
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Really looking forward to some incentives going out, so we can actually get more people in.
Noticed people asking for keys as well lately, but I'm all out.
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