126366-brainstorming-ways-we-can-help

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One of the issues with wildstar atm is how much negative news there is about it. Maybe if we helped spread some positive news the game would draw more attention. If people have a blog they could post about it there, drop some reviews on gaming sites they're a part of, draw up some fan art, etc. At the very least let people know about the 10-day free trial so they can come check it out themselves for free.
 
Anyone willing to help me?
 
 
 
 
Note to mods: plz don't lock this thread and tell me to go here. I'm not discussing f2p/b2b/etc, I'm seeing how much free advertisement the community can give you :)	
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			I blog regularly about my WS adventures, post screenshots, draw fan-art, talk it up to as many internet people as I know. My husband and I are even building up a plan to capitalize on his readership and our gaming community friends to use WildStar as the vehicle for our annual ExtraLife campaign. Definitely doing my part. @.@	
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			Unfortunately, helping out this game through word-of-mouth feels like a purely Sisyphean endeavor.  No matter how much we talk up the game, the gaming community outside of the game is completely convinced the game is stuck in the same state it was at launch and will blatantly ignore our tales in favor of bashing WS.	
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Vince hit the nail on the head.
 
I took it upon myself to try and "advocate" for the game on the official Facebook page. You know, try and be a voice of reason, a voice of positivity.
 
Yeah.
 
That panned out EXACTLY like you'd think. Every time I'd say something upbeat or supportive, I was met with a chorus of name-calling buttheads screaming FREE TO PLAY FREE TO PLAY GAEM IS DED DED I TELL U LOL GG CARBINE ...
 
It's not worth the heartache to try and defend this game or this studio from the hell of it's own making.	
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Honestly...
I don't think the player-base can do anymore than they already are and have been doing for so long. I'd dare say that the players themselves have gone far and above the norm for even word of mouth compared to other games and I'd even go as far as to say they've as a whole probably advertised the game MUCH more than even simple campaigns. I understand that Carbine/NCsoft didn't want to do a major advertising push till things are better, but it's on them now...
 
Players can only do so much...Company has to step up it's promotion too	
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Unfortunately, helping out this game through word-of-mouth feels like a purely Sisyphean endeavor.  No matter how much we talk up the game, the gaming community outside of the game is completely convinced the game is stuck in the same state it was at launch and will blatantly ignore our tales in favor of bashing WS.
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