Aralyn Cormallen
Wildly Inappropriate
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.09.11 15:13:00 -
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Lord Zim wrote:
As for the in-client voting option, the most obvious thing here would be to fully utilize the ingame browser. Barring that, maybe make the neocom spout a button at the bottom (near the undock button) which opens up the IGB at the voting page. But above all, as you say, the prime focus must be convenience, and not forcing anything.
I would think this makes a ton of sense. As "useful and informative" splash ads on the log-in screen are, its safe to say that everyone who is going to the log in screen is doing in in order to log in as their singular priority, and probably only a tiny fraction even see the splash ads. I've lost count of the number of times I have already typed in my password and hit enter before noticing the ad title and thinking "hey, that sounds intresting"; by which time, I'm already leaving the screen, and "this advert will only show once" has ensured I've missed whatever it was mentioning. Add to the fact that anything that gets in the way of a player logging in will always risk getting ignored or discounted since it is getting in the way.
I would say the log-in screen is for that reason, a pretty bad advertising spot. And I can think of a much better one.
We are all used to the "skill training complete / you have x number of certificates" box on log-in. Its small, doesn't get in the way, doesn't obstruct what your doing. but it draws your eye by flashing up as you log on. How about adding CSM voting info there? During the voting period, a second box, alongside (or in the same place as) the "skill training complete" one flashes up - make it a contrasting colour to really stand it out, with "CSM voting open now - find out more" or some such. Have it fade out after a breif period, as the skill one does, but with a click-link that takes you to the in-game browser, and loads up the CSM info/voting page. After a day or two of this flashing up every log-on, it'll catch the player the day their not in a rush, when they have a spare moment to check this thing out, and acts as a constant reminder there is something to do.
All in one, this makes it noticible, but doesn't commit the cardinal sin that any log-in page advert / vote does - it doesn't get in the way when all the player wants to do is play. |