This suggestion is just to change or add something to the current message displayed in-game as an attempt to attract more users to the forums.
Because this is boring:
something like "Type !forum to visit our forums - it's fun and free!" or "Type !forum to visit our forums - FREE CAKE!"
While this may seem wacky/silly/stupid that is exactly the kind of message that is needed to get people's attention and actually join the forums. I know I would have joined much sooner at the promise of free cake, even if i knew it was a lie.
I just think that something less sterile and more fun that will actually catch someone's eye while playing can only encourage more users to come here. Often times in game I hear people have ideas about maps and changes and I try to tell them to come to the forums to make a suggestion and they don't seem to even know there are forums, even though that same bland message is telling them so every 30 seconds. Or they have other questions/comments about Skial and the answers to which can be found here if only they would bother looking.
Anyway I can't think of a reason notto have a fun "join the forum!" message or a rotation of different fun/silly messages.
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Edit:
Since it seems people want a more professional approach and more eye catching here are some better examples
Type !forum to visit our forums - Join the community!
Type !forum to visit Skial forums - More than just servers
Trades, Raffles, & More - Type !forum to visit our forums or visit Skial.com/forum today
Any message like these or hell even put them all on some kind of rotation is bound to get new users to join the forums.
The point is to get attention and encourage new users to join the forums. And as a few have pointed out in this thread they didn't even know there was an existing message in game.
Because this is boring:
something like "Type !forum to visit our forums - it's fun and free!" or "Type !forum to visit our forums - FREE CAKE!"
While this may seem wacky/silly/stupid that is exactly the kind of message that is needed to get people's attention and actually join the forums. I know I would have joined much sooner at the promise of free cake, even if i knew it was a lie.
I just think that something less sterile and more fun that will actually catch someone's eye while playing can only encourage more users to come here. Often times in game I hear people have ideas about maps and changes and I try to tell them to come to the forums to make a suggestion and they don't seem to even know there are forums, even though that same bland message is telling them so every 30 seconds. Or they have other questions/comments about Skial and the answers to which can be found here if only they would bother looking.
Anyway I can't think of a reason notto have a fun "join the forum!" message or a rotation of different fun/silly messages.
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Edit:
Since it seems people want a more professional approach and more eye catching here are some better examples
Type !forum to visit our forums - Join the community!
Type !forum to visit Skial forums - More than just servers
Trades, Raffles, & More - Type !forum to visit our forums or visit Skial.com/forum today
Any message like these or hell even put them all on some kind of rotation is bound to get new users to join the forums.
The point is to get attention and encourage new users to join the forums. And as a few have pointed out in this thread they didn't even know there was an existing message in game.
