Promoting SE4 Gold

Ruatha · #1 March 9th, 2003, 01:11 PM

Just an idea.
How about mailing the game magazines telling them that SE4 is increasing it sales due to the MOO3 release.
It must be unusual for a game to still sale at retail price this far behind it's orignal release date.

Maybe we can even get some mags to do a second review, or make a note of SE4 when they are talking about Moo3.

I'll mail the swedish game magazines this coming weeek.

Atrocities · #2 March 10th, 2003, 02:27 AM

Good idea, I have received 13 emails stating that I was the reason for purchasing SEIV.

I hope it is true, and I hope to affect more positive sales for the game, but only Shrapnel knows for certain if sales have picked up or not.

And it would not be good to brag about it if indeed they have. Although, I would take full advantage of the MOO3 debacle, and push SEIV Gold.

Run a sale on all Shrapnel games for a couple of weeks or a month giving a small discount off on the price of the game or reduced shipping costs.

You can also have a game, everyone who buys a shrapnel game in month X has their name put into a drawing to get that game, or their next game for free.

Anything to drive up sales. The game sells itself, but word of mouth is the only way the game will get that chance.

As a fan of the game, I post about it on many forums, as do many others. I have seen a lot of good SEIV fan out there on other forums. I have gotten a lot of emails from Star Trek fans both complimenting me and bLasting me for my SEIV Star Trek sets. (The original ones, not the ones made up form other sources.)

So if I can get that kind of attention for this game, then I am certain other can get far more.

[ March 09, 2003, 12:29: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

Ack · #3 March 9th, 2003, 03:20 PM

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Good idea, I have received 13 emails stating that I was the reason for purchasing SEIV.

14. I ordered a copy on Thursday...

LongTom · #4 March 9th, 2003, 08:13 PM

I think a discount for those with SE4, to upgrade to Gold, would be a real good idea. The only complaint I see about SE4 on the MOO3 forums - other than "heavy on micromanagement which I've tried to refute by pointing out "hey, SE4 has ministers too, and you can even turn them completely off :-)is from people upset that they bought SE4 and are being asked to pay too much (from their perspective) for Gold. Make them happy and you will get nothing but positive press which will help sales even more.

Just my opinion as a newcomer to SE.

Krelian · #5 March 9th, 2003, 08:45 PM

i got se4 gold a few weeks ago, because i couldn't wait anymore for moo3 and searched for another space strategy game to play while moo3 comes out... now i don't want moo3 anymore... se4 is more that i espected from moo3.

edit: the truth is that i found a demo of se3, and then like 4 days ago got se4...

[ March 09, 2003, 19:35: Message edited by: Krelian ]

3HattedDragon · #6 March 9th, 2003, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by Ack:

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Good idea, I have received 13 emails stating that I was the reason for purchasing SEIV.

14. I ordered a copy on Thursday...

15. I just didn't email you