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MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« on: 10 March 2011, 13:29:36 »
  :D :D we  have reached more than 10.000 installer downloads now!
About 50% linux and 50% windows downloads!

... and I think there are some more linux people out there who installed via packaging system! ( which are not counted here )
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Re: Mega Glest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10.000 downloads
« Reply #1 on: 10 March 2011, 14:02:51 »
Yeah, that's pretty cool  :thumbup:

BTW: rnejdl was so kind and has sent a PR (ProblemReport) for MegaGlest to FreeBSD, which means MegaGlest is on it's way into the official FreeBSD ports tree (kinda software repo). Maybe this will take several weeks. When it's done, MegaGlest will be available on FreeBSD officially.
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Re: Mega Glest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10.000 downloads
« Reply #2 on: 10 March 2011, 14:07:48 »
Just need to get those 10K of people to play online!

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Re: Mega Glest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10.000 downloads
« Reply #3 on: 10 March 2011, 15:11:30 »
I think about 9 990 of them need to upgrade their hardware first :-D .
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Re: Mega Glest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10.000 downloads
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2011, 22:30:48 »
:D Well, we would've have even more downloads if MG was on CNET ::) But, nice.
I think most of them just don't know how to host...which needs to be stated in the lobby/server list...and nicknames too.

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« Reply #5 on: 10 March 2011, 22:52:35 »
This will be controversial, but I recommend you add a Facebook 'Like' button and other 'social media' stuff - ideally, in the game.

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #6 on: 10 March 2011, 22:54:39 »
Why would this be controversial?  ::) Oh...in the game. No thanks. On the website, sure. Anyways, there is already a megaglest facebook page and a twitter...we need to take control of that though, cause they aren't official. It's just by some German fan. I think I'll try to be a admin on the Glest FB Page, and update that later...
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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2011, 10:09:59 »
I will not put any energy in showing (mega)glest on facebook/twitter and co and for shure NEVER ingame!
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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2011, 10:13:44 »
I guess we'll just use Google translate then...or use different names ::)
Because we don't want to miss out and 600 million+ users...
I don't think it should be in-game, but it should be on the website.

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2011, 10:17:25 »
care to elaborate why?

I find facebook distasteful, but I can't think of a better way of pumping the number of players.

In-game (as in a link to 'like' on the startup page) would be a way of getting people to actually go ahead and click it.

An active facebook whatever will help spread Glest to new players, but it won't so easily get them to themselves promote it as adding a like button on the damn start menu (that goes away after you've clicked it, or if you've ignored it say n times).

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« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2011, 11:31:03 »
In-game (as in a link to 'like' on the startup page) would be a way of getting people to actually go ahead and click it.
That seems rather tacky to me.

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2011, 12:46:12 »
No, I don't want/like facebook! No matter if it will bring us players or not!
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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2011, 17:16:30 »
No, I don't want/like facebook! No matter if it will bring us players or not!
I made a glest game on facebook, why don't you like it?
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« Reply #13 on: 11 March 2011, 17:26:18 »
Sorry titi, we have to have one... If you and all the other developers don't want to, you don't have to update it...others can. If we don't, we'll only have brazillians newbs everyday.

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #14 on: 11 March 2011, 19:44:57 »
No, I don't want/like facebook! No matter if it will bring us players or not!
Titi, you're being biased. This is supposed to be a community project. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean others agree with that. And we also should have a download.com (aka: CNET) too. Glest did it, MegaGlest/GAE can too!

Sorry titi, we have to have one... If you and all the other developers don't want to, you don't have to update it...others can. If we don't, we'll only have brazillians newbs everyday.
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« Reply #15 on: 11 March 2011, 22:14:36 »
I can see where Titi is coming from with not wanting anything to do with Facebook.  I guess it's practicality (getting more publicity) vs. idealism (not supporting a site you don't agree with).

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #16 on: 11 March 2011, 22:15:47 »
Mabe you got me wrong! I personally will not do anything on facebook thats what I say. I don't say I don't want others to do it.
But my strong advise for all those who want to keep the control over their personal data is: Don't register/live at facebook and give up your privacy this way!

So if you really think you know what you do at facebook, go for it, but I will not show up there.
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« Reply #17 on: 12 March 2011, 13:13:49 »
I don't use Facebook either, but the fact is that many, many people do. A lot of other games (and more besides, even businesses) have a Facebook profile these days. It's important to establish an online presence in as many ways as possible.

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« Reply #18 on: 12 March 2011, 18:52:19 »
I think I'll create a profile called Ultifd...of course I'll never use my real profile.  :|

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« Reply #19 on: 14 March 2011, 06:20:00 »
vote for no link on the website

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #20 on: 14 March 2011, 06:22:34 »
I disagree...  :| We need to get the hundreds of people that liked Glest @ Facebook on Glest.org, anyways.

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« Reply #21 on: 1 April 2011, 13:10:00 »
Facebook,And Twitter.

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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #22 on: 1 April 2011, 15:47:09 »
What you think doesn't matter. Think for the community, not about whether or not you actually like facebook, etc; Besides, the Glest Team did it. ;)

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Please watch your tone a little. Saying things like "What you think doesn't matter" is insulting and thus counter productive (meaning: it actually prevents it) in reaching an agreement.
New reply: Just because you don't want it doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. By taking advantage of social hubs, we attract more players, something the Glest community can always use. A Glest page already exists on facebook, set up by the very people who made Glest, showing they obviously can agree. These days, every major business, product, musician, movie, etc has its own facebook page, which not only works as free (!) publicy on one of the world's fastest growing sites, but allows players to show their support for the game (along with more publicy as joining the group may appear on the player's wall, etc) and give another method of communicating updates to the game, even to those who don't frequent the forums anymore).

Pros: Free advertisement on a very large site, another method of communication, welcome to the 21st century

Cons: None. Haters may hate, but you have no valid excuse.
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Re: MegaGlest 3.4.0 has reached more than 10,000 downloads
« Reply #23 on: 1 April 2011, 16:35:09 »
Please watch your tone a little. Saying things like "What you think doesn't matter" is insulting and thus counter productive (meaning: it actually prevents it) in reaching an agreement.

On the other hand, my personal impression is that this topic probably doesn't need much further discussion: Titi has stated that he is not going to curse people who intend to advertise MegaGlest on Twitter and Facebook (I assume he actually refereed to all larger commercial social networks there). So who wants to do it, can do it, anytime.
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