News: SOE Launches Recruitment System

[DirtyBird]

Originally Posted by basti

First of all, reddit didnt do shit. It was the platform of choise for the few folks who actually did the stuff, and a whooolleee bunch of folks just pressed upvote, while a smaller bunch of folks posted completly pointless comments.


And seriously, What the fuck? Could you guys STOP whining for a day at least? You idiots are dragging this whole community down to shit. Fuck, its even happening on PSU now.


Time for a rant i guess, stay tuned.

I know english isn't your native language and you misinterpret a lot but your self appointed role as an SOE fluffer cracks me up.

>1200hrs played is my positive input, actions speak louder than words.

[Selerox]

The fundamental mistake with this is that SOE are denying paying members access to content.

It's as simple as that. A referral system is a great idea, I think it'll be good for the game as a whole.

But the way they've done it with regards to exclusive items is not in any way going to make this program a success it's only going to breed resentment within the community.

Which is exactly what it's done already. The rage on the SOE forums is up to 18 pages already and growing.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Hamma

I think they were kind of busy.

Except that most of the work for something like this is done by people not on the dev a-team.

[Hamma]

Ah right i forgot, we are all high ranking employees of game companies here.

[basti]

Originally Posted by Selerox

The fundamental mistake with this is that SOE are denying paying members access to content.

By that logic, you should be able to buy certs.

[Hamma]

Right, just because you are paying doesn't give you the right to be able to pay for everything.

[Selerox]

Originally Posted by basti

By that logic, you should be able to buy certs.

Not at all. All players have access to certs. They get them automatically for logging in and they get them from playing the game. No player is prevented from getting certs simply by playing the game.

However, they are unable to access the referral items without taking part in something outside of the game. You are unable to get the items from within the game either by certs or SC.

That's the issue.

By all means, give players who gather that number or referrals those items. But also make them available to non-referring players as well via the Depot as with other items.

No-one would have an issue if SOE did that.

[Climhazzard]

Originally Posted by ChipMHazard

While I don't share the negative sentiments that some people have towards this, I do have to wonder if it's the right time to do it. Wouldn't it be better to launch a recruitment drive when you have something new and awesome to show? Like a new continent?

This program isn't exclusive to PlanetSide 2. It's also not a limited-time event.

[ChipMHazard]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Ah right i forgot, we are all high ranking employees of game companies here.

I'm not, mhm.

Originally Posted by Climhazzard

This program isn't exclusive to PlanetSide 2. It's also not a limited-time event.

Doh! Don't know why I missed that. I retract my previous line of inquiry.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Ah right i forgot, we are all high ranking employees of game companies here.

You don't have to be a Senator to understand how the Senate works.

[Chewy]

So, what is the highest someone as gotten so far? Me, zero, but I know of someone that has the 2 recruits so far and the first camo isn't half bad.

[Mox]

i recruited around 15 of my friends for ps2. But almost all of them stoped playing months ago because the game lacks content, performance, polishing, strategic and tactical gameplay.......and so on.
The game was rushed out too early. Now the people are gone and they want come back.

Thatd exactly the way to ruin a franchise. Congratulations SOE!

[basti]

Originally Posted by Selerox

Not at all. All players have access to certs. They get them automatically for logging in and they get them from playing the game. No player is prevented from getting certs simply by playing the game.

However, they are unable to access the referral items without taking part in something outside of the game. You are unable to get the items from within the game either by certs or SC.

That's the issue.

By all means, give players who gather that number or referrals those items. But also make them available to non-referring players as well via the Depot as with other items.

No-one would have an issue if SOE did that.

I would have an issue if SOE did that. They are a reward for getting more folks into the game, and they should be only that, nothing else.

[Wargrim]

The good:
This could help to get more people in.

The Bad:
For everyone who has been playing this game for a while and gotten people to try it out, it is quite a downer to not have those past recruitments count for anything at all.

( 50+ members of the gaming community i come from did try the game and joined the Outfit i opened for us. I think it is fair to say that i convinced a good part of them to try the game. Almost all of them have stopped playing month ago due to various issues. While i can live without shiny rewards, it is disappointing to know you would have been eligible to get them, if you would have started to draw people in now instead of right after launch. And my pool of potential recruits is dry / got burned by Planetside 2 already. )

The ugly:
I understand you can not count registrations alone in a Free To Play game where nothing stops people from making a million alts. But why 10$ spent as the treshold? Couldnt it just be buy station cash + buy something ingame? Money is money, if they spend something that should do it imho. Or combine a low sum of cash spent with a certain playtime. 10$ is leaving a somewhat bad taste.

[Hamma]

The only downside I see personally in this program is the one time use links. The referral link itself is nearly useless for something like Twitter or Facebook since you won't know when it's redeemed. They need true social media links that can be used a variety of times.