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Test Run a Demo/WIP Game = Steam Code Giveaway BEGINS

#1 Post by Atomic-Invasion » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:33 am

[ Removed marketing campaign for an off-topic game. ]
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Re: Idea: Test Run a Demo/WIP Game = Steam Code Giveaway

#2 Post by PyTom » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:16 pm

I don't completely understand this, perhaps because I'm not up to speed on how adfly works. So it might be possible to get me to change my mind with a better description. I'll especially need a better description of who profits from what.

But it seems like a terrible idea - I don't want this forum to become overrun with links to url-shorteners that interject ads. So if this was to happen, I would almost certainly respond by telling the forum software to reject those links.
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Re: Idea: Test Run a Demo/WIP Game = Steam Code Giveaway

#3 Post by Atomic-Invasion » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:15 pm

PyTom wrote:I don't completely understand this, perhaps because I'm not up to speed on how adfly works. So it might be possible to get me to change my mind with a better description. I'll especially need a better description of who profits from what.

But it seems like a terrible idea - I don't want this forum to become overrun with links to url-shorteners that interject ads. So if this was to happen, I would almost certainly respond by telling the forum software to reject those links.
Adfly is a link shortener that when you click the link (example adfly/blankyblank) it goes to an advertisement first and wait for 5 secs then you can skip the ad and finally go to the actual link (the game).A somewhat similar kind of profit making is the Youtube video-you-can-skip ads. I would like to get the game creator's permission first out of respect then feature a steam code. In a way, it's a win situation for all three parties : The developer of the demo for people playing a work in progress, the tester who gets a steam code, and me the one who gets the collected clicks for ad.fly

Thank you for the response. A response from you is something to highly consider. The idea of adfly was brought up and I actually wanted to know how will people react on this. Will people not care since it only takes 5 secs or be turn off the idea due to the association of profit/marketing in their project even if there is a reward like steam code? Maybe perhaps put ad.fly as optional to the developer who will participate? Beyond the adfly, will people EVEN want a steam code? (LOL surprisingly some don't)

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If it's alright with you if I could get more response about this idea before fully rejecting it, particularly the side of a developer/game creator and someone who would like to test a game...If the decision that adfly will be a problem I respect that and will be taking out the adfly idea but still would run the Test Run a Demo = Steam Code - just because I would like to give a steam code hahah...

Actually I decided to remove it, LET THE GIVEAWAY BEGIN MWAHAHAHAHAH

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Re: Test Run a Demo/WIP Game = Steam Code Giveaway BEGINS

#4 Post by alex.theoto » Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:00 pm

I don't understand where is your game.
There is only a youtube link, can you give us the game link?
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Re: Test Run a Demo/WIP Game = Steam Code Giveaway BEGINS

#5 Post by firecat » Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:42 pm

alex.theoto wrote:I don't understand where your is game.
There is only a youtube link, can you give us the game link?
he's using youtube to gain money, not the first time anyone has done this before.
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