Promote the gamemode on Epic's main channel not just at beginning, but throughout
Submitted by redstoneisgreat
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This season, at least from what I saw, the gamemode was only promoted in Epic's main channel in TWO videos. The video on launch day, and 1 week after. I don't think it was mentioned in a single video in the 2 months after that. I'm not sure if it was decided to hold back on further promotion until the server was in a better place in terms of bugs, issues, balancing, etc, but I do hope the gamemode receives more promotion next season.
Last season, the promotion didn't slow down much, if at all later into the season. From what I remember, Epic promoted the gamemode around every 1-2 weeks in a video. I also confirmed, even in the very last week of the season, he promoted the gamemode. Besides the big video for launch, the gamemode was promoted pretty evenly throughout the season.
I will also note that mid-season, the playerbase was declining (I saw the playercount drop to around ~3 players online if I remember at off peak) and Epic uploaded a single video that seemed to singlehandedly bring the average playercount back to 50+ at peak times. It was a video about CosmicPVP (a topic more likely to get the attention of Factions players). That video did EXCEPTIONALLY well (think it got at least 500k views in it's first week?) to the point where I don't know that Epic can "expect" any video to do that well, but I still wanted to make note of this.
One other thing - the thing I miss most about last season is how active the server was. I think most returning players, myself included, were expecting a much larger playerbase. I don't want to see an approach of "attract/retain new players at all costs" - i.e. compromising on what the gamemode is to try to appeal to a wider audience, OG style cannon based 1.8 pvp Factions, unless it is absolutely necessary for the gamemode's survival (and even then, it's possible I would leave). I want the gamemode to remain true to what it is, promoted more to attract more players, and refined to better retain players that join.
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