Mwa@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSteam competitors be like. [Extended?]thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square217linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoValve is truly one of a kind company, their marketing has been so effective that they managed to create a culture of idiots that go around the internet defending their products
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago their marketing Their what? They just released Half-Life 2 in 2004 and that was it.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSounds like you have no idea what the company even does.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoTheir marketing is so successful that you believe they do none.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI remember being absolutely fucking pissed when I bought Skyrim and got a steam key instead of an actual download. I remember there being more concern about being forced to use a platform to install/play your games back in the late naughts/early 2010s.
minus-squareJako302@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoHas valve even done any form of marketing or advertisement outside their store? As far as I’m aware they are just really good at keeping their mouths shut.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoMarketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoA game mechanic is marketing?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoFor profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCan you define the term marketing for me?
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoi guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agofyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
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Valve is truly one of a kind company, their marketing has been so effective that they managed to create a culture of idiots that go around the internet defending their products
Their what?
They just released Half-Life 2 in 2004 and that was it.
Sounds like you have no idea what the company even does.
Valve does no marketing of Steam.
Their marketing is so successful that you believe they do none.
I remember being absolutely fucking pissed when I bought Skyrim and got a steam key instead of an actual download.
I remember there being more concern about being forced to use a platform to install/play your games back in the late naughts/early 2010s.
Has valve even done any form of marketing or advertisement outside their store?
As far as I’m aware they are just really good at keeping their mouths shut.
Marketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
A game mechanic is marketing?
For profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
Can you define the term marketing for me?
i guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
fyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam