L.S.D Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Maybe have contests of some sort, Maybe with online games for Xbox, PC or something like that .I agreed with James, although my idea is a little different. Make a contest, but something related to forum activities. OFFER a REAL PRIZE like a handheld; DS Lite or PSP as the winning trophy. THe only problem is where to get the fund. Suggestion is for old timers to cough up some money to help out if they are willing Therefore, I pledge USD50 to 1emu if you all decided to go with this. Contact me if needed.
Lucandrake Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I can ask my mom for $20, and she'll give it to me, problem is getting it on a credit card through paypal (ever since I started getting micro points without her permission (I PAYED HER BACK WTF), she's been hiding it from me so).
Keith Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I agree with some of the suggestions already made. The name implies it's an emulation site but if you want to expand to more gaming aspects then maybe a name change will help catch some people's attention. General overall interest in emulation is also on a downward trend and has been for the past few years. Every once in awhile you might have a project that will peak some interest but its just basically a flash in a pan when it comes to return visitors. Generating interest in your sites is not an easy thing and their is many things to take into consideration. I agree with the suggestion of moving away from a forum portal style site and into something more professional. Along with a more professional design then the current one could help as well. Some site branding might help especially if you decide to advertise. You want something that catches people's attention and something people won't forget. Being forgettable is one of the biggest reasons people never return or take their visit to the next level and join the community. That takes me to my next suggestion. Maybe if you had some more site interaction with your visitors besides your forums. When people feel they are a part of the site and part of the sites success they care more. Giving them a reason to come back on a daily basis to interact more will help a ton. Sites like myspace, youtube, digg are the current trend. Old news portals are seeing a downard trend in visitors and interaction as more and more people are going to these other types sites because they can participate and be a part of the sites overall success. If you are serious about taking the site to a new level then a lot of work will need to be done and a lot changes. This may or may not be what the current community wants or is ready for. Just some things you will need to weigh. If you wish to remain on the same course but try to gain more popularity it's going to be a hard task because emulation as a whole only generates so much attention and so many visitors. It's hard to make your site stick out more then other emulation sites on the net. So my overall suggestion would be to keep the general focus on emulation and gaming but to expand on the interaction side of things and allow your community to be a bigger part of the overall site.
Shibathedog Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 lol yeah Gamecop do we have about 600MB of storage to host Swap.avi?
Madman Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) Sites like myspace, youtube, digg are the current trend. Old news portals are seeing a downard trend in visitors and interaction as more and more people are going to these other types sites because they can participate and be a part of the sites overall success. If you are serious about taking the site to a new level then a lot of work will need to be done and a lot changes. This may or may not be what the current community wants or is ready for. Just some things you will need to weigh. ... So my overall suggestion would be to keep the general focus on emulation and gaming but to expand on the interaction side of things and allow your community to be a bigger part of the overall site. Damn fine post, chief.I'd still like to see a site with reviews of all (!) the games of an emulated system.But to achieve such thing you need a strong community.Depending on the webspace, people could upload vids of their game successes or something. The myspace thingy is nothing i would take into consideration, at least not let them 'try' to build a 'website' here. And yes, the site needs a redesign with something different than black. I use the default template all the time as the black one is hard to read. But thats just me Edited February 25, 2007 by Madman
GodPigeon Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Gamecop, so what do you think about all these ideas??
Madman Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) I would screw the entire attack system, its boring for the oldbies, no way for newbies to get started with it, and it blews the room needed for a friggin' one liner to fill my entire browserscreen on 1280x1024.Seriously, if noone had invented the scrollwheel by now...But i think i mentioned that 2 years ago Edit: Just had an idea, if you people love to fight, set up some kaillera server and have some league Edited February 25, 2007 by Madman
Mooney Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Edit: Just had an idea, if you people love to fight, set up some kaillera server and have some leagueWe DO have a kaillera server, but unfortunately it is almost never up. Give Sturmy a shout and he'll put it up for ya... and don't even ASK about the location of the server.
Madman Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 i start to think this discussion leads to nuttin
Sturmvogel Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Edit: Just had an idea, if you people love to fight, set up some kaillera server and have some leagueWe DO have a kaillera server, but unfortunately it is almost never up. Give Sturmy a shout and he'll put it up for ya... and don't even ASK about the location of the server. The kaillera server has usually been up everday since I started hosting it. I usually put it up when i get home (4 or 5pm), although since then, there has been little action aside from, Mooney, Diso, megaman zer0 and I.
Shoma Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 (edited) I say, GameCop appoints me as the go-to guy about any problem or concern IN LIFE! ANywho i suggest the officals create a, "ASk ShOma" section!Whether the pioneers would take it seroiusly or not, is out of my hand.Despite my jestering dispotion, i am well aware of the countless tribulations that plague our mind, body and hearts. I believe that such a task is well adept for me and would not argue to a--how do you say, "side-kick" to accomidate me on such an worthy cause for 1EMU...........YOSHA!!! Also sugeest debate subjects in the emu or online world. (leechers, anime, new consoles, and rumors, etc.)Two sides who MUST have a plausible point in thier opionon and not just, "um...i think so too". Edited February 27, 2007 by Shoma
Mooney Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 A debate section would be cool, since we get a lot of new members after posting controversial reviews and such (GP2x and GameTap), but most of all I find myself agreeing to the fact that we need to make 1emulation a website, not just a forum. Downloads, tutorials, reviews, etc. would make this place so much more active. I would be more than happy to waste a few days of my life to upload exactly one shitload of PSP and NDS games/apps/emus, as well as write some tutorials for the PSP and the NDS.
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