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Boosting the forum population
« on: 19 November 2019, 19:07:51 »
Hey! Titan quest is a game that is very very dear to me. I play it since it first came out and even tho i sometimes take long breaks i always get back to it. Now, for the topic's subject: how do we boost the population of this forum? The only idea i have is posting links to the forum on facebook (the only social platform that i use) gaming groups.

So, let's gather ideas on this topic and mby even apply those ideas. I would love to see the forum as active as it was a few years ago.

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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2019, 19:26:12 »
Not sure that's ever going to happen stormyboy.  We're growing slowly, over 600 members now and getting known more on Steam too.  Plus the THQNordic devs know of us since some of us playtest for them.  Google also throws us up first in many cases when you search for stuff.  But the game is ageing even with the new expansions to add more content and will probably appeal to fewer and fewer people as the years go by. 

If you're on facebook and see an opportunity, by all means post a link.  But we don't have an FB page or Reddit and I personally never use those.  We do have a discord if you've used that media before.

Stiil, if anyone has ideas please share.

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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2019, 21:46:26 »
I think the forum population is quite good,considering this is a 13 year-old game we're talking about,though it's just that...Some users may not have time to check on the forums or they just look at the threads to see what's new without commenting(I usually do this)or something else.Like MedeaFleecestealer said,we are getting known more and more on Steam,wich is bassicaly our primary source for members.If you're bent on getting some new titan slayers for the forum,I'd say share the Home page link on a Facebook group(I know there was one for TQ) or on Steam(whenever you get the chance).There is a TQ youtuber Mr.Fae(previously known as Line of Epic Heroes) who is quite popular among the community and he is a member of the fourm.We could ask him to do a video about the Fan Forums,though I think he did already(not sure).

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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2019, 21:56:57 »
how about creating a Facebook account named after this forum? alas i don't use facebook too lolz

my old suggestion was to make a (weekly?) gathering on multiplayer.. not necessarily to play but just to talk.. but multiplayer is limited to only 6 people.. but hey it's an idea
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2019, 22:58:03 »
I cursed facebook since it resulted on a divorce on my part... so nono.... no facebook for me... too many pretenders on that network... there should be an alternative.... but hey... its just me... so maybe for others?
« Last Edit: 19 November 2019, 22:59:41 by sunnysideup886089 »
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #5 on: 19 November 2019, 23:59:50 »
how about creating a Facebook account named after this forum? alas i don't use facebook too lolz

my old suggestion was to make a (weekly?) gathering on multiplayer.. not necessarily to play but just to talk.. but multiplayer is limited to only 6 people.. but hey it's an idea

I support the idea of a weekly gathering. Through either in-game multiplayer, text chat or a voice room.

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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #6 on: 20 November 2019, 06:28:19 »
stormyboy, question for you is boosting with?
1. activities and active members around forum that may be players of this game or not at all, or
2. with members that are players of this game

What is important to know is that forum is 99% time in "read only" mode since players are searching for something, but they don't have some special reason to register, nor to post, but with some magic that can be changed. And must say that comparing to some other games we have situation where we can make active community, for that is important to have active content and a lot of activities, not only game related. This thing with expansions means that there is a chance to attract people who can bring activity and ideas.
Old tq.net was based on support and it was more like wiki pages, small place, limited, but here we are almost without limits, so my point is if we put some effort in Offtopic boards, that can bring for sure people who wants to hang out. I mastered that, bringing dead forums to life (note that this forum is very alive, but focused on game only), bringing entertainment, making people to become addicted, but for that I need at least 5 members who would work on my ideas. Ideas are not problem, I can give instructions for some things to happen, atm my problem is time, but with given instructions someone can bring new active members. We can bring here GFX photoshop games, drawing arts, sports betting...

You guys already got few nice ideas, stormyboy you can be admin on facebook page, you can advertise mods there, events on forum, a lot to post every week. Not sure who is using reddit nor what good can come from that since I'm reading there only when I need something. About youtuber he should be invited, he can talk about mods, he can have material for who knows how many videos.
Except topics/posts for discussions, we have 2 live chats, one on forum home page and discord.
Gathering for multiplayer games sounds like a nice idea, if you guys can organize something like that, connection between players, how and where to play together.
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #7 on: 20 November 2019, 19:51:40 »
Also I forgot to mention that we can collect tutorials for programming and to discuss about it, to instruct each others. I just saw this topic, guy came with topic about Python and Blender, and experienced people in Python are rare to find https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=1128.0 So if there is will for that, some of us can learn new things from each others.
Second thing, forgot to mention that we have chess on forum, so that can be interesting for some people, league can be created :)
https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?action=chess
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #8 on: 20 November 2019, 23:16:50 »
A quick look at the front page here shows that most of the activity is by experienced players and/or modders. I could imagine that casual players may like they're in over their heads due to the "advanced" level of conversation here.

Likewise, if I Google a TQ related question, I'd end up on Steam more often than not. That place is full of newbie questions and guides.

So more newbie material. That's what I think this forum needs.

How can we add more newbie material? Between us, I think we can easily take turns to create one "interesting" topic per day. Things like:
- What build makes the best Ice Sharder?
- Is Conquerer, Warden or Haruspex the tankiest?
- Is a pet build viable in Legendary?

The quality of the answers doesn't have to be definitive; it just has to be interesting:
- I haven't tried it, but looking at the stats, Nature seems to support Ice Shards really well.
- I've only tried the Conqueror and it smashed through mobs like a freight train.
- My petmancer had a hard time in normal but things got easier in Epic. I think it might be better still in Legendary.

The goal isn't to seek answers for ourselves, but to create an interesting discussion that all levels of experience can participate in. Keywords like "best", "DPS", "tankiest" and "beginner-friendly" would be great for attracting people via search engines.

Just some ideas... I'm happy to post first if anyone else thinks this is a good idea. :)
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #9 on: 21 November 2019, 05:23:33 »
if someone starts topics like that, I'll chime in too, especially ice shards
in the meantime, how about a topic associating each mastery with classic cringey songs

dream:
reality



spirit:
unchained melody from ghost movie

what's that? pottery? what pottery?


earth:
disco inferno



defense:
stayin alive

defense = survivability = stayin alive
gotta love this version

god i have serious issues
someone help me complete this maybe we can make a separate topic  :))






ps: i don't dislike classic songs. the music industry of today is dead. the ariana grandes of today can never match the whitney houstons of old
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #10 on: 21 November 2019, 11:47:40 »
Yes, you do have some serious issues. So just before I start posting about Ice Sharders...

Warfare


Storm


Can't think of anything for Nature, Rogue or Rune atm...
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #11 on: 21 November 2019, 12:02:55 »
Imma go make a separate topic for associating songs with masteries haha, seems very fun, I have some ideas myself

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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #12 on: 29 November 2019, 23:31:37 »
Let's not forget about this topic

I'm not sure about the in-game meeting, but I'd really support the voice room idea. There's a voice channel already on the forum discord, but it seems to be completely unused. So my question would be if there's anyone here interested in putting in to use. Seems like a good opportunity to get to know each other or simply discuss the game, mods, etc. I suppose weekends are generally most suitable for people, but you can specify the times of day and week you'd be available.
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #13 on: 30 November 2019, 00:39:22 »
In fact, the Voice chat can be a good ideia to try out. It can be a good tool to help other people as well.

The biggest problem can be the english language, some  people can have troubles on pronunciation/words. I think you dont need to worry much about this , im sure no one will make fun of it.

Look at my exemple , my english isnt 100% perfect , sometimes  it sux, but its okay, you will never know if you dont try :)   
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Re: Boosting the forum population
« Reply #14 on: 30 November 2019, 05:33:39 »
The biggest problem can be the english language, some  people can have troubles on pronunciation/words. I think you dont need to worry much about this , im sure no one will make fun of it.

Look at my exemple , my english isnt 100% perfect , sometimes  it sux, but its okay, you will never know if you dont try :)
Someone should explain to me why I always laugh when sauruz is talking about some foruNs. I was thinking for a long time that something is wrong with me when sauruz use that word, but meh, its just funny, always  ;D

Torstein, link this topic on discord as well and call people there. I hope that there will be interested people to join you.
Also good idea can be to @mention some people here on forum or to send pm. Also we have clock for meeting purpose

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