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minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down14·5 hours 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-up16arrow-down1·4 hours ago their marketing Their what? They just released Half-Life 2 in 2004 and that was it.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·4 hours agoSounds like you have no idea what the company even does.
minus-squareJako302@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 hours 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-squareMwa@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoProbably self promotion with fan content (like those TF2 SFM machinima)
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoMarketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoi guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoA game mechanic is marketing?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoFor profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoCan you define the term marketing for me?
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours 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-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoBack then valve wasn’t probably doing as much advertising
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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.
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.
Probably self promotion with fan content (like those TF2 SFM machinima)
Marketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
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
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 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.
Back then valve wasn’t probably doing as much advertising