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TDM community is still small. I just checked the released missions in the last contest and number of votes are very low.

 

I'm not sure the number of people who vote on a mission within a month of its release is a good indicator. I'd be more interested in download statistics. How many people are actually playing them?

TDM Missions:   A Score to Settle  *  A Reputation to Uphold  *  A New Job  *  A Matter of Hours

Video Series:   Springheel's Modules  *  Speedbuild Challenge  *  New Mappers Workshop  *  Building Traps

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Darkmod doesn't have a bright future either. TDM community is still small. I just checked the released missions in the last contest and number of votes are very low. Maybe standalone or multiplayer will change this. I'm not sure at all.

Standalone is not important for us, but people (slightly intrigued, not even Thief fans) must first buy Doom3 (yuck), then install TDM (just a tool to browse missions), and somehow choose from misty list of FMs. If popularity is important, all steps should be clear and simple (and given on plate).

 

People want something brand new, and in their minds it could be "medieval Doom" or "deathmatch maps pack". You must emphasize the detective and observational nature of the game. But sadly it require "only" advertisement on whole page...

 

I think people don't like so fragmented game (they have so many things to track on web), and it is hard for them to judge whole mod if every one FM is as different from another, as it is possible. One more voice for flagship campaign.

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Darkmod doesn't have a bright future either. TDM community is still small. I just checked the released missions in the last contest and number of votes are very low. Maybe standalone or multiplayer will change this. I'm not sure at all.

 

That's why we need more advertising.

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I'm not sure the number of people who vote on a mission within a month of its release is a good indicator. I'd be more interested in download statistics. How many people are actually playing them?

 

It's 1.5 month, and you are not interested in what they think at all? Even a little feedback motivates to keep it up. If they don't even care to vote, then they're not different than nonexistent.

 

That's why we need more advertising.

Agreed. It'll be more effective when it's video. I just checked moddb darkmod page. Videos get more attention.

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It's 1.5 month, and you are not interested in what they think at all? Even a little feedback motivates to keep it up. If they don't even care to vote, then they're not different than nonexistent.

 

Whether people are active in the TDM forums and whether they're downloading and enjoying missions are two entirely different things. The first is not unimportant, but it is less important than the second.

TDM Missions:   A Score to Settle  *  A Reputation to Uphold  *  A New Job  *  A Matter of Hours

Video Series:   Springheel's Modules  *  Speedbuild Challenge  *  New Mappers Workshop  *  Building Traps

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