Regarding the "Paragon Press"
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Posted on: 2011-12-06 11:31 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes.
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And now Media Blitz is fully live.|
Originally Posted by Smersh
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes. |
You sent out an e-mail advertising that something had gone to beta...on the day it went live.
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Agreed. Perhaps that's the point of 'Word on the Street' having the Arachnos emblem by it. Ironically fitting...
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Originally Posted by Smersh
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes. |
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
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Unfortunately, a few folks received the newsletter a bit late due to an issue with the mailer.
The newsletter is aimed specifically at our existing Community. Our weekly mailers we send out are a little more tailored to promoting the store itself. This is more of a hybrid between Community focused and featuring our weekly sales items.
Andy Belford
Community Manager
Paragon Studios
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So they should post negative comments on their product? I assume that is what you meant.
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Originally Posted by Smersh
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes. |
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Even though my correct e-mail is on file and I have anything from NCSoft flagged as safe, I have yet to ever receive the newsletter.
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So what you're saying is that pretty much everybody got this back in late October/early November, except for a few outliers.
That's weird, but I understand.
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That's not at all what he said. He's saying that the original source material is heavily edited--so they'd be better off selecting comments from something that isn't a mouthpiece for Paragon Studios.|
Originally Posted by Grae Knight
So they should post negative comments on their product? I assume that is what you meant.
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They're basically using comments they wrote themselves to endorse the game, and attributing them to others.***
***EDIT: This came out wrong. What I mean is, it's like the audience in an infomercial.
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I never got anything but I can't believe this was supposedly sent out much earlier than Nov 29, since the Weekly Strike Targets listed start with Nov 29.
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Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
So what you're saying is that pretty much everybody got this back in late October/early November, except for a few outliers.
That's weird, but I understand. |
@Quasadu
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Have you opted in to receive Marketing notifications via the account management page?
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Originally Posted by enderbean
Even though my correct e-mail is on file and I have anything from NCSoft flagged as safe, I have yet to ever receive the newsletter.
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Andy Belford
Community Manager
Paragon Studios
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That's Facebook working as intended. That company really is the worst thing to ever happen to social networking. Here's hoping Paragon Studios doesn't come to rely on it.|
Originally Posted by Smersh
I was more bothered by the player testimonials which appear to come from the City of Heroes Facebook page - which they admit that they screen/edit the comments from.
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes. |
The official forums are a far better place for allowing constructive criticism.
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My copy was received on Nov. 30.
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Originally Posted by Quasadu
I never got anything but I can't believe this was supposedly sent out much earlier than Nov 29, since the Weekly Strike Targets listed start with Nov 29.
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This. I never receive anything.|
Originally Posted by enderbean
Even though my correct e-mail is on file and I have anything from NCSoft flagged as safe, I have yet to ever receive the newsletter.
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edit: I just confirmed that my check box is marked to received newsletter updates in my account profile. People have complained about this problem for forever-and-a-half now.
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Huh... interestingly enough, I just got this email this morning. However, Gmail is telling me the date of the email is 11/30.
Really weird...
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Sure you do. It's called advertising.|
Originally Posted by Smersh
If you go out of your way to remove negative comments, you don't get to use the remaining positive comments for promotional purposes.
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The Paragon Press is a house organ. Meh. At least they promote Paragon Wiki.
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I just got the email this morning and Ive been playing since 2004! I must be blacklisted, lol.
Got it yesterday also. lol
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Whoa, weird. Mine says that, too.
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Originally Posted by SolarSentai
Huh... interestingly enough, I just got this email this morning. However, Gmail is telling me the date of the email is 11/30.
Really weird... |
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Could this have something to do with the Matrix?|
Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Whoa, weird. Mine says that, too.
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Flameboxer Aura LVL 50 SS/Fire Brute
Ice 'Em Aura LVL 50 Ice Tank
Darq Widow Fortune LVL 50 Fortunata (200% rech/Night Widow 192.5% rech)--thanks issue 19!
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Perhaps the email was transmitted out to Pluto and then back around the Sun a few times first.|
Originally Posted by Aura_Familia
Could this have something to do with the Matrix?
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I figure that would equal about one Light-week's worth of time.
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It's what happens when an SMTP server can't deliver outgoing mail. Chalk another up to the NCSoft web ops team - bad forums, bad mail server
I just checked my account settings and I have the proper email address and am set to receive such things; however, I have not and never have received newsletters. Am I missing something?
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"Missing something"? No probably not.
Dumpleberry, I am disappointed in you...
Obviously the email was sent to Lineage II users for proofreading!
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Anyone else get a copy of this in their inbox today? I don't dislike it--far from it. I'm generally excited every time I get an e-mail from Paragon Studios. But how could this be improved?
Well, first off--the news could be...new. Media Blitz started beta testing in October. This should not have been the big banner across the top. Similarly, the banner suggests that this it the big news for November. Last I checked, that was last month. This is my big sticking point. The WST calendar is new, so is the ad for the Gunslinger pack. The ads are new, but the news is old.
Secondly, it appears to be exclusively tailored to VIPs. The banner news is only and entirely about Incarnate content. This isn't bad, obviously we want people to salivate over the paying portion of the game...but there should at least be some Premium/F2P news on there as a token thought.
Lastly, and I recognize this is a personal thought, I could do without the player endorsements. If people are getting this e-mail because they're on the Paragon Studios mailing list...then they're already fans of some extent. Replace that with another market item or two.
So. Thoughts?
There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.