Press release's and a big thaks to Sami ! ! !

[theguv316]

Firstly cheers Sami for this game i've been looking for a good airline sim for ages now i have offically stopped
As a noob i done well in the beginers world and have struggled with tthe steep learning curve in the Jet age
but im still loving the game.

I have one sujestion/ idea with the ress release's there seems to big a big divide with some people taking
the route to ingore them and some people embelish them. I think it is a very social side to the game. I think
there should be some slight reward for best press release of the week (either realworld or in game) maybe
1 free credit or some slight CI rating boost. this would encourage all of us to be creative either Like Richard Branson
and Virgin and doing anything For some PR or Micheal O Leary no nonence and keep the airline in the press Im
sure its the same all over the world PR is key to smaller Airlines.

Maybe we could vote for best Press Release of the week in the forum's or have a panel of trusted people to
look at this. This would encourage community sprit and maybe even have a PR battle with you Fellow Hubmates
Etc

Would be intrested in any opions on this

[Kontio]

No.

[TranceAvia]

i think this is a great idea. would make the social aspect of this game much better

[Maarten Otto]

-1  this will be used to spam all day.

[theguv316]

-1  this will be used to spam all day.

surly this is a spam post ! ! !

i ment to hear peoples views on improving the social side thats all

[samomuransky]

Like it

[munipandita]

This is a great idea.

If it is going to be like a "competition", then i don't think people are going to post spam.

And we are all grown here, i don't think there is someone stupid enought to post spams.. If its a competition, we all must take it serious. With a moderator team, they should be able to keep the PRs free of spams.

This is a great idea..

My sugestion: not 1 free credit per week.. But, for example, 0.25 credit for every time you win. So, to gain 1 new credit, you should win 4 times.. Or 0.5 credits, to win 2 times.

[Aahz the Pervect]

From a game design standpoint - prob a lot better leaving the rewards 'in-game' then to start giving credits etc. Shouldn't be too difficult to add a new (could be very small) modifier to the current CI formula.

Do something like where any press release gives a very minor bump, but only 1 per month (or whatever) - If more then 2/3 in that time period it starts backfiring as the public gets jaded and starts ignoring your PR spam.

You could add an additional competition factor, where the most creative/effective PR is determined but unless you get an 'out of game' way to determine this, it will end up being just a popularity or alliance based vote every time I think.

[d2031k]

Whilst press releases have their uses and are an obvious source of pleasure for some users, I would not support this move.  I don't think 'rewards' are what the game is about, as satisfaction comes from running your airline well.  Acheiving the targets you set yourself is surely the best incentive, rather than 'target-driven' mush.  You could just set a poll up, asking 'who has the best press release...' and then offer a few options.

The idea is also detrimental to those wthout photoshop or similar and those without the time.

[theguv316]

Whilst press releases have their uses and are an obvious source of pleasure for some users, I would not support this move.  I don't think 'rewards' are what the game is about, as satisfaction comes from running your airline well.  Acheiving the targets you set yourself is surely the best incentive, rather than 'target-driven' mush.  You could just set a poll up, asking 'who has the best press release...' and then offer a few options.

The idea is also detrimental to those wthout photoshop or similar and those without the time.

My idea was to more encourage community sprit rather than take away from the game play hense i sujested a real world
reward

[Brockster]

The idea is also detrimental to those wthout photoshop or similar and those without the time.

And therein lies the problem. While that could be another things alliances could offer their members (IE: someone who made PRs on request), it really wouldn't work, and that "solution" isn't really a solution either. I think that Press Releases are more for the added fun of the game. While I don't support the general "awards" idea, I do in theory sort of like a very minimal CI Boost (although that would have to be severely tweaked if ever implemented) because it is something airlines are on top of in real life. However, the main problem with that is that there are many members here on AWS who don't have much time during the day apart from the quick check-up on their airlines throughout the day so it would give an unfair advantage to a small group of people (that added along with the Photoshop issue).
If it is going to be like a "competition", then i don't think people are going to post spam.

My sugestion: not 1 free credit per week.. But, for example, 0.25 credit for every time you win. So, to gain 1 new credit, you should win 4 times.. Or 0.5 credits, to win 2 times.

I'm not even sure if it is possible to give out less than 1 credit. Bottom line is, in my opinion, that that small amount accounts for almost nothing and would just get really messy. I really don't see offering free credits a fair rewards.