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« on: September 04, 2014, 08:57:07 pm »
Here is a stat that I came across....
100% of the Gaming Demographic are Gamers at some level.
The growing trend of trying to typecast or figure the demographics of the "Gamer" to maximize profits is killing the industry.
When Video Games first started to make their appearance in the world of pop culture people built games they wanted to play and or thought would be fun. It was this that drew like minded players to pick up that game and play it. It wasn't about maximizing profits if I cater to a certain demographic. We need to get back to the roots of making games for entertainment and fun factor not trying to up the last biggest thing to come along. To further debunk these stereotypes I am going to use Lilli (I apologize if these are not 100% accurate Lilli)
Lilli likes Neverwinter the MMO, I think it is meh at best. Lilli Loves Guild Wars 1, I can't stand it. Wild Star was very under whelming for both of us. Both are interested in Landmark.
I really enjoyed the Secret World, to my knowledge it hasn't peeked her interest to pick it up. Archage I am going to try the OB this weekend, its full PvP game might not interest Lilli in the slightest (this is where I step out a bit and made a judgement).
Lilli and I come from very different backgrounds/walks of life. Connor will be heard stating on numerous occasions on how we are different in personalities and clash. Some how though we have overlap in some games we enjoy playing why is that? Its not that we are the same gender, or the culture we were raised in. Nor the locations or even countries we grew up in. We might have the same interests in reading, but I am very SciFi in what I like to read with Minor Fantasy. Where I think Lilli is very heavy Fantasy (again could be wrong).
If you want to maximize potential of profits you will need to think and look deeper then the Macro characteristic s that make up a person and try to figure out the the micro interests.
And for heavens sake stop HUNTING whales it just irks more people then think.
To stop this dead in the tracks before it starts there is a difference in making a living from a game, and sucking the living soul out of you payer bases bank accounts....
Sorry if none of this makes sense I just had my wisdom teeth removed and might be on some good drugs.
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