I was wondering if this would be a good idea...but I would need help from the entire community here. I have created a site (thename.sqweebs.com, username thename, pass giveaway), where I would upload all of the free games given away, and have a 5 star rating, the review, and the download link right next to it. If that is successful, there could be a website portion. What do you think?
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midori
offlineMemberHi, namei... it's always good to have an idea going, but isn't that pretty much what we already have right here? g@rgoyle has been keeping track of all the games, has the list alphabetized with the category alongside, and the link has the original review with YouTube previews if applicable, etc. Kind of all you need to see what's been offered, and a great resource. So not sure what good another posting of the games in another place would accomplish. Forgive me if I'm missing something, but that's my first take on your idea... albeit it's always good to offer them up.
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Whiterabbit-uk
offlineGames GuruI was thinking of adding a rating system of sorts to the game synopsis so that users could get an idea as to what games were better, but in some ways what's good for one person may be rubbish for another. There are always some games that rise above the rest, but overall I think most of the games we have been posting are playable and pretty good.
I've just not had time to carry out the idea. I did post somewhere asking for the community to rate their favorite games so that I could score points on each game (I was going to use a star system 1 to 5 stars), but it didn't take off. I think there's quite a small community downloading these games judging by the number of community members commenting. (Also the giveaway download stats show only about 1% of the giveaway community bother with the game giveaway side of the project) I actually counted them when I was feeling the project wasn't being well received a couple of months ago and counted about 40 to 50 different names that have contributed to the forum comments, with several contributing on more than a few occassions.
I still think rating the games in the games synopsis is a good idea, but that's me, lol.
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To thenameIpicked:
I'm not sure about the project you are intending to start up thenameIpicked. As midori says, the post g@rgoyle created, links to all the freeware games (at least several hundred of them) we've posted in these forums, which include the reviews and download links as well as hundreds of comments.
I see your point about us linking to second websites as opposed to direct linking to the download. We're not allowed to do that here otherwise I would have posted some direct links, though I do like to link to the authors site when I can so as to give credit to them. Often their sites will be ad supported, which enables them to create income for further game sponsorship. Also you get to see what other games they have created.
Posted 2 years ago # -
morbidbutterfly
offlineMemberIn response to Whiterabbit,(Quote)"I think there's quite a small community downloading these games judging by the number of community members commenting."
I, for one, am very appreciative and thankful for all you do for us. I visit the site religiously on a regular basis but am not really into the chit-chat end of it all. Therefore, I never participate in the commenting sections, though I do often read them. I just now even registered, as to be able to leave this comment.
I'm sure that there are much more than you'd imagine of others just like me, that show up daily to check your postings.
Please, keep up the selfless deed you grace us with knowing it will please more of us than you will ever know.Posted 2 years ago # -
thenameipicked
offlineMemberI hope that there are more people downloading those games than those that comment. I actually think that its kindof like the giveaway, where tons of people watch, but never comment. I am also not planning on having direct download links to their site. The site i have set up has 20 gigs of spce and 300 gigs of transfer. I would upload all of the games onto this site, therefore removing the need to even move to another site. However, I would like to see how many people really are downloading the games before embarking a task.
Posted 2 years ago # -
midori
offlineMemberI think there's loads of people that download and don't comment... I also joined the forum just to support Whiterabbit's noble deeds and voice my appreciation. But the vast majority out there are just readers and recipients who don't post, and there's nothing wrong with that. ;)
But to namei... and forgive me, as I'm not trying to be rude in the slightest, so forgive me beforehand... but I really don't see what the purpose is of your doing this. I mean... it's been done. Right here. Ordered, linked, categorized... and yes, there's not an actual rating star or number, but I think that would differ vastly with these types of games. It's kind of "try it and see if you like it" offerings. So I guess I'm questioning why you would want to basically redo a task that's already been painstakingly done by gargoyle. What am I missin'? *&:-o
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wizzard_of_ozz2004
offlineGames MasterIt really is a nice thought tnip, but I'm afraid the bandwidth wouldn't be enough anyway. I've seen days here where sites' servers are crippled because of all the downloads. Seeing as how the ratio is 1:12 (upload to download) I just think that wouldn't be near enough. AND we've already linked to well over 500 games...some of them quite big in nature and we've still got a long way to go before the well dries up. I just think that this would be too limiting to yourself. I think the best way to go about it is the way we are using now. I have often thought of creating a filefront or something like it account for myself to upload files (as I know rabbit has also) so as to just offer one more option to download just in case sites are crippled.
It's a noble thing you propose friend, but I think it'd be a waste of time ultimately.
Posted 2 years ago #
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