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Especially given that their final conclusion is "just trust that our game is great, because it really is Fun to Play for All Ages." I thought this was a good an
by bbctol 10y ago
Especially given that their final conclusion is "just trust that our game is great, because it really is Fun to Play for All Ages." I thought this was a good and interesting post, but it's so transparent I thought they would at least hang a lampshade on the fact that this is clearly another strategy they're testing.
- tempestn 10y agoWould've been funny too. Just add, "Submit <title of this post> to HN and hope it makes the first page" to the end of the list of strategies tried. Result: We'll see
- kevindqc 10y agoDid they not? > Tried: Write a series of tell-alls about your buisiness and hope someone blows it up on Hacker News. > Result: Hi everyone!
- JPTeasdale 10y agoTo be fair to @bbctol, I did add that in after I saw we were #1.
- tempestn 10y agoAh, ya, must've been after I read it as well. Good addition!
- CaliforniaKarl 10y agoActually, that's what I was thinking! I've watched Justin before, and realized that HN might be interested in the article. Looks like people are!
- JustinRYoung 10y agoHi, I'm Justin. I co-created the game with John. It certainly crossed our miiiiind that a post like this would give us some "earned media" but we certainly would have wished it was a rosier story.