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One piece of feedback, make it easier to try the game before investing in a login/registration process. I will not register to try a game. It's too much fricti

One piece of feedback, make it easier to try the game before investing in a login/registration process. I will not register to try a game. It's too much friction. I will register to continue playing a game I like. You've hidden the 'Try Meatshields' link in tiny text below the fold -- present me with a demo experience front and center, and consider pushing the FAQ content below that. Make playing the game the hero of your website.

Baron_Von_Meats 9y ago
Yeah, I actually completely agree. While it's not something I prioritized during development, perhaps it should be something I prioritize now. I tried to minimize the friction by not requiring any email verification but I realize that's something that's a deterrent to some players.
- webwright 9y ago
  The ultracheap way to do this is just have a 2min gameplay video where you describe how a turn works.
  - always_good 9y ago
    I think a quick gameplay video is a great idea. For something like a strategy game, it's nice to see if the game even appeals to you at all before you invest in a tutorial. Check out Tag Pro's homepage: http://tagpro.koalabeast.com http://tagpro.koalabeast.com As someone said upstream, as a content-creator, I feel like I should just try the game someone spent many hours of their life building. But as a content-consumer, I'm irrational with my attention span for some reason.
- dbattaglia 9y ago
  What about some login with Google/Facebook/etc? Might be a bit less friction, I know I would prefer it.
  - Baron_Von_Meats 9y ago
    So because my game is hosted on Heroku, there are some banned IPs that facebook has blacklisted that Heroku uses. I did give it a shot earlier in development but perhaps I can get it working with google login! :) I'm aware of the proxy services that heroku provides but it wound up being a lot of setup for something that I could probably replace with something like google logins if I wanted. Sounds like people would like it!
mamurphy 9y ago
Yes! I have been looking for a strategy game to try... and signing up was still too much friction for me. As a content-maker, I would feel that attitude is incredible unreasonable, it's "only a sign up." As a content-consumer, that's just where I am.
sliken 9y ago
Same here, not going to invest the time and create an account unless I have a good idea that the result is going to be worth it.
tbodt 9y ago
The Try link goes to the same place as the Create Account link.

Baron_Von_Meats 9y ago

Yeah, I actually completely agree. While it's not something I prioritized during development, perhaps it should be something I prioritize now. I tried to minimize the friction by not requiring any email verification but I realize that's something that's a deterrent to some players.

webwright 9y ago
The ultracheap way to do this is just have a 2min gameplay video where you describe how a turn works.
- always_good 9y ago
  I think a quick gameplay video is a great idea. For something like a strategy game, it's nice to see if the game even appeals to you at all before you invest in a tutorial. Check out Tag Pro's homepage: http://tagpro.koalabeast.com http://tagpro.koalabeast.com As someone said upstream, as a content-creator, I feel like I should just try the game someone spent many hours of their life building. But as a content-consumer, I'm irrational with my attention span for some reason.
dbattaglia 9y ago
What about some login with Google/Facebook/etc? Might be a bit less friction, I know I would prefer it.
- Baron_Von_Meats 9y ago
  So because my game is hosted on Heroku, there are some banned IPs that facebook has blacklisted that Heroku uses. I did give it a shot earlier in development but perhaps I can get it working with google login! :) I'm aware of the proxy services that heroku provides but it wound up being a lot of setup for something that I could probably replace with something like google logins if I wanted. Sounds like people would like it!

mamurphy 9y ago

Yes! I have been looking for a strategy game to try... and signing up was still too much friction for me. As a content-maker, I would feel that attitude is incredible unreasonable, it's "only a sign up." As a content-consumer, that's just where I am.

sliken 9y ago

Same here, not going to invest the time and create an account unless I have a good idea that the result is going to be worth it.

tbodt 9y ago

The Try link goes to the same place as the Create Account link.