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"Off by default" is also a great way to make sure your feature is not used by the vast majority of people. It could easily lead to user attrition for new player
by devmor 4y ago
"Off by default" is also a great way to make sure your feature is not used by the vast majority of people. It could easily lead to user attrition for new players looking for a social experience as well.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoMaybe getting social experiences from places other than fortnite is a good thing?
- ethanbond 4y agoAh yes, the ol' "lower user engagement versus non-stop racial slurs piped into the ears of the 13 year olds you just marketed your highly addictive game to" dilemma
- jakevoytko 4y agoFor what it's worth, games like Dota 2 already default all communication on new accounts to "off". It's a rite of passage for new players to play some games and realize they haven't heard anyone say anything. Then they find the setting and realize they're being relentlessly flamed for being new. Once you climb out of the beginner ranks, literally everyone has found the communication settings and has adjusted them to their preferences. I agree that most of the time, people don't change defaults. But isn't true for team games in my experience.
- whateveracct 4y agoAh yes, the classic "privacy/security/compliance hurts our funnel" argument. Said as if the former aren't more important than the latter.