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Ok, be brutal.

patio11 17y ago
Here we go: I've got no indication of there being anything I'll enjoy beyond that signup button, and no indication that you won't spam my friends as soon as I click it. Given that the signup button is the only thing visible, well, this is going to be a pretty quick review.
jrmurad 17y ago
Note: I'm not a Twitter power-user so I may be ignorant of something. When I clicked the link and it asked me for authorization to access my account, I hesitated. I went back to the link you provided to see if there was any information regarding what this means and why I should do it. In particular, I would like, prior to authorizing: descriptions of (1) the game itself (2) what impact it has on my Twitter account.
crad 17y ago
It appears to be nothing but a pyramid scheme and spammy game. As others said, there's nothing that says what the game is. I did not link my account because you didn't tell me what you were going to do with it.
garply 17y ago
Spamming is not OK.
rodyancy 17y ago
There are several iPhone apps linked to twitter that notify users that they are about to tweet such and such. If you do this, make it easy to decline and continue to play. You will lose some of the viral aspect, but you will satisfy the HN crowd. To gain back virality let players gain points or money or whatever on a per tweet basis. I'm sure you already do this. Which brings me to my next point..I don't know if you do this, because I signed up and tried to play and I had no idea what to do. Granted, I'm probably not your target audience, because I've never played these types of games (Mob Wars, Youville, etc.) Basically, you've got to boil it down either on the splash page, or the initial load (maybe with a modal popup), if you want inexperienced users, who don't have hours to investigate, to play.
mattmaroon 17y ago
I suppose I should have said "be brutal, but helpful." A bunch of people telling me the same thing, then downvoting me for simple explanations due to nonagreement is pretty useless. Guess I learned my lesson.

Ok, be brutal.

Here we go: I've got no indication of there being anything I'll enjoy beyond that signup button, and no indication that you won't spam my friends as soon as I click it. Given that the signup button is the only thing visible, well, this is going to be a pretty quick review.

jrmurad 17y ago

Note: I'm not a Twitter power-user so I may be ignorant of something. When I clicked the link and it asked me for authorization to access my account, I hesitated. I went back to the link you provided to see if there was any information regarding what this means and why I should do it. In particular, I would like, prior to authorizing: descriptions of (1) the game itself (2) what impact it has on my Twitter account.

crad 17y ago

It appears to be nothing but a pyramid scheme and spammy game. As others said, there's nothing that says what the game is. I did not link my account because you didn't tell me what you were going to do with it.

garply 17y ago

Spamming is not OK.

rodyancy 17y ago

There are several iPhone apps linked to twitter that notify users that they are about to tweet such and such. If you do this, make it easy to decline and continue to play. You will lose some of the viral aspect, but you will satisfy the HN crowd. To gain back virality let players gain points or money or whatever on a per tweet basis. I'm sure you already do this. Which brings me to my next point..I don't know if you do this, because I signed up and tried to play and I had no idea what to do. Granted, I'm probably not your target audience, because I've never played these types of games (Mob Wars, Youville, etc.) Basically, you've got to boil it down either on the splash page, or the initial load (maybe with a modal popup), if you want inexperienced users, who don't have hours to investigate, to play.

mattmaroon 17y ago

I suppose I should have said "be brutal, but helpful." A bunch of people telling me the same thing, then downvoting me for simple explanations due to nonagreement is pretty useless. Guess I learned my lesson.