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CSM8 Elections Dates and Wright STV Voting Code

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Orisa Medeem
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#41 - 2013-04-07 17:08:16 UTC
None ofthe Above wrote:
So far I see CCP doing far less, and am encountering people who have no clue this vote is going on. (I guess they didn't notice the one splash screen ad I've seen so far. And the now buried articles on the character selection screen.)


I can honestly say I only ever notice there's a splash screen AFTER I input the password and the login is already underway. Guess how many times I aborted the login to click the ad? Yeah, zero, none.

When I fire the client it is because I have stuff to do in the game, and thus I just ignore any other distractions in the initial screens. I believe this is a common behavior among players and that's why I think splash screens are completely ineffective for this kind of subject.

If login ads were the solution to the CSM vote turnout we would not have a problem by now, because they are used every year, yet they never managed to push it beyond the 16% mark.

The one thing I think would make a big difference, including a link in the UI somewhere inside the client, have been dropped after the december summit discussions. You see, even if we the players are initially compelled to rush into login in the client, after we have done the stuff we wanted to do (which may take anywhere between five minutes or five hours) it is very likely that we will find a few minutes of free time.

I think that's the right moment to grab the players attention and nudge them into the process.

:sand:  over  :awesome:
rodyas
Tie Fighters Inc
#42 - 2013-04-09 04:53:12 UTC
None ofthe Above wrote:
Seriously, I don't understand what's happening with the voting.

Last week CCP Dolan said they had plans to improve voter education and awareness, and they would do everything they did last year and more.

So far I see CCP doing far less, and am encountering people who have no clue this vote is going on. (I guess they didn't notice the one splash screen ad I've seen so far. And the now buried articles on the character selection screen.)

And now this voting link thing.

At this point my tinfoil hat is tingling and I am wondering if CCP is trying to sandbag this thing, but I suspect that the plans are to do the publicity at the end.

This is troublesome because awareness and education is poorly served by trying to cram it in at the last moment.

The key to getting the vote to represent the playerbase is to get more players to vote. With this new voting system this is as important as it was under the other. It was identified by many is the bigger issue than the voting system.

We can only do so much in trenches, we need your help CCP.


Well CCP should just add some more fluff patches, that way players get bored and read the headlines on the launcher screen about the CSM election is now taking place, and a link to it.

I know I read that, while the launcher was patching at least.

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