Hello everyone,
With the high amount of servers coming up and the general progress of server creators,
I couldn’t miss how awful and unprofessional some adverts look like
some servers have a promising good gameplay experience
with great potentials .. just not advertised properly.
I also looked around LOMCN for any tutorials on
how to make a proper advertisement thread and couldn't find any
theres the Rules thread which was made 14 years ago but they only stating rules
Therefore, i decided to make an advertising tutorial with a few suggestions to it.
1. Server Name
First of all, lets start with the server name
i highly recommend picking a name related to the actual game your advertising for
and in our case ”Mir related”.
lets call our server The Last Chapter for a starter.
2. Server Banner/Logo
having a professionally made banner/logo is very essential
and not something quick you pull outta Painter
for example :
feel free to use the advertising banners service on LOMCN,
which can be found here LOMCN Advertising
3. Server Details
What could make a server advert stand out among the other servers
Than stating what does your server have to offer
in terms of gameplay, available services/features
and most importantly the continuous updates.
Try to add in more images/videos and less hard grammer wall of texts, because you have to remember this is an invitation to players around the world so you must becareful on how to demonstrate your server in clear and simple words.
4. Video Promo ”Trailer”
Create a video which has short videos/images of your servers game play or new stuff you’ve added such as spells/monsters could also feature “Guild Fights & Boss Fights”, people tend to like video adverts over typed ones.
Here is something quick i made to showcase what a promo might look like, and bare in mind it had 0 effort and no actual details to back the advert with but here goes
5. Server Theme/Story
Years after years, and i keep seeing the same repeated adverts with the same patterns, i saw someone naming a high level boss as their own Pet like ( DanielsPet or JacksPet.. or w/e ) and another server owner just copied the same “DanielsPet” name on a whole different server….
Where is the fun in that? Why deviating from the actual story of Mir? Or why not continue the game story with your own touches and edits?
I saw the below thread the other day for a monster being introduced and that gave me the motive/push to speak up about our current server adverts
Example of Introducing a New Monster
And if your looking for a background story for your server, they can be easily made nowadays specially with the ChatGPT AI being released recently or you can simply make them up manually.
6. Autopatcher
You can always use the current crystal Autopatcher since it has a unique design and fulfills all players needs
Or you can just create a customised Autopatcher with a sexier look and a proper functional main page.
I will try add a short video on swapping your current Autopatcher with the customised one.
Closure / My Thoughts & Opinions :
the stereotype and identity of Mir is being lost with all those private servers launching with no story or a background of the actual game they advertise for but instead
“Another items with increased stats, Another monsters with increased power”.
I don’t mind these additions if introduced properly with some sort of background story
or even singling them up on another image/post, now that is a huge factor of a fun game and a prove of effort to players.
Alot to be said, and surely alot to be added in this thread as i go just wanted to start one and see what everyone thinks and will update later.
Please enlighten me with any suggestions you think worthy for making a successful advertisement, and ill hopefully add to this thread.
Thanks for taking the time to read this
Sincerely
Mohammed
With the high amount of servers coming up and the general progress of server creators,
I couldn’t miss how awful and unprofessional some adverts look like
some servers have a promising good gameplay experience
with great potentials .. just not advertised properly.
I also looked around LOMCN for any tutorials on
how to make a proper advertisement thread and couldn't find any
theres the Rules thread which was made 14 years ago but they only stating rules
Therefore, i decided to make an advertising tutorial with a few suggestions to it.
1. Server Name
First of all, lets start with the server name
i highly recommend picking a name related to the actual game your advertising for
and in our case ”Mir related”.
lets call our server The Last Chapter for a starter.
2. Server Banner/Logo
having a professionally made banner/logo is very essential
and not something quick you pull outta Painter
for example :
feel free to use the advertising banners service on LOMCN,
which can be found here LOMCN Advertising
3. Server Details
What could make a server advert stand out among the other servers
Than stating what does your server have to offer
in terms of gameplay, available services/features
and most importantly the continuous updates.
Try to add in more images/videos and less hard grammer wall of texts, because you have to remember this is an invitation to players around the world so you must becareful on how to demonstrate your server in clear and simple words.
4. Video Promo ”Trailer”
Create a video which has short videos/images of your servers game play or new stuff you’ve added such as spells/monsters could also feature “Guild Fights & Boss Fights”, people tend to like video adverts over typed ones.
Here is something quick i made to showcase what a promo might look like, and bare in mind it had 0 effort and no actual details to back the advert with but here goes
5. Server Theme/Story
Years after years, and i keep seeing the same repeated adverts with the same patterns, i saw someone naming a high level boss as their own Pet like ( DanielsPet or JacksPet.. or w/e ) and another server owner just copied the same “DanielsPet” name on a whole different server….
Where is the fun in that? Why deviating from the actual story of Mir? Or why not continue the game story with your own touches and edits?
I saw the below thread the other day for a monster being introduced and that gave me the motive/push to speak up about our current server adverts
Example of Introducing a New Monster
And if your looking for a background story for your server, they can be easily made nowadays specially with the ChatGPT AI being released recently or you can simply make them up manually.
6. Autopatcher
You can always use the current crystal Autopatcher since it has a unique design and fulfills all players needs
Or you can just create a customised Autopatcher with a sexier look and a proper functional main page.
I will try add a short video on swapping your current Autopatcher with the customised one.
Closure / My Thoughts & Opinions :
the stereotype and identity of Mir is being lost with all those private servers launching with no story or a background of the actual game they advertise for but instead
“Another items with increased stats, Another monsters with increased power”.
I don’t mind these additions if introduced properly with some sort of background story
or even singling them up on another image/post, now that is a huge factor of a fun game and a prove of effort to players.
Alot to be said, and surely alot to be added in this thread as i go just wanted to start one and see what everyone thinks and will update later.
Please enlighten me with any suggestions you think worthy for making a successful advertisement, and ill hopefully add to this thread.
Thanks for taking the time to read this
Sincerely
Mohammed
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