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minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down15·19 days agoValve is truly one of a kind company, their marketing has been so effective that they managed to create a culture of idiots that go around the internet defending their products
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·19 days ago their marketing Their what? They just released Half-Life 2 in 2004 and that was it.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·19 days agoSounds like you have no idea what the company even does.
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoValve does no marketing of Steam.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoTheir marketing is so successful that you believe they do none.
minus-squareJako302@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·19 days agoHas valve even done any form of marketing or advertisement outside their store? As far as I’m aware they are just really good at keeping their mouths shut.
minus-squareMwa@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoProbably self promotion with fan content (like those TF2 SFM machinima)
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoMarketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoA game mechanic is marketing?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoFor profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoCan you define the term marketing for me?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing “Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of business management and commerce.”
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoi guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agofyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoread the article, loot boxes and similar reward mechanics are there on purpose to squeeze your money and to hook you up to the game
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoI remember being absolutely fucking pissed when I bought Skyrim and got a steam key instead of an actual download. I remember there being more concern about being forced to use a platform to install/play your games back in the late naughts/early 2010s.
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoBack then valve wasn’t probably doing as much advertising
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Valve is truly one of a kind company, their marketing has been so effective that they managed to create a culture of idiots that go around the internet defending their products
Their what?
They just released Half-Life 2 in 2004 and that was it.
Sounds like you have no idea what the company even does.
Valve does no marketing of Steam.
Their marketing is so successful that you believe they do none.
Has valve even done any form of marketing or advertisement outside their store?
As far as I’m aware they are just really good at keeping their mouths shut.
Probably self promotion with fan content (like those TF2 SFM machinima)
Marketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
A game mechanic is marketing?
For profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
Can you define the term marketing for me?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing
“Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of business management and commerce.”
i guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
fyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
read the article, loot boxes and similar reward mechanics are there on purpose to squeeze your money and to hook you up to the game
I remember being absolutely fucking pissed when I bought Skyrim and got a steam key instead of an actual download.
I remember there being more concern about being forced to use a platform to install/play your games back in the late naughts/early 2010s.
Back then valve wasn’t probably doing as much advertising