chashm Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I encouraged a friend to download the demo to play by email.... 25 turns into the game, he is on the website buying a copy so that he can play MORE!!!! It's like Crack, the first one is free, then you start paying and paying 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Yep, no doubt. My brother encouraged me to try the CMBO demo and I ordered the full version before I finished my first demo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeknodathon Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Originally posted by Airborne: Yep, no doubt. My brother encouraged me to try the CMBO demo and I ordered the full version before I finished my first demo. I've got another one beginning to bite... showed him a setup screen with clanky things. He's up for the demo. Do we get commission? Yeknod 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Originally posted by Yeknodathon: Do we get commission? You are now 2nd Lieutenant in BFC army. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKibler Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I've never bothered to stop and count how many people I've "sold" the CM game to (co-workers, associates, friends, etc.) by turning them onto the BF website & encouraging them to give the CM demo a spin and/or buy the CM game(s) -- but it's probably well over 3 dozen. I've been in the gaming business (board, now computer) now for well over 20 years, and I've never been so inclined to "sell" any other such game. I do it because I love it, I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscano Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 The demo is what sold me on the original game. I definitely see it as a red flag when a company does not release a demo for a game. If I'm laying down 40-50 non-refundable dollars, I want a test drive. I'm a realtor and when someone buys a home, they have an inspection done by a engineer. I think of demos as a "game" inspection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeknodathon Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Pvt. Ryan: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Yeknodathon: Do we get commission? You are now 2nd Lieutenant in BFC army. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBase Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I have to agree that a good demo can heavily influence a game's sales. I passed on purchasing CMBB partially because I was turned off by the scenarios included in the demo. I had no intention of buying CMAK but between the AAR on the wargamer.com site and playing the demo scenarios, I just had to have the game. Now, if I can just find some time to play it... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkin Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by CBase: I have to agree that a good demo can heavily influence a game's sales. I passed on purchasing CMBB partially because I was turned off by the scenarios included in the demo. I had no intention of buying CMAK but between the AAR on the wargamer.com site and playing the demo scenarios, I just had to have the game. Now, if I can just find some time to play it... Yup, I love the "Line of defense"-demo. I didn't care too much for the CMBB demo though, but I still bought the game. The game (CMBB) was EXCELLENT and laid the foundation for CMAK! You missed out . //Salkin Trying to sell CMAK to Counter-Strike friends...it's tough . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Badger Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I'm another sale that can be credited to the demo. I've never played any CM games before, but downloaded the CMAK demo last week to try out. At first I didn't like it much, but that was just getting used to the interface and the camera movement and such. Once I was past that, I loved it. I put in my order for the CMAK/CMBB bundle two days ago and have been notified that my order was shipped out from Vermont today. It is extremely unlikely that I would be willing to spend that kind of money on a game without having tried the demo. Lt. Badger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Blah Blah Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I can attest to the power of the demo to both sell and to kill a sale. The CMAK demmo convinced me to buy even after the CMBB demo convinced me not to buy and made me very wary regarding purchasing future CM games. But here I am with the game in my hot little hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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