Leaf Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 ...is making it clear for Steam users to activate the game's key on the main website. The amount of Steam topics dedicated to "my email and password are invalid" is huge. Assuming there will be a jump in sales at release, there will be a whole lot more people buying the game on Steam and wanting to play it, only to get the same error message. It obviously seems unclear to new users that after buying the game on Steam, they still need to activate the key on the main site. At release there will be topic after topic along the lines of "I'm pissed off because I payed $100 for this game and I can't play it". I know they should read the FAQ first, but many won't think that far, or won't know where to find it. Besides, it shouldn't be necessary to read an FAQ before buying a game. If you want customers to pay for a game, at least make it clear how to play it, too. It's about first impressions, and an error message when starting the game certainly isn't a good one; it should be as easy as possible for new players to enjoy the game. So what I propose is this simple change: on the error message, put in bold writing Have you activated your key on the official IL2 BoS website? This will make it clear what to do, rather than leaving them with an error message and no indication as to what to do next. Purchasing the game from Steam doesn't seem to be a smooth procedure, with a lot of loops to jump through, but at least the buyers now know what to do. It's not a necessity, but I think it will help a lot of new users get into the game quickly and efficiently, instead of leaving them irritated and confused. It will also help keep the forums, both here and on Steam, somewhat clearer.
bigchump Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Let us have that frigging mission builder! We can create better missions than your yes men and stooges can. Edit: I've had a look at a few of the missions that have been created so far and they are a joke at best.... Edited September 23, 2014 by bigchump
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