Hi all, and in particular Nadeo
Here is a little bit of context. We opened the Nascar program in part to find new players that would be interested in Nascar (and that has been successful, thanks a lot!) and invite them to play on other Nascar servers and to the different events that are organized by the community. This second part, however, has proven a bit more difficult, in particular because there is very little options to promote events and servers on the channel. So far, we have identified two possibilities to "advertise" on the program : via the feedback thread (but this one is so hidden that most people don't know that it exists) and via the splashscreen (but that one generally stays up for only a couple of seconds, so we don't have time to read everything that there is on it, especially if there is a link somewhere. the fact that we haven't updated it since december and no-one complained is kinda proof that nobody reads it)
What would be great if we could publish at regular interval (maybe at the end of the map when people are discussing) some kind of message where we could have actual links to other servers, external websites, discord channels, etc with a small description. (If the channel had a more traditional controller we would have set up some form of server announcements similar to the Promote plugin in ManiaControl) This way, maybe we could increase the visibility of our events toward the targeted audience and players who, new to the game, may not know where, when or who organizes such events.
Thanks in advance
Better announcements options in the channel
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Better announcements options in the channel
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Re: Better announcements options in the channel
+1 for this, great idea!
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Re: Better announcements options in the channel
Hello Ranig,
Thank you for your feedback!
I know it would be great to more highlight events through channels.
When players click on the grid program, they can also see your program card: https://www.maniaplanet.com/channels/programs/276
So it's great that you gave many details here.
In game you can also write a maniaflash: https://www.maniaplanet.com/flash/manager/write
When you create a new episode, if you use twitter, you can write a small announcement and we will share it.
I know that Nascar events are highlighted on maniacalendar.
Do you use TM News discord as well and Trackmania Report discord?
Thank you for your feedback!
I know it would be great to more highlight events through channels.
When players click on the grid program, they can also see your program card: https://www.maniaplanet.com/channels/programs/276
So it's great that you gave many details here.
In game you can also write a maniaflash: https://www.maniaplanet.com/flash/manager/write
When you create a new episode, if you use twitter, you can write a small announcement and we will share it.
I know that Nascar events are highlighted on maniacalendar.
Do you use TM News discord as well and Trackmania Report discord?
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Re: Better announcements options in the channel
Hi Alinoa, thanks a lot for your answers!
We will try to use more frequently the the flash system and the different discord channels on our side to improve the visibility to the general trackmania audience.
As for the titlecard, I got an idea on how to update it and engage the community in doing so, so we will do that soon ^^
Now this doesn't solve what we feel is the issue, which is that from within the channel, there is very little link to other parts of Trackmania, and thus, people who play in the channel stay on the channel and don't come visit the rest of the game that much. The titlecard is shown twice per map: a) at start when it loads [and generally it loads too quickly to see any meaningful information] and b) at the end of the map [where it is shown in a smaller size, side by side with the titlecard of the next channel] and in addition, it doesn't provide any link on which you can click (as opposed to, let say, a flash) [and discord link for example can be quite complicated to write]. We feel that having a small message pop up automatically in the chat every 1-2 minutes, or a small box with a message + link somewhere on the side of the screen, would help quite a bit in bringing the channel community toward the rest of the community
We will try to use more frequently the the flash system and the different discord channels on our side to improve the visibility to the general trackmania audience.
As for the titlecard, I got an idea on how to update it and engage the community in doing so, so we will do that soon ^^
Now this doesn't solve what we feel is the issue, which is that from within the channel, there is very little link to other parts of Trackmania, and thus, people who play in the channel stay on the channel and don't come visit the rest of the game that much. The titlecard is shown twice per map: a) at start when it loads [and generally it loads too quickly to see any meaningful information] and b) at the end of the map [where it is shown in a smaller size, side by side with the titlecard of the next channel] and in addition, it doesn't provide any link on which you can click (as opposed to, let say, a flash) [and discord link for example can be quite complicated to write]. We feel that having a small message pop up automatically in the chat every 1-2 minutes, or a small box with a message + link somewhere on the side of the screen, would help quite a bit in bringing the channel community toward the rest of the community
Your Trackmania resource for Nascar racing http://www.tm-nascar.com
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