How many more SE sales have their been since the announcement?
Dank McShwagger
Join Date: 2009-06-10 Member: 67784Members
Join Date: 2009-06-10 Member: 67784Members
<div class="IPBDescription">...and how many do you think UWE will get before the 26th?</div>I'm very curious as to how many people have been silently following the production of NS2. I know I have 5 friends who were waiting it out until alpha was announced and now purchased the SE because of the big news. Any estimates out there? how many people are you guys bringing into the alpha?
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Timers, cheeves, and flashy pre-order bonuses. Keep it up UWE.
It was a joke, calm down.
But you're joke is actually pretty accurate. Timers do help. :P
Effing timers, HOW DO THEY WORK?
Yeah, as someone who's preordered it's more of an irritation :P
i was thinking roughly the same :) about 3x more then the original batch
Magnets make them work.
As someone who has already preordered, that timer is just taunting me. Reminding me just how long I still have to wait. :(
Last time I checked, the engine test just came out. Thought it would be atleast another year until something playable would be released.
kidding, kidding...
On a serious note what is it about timers/clocks/countdowns/Whatever that will make us Humies instantly commit to things, when otherwise we would hesitate? Look at closing down sales! they prices are usefully a fraction of their initial value yet the shop in question will inevitably make more profit in two days than it has made in it's total lifespan.
crazy...
For that matter look at any B-grade action movie, "you have three years to save your local village..." all in a wildly over-the-top voice, and then the Hero (it's always a man isn't it? the only movies 'starring' a woman usually have her spending more time prancing about saying "I really can save the universe with nothing but a skimpy bra and thong combo" only to realise the bomb went off ten minutes ago) charges round for 48 hours straight giving himself a hernia.
I digress, to comment on the initial question in this topic, I think the answer is yes and I doubt UW will have trouble saving up for the communal pot of beans for the next ten days... :)
I think it's because it's a perpetual reminder that results in a sense of urgency. The fact that they used <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->red<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--> words and numbers in the countdown is also a psychological trick. Now that i think about it... black armor (even though the current black armor is kind of green, everyone thought it was going to be black [and everyone still calls it black]... and that works the same i think)... hmmm, i think they spent more then 3 minutes deciding on how best to color stuff to sell the game.
<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html" target="_blank">http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html</a>
<u>Color Psychology</u>
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Red<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. It is also the color of love. Red clothing gets noticed and makes the wearer appear heavier. Since it is an extreme color, red clothing might not help people in negotiations or confrontations. Red cars are popular targets for thieves. In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention.
Black
Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion because it makes people appear thinner. It is also stylish and timeless. <u>Black also implies submission</u> [that's an understatement... submission to the devs to fork over $40]. Priests wear black to signify submission to God. Some fashion experts say a woman wearing black implies submission to men. Black outfits can also be overpowering, or make the wearer seem aloof or evil. Villains, such as Dracula, often wear black.
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Hmm i don't look at the timer and i feel fine (standard-issue pre-order forevar!!1).
- red lips indicate a good blood flow and thus youth, which is wanted for successfull reproduction; that's why women use lipsticks or that's why men get attracted by that.
- some time ago women used <i>Atropa belladonna</i> extracts for their eyes to widen the pupil, increasing the contrast between the black pupil and the white of the eye. The white of the eye is clear if you are young and healthy, if you get old it's more yellowish and not as pure => and again it's an indicator for youth and health ....
So what I basically want to say -> ###### timers, literally that is :P
- red lips indicate a good blood flow and thus youth, which is wanted for successfull reproduction; that's why women use lipsticks or that's why men get attracted by that.
- some time ago women used <i>Atropa belladonna</i> extracts for their eyes to widen the pupil, increasing the contrast between the black pupil and the white of the eye. The white of the eye is clear if you are young and healthy, if you get old it's more yellowish and not as pure => and again it's an indicator for youth and health ....
So what I basically want to say -> ###### timers, literally that is :P<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Lipstick is a vaginal thing (the way the labia engorges with blood), so I suppose your version is a kid-friendly way of putting it.
I guess it's both correct and I'm not sure if "my" version is that kid friendly either :P
But who cares, wasn't this all about how many sales they got already after the sexy red timer thingy ?
I wonder if this to was a factor in making the SE output black. I mean the image on the top of the forum basically says green armor will not help you survive, and it's safe down here in the black behind the words. I mean wouldn't a shade of green be more associated with the TSA marines considering how all their equipment + armor (in NS1 and NS2) is green? Or maybe the devs are afraid that green = mental reminder of old NS1 and they instead want people to just think about NS2 + black armor?
Just no. Only delay i see possible is steam taking forever to download the alpha.