Fireballer34 Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 In an effort to get more players to submit articles to the Times, Mike has agreed to look into improving the rewards for submitting/getting an article selected to the times. His question to you is, what kind of rewards are you guys looking to see? What incentive would make you publish an article weekly? Thanks for your feedback and help in improving the Tycoon Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSawn Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Mmm so I'm probably not the target audience of this post, I would not consider myself a creative writer. Checking the rewards just now only today did I learn we can get extra hype. I would consider trying to write even if only to hype my own shit up, but then I've got nothing to really hype. Clothing store was doing laundry for 6 months and still doesn't have an interesting selection after that anyway. All of my fighters are mid and don't really have anything interesting to mention surrounding them. Still waiting to be able to make an island org - that would be a decent muse. $3000 per article though... there are new fighter contracts out there with sign-ons and base pay that beats that, and all that takes is a click of the mouse. Spins are fun, considering what they can entail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, RedSawn said: Mmm so I'm probably not the target audience of this post, I would not consider myself a creative writer. Checking the rewards just now only today did I learn we can get extra hype. I would consider trying to write even if only to hype my own shit up, but then I've got nothing to really hype. Clothing store was doing laundry for 6 months and still doesn't have an interesting selection after that anyway. All of my fighters are mid and don't really have anything interesting to mention surrounding them. Still waiting to be able to make an island org - that would be a decent muse. $3000 per article though... there are new fighter contracts out there with sign-ons and base pay that beats that, and all that takes is a click of the mouse. Spins are fun, considering what they can entail. Orgs and fighters are the best things to write about, even if your fighter isn’t great just make up a story. There are so many events, drama, fights, etc. that I see in the tycoon world every day and think “that would be such a great article to have in the times” everyone in the game has the potential to submit an article each week. The real question is though, what rewards WOULD make you want to write for your island org every week? That’s what I’m trying to find out so I can provide feedback to Mike. One thing I had thought of was to have large rewards, even VIP for players who consistently have a column every week. Would this make you want to write articles? On a side note, does someone who regularly submits articles in the times know if the spin and win credits are actually being handed out? I remember last time the times started up it wasn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smkd7 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Yeah, they are @Fireballer34. I'm already happy with the rewards as of now. Could be good to get 50 extra orders for submitting classified ads or articles for clothing and nutrition companies, but the hype boost is already good enough imo. Payment, like @RedSawn suggested, would help on engaging new managers, but would increase zero value for already stablished managers. Hype, custom avatar slot, maybe a early release for free, etc would make me want to write even more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 13 hours ago, Fireballer34 said: In an effort to get more players to submit articles to the Times, Mike has agreed to look into improving the rewards for submitting/getting an article selected to the times. His question to you is, what kind of rewards are you guys looking to see? What incentive would make you publish an article weekly? Thanks for your feedback and help in improving the Tycoon Times. Pop or hype boosts for the fighters / orgs (without influencing rankings) would be the best possible reward. As i understand, we already get a tiny bump anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSawn Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 7 hours ago, Fireballer34 said: Orgs and fighters are the best things to write about, even if your fighter isn’t great just make up a story. There are so many events, drama, fights, etc. that I see in the tycoon world every day and think “that would be such a great article to have in the times” everyone in the game has the potential to submit an article each week. That's the thing, I don't have that creative spark. I'd need a constant, something somewhat plain that could still be enhanced by an article... like the weekly results/highlights of my (future) org. I'm agreeing with what the others have said here anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuzbukit Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 9 hours ago, smkd7 said: Yeah, they are @Fireballer34. Could be good to get 50 extra orders for submitting classified ads or articles for clothing and nutrition companies. I like this suggestion. My own suggestion would be to leverage the competitive nature of players and create (yet another) leader board for article writers. Also, there is a manager Trophy for submitting an article, perhaps that could be expanded upon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSky Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Wait... so my articles keep getting rejected because they're shit not because there are too many other submissions. Dang, so this is how you tell me 😢, @Fireballer34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 10 hours ago, FlatSky said: Wait... so my articles keep getting rejected because they're shit not because there are too many other submissions. Dang, so this is how you tell me 😢, @Fireballer34 I include one of your articles virtually every week. I like your event reviews and fighter profiles, so I almost always include those, although you could make them a bit longer. I often don’t include your just fights articles that just talk about the company, because they are more of an ad than interesting. Maybe you could use those as classifieds. Overall, my feedback for you is instead of writing 3 shorter and messier articles, write 1-2 longer, detailed, and cleaner ones and they will certainly be included every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 12 hours ago, Skuzbukit said: I like this suggestion. My own suggestion would be to leverage the competitive nature of players and create (yet another) leader board for article writers. Also, there is a manager Trophy for submitting an article, perhaps that could be expanded upon? Adding orders for classifieds is definitely a good idea. A leaderboard for writers would be cool too, if Mike had the time. As to the manager trophy, are you just saying there could be one for 10, 50, 100 etc. articles included? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom09 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 30 minutes ago, Fireballer34 said: Adding orders for classifieds is definitely a good idea. A leaderboard for writers would be cool too, if Mike had the time. As to the manager trophy, are you just saying there could be one for 10, 50, 100 etc. articles included? I like that idea, the graduated awards. Spin and win is nice, though it's very hit or miss and 10 credits is one spin so easy to have that come to nothing. Maybe if it was 50 it would feel a little more substantial. Similarly 3k could go to 10k without it making a big difference to veteran managers but would be a nice bonus to newer ones. Just spit-balling here. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSky Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Fireballer34 said: Overall, my feedback for you is instead of writing 3 shorter and messier articles, write 1-2 longer, detailed, and cleaner ones and they will certainly be included every time. Never. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuzbukit Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 23 hours ago, Fireballer34 said: Adding orders for classifieds is definitely a good idea. A leaderboard for writers would be cool too, if Mike had the time. As to the manager trophy, are you just saying there could be one for 10, 50, 100 etc. articles included? Yeah something along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 Anything else people want to add before I go to Mike with the feedback? I had an idea that maybe a rewards system based on how many articles you’re had included. Something along these lines could work: 1 article: custom avatar 5 articles: 50 spin and win credits 10 articles: 10 170 supplements 25 articles (to put into perspective that’s one every week if we stay with biweekly editions): 3 IQ tests 50 articles: 6 months VIP 100 articles: extra fighter slot+free agent ticket Would this be good incentive to write? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToshLodi Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Is the 170 supplements better than the previous two rewards (custom Avatar, 50 spins) ? I don’t believe so personally, I can buy those supplements pretty easily I’d much prefer the avatars! But these incentives would be awesome, and I think would definitely get more people involved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 40 minutes ago, ToshLodi said: Is the 170 supplements better than the previous two rewards (custom Avatar, 50 spins) ? I don’t believe so personally, I can buy those supplements pretty easily I’d much prefer the avatars! But these incentives would be awesome, and I think would definitely get more people involved 170 supps aren’t available anywhere else. But yeah, if you guys gave suggestions for what the reward track should be let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon73 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, ToshLodi said: Is the 170 supplements better than the previous two rewards (custom Avatar, 50 spins) ? I don’t believe so personally, I can buy those supplements pretty easily I’d much prefer the avatars! But these incentives would be awesome, and I think would definitely get more people involved Where do you buy 170 Q? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSawn Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Quite generous suggestions, actually... 39 minutes ago, Icon73 said: Where do you buy 170 Q? Trap House in LA's claimed to have 170 supplements since 2023 and I don't think I've seen anyone rebuke it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 I’m not calling them out but the game only lets people buy up to 160, 170 can only be obtained through spin and win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuzbukit Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On 1/18/2025 at 1:25 PM, RedSawn said: Quite generous suggestions, actually... Trap House in LA's claimed to have 170 supplements since 2023 and I don't think I've seen anyone rebuke it And if you belive that.... ....I have a bridge to sell you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSawn Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I brought up the exact same point on Discord and it was dismissed. Don't even use them, I'm just stating where Tosh is coming from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireballer34 Posted January 21 Author Report Share Posted January 21 Mike loves the ideas from you guys, and I think something will be implemented eventually, although he does have a lot on his plate right now with creation points, game speed increase, new skills etc. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom09 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 4 hours ago, Fireballer34 said: Mike loves the ideas from you guys, and I think something will be implemented eventually, although he does have a lot on his plate right now with creation points, game speed increase, new skills etc. Thanks for contributing to potential improvements. There are often a lot of ideas that kind of get lost in the forums, but it's nice that you are able to gather up and present them in what will hopefully be an effective manner. If this leads to more Tycoon News from more engagement, that's great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprooch Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Has anybody tried his supps in comparison to the 170s? Do yall even have 170 supps to compare against it? For the naysayers? Cause it seems simple enough to fact check without scrutiny and report your findings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom09 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 53 minutes ago, Sprooch said: Has anybody tried his supps in comparison to the 170s? Do yall even have 170 supps to compare against it? For the naysayers? Cause it seems simple enough to fact check without scrutiny and report your findings. Gonna start calling mine Q171 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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