Expanding TUS?

NAiL · July 01, 2011, 07:14 PM

Well if It looked like I'd make a return on my investment, sure id invest! Im a student so funds are low right now (donation still coming dont worry lad).

Im not dumb though, as nino said I know that WA isnt popular enough for people to be able to make any serious money from 3rd party sites. I doubt TUS has the necessary traffic to draw in interest from advertisers or sponsors, right now anyway.

BUT...

If TUS did manage to branch out to other games and gain a larger user base, there is a good chance there'd be enough traffic to interest advertisers. With an overhaul of the site on the way and a more professional layout, I dont see why this couldnt be a viable possibility. As to exactly which games (or things) TUS could draw more users from I dont know, however the potential do do it is here. If WA is released on Steam (Team17 actually check their forums now, we did already try and present a case to them but there was only 3 people proposing the idea), this would help greatly and be a good start. You shouldnt give up before you've even tried, that doesnt achieve anything. Even you try and fail, the attempt at least is worth the effort.

On a side note, Team17 are so annoyed by WA. Its that 10 year old game that just wont go away with a couple of guys who keep updating it and making it better and better. WR was a flop and there was a ton of complaints about it over on
Steam and Team17 forums. I was banned from both forums for standing up for WA and all the mugs who dont realise just how great this game has become in comparison to all the other worms games, even one they JUST released that had been tested by WA players. They neglected all the feedback given to them by the testers and made a shitty game.

...not sure if that has much to do with what we're talking about, but my point is Team17 are not supportive of CS or WA as it hinders sales of their new worms games (cos they suck ass).

Aerox · July 01, 2011, 07:25 PM

yes yes fantastic super idea if it wasnt for the favt its been done many times.before and nwver with success.
there is no market in online leagues for game on websites, online games nowadays come with a similar system or an equally rwarding alternative.
game league websites are not a market opportunity in this day, your money is better away from them.

NAiL · July 01, 2011, 07:36 PM

Do you actually have any examples of when they've tried and failed? Not saying you dont, im intrigued. Dont patronise me with no support to your claim.

You're saying theres no appeal to advertisers because the user base has no expendable income? Dont advertisers appeal to children by getting their parents to buy the stuff anyway?

Who says TUS has to stick to just games? TUS could become a viral video site, with a little link at the top: WA league.

Devilage · July 01, 2011, 07:50 PM

Quote from: THeDoGG on July 01, 2011, 03:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy on July 01, 2011, 02:24 PM
Are you rich dogg?

If you call richness the curiosity of world and the open-mind spirit, so yes I am rich.

About monetizing, I've got some experience working on the web, that is why I said I can maybe help on it

u owe me something biatch! make it a porn site and sure Mi wil win some money.

Crazy · July 01, 2011, 08:40 PM

Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 06:51 PM
nah disagree.

Never say never, with a will theres a way.

We shouldnt rule out the possibility of MI being able to make a bob or two from TUS until all avenues have been exhausted.
We havent even tried yet, no need to be pessimistic about it.

Inspired by Bieber, Nail?

Anyway, making money on TUS must be a goal far ahead into the future, right now it seems almost impossible... But if we can help MI not to lose any money in the making and maintenance of this site, that would atleast be something... So, if you care about this league, use it a lot etc etc, and have some extra money, why not donate

Aerox · July 01, 2011, 09:32 PM

Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 07:36 PM
Do you actually have any examples of when they've tried and failed? Not saying you dont, im intrigued. Dont patronise me with no support to your claim.

You're saying theres no appeal to advertisers because the user base has no expendable income? Dont advertisers appeal to children by getting their parents to buy the stuff anyway?

Who says TUS has to stick to just games? TUS could become a viral video site, with a little link at the top: WA league.

what the f@#! are we talking about then?

im going to leave you guys decide what kind of bussines you wanna start together using this as a base. i thought we were talking about worms leagues here.
good look

Alien · July 01, 2011, 09:35 PM

i agree with ropa, same with ''gaming central'' forum, let tus site only reserved for w:a... +1

NAiL · July 01, 2011, 09:52 PM

Alien ropa is an angry pessimist, always has been! You should have seen how he spoke about tus when it first started, now look at tus. He's a clever guy and fun to play with, but he puts a downer on things at times, kills the love you know what im saying?

As I said before,

Do you have examples of when when this sort of thing has been tried and failed? Im interested.

Do advertisers not find it appealing because there is little expendable income in that age bracket or are there other reasons? I thought that men aged 16-40 (or higher) was one of the most lucrative target audiences. The average age of a gamer is 37 and they obviously have an expendable income to be able to be playing games... or am I completely missing something here?

I also never said in order to make money TUS would only have to branch out to more of the gaming user base. Im obviously not serious about tus becoming a viral video site, but that would be funny.

This topic has swayed quite far from the original post, I think we're getting carried away with our pipe dreams! Who knows though, im sure TUS is going to continue to grow regardless of the direction MI chooses to take it. I dont think any other league has had a founder this motivated to listen to the users and improve his creation as much as he does.

cOke · July 01, 2011, 10:37 PM

Quote from: DeathInFire on June 30, 2011, 03:56 PM
Quote from: nino on June 30, 2011, 03:25 AM
ahhh now we know what game anubis is addicted nowadays CoD hmmm seems nice xD i remember dakz told me long time ago u were playing this game now and thats why u dont give a porra to worms anymore porra i missed my satanic beard.

I don't even have any Call of Duty game, I had CoD MW1 cracked and finished single player within 4 hours so I will never buy a game that only lasts a few hours. I would be better off going to cinema 3 times and have more fun.

P.S.: CoD is fast food for gamers, not my kind.

that's cos it's all about the multiplayer - single player is limited fun and throw away I agree, but the real fun is in multiplayer, just like worms mate.

lets make tus into a porn site aye.

nino · July 01, 2011, 11:21 PM

madog, join f0s if u want some porn xD

TheKomodo · July 02, 2011, 12:05 AM

Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 07:36 PM
Who says TUS has to stick to just games? TUS could become a viral video site, with a little link at the top: WA league.

Sorry but if TuS turned into some mad website with lots of bollux that isn't WA, i'd lose interest, I love this League because it's WA specific and it's our community, most regular WA players all know each other, TuS is like that little village where everyone knows each other lol.

And let us not forget: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Alien, me and HHC started "Gaming Central" because it is done by WA players, quite a few of us have consoles as well and enjoy other games, so it's kinda nice for us to find things we have in common and see your friends reviews on other games you may possibly like, for me it's an opportunity to discover a game you never seen or thought about buying

Alien · July 02, 2011, 12:57 AM

Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 09:52 PM
Alien ropa is an angry pessimist, always has been! You should have seen how he spoke about tus when it first started, now look at tus. He's a clever guy and fun to play with, but he puts a downer on things at times, kills the love you know what im saying?

yes i know what you meant, but i don't know him.
he has only said what i have thought.

okay, Nail and Komito...if the majority has spoken, i'm obviously for it.

Aerox · July 03, 2011, 11:31 AM

Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 09:52 PM
Alien ropa is an angry pessimist, always has been! You should have seen how he spoke about tus when it first started, now look at tus.

i never said tus wouldnt work out, infact, my only concern at that time was that i knew it would.

Aerox · July 03, 2011, 11:33 AM

also, does no one here have historic memory?
this is gamerpitt all over again, difference is tge average IQ nowadays is even lower than it was then.

Anubis · July 03, 2011, 06:42 PM

Quote from: Komito on July 02, 2011, 12:05 AM
Quote from: NAiL on July 01, 2011, 07:36 PM
Who says TUS has to stick to just games? TUS could become a viral video site, with a little link at the top: WA league.

Sorry but if TuS turned into some mad website with lots of bollux that isn't WA, i'd lose interest, I love this League because it's WA specific and it's our community, most regular WA players all know each other, TuS is like that little village where everyone knows each other lol.

Ah Komo, of course I didn't mean that TUS-WA.com should be removed or alternated. But I thought about new Domains like TUS-Whatever-Game.com
You wouldn't see other games on W:A Tus, that should be obvious. ^^