[geoschmo]

Shrapnel has tried the advertising route before. They found they were spending a whole lot of money and getting little or nothing in return.

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Word of mouth is a very good supliment to advertizing, but not a substitute.

Actually, word of mouth is much better for niche games like Shrapnel sells. Your typical gamer that will respond to an add is geared towards the more flashy graphics and whatnot that Shrapnel's games tend not to have. An add for a Shrapnel game isn't likely to catch their attention, and if it did, they are more likely to be disapointed then pleased when they try the games and realize they actually have to think to play them.

Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Heck, with the savings in bandwidth since the upload forums have been down they should have saved enough money to place full page adds in 2-3 magazines.

Wow! You either are seriously overestimating the cost of bandwith, or you have no clue what it costs to place an ad in a magazine. Or maybe you are just joking? Exageration for effect?