OT = How Does Shrapnel Stay In Business

Atrocities · #1 July 31st, 2001, 12:57 PM

Just wondering how Shrapnel is doing. I mean, you host this web site, and forum, and aside from the 30 or so posters (and I hope customers) we seldom see any other posters.

I was just wondering if business is good?

I would hate to see this site go down. I know that I reqularly recommend SEIV and other Shrapnel titles to PC Gamers, and for the most part, I hope, they check out the site and buy some games.

evader · #2 August 1st, 2001, 01:25 AM

you forget people like me who check out the forum but seldom post

Kloug · #3 August 1st, 2001, 01:50 AM

We are here,
I look & listen...as a SEII Veteran I hear what is going on.
Everyday I check in on these Boards & follow the concerns, gripes & such.
The ELDERS are listening....

'He who says the least says the most'

disabled · #4 July 31st, 2001, 04:24 PM

It's called "playing it smart." Shrapnel knows not to overextend itself and when it sees a good prize. Look at Space Empires IV!

Many companies over extended themselves and look at where they are now. In my job of telemarketing for Home Improvement products, I all to often meet laid off dot-com workers who founded a company, or was involved in the founding, and now have NO JOB.

Shrapnel was smart and kept themselves below the radar.

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Richard · #5 July 31st, 2001, 04:27 PM

You have to remember that less than 1% of folks who buy a game stop by the forums ever. Actually SE:IV is a fairly active forum for a gaming site. If you go to the big boys web sites you will rarely find more than that number of hard core posters...

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geoschmo · #6 July 31st, 2001, 04:54 PM

Plus, what Richard failed to mention because he is so humble, is that Shrapnel is pretty much a one-man operation...HIM!

(And he is probably ridiculously underpaid for the amount of work he does, so that helps to keep the overhead low.

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Geo

Edit: Richard must have liked the nice things I said about him. I got promoted to Major with that post.

[This message has been edited by geoschmo (edited 31 July 2001).]