ChinaSide 2 ...interesting... marketing push [Archive]

Sabrak

2012-06-28, 12:27 PM

This will probably talk mostly to european planetsiders, as it concerns football (yes, football. :D Not gonna use the other word).

It looks like Chinaside is trying a push with its marketing, as The9 (Planetside's publisher in China) made Didier Drogba, who just signed with Shanghai Shenhua football team (which is owned by... The9's owner), its new Planetside's face.

http://www.mmoculture.com/2012/06/planetside-2-cn-spokesperson-revealed.html

So, Pro7Sat1, when will we see Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, or your fellow countryman Miroslav Klose in a TR/NC/VS outfit on TV? :groovy:

QuantumMechanic

2012-06-28, 12:40 PM

That is one serious stage setup they got going on there. Looks quite impressive.

Therion I

2012-06-28, 12:56 PM

Trying not to sound racist here but: WTF? Those guys are crazy!

DarkChiron

2012-06-28, 12:59 PM

That stage is awesome looking. I guess the Chinese are really looking for Planetside 2 to make it big.

Xyntech

2012-06-28, 01:03 PM

Trying not to sound racist here but: WTF? Those guys are crazy!

You're doing it wrong. After saying "Trying not to sound racist here but," you're supposed to say something extremely racist.

That stage sort of reminds me of a PS2 AMP station at night.

Turdicus

2012-06-28, 01:07 PM

Jeez that whole thing just for Planetside? It's going to get even more attention than E3! I wonder how appealing a game like Planetside 2 is to the chinese, I don't know which games are most popular in that part of the world.

lolroflroflcake

2012-06-28, 01:11 PM

I'm going to miss having everyone from around the world on one server. :(

Dreamcast

2012-06-28, 01:11 PM

That's crazy...seems like planetside has good back up in Asia.

Planetside is gonna be bigger than I thought.

Saintlycow

2012-06-28, 01:23 PM

Drogba is the best. Thats pretty cool

FINALCUT

2012-06-28, 01:27 PM

Only one rule in China is all PS2 players must play TR.:D

lMABl

2012-06-28, 01:36 PM

Interesting... and that stage is legit!

Russ

2012-06-28, 01:39 PM

Only one rule in China is all PS2 players must play TR.:D

Uhhhh i see what you did there.

Sabrak

2012-06-28, 01:43 PM

That's crazy...seems like planetside has good back up in Asia.

Planetside is gonna be bigger than I thought.

Yup.

And we know it's pretty well marketed in North America too, with all the specialised magazines/websites covering the game.

Now, I really want to see what Pro7 has planned.
It's been stated they have the power to advertise the game in Europe, which I always doubted as it's not even a known company in western Europe.

I sure hope we won't be forgotten (reminder: Cologne's GamesCom is in a month and half)

QuantumMechanic

2012-06-28, 01:44 PM

I'm going to miss having everyone from around the world on one server. :(

For me this is very true. My game time is just before and well past midnight US west coast time. So I usually play with Europeans, Chinese, Australians and sleepless Americans.

I hope that the populations for PS2 are so great that even if we have regional servers, the US servers will be packed 24/7. But realistically I think that is doubtful.

And yeah, the majority of Chinese on Gemini are TR. It must be the red.

p0intman

2012-06-28, 01:45 PM

Ohgod rabbit ball will return?!

helioN

2012-06-28, 01:50 PM

Didier a face of PS2? Cool :D

RedKnights

2012-06-28, 02:02 PM

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3WhgSYfR4ns/T-HcA4hH16I/AAAAAAAAJt8/Ka4R2-7RX4o/s1600/ps3.jpg

That..... is quite legit.

Lorgarn

2012-06-28, 02:16 PM

that stage looks pretty epic. Yes it does.

FINALCUT

2012-06-28, 02:19 PM

For me this is very true. My game time is just before and well past midnight US west coast time. So I usually play with Europeans, Chinese, Australians and sleepless Americans.

I hope that the populations for PS2 are so great that even if we have regional servers, the US servers will be packed 24/7. But realistically I think that is doubtful.

And yeah, the majority of Chinese on Gemini are TR. It must be the red.

Or it could be the oppressive nature of the TR attracts Chinese players.All that killing of freedom loving people and controlling of all bussiness and personal matters. After all the eventual takeover of the World by the Cinese will lead to the real Terran Republic.:lol:

Geist

2012-06-28, 02:36 PM

Or it could be the oppressive nature of the TR attracts Chinese players.All that killing of freedom loving people and controlling of all bussiness and personal matters. After all the eventual takeover of the World by the Cinese will lead to the real Terran Republic.:lol:

And when people wonder where the origins this national symbol came from
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll318/Firepaw666/tm_trlogo_black.jpg
They can point to Planetside 2.

That's pretty cool honestly. If PS2 wasn't a major player before, putting it on a Soccer Jersey will make it official(That's right, I called it Soccer, what're you gonna do about it? :p )

Pella

2012-06-28, 02:38 PM

I don't think drogba would put his name or face to a MMO. That picture is just him and the CEO with the football shirt.

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Sabrak

2012-06-28, 02:45 PM

I don't think drogba would put his name or face to a MMO. That picture is just him and the CEO with the football shirt.

And why not?

Nicolas Anelka, who also plays for Shanghai Shenshua, is being used to market Firefall, also published by The9.

If they decided to use Anelka for Firefall, I don't see why they wouldn't use Drogba for Planetside 2.
And I bet they've got the money to make Drogba accept it... Which he did, if you look at the second picture (Drogba with a jersey with Planetside 2 written in chinese on it)

Proof about Anelka?
Skip to 2:35

http://youtu.be/IcojnGQGtNU?hd=1&t=2m37s

RadarX

2012-06-28, 02:45 PM

UnDeAdKiTtY

2012-06-28, 02:51 PM

China playing planetside 2 wont affect the US planetside 2, the only thing to come out of this is money for SOE to keep planetside 2 going so chill your jets dude.

Sabrak

2012-06-28, 02:52 PM

We are really excited about the efforts our partners are putting into promoting PlanetSide 2 over there. If it's not obvious, the sports endorsement is huge not to mention that is one of the biggest show booths I've ever seen. China Joy is one of the biggest game shows in the world. Last numbers I saw were well over 150,000 (think Comic Con size).

Well, as I said earlier, we've seen what you guys had for North America, we've seen what The9 has for China/Asia, now I wanna see what Pro7 has for Europe :D

Any idea of when they will start the marketing efforts?
I'd guess next GamesCom, but it'd be nice to hear it from you or that Pro7 community person who posts on here (I forgot his nickname).

China playing planetside 2 wont affect the US planetside 2, the only thing to come out of this is money for SOE to keep planetside 2 going so chill your jets dude.

You don't really get the point of that thread, do you?

It's not about how it'll affect the US. You know there are people who aren't from the US on here, right?
It's about how it'll affect Planetside's success, and about PS2 marketing around the world.

Sco

2012-06-28, 03:16 PM

Just as long as the servers don't fall over as much as Drogba :)

UnDeAdKiTtY

2012-06-28, 03:18 PM

I get the point of the thread, they are signing people for Esports and big conventions. I'm saying chill your jets to people talking above.

RadarX

2012-06-28, 03:21 PM

Sabrak

2012-06-28, 03:26 PM

ProSieben.Sat.1 will have a sizable presence at GamesCom for PlanetSide 2. It will be really hard to miss.

Great! Thanks, that's all I needed to know :D

Edit: Wait, actually, I still wanna know if we'll see some football superstar too :D Bahahah
Kidding, obviously

aceshigh

2012-06-28, 03:34 PM

Only one rule in China is all PS2 players must play TR.:D

Hong Kong will be NC while Taiwanese players will be VS.

NEWSKIS

2012-06-28, 03:38 PM

I can only speak towards the China players in PS1, but for the love of god give them their own damn server and don't let them play on the US ones. The amount of TK'ing and downright stupidity of their players is shocking. I'm not racist, just anti-stupid and anti-asshat.

DarkChiron

2012-06-28, 03:39 PM

I get the point of the thread, they are signing people for Esports and big conventions. I'm saying chill your jets to people talking above.

Esports? They play professional soccer (EAT IT!) on computers now?

Xaine

2012-06-28, 03:57 PM

That's really rather strange.

Mongo

2012-06-28, 04:01 PM

Lets just get stereotypical!

1 world server!

Asia Must go TR
Americas must go NC
Europe must go Vanu

Chowley

2012-06-28, 04:08 PM

Well, as I said earlier, we've seen what you guys had for North America, we've seen what The9 has for China/Asia, now I wanna see what Pro7 has for Europe :D

Any idea of when they will start the marketing efforts?
I'd guess next GamesCom, but it'd be nice to hear it from you or that Pro7 community person who posts on here (I forgot his nickname).

You don't really get the point of that thread, do you?

It's not about how it'll affect the US. You know there are people who aren't from the US on here, right?
It's about how it'll affect Planetside's success, and about PS2 marketing around the world.

Er I must have missed something. Who is Pro7 and why is SOE not dealing with Europe?
I hate this, after Tera and Raiderz and a few more games on the way I always feel europe gets the short end - Hi Frogster!

Edit: Just saw RadarXs post and I am even more confused. ProSieben are a TV company, if i remember correctly.

That is amazing though, huge promotion for a game. As much as I dislike soccer, this makes me happy, can only be a good thing for PS2.

Xyntech

2012-06-28, 04:10 PM

Lets just get stereotypical!

1 world server!

Asia Must go TR
Americas must go NC
Europe must go Vanu

Looks like it's time to move to Europe.

Can I pick Japan instead? You know they're all going VS.

MacXXcaM

2012-06-28, 04:34 PM

Edit: Just saw RadarXs post and I am even more confused. ProSieben are a TV company, if i remember correctly.

Yes, they're doing quite a good job in advertising their games in German TV.

Arovien

2012-06-28, 05:23 PM

Marketing in NA has to get to their level. China leading the way gonna be the norm?

starshine

2012-06-28, 05:34 PM

Drogba going chinaside wtf when did this happen?

GhettoPrince

2012-06-28, 07:05 PM

Actually, before the nostalgiaside fights this week, most of the remaining planetside players were Chinese.

NewSith

2012-06-28, 08:39 PM

I think pro7 will go for a movie star. I think Statham.

Pella

2012-06-28, 08:56 PM

And why not?

Nicolas Anelka, who also plays for Shanghai Shenshua, is being used to market Firefall, also published by The9.

If they decided to use Anelka for Firefall, I don't see why they wouldn't use Drogba for Planetside 2.
And I bet they've got the money to make Drogba accept it... Which he did, if you look at the second picture (Drogba with a jersey with Planetside 2 written in chinese on it)

Proof about Anelka?
Skip to 2:35

http://youtu.be/IcojnGQGtNU?hd=1&t=2m37s

Firstly Read up on Drogba and what he has done for his home country the ivory coast. He stopped a civil war. So Putting his name to a game which involves killing people is highly unlikely. The guy is an ambassador to world peace and football.

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Hamma

2012-06-28, 11:29 PM

Haha wow - never thought I'd see PlanetSide 2 on a sports player. Awesome!

duck

2012-06-28, 11:57 PM

It's quite interesting to see Drogba representing Planetside 2, I would never imagined anything like that.

Here's my opinion: I don't think Drogba's endorsement will make a difference, yes it will attract more Chinese players but if anyone here thinks that more Western gamers will be lured into PS2 then you would be mistaken. Usually when famous football players move to some no-name football league like in UAE or China they are forgotten by American and English press and no one really follows up on those players anymore.
This is good news for the9 because it means more gamers in China where there is arguably a bigger gamer base than the US, but nothing the9 does affects us in the West.

Accuser

2012-06-29, 12:06 AM

This is good news for the9 because it means more gamers in China where there is arguably a bigger gamer base than the US, but nothing the9 does affects us in the West.

Fortunately it does effect me, in the East :)
Also, more money for Higgles and his team is always good.

Sabrak

2012-06-29, 03:56 AM

Firstly Read up on Drogba and what he has done for his home country the ivory coast. He stopped a civil war. So Putting his name to a game which involves killing people is highly unlikely. The guy is an ambassador to world peace and football.

Yeah, right.

So the man left Chelsea to play in a chinese team for lots of money (because face it, he didn't go there for the challenge), but he wouldn't accept even more money from his new boss just to make some advertisements for a video game?

You're quite Drogba's fanboy, aren't you? :rolleyes:

Get over it, he signed with Shanghai Shengshua and The9's owner didn't forget to add some advertising clause in the contract.

sylphaen

2012-06-29, 07:17 AM

Drogba is a nice guy and loves his country. While he did not stop a war by himself, he did try his best to appease the situation and call for peace. I have a lot of respect for him. Too sad they could not win the CAN though.

Concerning The9, I don't see anything wrong about accepting a contract with (very) good conditions. The world is larger than Europe/North America and developing countries have changed a lot in 20 years.

I am not entirely surprised to see Drogba working in China. The Chinese have a strong/growing presence in Ivory Coast.

If anything, it's a very good event for Chinaside... and the Chinese. Maybe their national team will actually get better at soccer (:rolleyes:).

Brusi

2012-06-29, 07:40 AM

China is so much cooler than the US

Otleaz

2012-06-29, 07:47 AM

Sabrak

2012-06-29, 08:36 AM

Can't help but get scared for the future. SOE are going to feel like they are standing next to El Dorado with a bulldozer after seeing how successful the Pay2win model the Chinese will undoubtedly use is.

You don't know that.

Nobody here really cared about the terms of The9 and SOE partnership when it was announced, but SOE might not allow The9 to sell power in the cash-shop, just like Pro7 isn't allowed to.

Concerning The9, I don't see anything wrong about accepting a contract with (very) good conditions. The world is larger than Europe/North America and developing countries have changed a lot in 20 years.

I don't see anything wrong about that either.

I just find ridiculous to read that "Drogba stoped a civil war (O rly?), so he can't have accepted to advertise a game about killing people". :)

Pella

2012-06-29, 09:02 AM

Yeah, right.

So the man left Chelsea to play in a chinese team for lots of money (because face it, he didn't go there for the challenge), but he wouldn't accept even more money from his new boss just to make some advertisements for a video game?

You're quite Drogba's fanboy, aren't you? :rolleyes:

Get over it, he signed with Shanghai Shengshua and The9's owner didn't forget to add some advertising clause in the contract.

I hate Chelsea. Its that i have a fair understand of football. If you where close to retirement and someone offered you millions to play for them I'm sure you would regardless of the location. Look at Russia for instance.

But back to the original post. Drogba is not the face of planetside 2.

Sabrak

2012-06-29, 09:58 AM

But back to the original post. Drogba is not the face of planetside 2.

*sigh*

Whatever man.
I'm not gonna link every articles about it that you can find on internet.

You wanna be stupidly stubborn, go for it.

xnorb

2012-06-29, 10:11 AM

What sort of worries me is that there's absolutely no activity on side of
prosiebensat1 ... i registered an account there, but not even any real
news about Planetside 2, no pre-start announcement, nothing.

As if prosiebensat1 isn't even going to host it at all ...

Arcticus

2012-06-29, 03:20 PM

What are the "subtleties" of NC lore in mainland China? Obviously the enemy factions look upon them as corporate stooges hypnotyzed by a dangerously simpleton "freedom" memetic that expresses itself as terrorism... just as the enemy factions in NA and Europe do.

But how do the NC look upon themselves in the PRC? Are they the heroes in blue fighting the tyrants in red? Have there been any subtle lore changes?

GuyFawkes

2012-06-29, 06:10 PM

Is this Smedleys 'big announcement' this week , or is it something else gone under my radar?

Crator

2012-06-29, 06:26 PM

Is this Smedleys 'big announcement' this week , or is it something else gone under my radar?

Seriously? Smed says announcements next week (http://www.planetside-universe.com/search.php?searchid=833864)

You even posted in that thread already.

Virulence

2012-06-29, 06:39 PM

I feel like Smedley might want to start drafting plans for an in-house SOE money swimming pool, because daaaaaamn.

GuyFawkes

2012-06-29, 06:57 PM

Seriously? Smed says announcements next week (http://www.planetside-universe.com/search.php?searchid=833864)

You even posted in that thread already.

when I replied in that thread it it was still an announcement about an announcement and people debating what soon etc means in :rolleyes:

oh well

Sledgecrushr

2012-06-29, 07:07 PM

If size does matter then we can take some pointers from the Chinese because this stage is huge.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3WhgSYfR4ns/T-HcA4hH16I/AAAAAAAAJt8/Ka4R2-7RX4o/s1600/ps3.jpg

Crator

2012-06-29, 07:31 PM

when I replied in that thread it it was still an announcement about an announcement and people debating what soon etc means in :rolleyes:

oh well

Yes, lesson was, re-check thread on topics you know about... Advanced Search is good for this cause you can look up by username. So just type your username and you'll see all the threads you posted in and can revisit if they have new posts....

Missundaztood

2012-06-30, 03:20 AM

Yeah, right.

So the man left Chelsea to play in a chinese team for lots of money (because face it, he didn't go there for the challenge), but he wouldn't accept even more money from his new boss just to make some advertisements for a video game?

You're quite Drogba's fanboy, aren't you? :rolleyes:

Get over it, he signed with Shanghai Shengshua and The9's owner didn't forget to add some advertising clause in the contract.

I have no real interest as a United fan in defending Drogbas move to China but for a player nearing the end of his career? Shrewd move I think! Also if you read up on the reasons he left Chelsea, he seems to have some legitimate reasons. A different culture was one I think. Fair enough I say!

It's clear he's not directly promoting Planetside 2 here, he's just wearing the shirt! I find it more interesting that Planetside 2 will get exposure on a football shirt. Bizzare!

Drogba/China/Planetside . You couldn't make it up!

Pella

2012-06-30, 04:05 AM

I have no real interest as a United fan in defending Drogbas move to China but for a player nearing the end of his career? Shrewd move I think! Also if you read up on the reasons he left Chelsea, he seems to have some legitimate reasons. A different culture was one I think. Fair enough I say!

It's clear he's not directly promoting Planetside 2 here, he's just wearing the shirt! I find it more interesting that Planetside 2 will get exposure on a football shirt. Bizzare!

Drogba/China/Planetside . You couldn't make it up!

Thank you. Obviously some journalist making things up again.

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