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Ask HN: Review our startup - Taxi Mogul, a persistent browser game

#1

Post by villiros » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:01 PM UTC

Ask HN: Review our startup - Taxi Mogul, a persistent browser game
taxi-mogul.com

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#2

Post by pclark » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:05 PM UTC

looks cool, super slow though?

How are you gonna make money?

Re: Ask HN: Review our startup - Taxi Mogul, a persistent browser game

#3

Post by pclark » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:06 PM UTC

> You need to confirm your email address to play Taxi Mogul. Please proceed to the activation page.

ugh.

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#4

Post by cperciva » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:06 PM UTC

Run a taxi company? Thanks but no thanks -- that sounds far too much like work to me.

I'm sure this game must be more entertaining than it sounds, but you might do better if the website makes it more clear where the fun part of the game is.

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#5

Post by r7000 » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:11 PM UTC

Spelling Nit to fix immediately: "Purchased cars are delivered immideately"

BureauPoints seems like an odd name at first.

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Post by fallentimes » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:13 PM UTC

cperciva wrote: post #4

Run a taxi company? Thanks but no thanks -- that sounds far too much like work to me. I'm sure this game must be more entertaining than it sounds, but you might do better if the website makes it more clear where the fun part of the game is.

I agree with your second point, but there's plenty of games like that: Sim City, Any Tycoon game, the economy aspects of RTS (where the fun is obvious), Diner Dash etc.

As the Wii Fit has shown, games are a good way to trick people in to doing work...or exercise :).

Oh, and don't make people register.

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#7

Post by villiros » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:14 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #2

looks cool, super slow though? How are you gonna make money?

The site's hosted on Amazon US, and seems fast enough from here..

Some advanced game features require paying, and advertisement shows up eventually. It's a standard model for these sorta games.

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Post by pclark » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:18 PM UTC

villiros wrote: post #7

pclark wrote: post #2

looks cool, super slow though? How are you gonna make money?

The site's hosted on Amazon US, and seems fast enough from here.. Some advanced game features require paying, and advertisement shows up eventually. It's a standard model for these sorta games.

seems cool. I've bookmarked it and made an account. Hope it isnt TOO addictive! :)

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#9

Post by hotshothenry » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:25 PM UTC

you guys need a better looking website coughemail mecough =D

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#10

Post by r7000 » Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 4:29 PM UTC

r7000 wrote: post #5

Spelling Nit to fix immediately: "Purchased cars are delivered immideately" BureauPoints seems like an odd name at first.

also: "Your car is now en route and does not require anymore attention for awhile"

should be "for a while"

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/awhile.html