Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Issue: 33   Editor: HowlingMadMika


COLUMN: Buzz Suggestion Box WillSeanMakeBoss
So this is the second Buzz Suggestion Box. I will be taking your suggestions for projects and ideas for articles so you, the reader, can have a say in the types of articles the Buzz produces!

Firstly I'd like to go over what I got from the last Buzz Suggestion Box. I was a little disappointed that only two ideas were presented to me when (around that time especially) the Buzz was receiving VAST amounts of criticism. People complained but when I gave them the option to improve the Buzz, they didn't take it. So that was a little weird. But nevertheless, I took the two suggestions on board and I'll tell you what became of them.

The first idea was a monthly article with an interview from BSF2000 about the going-ons of the game. He could give his opinion on how different features have panned out, his opinion on the game, different crews... maybe even hint at some upcoming features. It would, basically, have been an ideal way for him to answer all the questions on the tips of the tongues of Bootleggers' players. I messaged BSF2000, waited a week and received no reply. I then took my case to 5litre, who said he liked the idea and would bring it forward to BSF2000. I sent messages to either of them for six weeks from then and got no reply. After that, I decided I would ditch the idea because I had other ideas I also had to cover and I certainly didn't want to let down the players like some former writers have. Note that I still have not received a reply, even after implementing the second project, which took about 2-3 months.

The second project was a run down on all the casinos in Bootleggers. So I brought you a weekly article on every one from the perspective of the gambler and the casino owner. I feel that the project went well and incited quite a lot of debate on the forum, which is always good.

The one thing that bothered me about some of the feedback was when people were saying "This is pointless". I fail to see how an article is pointless when players have actually ASKED for it to be featured in the Buzz. So, it's that time again. I want YOUR suggestions for articles/projects you'd like to see. I will actually take EVERY SINGLE ONE on board and, after completing the projects, will release another Buzz Suggestion Box (just like this) to summarise and tell you which ones worked, which ones didn't and why. You can fire your ideas as comments to this articles or in my mailbox.

Enjoy!