149351-using-realm-broadcasts-to-advertise-the-store

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Can't speak for the first one, because I was at work when they ran it.. but the one they ran last night for up to 50% off the fortune coins.. was just in my chat window.. no pop up, and none of the addons I'm running would block the popup itself. I think it's a very minimally intrusive way (they did also mention it on Twitter), of letting people know about it. edit: Here, they just announced a flash sale on the flasks of R&R.. I grabbed a screenshot right as the chat hit. The message text appears in the chat box, and it does flash across the screen (either it didn't do it last night, or I didn't notice it..). [image]http://i.imgur.com/EFryduM.jpg[/image] It's possible Carbine is trying different methods of communicating these sales with us, to find that 'sweet spot' for how to announce them, without being too intrusive.

Edited January 30, 2016 by BigDamnHeroes


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I think most people would consider a "pop up" a window you have to close. Maybe if you don't look directly at the words as they briefly appear on your screen you wont get as offended?


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If I have to interact with it to get it off my screen, it's a pop-up. If I don't, it's chat / an announcement. Is that an arbitrary definition? Sure, but I'm not the only one that thinks that way.


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