Game of War: Power to the Players (3/17/15)

Thank you Machine Zone…aka MZ. Up until now I was stuck in such a funk that I couldn’t drag myself to put together a blog post twice weekly let alone continue the marketing of my first book. Since December I have been admitted to the Emergency Room twice, which led to 15 days inpatient admittance and roughly $200,000 in unadjusted hospital bills. My total number of ER visits should have been closer to 12, but I’m too stubborn to go every time; not to mention an average Joe can’t afford the luxury of that much healthcare in the United States.

I find myself sitting here twiddling my thumbs until April 8th waiting for surgery in Cleveland with the worlds #1 GI surgeon. Game of War: Fire Age has really been my only form of entertainment as of late. It’s amazing the things you take for granted until they are taken from you (going to the gym, enjoying a good meal, breathing without pain). Having GoW at least let me actively think about something other than reality. MZ you have now provided me with the appropriate motivation to pull myself out of this less than desirable emotional state, and for that I thank you.

I toyed with the idea of the online community GoW has created when a stranger that I met in the game passed away. It’s not like anyone in my little community called Lynx had ever met Second Age in person, but hundreds of people showed up for a virtual wake that was held in his honor, and I even have a screen shot to prove it.

Second Age’s Memorial

These are common occurrences in GoW. Even our petty disagreements have been momentarily put on hold in respect for the community.

So when I listened to some of my friends in this community expressing their discontent with their perception of your apparent disregard for their feedback, as customers, I saw this as an opportunity. I saw a fun book project that I could later propose to my publisher Morgan James Publishing as a possible sequel in the Average Joe’s Story series on top of it.

MZ going forward I will be using you as the central theme to talk about success and business. I will be posting every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9am, and I’ll even consider posting more frequently if the level of interaction dictates the frequency needs to be increased. You can expect to see these blog posts pop up on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. After surgery you can look forward to a video blog being included on YouTube as well.

Why?

Glad you asked MZ. With a recovery period that could be as long as six months I’ll have nothing but time while stuck in bed and I have to fill that downtime somehow. Secondly, based on some of your past responses that I’ve received after contacting you I don’t think you really give a damn about your customers, and I think that attitude should change. Perhaps if enough of your customers unite together you might actually listen to what we have to say. This blog will serve as a vehicle for those customers who feel they aren’t being recognized by you MZ. It will be a place where the gamers can express their frustrations and we can work together to attempt to resolve these issues. You may want to think of this blog as our Alliance City. There may only be one or two members in this alliance right now, but give it time because this alliance will eventually grow.

For anyone else who isn’t addicted to Game of War: Fire Age and happens to join the conversation this blog will be a look at general business. The blog may focus on Machine Zone and GoW, but the meat and potatoes of the discussion applies to business and life in general. So I hope you find something of value in these posts, and you choose to contribute as well.

Talk to you tomorrow MZ…GAME ON!!!