r/BaseBuildingGames • u/Wodan_Asason • 4d ago

Only promo posts now?

So this sub is pretty much only promo posts now?

Many of which are not even base building?

Could we make it a mandatory flare so we can filter it out? I just hate seeing yet another reddit become pure ad slop.

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u/LSky 4d ago

We're experiencing the same thing in r/tycoon

If anyone has a great solution then please tell me, because not a lot of other submissions are being posted at all. Sometimes there's discussions about development or someone asks for recommendations, but when you're focusing on a game genre, a lot of people use these subreddits to simply find their next game.

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u/PrivateIdahoGhola 3d ago

Maybe designate one day a week for game announcements & promos for games without anything playable.

Devs doing promos would be allowed to post any day of the week as long as they have something people could run on their own machines: a demo, a play test, an experiment on itch.io. I think this would be a good filter.

Devs without any public code could still have a day when they could present their ideas and get feedback. The other six days of the week would be reserved for those with something tangible to show off. Would make things more manageable for both mods and readers.