Habbox Events

[Tintinnabulate]

I had a look at the Community Notice Board to see when events are on. There was 2 tonight (5pm and 8pm), 2 yesterday (4pm and 8 pm), 3 on 12th (4pm, 6pm, 8pm).

I am presuming each event lasts an hour.

I was thinking with the merge, maybe hire more events staff if possible and try and do a Games event every hour from 5pm - 10pm and ensure the room stays on top throughout. Its hard but I think it will be essential after the merge. In the room, advertise rare values, competitions and forums regularly (but especially the rare values).

This is because, when people join Habbo, they mainly use the Games room. How are they supposed to know about Habbox and its rare values? I know when I joined in late 2004, I had no clue which fansites existed. I know people used rare values but as I was new and a noob, people laughed when I asked where they get rare values from. I had to pay someone to tell me "/
Maybe I am the odd one out having to pay but the majority who join will not know about Habbox if a games room isnt on top regularly advertising rare values in the room.

Just an idea as it will be essential to advertise as much as possible after the merge - and Games rooms are the best way.

[immense]

Thing is. When I go to events, it's ALL Habbox members already. Very rare there are new users and if they are they never seem to win and therefore don't sign up and because of this they don't begin to use the forum and it's all a little pointless. Saying that, it's the most improved department since I've been at Habbox. In 2006/2007 there wasn't even a guaranteed daily event and now there seems to be a couple per day.

[Tintinnabulate]

There also needs to be very simple competitions such as Falling Furni, Races etc.

[Nixt]

Roxy is going to lend me some furni (because I have literally NONE on Habbo lol) for a 'generic' events room, so I can hold events on Habbo. When I am not busy revising etc I am going to try and hold as many as events as possible randomly here and there. I'm not going to post them on the forum (at least not all of them) but I am going to just open them and try and get them popular the traditional way - have room visitors advertise it. Then hopefully we'll get more and more people who aren't just die hard Habboxers visiting.

Edit: and I can only really hold simple events so yeah :P

[Kyle]

It's all well and good having non-stop events but when they're full of people that already use habbox where's it gonna get you.

[hah]

There also needs to be very simple competitions such as Falling Furni, Races etc.

People get board of stupid games like them, there is a million of them rooms. What would make them choose the Habbox room over another?

[Kyle]

A weekly event could help. Like... pixel maze or a derivative thereof with an audience n all that

[immense]

Check my old events, supers in the rooms, wicked games of mocha theft and that, great fun.

[Tintinnabulate]

People get board of stupid games like them, there is a million of them rooms. What would make them choose the Habbox room over another?

New members like stuff like falling furni etc.

[Kyle]

mocha theft is an awful game

how do you know that suarav? I wouldn't like falling furni, considering 80% of them are scams. Have been since like 2007. People are into more innovative games like... Multitasking and... Well, idk.

[immense]

it was well good kyle, me and galaxay were the guards ;l

[Tintinnabulate]

mocha theft is an awful game

how do you know that suarav? I wouldn't like falling furni, considering 80% of them are scams. Have been since like 2007. People are into more innovative games like... Multitasking and... Well, idk.

Well if they see habbox ones regularly, and not being scams, they might start trusting it :).
And I am going off the fact when I joined, I enjoyed stuff like FF, Bingo, races more. Also whenever I host simple games, my room gets more noobs than older members.

[Kyle]

noobs are likely to be 9 year olds pretending to be 12 year olds that haven't the foggiest about running around a room to sit on chairs let alone signing up to a forum/ using a fansite frequently. You need to attract an audience that you know are gonna stick around. Simple events, no matter how frequent they are, won't ensure that.

[Tintinnabulate]

noobs are likely to be 9 year olds pretending to be 12 year olds that haven't the foggiest about running around a room to sit on chairs let alone signing up to a forum/ using a fansite frequently. You need to attract an audience that you know are gonna stick around. Simple events, no matter how frequent they are, won't ensure that.

Ah oki :) A wide range of events then :)
But I know its hard, but just for a month due to the merge I think it might be very important.

[Martin]

Yeah I agree completely. Events are a great way of advertising the forum (even if it's just getting the 'habbox' name more widely known. The events team do a brilliant job, and I know that all events are fun, and the rooms are always full. I suppose you have to have a balance in terms of events really, making sure that they are unique, but also a few old favourites thrown in too. When I first started Habbo, I only knew how to play Fallin furni, and bingo- the rest scared me and I didn't play those till later.

I wouldn't mind doing an event weekly if people wanted, maybe a weekly quiz on the weeks topical news or something. Like these news quiz shows you get on TV I guess. Perhaps a couple of permanent fixtures on Habbo would be good after the merge or something, and perhaps it wouldn't hurt for other departments to help promote us on Habbo somehow.


Anyway keep up the great work events team!

[Tintinnabulate]

Yeah I agree completely. Events are a great way of advertising the forum (even if it's just getting the 'habbox' name more widely known. The events team do a brilliant job, and I know that all events are fun, and the rooms are always full. I suppose you have to have a balance in terms of events really, making sure that they are unique, but also a few old favourites thrown in too. When I first started Habbo, I only knew how to play Fallin furni, and bingo- the rest scared me and I didn't play those till later.

I wouldn't mind doing an event weekly if people wanted, maybe a weekly quiz on the weeks topical news or something. Like these news quiz shows you get on TV I guess. Perhaps a couple of permanent fixtures on Habbo would be good after the merge or something, and perhaps it wouldn't hurt for other departments to help promote us on Habbo somehow.


Anyway keep up the great work events team!

Yeppp Falling Furni etc are what most new members play (I think anyway). Its different and quite fun when you join. It might get borign after but when you are new its fun.
I wouldn't mind doing events one in a while after my exams.

[Roxy]

I had a look at the Community Notice Board to see when events are on. There was 2 tonight (5pm and 8pm), 2 yesterday (4pm and 8 pm), 3 on 12th (4pm, 6pm, 8pm).

I am presuming each event lasts an hour.

I was thinking with the merge, maybe hire more events staff if possible and try and do a Games event every hour from 5pm - 10pm and ensure the room stays on top throughout. Its hard but I think it will be essential after the merge. In the room, advertise rare values, competitions and forums regularly (but especially the rare values).

This is because, when people join Habbo, they mainly use the Games room. How are they supposed to know about Habbox and its rare values? I know when I joined in late 2004, I had no clue which fansites existed. I know people used rare values but as I was new and a noob, people laughed when I asked where they get rare values from. I had to pay someone to tell me "/
Maybe I am the odd one out having to pay but the majority who join will not know about Habbox if a games room isnt on top regularly advertising rare values in the room.

Just an idea as it will be essential to advertise as much as possible after the merge - and Games rooms are the best way.

I'm already trying to get as many staff (especially international as possible) ready for the merge and applications are currently open (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=643236) (hint). I've also got some previous EOs and other Habbox staff who said they'd be willing to help out and host a few events so that we can make sure we do have plenty events on at different times ready for the merge. Unfortunately lots of people have exams atm so it's harder for people to do as many.

@ the games room being the best way bit, I thought the trading section would be another good way to advertise Habbox and in particular the rare values, sooo I've started up this (http://www.habbox.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70032&Itemid=500215). All of the rooms on that page have Habbox.com for rare values or something similar in the room desc and the majority of them are regularly popular for hours so hopefully that will help. After the merge we can target international casino owners etc. too.

I was also thinking about creating a Habbox takeshis castle with Habbox staff hosting. That'd stay popular for over an hour and also attract more than just the usual Habbox eventy people and as far as I'm aware they're also quite popular on other hotels.


A weekly event could help. Like... pixel maze or a derivative thereof with an audience n all that

We used to do a weekly event every Sunday (ok it didn't last for long) but the prize for that was forum VIP and when it was done it attracted a lot more forum members and also encouraged new members to sign up since the prize was a forum prize. I'm already looking at doing that again I just need a decent event idea so if you have any feel free to suggest them :)


Yeah I agree completely. Events are a great way of advertising the forum (even if it's just getting the 'habbox' name more widely known. The events team do a brilliant job, and I know that all events are fun, and the rooms are always full. I suppose you have to have a balance in terms of events really, making sure that they are unique, but also a few old favourites thrown in too. When I first started Habbo, I only knew how to play Fallin furni, and bingo- the rest scared me and I didn't play those till later.

I wouldn't mind doing an event weekly if people wanted, maybe a weekly quiz on the weeks topical news or something. Like these news quiz shows you get on TV I guess. Perhaps a couple of permanent fixtures on Habbo would be good after the merge or something, and perhaps it wouldn't hurt for other departments to help promote us on Habbo somehow.


Anyway keep up the great work events team!

News are welcome to do a weekly event or events whenever they want :)

Er I think that covered all of the main points, sorry if I missed anything.

[Molly.22]

Applications are open (hints again) and hopefully by getting some more staff we will be able to have more events to please you all. Hopefully since the merge is this month, we will get loads more international people apply and then that will get events at all different times.

With the weekly event thing, we have been planning to do one. We used to but some how it just ended. Hopefully when we do have one again, it will last. :)

[Catzsy]

I think the best way to kickstart a campaign for new members are giveaways which I haven't seen many of since I came back. There is never a shortage of habbos there. If they were organised throughout the day and possibly night when the merge happens. I think Seacat and Sunshine-Cutie did the best giveaways. There was a waiting room with staff manning. The giveaway room was separated into 2/3 queues and and then 2/3 members of staff would give the furni away. The radio was involved and staff in the waiting room did competitions etc etc. I am sure Roxy could organise something like this with her staff then we would attract new members. The events team do a great job to keep the members happy but these are not really attracting new members as others have said in the thread. Also request for donations for the giveaways was made to the forum well in advance. I would be happy to contribute and do one if necessary. Needs a bit of organisation and commitment from the staff but well worth it.

[Nixt]

We do have a ton of giveaways planned for the merge. Exact details right now aren't 100% but we will have quite a few going on. Sorry about the blunt post I am doing 100 things at once lol.

[Catzsy]

We do have a ton of giveaways planned for the merged. Exact details right now aren't 100% but we will have quite a few going on.

Well sounds like Roxy has got it in hand then. :) They used to be advertised on the forum a good week before with titles like 'The Great Habbox Spring Giveaway Spectacular'. I do think this would be a huge benefit to increasing the forum numbers especially if events were planned for Habbos to go to after the gieveaways.

[Matthew]

Events organisers do do their best to advertise habbox.com, habboxforum.com and habboxlive.com

whether they actually check out the sites is up to them, but as EOs we are surely doing as much as we can to advertise?

[Alex3213]

Well sounds like Roxy has got it in hand then. :) They used to be advertised on the forum a good week before with titles like 'The Great Habbox Spring Giveaway Spectacular'. I do think this would be a huge benefit to increasing the forum numbers especially if events were planned for Habbos to go to after the gieveaways.

Yeah that's the thing. Giveaways never are announced before and are announced literally just before they start. Also, the giveaways don't have a set time to finish meaning that if there is an event coming up surely the giveaway should stop to attract the users to the event?


Events organisers do do their best to advertise habbox.com, habboxforum.com and habboxlive.com

whether they actually check out the sites is up to them, but as EOs we are surely doing as much as we can to advertise?

Event Organisers should be doing it a lot more imo, and to be fair, I don't really see many EOs advertise, there is a sticky, if that. It tends to be other users who are advertising them, not the EOs. So I disagree with your post.

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Glad there are a few events today, I remember a few months ago there were about 5 or 6 events in the last week, which was FANTASTIC, see if you can get back to that standard again! Still pleased that there are events most days though, although there was one week recently where that slipped.

[Matthew]

Event Organisers should be doing it a lot more imo, and to be fair, I don't really see many EOs advertise, there is a sticky, if that. It tends to be other users who are advertising them, not the EOs. So I disagree with your post.



fine, change it to I try to do my best :rolleyes:

[Catzsy]

Yeah that's the thing. Giveaways never are announced before and are announced literally just before they start. Also, the giveaways don't have a set time to finish meaning that if there is an event coming up surely the giveaway should stop to attract the users to the event?



Event Organisers should be doing it a lot more imo, and to be fair, I don't really see many EOs advertise, there is a sticky, if that. It tends to be other users who are advertising them, not the EOs. So I disagree with your post.

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Glad there are a few events today, I remember a few months ago there were about 5 or 6 events in the last week, which was FANTASTIC, see if you can get back to that standard again! Still pleased that there are events most days though, although there was one week recently where that slipped.

Agree with all of that. The events team seem to be really well organised and very committed but perhaps have lost sight a bit of what they are actually supposed to be for which is advertising the site and forum. As far as the Giveaway is concerned there is nothing wrong with a timed one as the room can be locked before the event starts and a tele in the giveaway can transport habbos to it.

[Alex3213]

Agree with all of that. The events team seem to be really well organised and very committed but perhaps have lost sight a bit of what they are actually supposed to be for which is advertising the site and forum. As far as the Giveaway is concerned there is nothing wrong with a timed one as the room can be locked before the event starts and a tele in the giveaway can transport habbos to it.

Very blunt but yes, a great idea. +rep if I can.

[Hollie]

We try and advertise habboxlive and the forum as much as we can in our events, we have it on stickies and room description and shout it out every now and then (well i know i do) but sometimes its hard to remember to shout it out as well as keep on top of the game your hosting.

[Catzsy]

We try and advertise habboxlive and the forum as much as we can in our events, we have it on stickies and room description and shout it out every now and then (well i know i do) but sometimes its hard to remember to shout it out as well as keep on top of the game your hosting.

That's why it is always a good idea to do them in pairs so one can do the advertising. Usually though there are quite a few staff there. :)

[Molly.22]

Yeah that's the thing. Giveaways never are announced before and are announced literally just before they start. Also, the giveaways don't have a set time to finish meaning that if there is an event coming up surely the giveaway should stop to attract the users to the event?



Event Organisers should be doing it a lot more imo, and to be fair, I don't really see many EOs advertise, there is a sticky, if that. It tends to be other users who are advertising them, not the EOs. So I disagree with your post.

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Glad there are a few events today, I remember a few months ago there were about 5 or 6 events in the last week, which was FANTASTIC, see if you can get back to that standard again! Still pleased that there are events most days though, although there was one week recently where that slipped.

If you mean the first week of may then I do blame myself because some how the events booking wasn't moved until I saw it still sat in management on the first of may. :P.

[Alex3213]

If you mean the first week of may then I do blame myself because some how the events booking wasn't moved until I saw it still sat in management on the first of may. :P.

Probably was, yes. Was disappointed when there weren't any events as I was pleased with the high standard before!

[Sharon]

I reckon we do enough events, if not even too many. We're not made of prizes to give out and i think the ammount we're doing now is fine actually.

[Hollie]

the problem is, every book events on the same day and sometimes it ends up as there not being an event at all on a day, only occasionally though :D

[Molly.22]

I agree with Shaz, we aren't made of prizes so we can't always do events. We need to make sure we have enough to do more events in the future and invest to buy more. :)

[Alex3213]

The amount you do is fine, however the consistency is the problem.

[ihatehash]

I think people are getting at the wrong sort of idea here. instead of having more events at prime time uk perhaps there should be more events at a wide variation of times. e.g nights for au/sg. otherwise we will still be attracting the same uk people.
@saurav you need to remember they are not noobs, they have been playing habbo for quite a while.

[Tintinnabulate]

I think people are getting at the wrong sort of idea here. instead of having more events at prime time uk perhaps there should be more events at a wide variation of times. e.g nights for au/sg. otherwise we will still be attracting the same uk people.
@saurav you need to remember they are not noobs, they have been playing habbo for quite a while.

I was referring to the new habbos.

[ihatehash]

but there will be alot more foreign habbo's than new habbo's so wouldn't t be best to go for the foreign ones?