Sulake CEO against links on Habbo

[Zak]

Habbo isn't coded in shockwave anymore is it? All flash i think

I honestly have no idea! I'm guessing it is Flash yeah!

[xxMATTGxx]

Habbo isn't coded in shockwave anymore is it? All flash i think

I honestly have no idea! I'm guessing it is Flash yeah!

They switched over to Flash a good few years now. That's what "Habbo Beta" was all about and remember when a lot of features were taken away and so on because it was moving from shockwave to the flash platform.

[Chippiewill]

It's in flash but it more depends on what the server is written in.

[Samantha]

Gotta think that Paul wasn't really here when this feature was put into use but I doubt he has done anything to remove it though. In this case it is a problem (he says anyway) thus should be fixed instead of doing things that aren't really needed such as treating a plant or releasing another LTD rare that hardly anyone gives a **** about.

At the end of the day, they couldn't be bothered putting their time into the community therefore said they would spend more time in the technical side of Habbo, where's the no lag we were promised, where's the new interface, where's all that stuff? Instead of doing stupid Facebook competitions too and giving pointless badges out actually do something technical and stop being liars because really most Habbos can see through it? Stop trying to be this pathetic dating site, stop promoting flirting but then ban for it. They say every fansite is official now then ******* make sure no one gets banned for advertising one, yes .tk links should be banned, so should those not offering Habbo news, so should those who can't afford a domain and those who basically only want a badge. Something needs to be done and I'm only wishing the council was still open, that was a good way to get your views out.

I mean come on, did we need a new Habbo way? No, that's not really technical is it, writing some words down on a graphic, anyone can do that it doesn't take all of the staff to come up with it. The new StrayPixels competition? Again it's a popularity contest and many didn't adhere by the rules but still get in, why can't they see that they're an unfair website who most of the time get it wrong, why can't they do what they promised and not give us meaningless ****.

/Rant.

[Shorty]

I think the way he sees it, is that people are taking traffic away from Habbo but that's simply not the case. Habbo Fansites attract and draw attention for potential new users as well as regular users with having news articles etc.

[Samantha]

I think the way he sees it, is that people are taking traffic away from Habbo but that's simply not the case. Habbo Fansites attract and draw attention for potential new users as well as regular users with having news articles etc.

I do agree with that, Fansites also keep users for years unlike it would if they just played Habbo alone with no community behind them.

[jasey]

I think PaLaFo gets off a bit on getting spoken about. He certainly isn't careful about thinking before he says things. Not just this, how many tweets and quotes about ludicrous things he has made that we've seen? He clearly is a talking puppet for the people directing Habbo from behind the scenes. The moderators are useless at best. I mean, I know that people have been saying Habbo has been all about the money for years. I remember that being the mantra a long, long time ago. Now it truly is mostly about the money. We have an army man ex-Disney exec brought to help rebrand Habbo from "Habbo, where else?" in to "Habbo, it's free but please buy more stuff!"

You know, PaLaFo's appetite for turning the relationship between Habbo and developers in to one like the relationship Facebook has with Zynga is alarming. His ambitions really boil down to constant 'games inside the game'. Soon we will be playing "Shave The Pet Monkey" for two credits to win an achievement badge in sponsorship of Gilette and being given splash advertisements to go download the newest totally original Sulake iOS app like the totally original 'Niko' that is weirdly alike to 'Angry Birds' but uses images of Habbo animals and something 'fresh and cute' like a purple panda. For £1,99 you can unlock the majority of the game and in reward you get cool badges that everyone will have. You know, like all of the cool and exclusive badges we have been given since PaLaFo took over. Why stop there? Sell LTD Purple Pandas as rare pets for 175c each. Score!

Timo Soininen, CEO for ten years prior to Disneyfied PaLaFo:

If you think about computer games like World of Warcraft, people create their own stuff, but there’s a good chance the magic will be destroyed unless the tools are really elaborate and whatever is created can fit in with the environment.

Paul LaFontaine:

Our audience has a voracious appetite for games. We can't flood the market, but I think 3 to 5 games a month within Habbo would be acceptable.

Monster Plants aren't fun enough for you? How about that and two or three more credit-draining "games" for you to participate in? If you're lucky, they will be fun like Battleball was. If you're not, spend a lot of credits and perhaps you can get a special trophy from the Hotel Manager! Maybe it will have a cute purple panda on the top! Err — here is a free game for you. A guessing game!

Two of these people lead Sulake in the direction the board wants it to go to maximise profit. Two of these people do what the other two tell them. Can you guess who is who? Don't let the assertive glances and sharp editing in the top row versus the washed out lighting and dumb expressions in the bottom row fool you! Actually, on second though, do let it fool you.

Your reward is a fun fact: Paul LaFontaine used to be a Pizza Hut Manager.

The golden age of Habbo — guess how many are still around!


What do you mean real comps don't exist anymore? Just how much easier can badges be to get?