Back to collectionA 3% Net Return Raises the Question of Retention
Background: The studio’s effort to bring departed players back to the game was coming to a close. Today: BTC drifted down to USD 19,500, and the return campaign closed with a net return of 3%. Impact and next steps: The 3% figure showed a modest net return from this campaign, but could not establish that players had rebuilt a habit of playing.
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Background: The studio’s effort to bring departed players back to the game was coming to a close. Operations wanted to know who had actually returned to play; Night Watchman worried that showing up during an event did not mean someone would stay afterward.
Today: BTC drifted down to USD 19,500, and the return campaign closed with a net return of 3%. Operations initially wanted to treat that result as the campaign’s conclusion. Night Watchman pointed to players who had come back but were still asking how to build a deck: they might need answers over time, not just another invitation.
Impact and next steps: The 3% figure showed a modest net return from this campaign, but could not establish that players had rebuilt a habit of playing. The two decided to review the specific obstacles returnees faced before shaping another invitation. With the market still weakening, retaining players could not rest on the bustle of a single event.