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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: orb85750 on January 03, 2011, 02:50:02 AM
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Don't announce new stuff if you don't have a firm release date. I know.... it has been happening this way for 15 years now... but how about putting an end to the let-downs? (That being said, I recognize that not all current developers are plagued with this bad sense etiquette. My thanks to you guys.)
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post it when you sell it :)
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Hardware, sure, but software wise it's not so clear cut. Seeing as there's no real money to be made on amiga software, motivation to continue often comes on the back of feedback, and others showing in interest in your work. Sure, in the 1st place it mostly comes from a love of just doing it, but it can be a challenge to "maintain the rage" for a long while if no-one else shows interest, after all a hobby isnt as fun if you have no-one to share it with.
Keeping people in the loop though, both software and hardware, Im sure people would appreciate.
(Im referring to big, or original projects here, a lot of the open source stuff that gets ported isnt worth the effort in my opinion and/or can be ported quick enough to not warrant informing people of).
Just my 2 cents :)
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Yes, there is a world of difference between announcing the forthcoming release of some next-gen Amiga (before it's even close to being complete) and announcing to friends on this board that you're working on a cool Amiga RPG game in your spare time (also before it's even close to being complete).
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What, no more "announce something as market impending simply to gauge interest before deciding whether or not to actually produce it?" There goes the Amiga business model of the 21st century!