So many people are still playing it, and many new people every day, I want it to be the best it can be
It will never be perfect, but I feel an urge to keep improving it. Up to this point, it's been my life's work, and I care a lot about it.
AAA companies:
So many people are still playing it because exploiting poor impulse control and FOMO are at the core of our game design philosophy. We want it to be the most profitable it can be
It will never be enjoyable, but we will make sure people feel the urge to keep logging in to grind their dailies so their purchase of a battle pass can be justified. Ever since we started allowing pre-orders it was already profitable, and we stopped caring about quality.
Indie devs: suddenly I'm a millionaire thanks to this one-hit-wonder game that I spent 6 years making. I think I'll keep updating it so people keep buying it.
AAA companies:
We need to pay 400 people over a course of 2 years. 30 million is less than 10% of the budget
AAA companies:
We made record profits!
Also AAA companies:
We're laying off a substantial portion of our team.
"and we stopped caring about quality" good god that feels so true, it hurts
Indie devs:
AAA companies:
Indie devs: suddenly I'm a millionaire thanks to this one-hit-wonder game that I spent 6 years making. I think I'll keep updating it so people keep buying it.
AAA companies: We need to pay 400 people over a course of 2 years. 30 million is less than 10% of the budget
AAA companies:
We made record profits!
Also AAA companies: We're laying off a substantial portion of our team.
"and we stopped caring about quality" good god that feels so true, it hurts