In the interest of tl;dr, I'm secreting eytanz's quotes or something.
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×Banjooie - It wasn't my intention to vilify you, I was just somewhat amused at your reaction, and the blatant falsehoods within.
I didn't think you in particular were, I just thought that's where things as a whole were going. As for 'blatant falsehoods', well, I interpret things in a highly original manner. Or something. That's my story, sticking to it.
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×Also, frankly, this is effective hype. It keeps people excited. It may not be effective for you, but it's effective to enough people to be worthwhile.
I didn't say it wasn't effective. I'd certainly say I'm in the minority here in not liking it, I'm just saying, 'Hi, there's a minority you're free to ignore that doesn't like it.'
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×Beyond that, there is a definite policy of keeping hype levels low. Erik isn't interested in pre-release hype, he wants the game to be finished first, and *then* marketed. As an indie game, we don't have to compete for store shelves, or magazine ads, or deal with a business plan that requires immediate results. If the game is out and released for a month before most people hear about it - so what?
Which, again, is cool. Company policy is company policy, I'm just the worthless minority who, right now, is saying 'Hey, I don't like what's in this thread.' I hardly expect Caravel to go 'oh wow banjooie doesn't like this let's change our strategy', but I'm just, you know, sharing my opinion.
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×At the moment, the previews and spoilers are there for the hardcore fans and the people willing to work a bit extra for them. That's mostly for our amusement and theirs, not to sell the game.
Okay, cool. If it's just for your own amusement, alright, awesome. Again: I am a worthless minority stating his worthless minority opinion. I'm not alluding to a silent masses that agrees with me, in fact I'm betting that the usual Silent Majority is like 'Wow, these guys are being highly original'. Again, I'm mostly venting, and I hardly expect anyone to agree with me.
cue complains I'm being a martyr in 3...2..