Re: Future of Silvern Castle

[<jblue@ninjaforce.com>]

In article <91b331$5ok$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, finkjsc@yahoo.com says...
> If you download something for free, especially a limited (i.e. dead)
> market like the Apple II, and you can't at least send an email with a
> word of thanks you are part of the problem.

You're right, but to my experience usually people don't do that.

> If the only incentive I have is because I want to
> release stuff without ever knowing if anyone cares, I'll probably never
> release another Silvern Castle update, or any other Apple II title for
> a long time. I mean, what's the point?

Like I said, if you do the stuff for yourself as well. A good way to get 
feedback is to make your own website as see how people visit it and 
download the game. Then, you have at least some feedback even if nobody 
cares to send an email. Don't let me be misunderstood: I don't think that 
the Apple II folks are bad or so, it is just natural. Also, the question 
that rests is how many people exactly play your game. To be honest, I had 
a look at it, too, but since I don't like Wizardry either, I did not look 
any further. Would you expect me to send you an email?

> This forum is filled with laments about the poor state of the Apple
> II, and if users can't at least appreciate the works of other users,
> then you are deepening the hole of what remains of the Apple II market.

Yes, it is funny: even when you do stuff for nothing, you still have to 
advertise it.


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