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Positech: 'Forums are Great (Bring a Dagger)'

By james_fudge

Positech Games' Cliff "Cliffski" Harris responds to Spiderweb Software's Jeff Vogel concerning comments yesterday that "developers should avoid reading their own forums," with some comments of his own about users and creators interacting with one another. While Cliff thinks that Jeff makes some good points, he thinks that he is wrong in his approach to the community, saying that forums are fantastic for four reasons:

1) I find out about bugs quickly from people who won't email me

2) Other people find solutions to their problems really easily in a sort of self-updating FAQ method.

3) People who are considering buying the game can see it's popular, and read real opinions on how it plays from actual buyers. As long as your game is good, this is a win.

4) I get great feedback on what works, and what doesn't, and find out how people want the game to expand and develop. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).