Why Do Indie Developers Release So Many Mediocre Games?

[Alf]

Granted, there are plenty of good indie games that have accumulated over the last few years, however, the vast majority of them that are released each year are horrible or mediocre. What's your thought on this?

[Plaid]

Why do people ask so many question?

[Alf]

Publicado originalmente por Plaid:

Why do people ask so many question?

Why are people inquisitive?

[ᑎiᖴTყ]

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Publicado originalmente por Plaid:

Why do people ask so many question?

Why are people inquisitive?

Why not?

[Alf]

Publicado originalmente por ᑎiᖴTყ:

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Why are people inquisitive?

Why not?

The question is for Plaid. He's wondering why people ask so many questions. The answer is, why are they inquisitive?

[ᑎiᖴTყ]

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Publicado originalmente por ᑎiᖴTყ:

Why not?

The question is for Plaid. He's wondering why people ask so many question. The answer is, why are they inquisitive?

-_-

[Trickster of Katana's]

Because they have minimal teams...

[Alf]

Publicado originalmente por Trickster Of Expensive Tactics:

Because they have minimal teams...

But why invest money to develop something that will have little to no return?

[ᑎiᖴTყ]

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Publicado originalmente por Trickster Of Expensive Tactics:

Because they have minimal teams...

But why invest money to develop something that will have little to no return?

Because they dont know it at the time maybe or they just like doing it.

[aG| Wardog]

Because for indie devs, it's more about the passion that goes into it, rather than the money hey can get out of it.

Games like Insurgency and Squad show that pretty well, you can tell that the devs are doing what they're doing because they love it, and money isn't as big a factor for them.

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Publicado originalmente por Trickster Of Expensive Tactics:

Because they have minimal teams...

But why invest money to develop something that will have little to no return?

[Alf]

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

Because for indie devs, it's more about the passion that goes into it, rather than the money hey can get out of it.

Games like Insurgency and Squad show that pretty well, you can tell that the devs are doing what they're doing because they love it, and money isn't as big a factor for them.

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

But why invest money to develop something that will have little to no return?

Hopefully, they have the money to support their hobby of making mediocre games :) Even developers need to restore the calories that was burnt during the many hours of tapping that keyboard day and night.

[aG| Wardog]

It can also be hard for indie devs, because their game is going to be compared to big AAA games as well.

I don't think that they really release mediocre games for the hell of it, heck, most indie FPS games are better than new CoD titles, but they also don't have the resources or experience that most AAA devs have.

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

Because for indie devs, it's more about the passion that goes into it, rather than the money hey can get out of it.

Games like Insurgency and Squad show that pretty well, you can tell that the devs are doing what they're doing because they love it, and money isn't as big a factor for them.

Hopefully, they have the money to support their hobby of making mediocre games :) Even developers need to restore the calories that was burnt during the many hours of tapping that keyboard day and night.

[ᑎiᖴTყ]

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

It can also be hard for indie devs, because their game is going to be compared to big AAA games as well.

I don't think that they really release mediocre games for the hell of it, heck, most indie FPS games are better than new CoD titles, but they also don't have the resources or experience that most AAA devs have.

Publicado originalmente por Hellraiser:

Hopefully, they have the money to support their hobby of making mediocre games :) Even developers need to restore the calories that was burnt during the many hours of tapping that keyboard day and night.

>CoD

[aG| Wardog]

Publicado originalmente por ᑎiᖴTყ:

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

It can also be hard for indie devs, because their game is going to be compared to big AAA games as well.

I don't think that they really release mediocre games for the hell of it, heck, most indie FPS games are better than new CoD titles, but they also don't have the resources or experience that most AAA devs have.

>CoD

Pretty much lol.

[ᑎiᖴTყ]

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

Publicado originalmente por ᑎiᖴTყ:

>CoD

Pretty much lol.

:P

[Alf]

Publicado originalmente por ᑎiᖴTყ:

Publicado originalmente por Wardog:

It can also be hard for indie devs, because their game is going to be compared to big AAA games as well.

I don't think that they really release mediocre games for the hell of it, heck, most indie FPS games are better than new CoD titles, but they also don't have the resources or experience that most AAA devs have.

>CoD

Call of Duty is older than most of the kids alive today and it's not an indie developer.