I know this might sound shocking to some game developers…
Players are not idiots!
They immediately notice when:
- You’re selling them something for $60 that isn’t even worth $10
- Your product has nothing to do with its ads
- You’re forcing them into “pay2win”
- You completely copied another game
- You didn’t test and optimize the game enough
- You didn’t finish some features and cut them out at the last moment
- You’re hiding a lack of content with tricks like reskins or tight-balancing
- You don’t care about your community
Players might not always be able to articulate exactly what is wrong.
But they ALWAYS know about it. They feel it when they play.
They will react accordingly.
Don’t treat players like fools. Respect your audience.
