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[neo raider]

6 months to show me a viable gameplay loop or shut down.

I genuinely think if the playtest sentiment is bad they might just shut it down

 

[PlayStaytion]

Stop overreacting to everything MS does in the industry, be original, don't buy studios, try to build or steal vibes from studios who has proven their track record, sometimes doing things that cost corporates nothing is the smartest thing to do.

 

[Von Hugh]

Just go absolutely unhinged.

Release the game anyway.

Hire Alanah Pearce to promote and ambassador the game with her tits.

Fire Hulst.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

lol, no. The trailer came out years after YouTube got rid of dislike counts and every 3rd party offering an extension that "adds dislike back" is less than useless.

Of course.

Who could possibly...

Find any sort of pattern...

By using...

Such a thing?

 

[ahtlas7]

 

[Loomy]

Of course.

Who could possibly...

Find any sort of pattern...

By using...

Such a thing?

I mean...I could do the same by cherry picking games with higher like ratios. Then what?

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

I mean...I could do the same by cherry picking games with higher like ratios. Then what?

Are those games woke and/or GAAS slop?

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

I mean...I could do the same by cherry picking games with higher like ratios. Then what?

Except successful games don't have any announce/release downvote ratios like the ones I showed above (barring a massive change before release). Can you show me examples of the ones that have?

 

[DrFigs]

I would cancel it. Hermen Hulst and Jim Ryan had terrible taste in multiplayer games and can't be trusted to green light anything worthwhile.

Idk how Hermen still has a job.

 

[Madserb2023]

I would release it if the game is nearly finished. The money has already been spent. However if it doesn't immediately do well, ditch it the next day. Don't spend anymore than you need to.

 

[PontificationEngine]

Cancel it and reassign the studio to other work.

 

[Humdinger]

I'm not in a position to make the call. I simply don't know enough. All I've seen are a couple early trailers. I don't know what the game looks or plays like now. I also have no idea what stage they are at in the development. Maybe it's 6 months from completion. If so, you might as well push on through and release it. That way, you might be able to recoup some of its costs. Or maybe the game is in development hell with years to go. In that case, probably best to pull the plug.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I'm not in a position to make the call. I simply don't know enough. All I've seen are a couple early trailers. I don't know what the game looks or plays like now. I also have no idea what stage they are at in the development. Maybe it's 6 months from completion. If so, you might as well push on through and release it. That way, you might be able to recoup some of its costs. Or maybe the game is in development hell with years to go. In that case, probably best to pull the plug.

They are going to crucify you.

 

[MALpractice311]

Nah I don't think her rep can shake this.

It was her studio and she left (which is the executive form of she was fired w/ the veneer of resignation).

She originated this and fucked it all up.

I think other publishers will think long and hard before giving her another studio again.

Except Jade has been doing this for like 15 years now. Maybe more. Found studio, get funding based on her being tangentially involved in AC1, product or game gets cancelled or releases and bombs, and still she somehow gets away scott free. The advantage of being a pretty woman in a field dominated by men.