"So design games with replay value. Randomize things, periodically release downloadable levels, whatever. "
In my opinion, this is a completely bogus statement for most games/ applications developed on this platform (minus organizations such as EA Sports, etc.). The G1 is not a PS3. If I purchase an application in the $1-$4 range I do not expect it to have the same "replay value" as Grand Theft Auto. Purchases at this dollar value are impulse buys, similar to the "entertainment" magazines at the grocery store checkout. Once I finish my "US Weekly" within an hour, can I get a refund? How about if I bring it home, read it for 47 hours, then can I get a refund. How about if I just wanted to steal articles from the magazine so i can "develop my own magazine", then can I get a refund? This whole policy is ridiculous, and I don't know why I continue to care/post as it is obvious Google doesn't care... Kevin On Feb 23, 11:36 am, Steve Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/23/09, Stoyan Damov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So if I'm a customer, I could buy, say[1], a game on Friday, play all > > weekend and return it on Monday. > > > Google has got to be joking. > > > [1] Arcade games are more vulnerable to this WTF because you can > > literally play the entire game in 1 weekend unless it's *very* hard. > > So design games with replay value. Randomize things, periodically release > downloadable levels, whatever. > > Once Google gets its act together and stops being the laughing stock > of the mobile world, there is the potential for games and other > software to be better on the Android platform because a) they can be > due to a better programming/runtime environment and b) they have to be > because of the Market policies. > > Steve > -- > Yes, Chinese is easy if people speak slowly to you, in proper tones > and without an accent. But this is not how Chinese is spoken. -- > renzhe --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
