hi alan i think that demmows should be included in the voting ----- Original Message ----- From: "allan thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:29 PM Subject: Re: audyssey: poll suggestions
> Hello charles and Thomas, > Thank you for your suggestions, they are really helpful. > > I really like the seperate poll concerning the web site that charles > suggested, I think that could definatly be a good idea. > > My own thoughts in the manner of demos versus full games is this. > Demos are made to attract someone to a game in hopes to sell that game. > The player chooses to download it and play it. If the demo player likes > the > demo, he or she will shell out money to buy that game based on a demo. I > know that is how I work, and I wish I could ask James North if his sales > for > the monty game increased by a large amount once he put out a demo. That > would be interesting to hear. Anyway, > If people are willing to shell out money for a game that they only get a > taste of, it should be good enough to vote on. At least in my opinion, > other > people might have other ideas. If others have an opinion on this now is > the > time before this thread closes down. > > I am not sure about the winfrots thing either. So I guess it should just > be dropped for another time. > > Online games that blind people play should be in the poll, at least I > believe so. I think there should be plenty of sites out there like muds > and > such to warrent it. > > I am sorry charles, are you saying that the prize for the winner of the > poll gets to have his game and name in audissey, or do you mean that a > separate prize should also be awarded, like money or a gift certificate or > something? I wasnt sure what you meant. > > As for best of's... best game, best sound, best controls, best options > and > features for game play, I am not sure what other catagories might fit in, > but maybe there isnt a great number of games out there to really be too > choosy in this situation. > > Thanks again guys for your suggestions. > allan > > > The truth will set you free... > Jesus of Nazareth 33 AD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:53 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: poll suggestions > > >> Hi Allan, >> I am one who is in favor of allowing demos to actively be in this poll. >> Here is why. >> Take Final Conflict. I've just uploaded the 1.0 beta to my web server. >> The game is complete all except some bugs and the registration system >> which will be worked on during the beta cycle. >> the game is limitted to 20 turns, but it fully allows a player to fully >> try out the games features and get a feel for what the full product is >> like. The only difference from the demo and the full version is how many >> turns you can play. >> The same is true with Montezuma's Revenge. The demo has it's problems >> and is limitted to two levels and a bonus level. However, I don't see >> the other 8 levels I will be working on being dramaticly different from >> what is there. Your still going to face mazes, climb ropes and vines, >> jump over acid pits, etc. They get a feel for what the full version of >> the game is like without having to see the entire game. >> How many of us baught SOD based only on playing Area 1 in the demo. >> Well, I did, because Area 1 is a pretty good example of what the rest of >> the game is like. It doesn't have all the monsters, maze is a little >> different, etc but over all you do get a feel of what the final full >> product is like. >> >> >> >> >> allan thompson wrote: >>> Hello list, >>> I suppose we could ask about which is your favorite developer, your >>> favorite accesible game, although some demos are currently created >>> for games not ready to come out, should those be allowed to be voted >>> on? Does anyone have any thoughts on that? >>> >>> Another thought was online games accessible or not that you guys >>> play, should those get the votes, therefor the attention you think >>> they might deserve? >>> >>> Should the winner of the poll get a prize? should games be voted on >>> based on catagories like best multiplay, best sounds funniest game, >>> stuff like that. >>> >>> Can things that make games playable for the blind get voted on like >>> winfrots? >>> For this poll, do you guys think there should be a catagory for best >>> web site that pertains to games? >>> >>> If you never say anything or do anything to get noticed or to express >>> your self, then nothing will ever happen . 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