Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Will, Well, to be honest I have enough stress as it is right now without adding more preorders or subscription based gaming on my hands. As it is the game's registration system isn't in place yet so I can' give customers a new product key if I wanted to. That isn't probably going to be in

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-02 Thread william lomas
: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta Hi Trouble, that's true of course, but some people in our comunity have wicked tempers. Even worse I've spoken to my

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-02 Thread Bryan Peterson
thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta Hi Hayden, It certainly can. Fortunately most of the negative e-mails have died down and become more normal requests for information

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Oh, absolutely. It is a lot more personal as I have contact with my customers directly on this list, on the USA Games list, various other accessibility related lists, by phone for tech support calls, etc. As a result I get to know them some and as is to be expected I like some and dislike

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread Trouble
I can see your point here, but unlike the one that you took the games over from. You have come out with updates and reasons why you got set back. your right a game can not be done in a day and neither was the earth. pre orders are up to you, but personally i see the head ache makes them not

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread Stephen
that doesn't sound like tom though. At 06:37 PM 1/10/2009, you wrote: I can see your point here, but unlike the one that you took the games over from. You have come out with updates and reasons why you got set back. your right a game can not be done in a day and neither was the earth. pre

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Hayden, It certainly can. Fortunately most of the negative e-mails have died down and become more normal requests for information but there for a while I was getting constant e-mails that were anything but kind. They were nasty, insulting, and I decided then and there not to use preorders

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Trouble, that's true of course, but some people in our comunity have wicked tempers. Even worse I've spoken to my fair share of people that hav a you owe me attitude, and it drives me crazy. That said, I've thought about setting up something like an msdn subscription style service. If you

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread shaun everiss
hmmm I personally wouldn't care for a subscription thing, I am happy to wait for things. I also don't care for payed testing, sure I get things but then there is no fun in it. Its different when say a new game comes out, I apply and get a test position, I then test the game, and put in stuff

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-10-01 Thread Yohandy
wow thomas. good idea! I really like that. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta Hi Trouble, that's true of course

[Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-09-30 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Haden, We are currently not taking preorders for any of our games at this time. The main reason is it causes both the customers and developers too much stress. Ever since taking on both Alchemy's preorders and my own I've been frequently hounded over those games. When will the game be

Re: [Audyssey] Preordering was MOTABeta

2009-09-30 Thread Hayden Presley
] Preordering was MOTABeta Hi Haden, We are currently not taking preorders for any of our games at this time. The main reason is it causes both the customers and developers too much stress. Ever since taking on both Alchemy's preorders and my own I've been frequently hounded over those games. When