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By: PQ

PQ — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:00:10 +0000

Too bad it’s impossible to surprise people if you’re extremely slow.

By: Tenshi

Tenshi — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:23:43 +0000

true, that.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:49:17 +0000

yeah thats kinda true

By: MM

MM — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:20:10 +0000

It also probably depends on what motivates you personally. I like the idea of surprising people. I sometimes imagine peoples faces when they react to something I made that they did not expect. Gives me joy.

By: Blacksheepboy

Blacksheepboy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:28:21 +0000

Of course, I suppose more was involved in not finishing certain maps, but what I explained was an overall, crude example of something that was usually true [for me].

By: Blacksheepboy

Blacksheepboy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:22:50 +0000

So damn true! I’ve experienced this when releasing almost-finished Soldat maps. I still have many [many] maps that I have never finished simply because I released a download way sooner than I should have, or explained what my map was going to be before I actually did any of it.

90% of the maps that I HAVE finished have been kind of “secret” until, of course, the release. As an example, I had stopped working on a map for a year, and people thought (with good reason) that I was never going to finish it. At that point, it seemed more appealing to finish the map.

It certainly is weird how this works. Of course, not explaining everything also allows for exploration and anticipation of the product (often times taking the form of…? patience!).

By: HT|

HT| — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:54:41 +0000

I really think that you should learn from your own experieces, don’t let internet aticles tell you what to do. Would Link-Dead really be going any better if this blog didn’t exist? Why don’t you see for yourself.

By: Underline

Underline — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:25:03 +0000

Do what you wanna do. Ask for opinions for what you are not sure about.

By: Boxo

Boxo — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:50:08 +0000

Here’s what I suspect:

Stating vague, virtuous goals like “getting in shape” or “reading more” hurts actually accomplishing them. But stating concrete goals like “implementing 2.5d aiming” helps accomplishing them.

Ring true for you, MM?

By: Sinpol

Sinpol — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:22:11 +0000

¿¿Hablas español??