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So The Arcana’s pricing scheme is exploitative and terrible and I’m astonished nobody is talking about it.
The standard response from the developers is that all of the paid content is ‘optional’, but you know what I want out of my romance game? Romance. 90% of which is paid content.
Also, this assumes I don’t want to pay for the game. Except I do! I backed it on kickstarter! I want to give these people my money. But I also don’t want to be bled dry.
This kind of business practice hurts other kickstarter projects down the road, because it erodes people’s trust in the platform. A lot of indie otome game devs rely on kickstarter. But my experience with The Arcana has sure made me think twice about supporting any other projects.
The worst thing is I like the Arcana. The art is gorgeous, the characters are fun. I supported it on Kickstarter. I told my friends to support it on Kickstarter. But I can no longer turn a blind eye to how Nyx Hydra seems to be willfully exploiting their fans.
UPDATE: So this is what they posted in response to a fan asking them about this on twitter
I’m sorry, but this kind of snark in response to a legitimate question is horribly disrespectful towards your fans.
UPDATE 2: The developers behind The Arcana have released a statement regarding feedback and the way their team is structured. Go check it out. They’re also welcoming responses from fans and have included an email address where you can reach them.
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I have Strong Feelings abt writing so some thoughts to share:
- Write what you want. Literally. Forget about “oh but will that interest people” “oh but my readers” “oh but-” write. What. You want. You want to write oc insert ship? Self-insert shit? Fucked up shit? Furry danganrompa au? Go the fuck for it.
- “My writing suck” there’s this misconception that writing is easy and arting is not. That’s a lie. Writing is hard. It’s a skill that takes years to hone. Don’t expect to be instantly good if you just started. Keep practicing and you’ll get better, I promise you.
- all writing is good practice. Short ficlets? Snippets of obscure stories? Pointless scene? All writing is good practice.
- Encourage writers. All writers. Yes, even this one who isn’t so good and you don’t like them. Support writers. HAVE EACH OTHER’S BACK.
HEY it turned into a danger mario stream (mario at minimum health but doing a million damage with each hit and taking almost no damage) and we’re doing the pit of 100 trials!
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