randyheart

I'm randy. solo dev on Heavy in the Hand. Wishlist now:

[randyheart @randyheart0]

This mentality is how you ensure your family never extends beyond its current economic situation - it’s the way quakers live.

[Mints @mints_____]

The purpose of a family is to have multiple generations living together in one home, with assets that get passed along from one father to his son, and so on.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

All that to say that this statistic never seems to focus on the parents of these 20 somethings, and I think there is something going on with how GenX and Millennials are uniquely permissive of their kids staying in their home as adults.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

I know a few 20 somethings personally, and all of them live at home unnecessarily. One flys for American Airlines, one is a GM for a fast food joint his dad owns, and another married a Marine and lives in her parent’s house instead of GI housing while her husband is deployed.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Nearly half of American adults under 30 are living with a parent, per WSJ

[randyheart @randyheart0]

And here I thought all those ladies were actually named Karen.

[Mark R. Yzaguirre @markyzaguirre]

I’m not a language prescriptivist, but this drift of the definition of Boomer from “member of the postwar Baby Boom generation” to “successful person older than me whom I dislike” really needs to stop.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

Even if you are 100% against AI, you must reject this kind of Reddit-tier, creatively bankrupt response to it. Art like this (wow a middle finger incredible imagery so punk) is a huge reason the broader public has no issue with AI replacing artists.

[soli @solisolsoli]

Feelings about AI generated art, by Veronika Kozlova

[Cydristrasz @cydristrasz]

Movement shooters are a game genre for the unemployed

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@MikeGemi1 The dev lost 55,000 units to refunds and he’s at a 20% refund rate which is double what you’d expect for a high-quality title. So even if it took him a few extra months to make an extra 30 minutes of content, that could have netted him around 20k-30k extra units sold. His loss.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@McJunegrand @SagelessRanger If only there was 20 more minutes of game for them to like, this never would have happened in the first place.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

It's crazy to me that so many indie devs have this "unethical refund" idea in their minds. They sell their game on Steam knowing there's a 2-hour, no questions asked refund policy. Someone buys the game with the same understanding. There's nothing unethical in this exchange.

[CloudyFocus · Wishlist Adamant Heart! @iamcloudyfocus]

Unpopular opinion: padding your game with filler is fair to protect yourself against unethical refunds.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

Unpopular opinion: if you do stealth kills in Ghost of Tsushima, you’d never make it as a real samurai.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

And is your custom character a professional ball yet?

[randyheart @randyheart0]

How’s your franchise career going in your ball2k20 game?

[Patrick @KDsGOAT_]

Why do people who don't play "gun and ball" games carry themselves like they're the arbiters of taste in gaming?

[randyheart @randyheart0]

Spoocle is 100% right about this. To add, if Steam restricts refunds on shorter games, it will result in fewer sales for short games and will do more damage to that market than the refunds ever did. People are trying these small projects because the refund policy makes it safe to

[SpoocleMacBoogle @spoocle]

Advice for those making short games. You have to understand that the game library is huge. People don't owe you anything. There are plenty of great offers, discounts, and a ton of excellent FREE games on Itch. You should be grateful that people support you and your game at all. Attacking people who refund the game is wrong. Out of that 30% refund rate, maybe 2% had malicious intent, look for the problem in your own game.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@dhdev10 Refunding because the game is less than 2 hours is not abuse.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@lunnadream8859 The dev consented to refunds when he put the game on Steam.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

Please explain how these two things are different.

[Aeterponis @aeterponis]

Refunding a cheap indie game that you actually enjoyed, just because you beat it in under 2 hours, isn't a "life hack".
It's just evil.
And to the people saying "just make the game longer"
you are the exact reason companies like Ubisoft get away with pumping out empty, soulless over 100 hour games designed only to waste your time.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@dhdev10 No. They don't. They also approved the refund. Obviously.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@dhdev10 The refund policy is a part of that agreement though. The purchaser is allowed to determine the value of their money, and if a game doesn't generate enough value to extend beyond 2 hours (however enjoyable), they aren't scummy for exercising their right to return the product.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@dhdev10 you don't pay money per roller-coaster ride unless your at some sketchy carnie joint. Have you ever heard of Six Flags, my guy?

[randyheart @randyheart0]

Games with less than 2 hours of content are comparable in value to a single roller coaster ride. Great point. Glad we can agree.

[Dhdev @dhdev10]

@nagohtrebor @Aerofascist @jnvcia You pay to ride a rollercoaster, then take the money you paid from the cash register on your way out, but it's ok because you don't get to keep the rollercoaster.

You're just a dishonest parasite trying to justify your shitty anti-social behavior.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@SagelessRanger If you were only able to enjoy the game for an hour and 40 minutes, you should absolutely think you deserve a refund.

[randyheart @randyheart0]

@SagelessRanger You’re allowed to refund a game even if you “just didn’t like it” after less than 2 hours. This is a good policy, and it’s a big reason that Steam is the premier video game marketplace.