Therein likes your problem: you consider us 'consumers' of your product to be idiots. I'm glad you finally revealed your true beliefs, it makes my job much easier.Dr. J said:
Of course it makes you different. As soon as you add your bit to the community, you've set yourself apart. Making some addon or change to the game sets you appart, even just a little. You're no longer 'another guy', you're 'that guy who made X'. However, just creating content doesn't completely set you apart; how you react to it matters as well.Dr. J said:
Congrats, strike two. I have created content and mutators for Infiltration. I've received comments back on them. Some harsh, some illuminating. Never, however, did I strike words back at the 'consumers' of my mutators. Rather, I addressed their concerns, or quietly let the concerns die. Usually the latter, because I was lazy and didn't want to fix things, or they were rather difficult to fix. People are fickle. If they like it, they'll put up with the problems it has and use it. If they don't, they'll set it aside and not use it. However, the biggest way to stir up problems is, to use a metaphor, bust up the hornets nest. You're a gamer, from this community, so you say. If so, you know damn well the consequences of something being done wrong in the eyes of "the people". Messing up a little thing like that won't get you shat on right away, no. However doing what you, specifically, Dr. J, have been doing and saying "fuck off" to the people who want to help...well, let's just say you brought it on yourself.Dr. J said:
Read over that guide I linked to again. It will save you tons of headache and pain in the future, I promise. I say this to you as one community member to another, and as one developer to another: it's worth it. Read it over and take it to heart, and maybe you won't get gray hair by the time you hit 25
