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[POLL] ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE
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(For instance), how many people need to tell you they hate the battle music you love before you actually change it? - Results
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One person. If anyone hates it, it must be bad!
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1
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2%
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Two people. If two people hate it, it REALLY must be bad.
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3
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8%
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Six people can't be wrong.
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12
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34%
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Twelve or more people hate this battle music. Maybe I'm wrong about it.
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10
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28%
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I WILL *NEVER* CHANGE IT
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9
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25%
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Max McGee
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CloseAt least what feels like 50% of those who have played the game. If ten people play a demo and three people don't like the music, I may not do anything. If five or six people don't, then I will step back and think things over a little.
FWIW, this is about where I'm at too right now. Although a lot less than that will get me to CONSIDER changing it.
suzy_cheesedreams
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author=Max McGeeAlso I bet there ARE over-zealous George Lucas fans who think he should be bludgeoned to death for what he is doing to his own mythos.I am pretty sure once you want to lynch someone, you no longer qualify as a fan of theirs, lol.
I disagree. I said they are (hypothetically) zealots who love the original stories and lore, then a few decades down the line see the creator dumping all over their beloved franchise... so they're still fans of Lucas' material, they just don't appreciate his later decisions. I think it is inevitable that there would be people like this in his fanbase, as there would be in every fanbase/anything ever. They'd be like a tiny minority, though.
Anyway, all I listen to is game soundtracks, 50s/60s pop music and 80s film music, and I intend to shove all of those genres into my games, hahaha.
Kiana
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author=Max McGeeAt least what feels like 50% of those who have played the game. If ten people play a demo and three people don't like the music, I may not do anything. If five or six people don't, then I will step back and think things over a little.FWIW, this is about where I'm at too right now. Although a lot less than that will get me to CONSIDER changing it.
Seems logical. For me, personally, it would depend largely on their arguments.
"I don't like thing." will be ignored, no matter how many people say it. After all, if they can't explain what the problem is, I can't be expected to know how to fix it, right?
"I don't like it, and here's why..." will be considered, even if I decide not to change anything. It's too loud/quiet relative to the rest of the game's sounds, the high pitch gives me a headache, it's boring because it takes too long to build up, et cetera. These give meaningful direction, so I'll take them into account.
I hate when a music track is significantly louder than the rest of the game's music. I have sensitive vision and hearing, so even keeping my volume set at 6% can be loud at times. The music suddenly BLARING is high on my list of reasons to drop a game, at least when the music is supposed to be a big part of the experience.
