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I like to make video games, especially action RPG's.

I make games slowly. Call me slow. But quality is always better than quantity!

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FREE alternatives to RPG Maker

12/24/2010 02:15 AM

author=Rave2010
SPHERE
http://spheredev.org/

Well, this is most certain NOT what I need. It seems to be DIY software, where you need to program almost everything (although it is easier than building from scratch). Therefore IKA and RPGds also are out.

Great game design comes with skill. The rewards are worth the troubles.

moderation notes on gamepages

12/23/2010 06:36 AM

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6. If nothing has been updated for 3 months.
Archival.

How about:

And it still says "in production"?

I do understand the importance of hiatus and "cancelled". A cancelled project could still stay with the only demerit being "not updated for at least 3 months" this is not a strikeout system.

moderation notes on gamepages

12/23/2010 06:28 AM

Wikipedia comes to mind.

1. If a game doesn't have enough screenshots a mod/program could add a warning statement (an image/text, usually) stating that the page needs more screenshots (like at least 4).

2. If a game is of a certain genre but the tags don't specify that genre (like "jokegame") then it merits this warning.

3. If not enough is said on a game-page, it merits a warning.

4. If you share a game title with someone else it gets another warning.

5. If the messages get out of hand it may get a warning.

6. If nothing has been updated for 3 months.

7. If it's for a certain audience, but doesn't flag/tag that as its audience.

This is not a usual warning system. 3 strikes does not mean its out. It works like wikipedia - once the changes are made the warnings are gone. If they persist for a long period of time then its safe to beckon a removal of that game from the website. Say, a 1-3 month timer and if there are at least 2 or 3 long-standing issues. If your game does get removed, then you can feel free to resubmit it.

We CAN'T tell if a game is serious by one initial subjective view. Give a game time. If it lives for a year here without these demerits, then it is a serious game with a serious goal. Otherwise its garbage and should be tossed. This is the simplest method - and everybody wins. It will take a larger moderation team, but that would not hurt at all.

Also, like Wikipedia these don't necessarily need to be given out with expediency. (Wikipedia is only fast cause it has many members), but a casual perusal is good enough for a mod to flag these demerits.