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Post by Lunarsoul on Jul 24, 2009 2:54:47 GMT -5
I'm really sorry about my problems a lately but I now have another one.
On all of my flowers I have 'never shrink' but it now seems that on my Daisy ranked 346 'In memory of my little boy' it is not lit up anymore. Again, the other Dausy and both Roses are fine, they're all lit up for that option.
Really sorry to complain again, it just seems to be not my day.
I will probably not reply while late if one is needed as I've been awake since yesterday morning and it's now nearly 9am and I'm pretty tired.
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Post by Adam Schmelzle on Jul 24, 2009 9:42:23 GMT -5
I gave you some seeds to re-purchase the 'Never Shrink'. The silly iPhone sure does give me a lot of problems. One day Apple will stop screwing me around and I'll be able to update my games again.
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Post by Lunarsoul on Jul 24, 2009 12:34:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the seeds Adam,i've now re-purchased it.
Have Apple not gave you a reason why you can't update anything ? I have the app Pocket God and that's updated every other week ! You will have to get in touch with the developers of Pocket God and ask them how much they bribe Apple !! Jokingggg lol
Seriously though, it would be great to see more flowers out there but after the iPhone bug fixes of course. All you can do is keep trying.
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Post by Adam Schmelzle on Jul 24, 2009 15:50:29 GMT -5
Main because apple doesn't want me to include the 'seeds' and offers stuff. Hell, they rejected before just because I put in the friend code referral system. This is strange because other games use the same offers stuff. Apple doesn't really care about the little guy(me). Pocket God makes money for Apple, so Apple cares a LOT more about them.
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Post by Lunarsoul on Jul 25, 2009 11:28:45 GMT -5
Sorry Adam, I didn't realise how big a problem it was with Apple. I really don't know what to say cos I just don't know what Apple's problems are! And yes you're right, a lot off apps use the referral code I.e Girls Wars, Famous ( which was recently)!! What about working out how many of us use the flower apps to see if it's worthwhile charging ? Maybe a small fee for updates ? That way Apple and yourself are both happy then ? I know Apple isn't thinking about you but they're also not thinking about us because it's us that use your apps! What about making some new apps and charge for them ? Surely that's better than nothing ? I'm just trying to help. Maybe we all ought to get our heads together  |
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Post by Adam Schmelzle on Jul 25, 2009 12:00:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the encouragement! I actually tried selling Rose back in September, but I only sold 30 copies in a month. Most of that was in the first 2 days, after which it dropped down to 1 or less per day. The offers/ads make me more money 'cause I get a lot more downloads, though it's still not much. I had '3D Attack Chopper' www.getjar.com/products/6966/3DAttackChopperupdated on sale for Java devices back in the day (my first game), and it only sold 30 or so copies. That's a game that has been downloaded millions of times, and played more than 10 million times, but nobody wants to buy. Same story for my other games unfortunately  I've been making games for phones for years, and never been able to sell much. I make games that people play a lot, but what sells are games that look 'flashy' and 'polished'. I do this on my own and just make games that people like to play. It unfortunate that people don't usually think replay value is worth paying for, only flashiness. |
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Post by Lunarsoul on Jul 26, 2009 10:30:58 GMT -5
Hmmmm me thinks a change of tactics is needed a maybe diff genre of game altogether ?
There is a lot more of us fogies (my son thinks I'm ancient at 41!!) on these things than what ppl realise (apparently I shouldn't have veen playing Girls Wars (altho nit now) cos of my age or Famous!), so, what about a Trumps type game ? or even just a plain ole' simple word game ? I.e like the Word app ? Scrabble, crosswords,wordsearches ?
The attack games I.e Terminator etc I'm sad to say that yes ppl/kids want the flashyness.It's not like in my day where the Atari was the be all n end all of it! Where everyone rode Grifters....ahhh the nostalgia of it all.
You may now have to develop fir a diff era audience than todays children unless you want to spend a lot more money on flashy apps ? I think I know what you think if the latter....
I must admit that I pay for the apps more than I do getting them for free. Want me to be honest ? There isn't much great free apps out there, that's the reality of it. If course that does not include the flowers cos if I thought they were rubbish, firstly I wouldn't use them n secondly I wouldn't have 2 sets of them on 2 devices !!
I'll try n think of more ideas but I hope you don't mind me giving you some food for thought but if you want me to butt out just say so n no offense taken from that
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Post by Adam Schmelzle on Jul 26, 2009 10:35:56 GMT -5
I'm always happy to hear from people that play my games, so keep it coming. Until late last year, I've been able to do well for myself by making free games with ads, and not even worrying about sales. Unfortunately when the US economy flushed itself down the toilet last year 90% of my income from advertising went with it |
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