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Comparing with the best AAA sellers is a strawman, and I don't see the point comparing those with one that is being incubated. Minecraft is a good example of a
by jokoon 5y ago
Comparing with the best AAA sellers is a strawman, and I don't see the point comparing those with one that is being incubated.
Minecraft is a good example of a game that has almost not content but sold amazingly well.
> Anyone familiar enough with the market knows this. It's okay if you don't, but I would hope investors would do their research before handing money to another "games startup" that's doomed to fail.
The "market" cannot predict innovation or success. This startup will probably fail, yes, but ycombinator is a private initiative and it matters to give the benefit of the doubt. I agree about possible nepotism, but I still believe in what I said about procedural generation and hand crafted content. Hand made content is crazy expensive, and I really think that procedural generation is a good solution.