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So, these are virtual pets and what-not, that people have kept "alive" and happy for years, right? So, is it really that hard to port the player's data in to a
by alan_cx 14y ago
So, these are virtual pets and what-not, that people have kept "alive" and happy for years, right?
So, is it really that hard to port the player's data in to a stand alone desk top application that at least the character can sort of be preserved in, or more? Perhaps let the open source minded folk perhaps keep "feeding" the application? Or something like that. I would imagine that players would be happy enough to pay a reasonable amount for that. Or perhaps do a data dump for players so that some representation of the character exists.
I kinda think developers should have something like this in mind before they start, especially where kids and money are concerned.
- zacharycohn 14y agoThat's nice from the human interest angle, but when it comes down to it Zynga is a publicly traded company now. I don't recall if they're profitable or not at the moment, but they are hemorrhaging shareholder trust. They could either spend more time (and money) on letting people port their virtual corn to a local machine.. or they could cut the product and immediately start moving toward profitability. When your stock price is $2.33... it really isn't much of a choice.