KeithC,
Quote: "someone called my grenade a 'Christmas Tree Ornament'"
I must admit I have not seen much of your creations but have to say that was not very nice of them.
Personally I dont comment at all if I dont like something as I like to think can be rather more polite and delicate towards peoples feelings. So now you know if I say nothing I dont like it but youre OK as I'm famous for useually saying too much.
Seriously though - personally I dont think you can ever get enough help in making games so welcome all efforts to supply the game world with content whether free of purchased.
I need all the help I can get and dont mind using others expertise which at the end of the day could make my end product better than I could otherwise make it or make it happen sooner than would be otherwise the case. No one is a master of all so I do what I am best at and so should others or they wont finish their games. You cant do it all alone - no way. As it happens I am reasonably proficient in most areas but the jack of all trades has a job to master one leave alone all.
I could and do consider making stuff for game packs but as said previously would want to make quality content that users have a real need for that they perhaps cant get anywhere else and may be hard for the many to do themselves. Such requires time and effort and cant be done commercially unless a reasonable price is returned.
No way around that Quality costs and if you want good stuff it will show up around here as elsewhere but you have to take the good and bad until the bad falls away which it will eventually as FPSC becomes more mature. The bad wont stick the pace and last very long as the effort is not worthwhile and more choice becomes available which is why content packs are needed. Hopefully TGC will release more but until then users cant get enough as many want to put games together quickly - now - they cant wait - they dont have a long term gameplan.
Its really down to buyers to be more decerning in their purchase if they must pay out - after all there are choices - you dont have to limit yourself to media from this forum. If I cant make it I buy stuff when I think its good and is value for money not necessarily the cheapest and fits the game plan - no point in buying stuff you wont use.
I do agree however that some new users dont realise they may with some effort make content for themselves reasonably easily but many do and dont want to - FPSC itself was never designed for the kind of user that wants to - its click - put in stuff from your content packs - and play.
And thats likely to continue - its the nature of the beast.
Those that want to and enjoy making all their own content and make that available for sale to others if they wish are free to do so.
You cant actually have it all ways. Games :
Click and Play - all look the same.
Make stuff - Click and play - can look better and more original.
Buy stuff (good stuff) - click and play - can look good and more original or not with effort or not but can be faster than make stuff from scratch.
Just the same as bying a game engine really - by and large you get what you pay for but you have to be a little decerning in your choices.
