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Old 06-09-2008, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Drakeero View Post
Another metaphor. I'm a jeweler by trade. That means that I take shiny little trinkets of precious metals (luxuries) and doctor them up so people can go back to loving them.

Now, the thing about luxuries, is that sometimes you can get away with just a shiny surface. It doesn't matter how valuable a diamond ring is, a person wants its shine flawless. Not a single scratch anywhere.

I can take a dinky little CZ ring from Walmart or some crappy little snap-in pendant (which the stone doesn't even fit into) and make them look beautiful with just mild alterations to what's already there as well as a good polish.

Each tiny little irritation is a scratch. I'm not asking for big problems with the game. I'm asking for the scratches in the game's polish. If you make it SHINY enough, people will come. And when people come, there will be money. And where this is money there is a chance of real changes being made.
Drakeero, you're preaching to the choir. I have tried, it won't work - and now there is bigger things to worry about.
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