Comments on: Which way to go?

By: mrsmes

mrsmes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:19:36 +0000

this should not be about competing here Game Maker should be more focused on it’s real enemies if YoYoGames is to go far they need to prevent multiple people saying which is better and which is worst and instead combine ideas and talents to make even more impressive work and get a fight back at where it needs to be taken, where is that you ask? Yes? No? well it’s Microsoft, Apple, Mac, they are the real competition here they think they are better than us and compared to them we are short and stout and they are not doing much in the way other than cutting our hopes short as a defense to fight us off and try to make us loose hope and get knocked off the market slowly, through giving up we can’t let that happen, if we want a say in what happens and comes first, and how we want our software or games or operating systems but they aren’t going to listen to us no, no so we have to fight to get we want and to have equal content between what the developer and the community want, so it’s fair and that also increases our popularity so every YoYoGames member i highly suggest taking that into account. it would have to mean higher popularity for YoYoGames which is a good thing, to proove it has any potential and competition between it’s rivals.

By: Broxter

Broxter — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:50:57 +0000

Join GMM!!!

By: Phil Gamble

Phil Gamble — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:54:18 +0000

Answering various criticisms/comments from above.

MU:
2007 – one issue a month. The best magazine.
2008 – two issues in 4 months + the fact that no-one really knows what is going on at the moment (well I certainly don’t).

GMT
2007 – Issues aren’t always released on time, some quality issues
2008 – also 2 issues in four months, but huge improvements in quality

Neither magazine is perfect, nor do I either expect or wish them to be.

By: Robin Monks

Robin Monks — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:48:08 +0000

On top of everything else, I also had a crashed hard drive; so, claiming that because we’ve had a late issue is the “demise” of MarkUp is a bit absurd.

By: gamez93

gamez93 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:54:17 +0000

@Mememe – Alex left because I didn’t wanted to give him three page worth of adveritsing (right after the front cover). Your one of the only people to leave because of that reason, it would be nice to hear exactly what was wrong.

I thank you for comments saying GMTech has good management. Remember it is a hard job trying to keep people interested in working on the magazine. Your right Eyas many will leave, but it is down to the management to try and replace them -maybe because there are always loads of applications in the GMTech area it seems I am extra active… well I am : ).

People see GMT and MU as the ‘big two’ as they have been around longer than all others.

By: Eyas Sharaiha

Eyas Sharaiha — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:55:09 +0000

Matthew_H: Sure, people are starting to leave, but that’s the case since the beginning. Look at GMTech, So many staff members have left, others fired — yet keep looking at the application zone for them, its simple for all magazines: people will leave, but if the management is active, others will come.

I agree however, every magazine might eventually fade away — but NOT because staff members lose interest (you can always get new writers), but because the management will eventually lose interest.

By: Eyas Sharaiha

Eyas Sharaiha — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:52:47 +0000

If you’ve been around long enough, you’d know whats going on is simply fluctuation. Magazines get better and worse all the time, some dips are worse than others, and some rises are better than others. So yeah, GMT could be better than MarkUp at the moment — I’m not saying it is (its hard to compare them, depends on criteria I guess), but if it was the case, there’s no reason why it wouldn’t change in a couple of months or so.

And as F1ak3r said, contributing on a freelance basis is actually the better alternative.

By: Mememe

Mememe — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:24:16 +0000

Obviously Kay would say “Come to GMT”. It’s weird how GMT is thought to be becoming better than MarkUp. And a couple months ago, I left GMT because of, as Alex said along the lines of “lousy management”.

By: Timoi

Timoi — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:52:51 +0000

Yeah I understand mattthew_H, it can happen, but I wouldn’t say it’s inevitable. GMTech currently has enough games waiting to be reviewed to take us to issue 14 (a whole three more issues worth), and it’s growing each week. Having enough members is always a problem, but gamez93 has done very well to keep a large team so I don’t think that’s a problem for GMT.

F1ak3r, freelancing is good, but you don’t get the benefit of being part of a team and working together.

By: F1ak3r

F1ak3r — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:39:54 +0000

I recommend contributing on a freelance basis. No ties, no commitment, no worries. It’s what I do.