Moodge's Forum Posts

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  • Is there a way to duplicate sprites/objects? I can't seem to find anything.

    When I try ctrl + c it say's the browser has blocked my attempt to copy data.

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  • Limiting the trial is fair enough if you're trying to salvage free users. Is there going to be a monthly charge at some point? Because I think that would alleviate most of my concerns. A monthly fee is much easier to manage.

  • It's very normal for beta software to use placeholder assets while everything else gets developed. In terms of priorities I imagine the art on the splash screen is probably the last thing that would get changed.

  • Moodge pretty much confirms my suspicions in regards to new users of construct. New users who have no experience working with construct won't have the desire to pay a subscription fee if they don't even understand how construct will work for them. A new user could take months, years just getting accustomed- sometimes spending months not even using construct and coming back to it later. Then you also limit the free version even more which makes the introduction process shorter-lived.

    If I'm wrong then perhaps they will buy once, but will only use it a few months out of the year and then never use it ever again due to the subscription. And if that is the case then it might prevent hobbyists from continuing to use construct at their own pace.

    I could be wrong though. That's my thoughts on it anyways.

    It's how I feel as well, the problem is the trial feels too limited and the first step is too expensive.

    I have to say, good riddance. The negativity has curbed my curiosity and impulse a bit and I am much less likely to purchase at this price point with the negativity on the forums.

    I read through this post and saw that the guy was clearly trying to incite negative opinions and has some kind of vendetta against Scirra. To see the dev's respond directly and try to mediate the situation was unexpected and well, refreshing.

  • Sorry was considering writing my own post but didn't want to litter the forums. Here's my thoughts on the pricing model.

    In summary I think that the free version (considering the competitors, defold and stencyl) are too prohibitive for casual and curious users.

    I am completely new to Construct and was seriously considering picking it up. At 99 dollars a year it's not a price point that I can justify however. The subscription doesn't bother me but the fact is I can fully prototype a game and get it up and running without publishing it (because let's be honest that's not gonna happen for some time as a casual user) absolutely free on other platforms.

    For people like me, free tools are essential. If they're not free I'd consider paying a small fee (something to the tune of 30-50 but 99 dollars is A LOT OF MONEY.

    There is one other major concern here, providing Construct 3 as a webpage changes the perception on how I can use it and how much it should cost. I am not used to paying 99 dollars for access to a website, I don't see myself ever paying that.

    There is a free trial, the free trial however is really restrictive. Consider allowing people to use the base feature set free and limiting publishing and addon ability. People will be much more inclined to use your software as it makes the program much more attractive and gives me incentive to learn (remember if I jump in it's a big learning effort to figure out how to make games in the first place, I want to be certain that the platform I choose is a good one)

    Consider adding an extra price point with no publishing ability at 30-50 dollars, something I can throw some money at and not feel guilty about. That, or make the free trial less daunting and restrictive.

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