I think you'll be happy with PayPal. :)

I have been using it for years privately (I rarely buy anything online if I can't use PayPal), and my employer has been using it for over a decade now. Overall, we have few problems with them, though their policies when it comes to payment disputes can be a little esoteric (but this will probably not affect you unless you sell stuff like virtual items in an online game). We offer a number of other payment methods, including CCnow and Moneybookers, but well over 90% of our customers pay through PayPal. It's definitely the way to go.

I had posted this already in one of the Open Topics threads, but figured I'd say "Hi!" here, too. :)

I'm slightly depressing thirty-nine, community developer/manager since the mid 1990s for a variety of social gaming companies, and here because I'm interested in a creative outlet that's both fun and engaging.

I bumped into C2 when I was looking into HTML5-based browser games, and after fiddling around with some of the alternatives, picked up a copy of the software. Haven't got anything that's ready for sharing yet, but nevertheless having a blast!

Slightly depressing thirty-nine, community developer/manager since the mid 1990s for a variety of social gaming companies, and here because I'm interested in a creative outlet that's both fun and engaging. :)

I bumped into C2 when I was looking into HTML5-based browser games, and after fiddling around with some of the alternatives, picked up a copy of the software. Haven't got anything that's ready for sharing yet, but nevertheless having a blast!

I just purchased C2 (the forum doesn't seem to have noticed this yet, but I did get the key, so it'll probably catch up, unless there is something I need to do). Before I handed over the dough, I had also looked at Stencyl, and while I feel that the iOS exporter is a big plus (iPad user here) and would genuinely love an RPG behaviour, C2 "clicked" better with me.

To offer a few points, all of them naturally subjective:

• I prefer C2's interface. The program actually feels like Windows software instead of a Mac port, and there weren't so many so colourful boxes (<img src="smileys/smiley16.gif" border="0" align="middle" />). Loading up an example and making changes felt intuitive and didn't cause major confusion. Someone in this thread mentioned a resemblance to VB, so maybe that is why C2's interface struck me as more familiar (but the last time I did anything with VB was in 1994, so maybe not! ;)).

• C2 has a better price model. Paying one time is conventional and convenient, an annual subscription isn't. I swallow that toad when playing MMORPGs, but I prefer my application/development software to not suddenly revert to a demo if I don't pay regularly. C2 is also less expensive. (Plus, my partner really wants to make her own game, and she is more financially reasonable than I am, so C2 was also her choice -- she'll buy her own copy later in the week when she's convinced that I stick with it. Darn, so little faith in me!)

• The focus on HTML5 sealed the sale. Flash is certainly the more wide-spread tech right now, but that's just "now" and won't stay that way. If I invest time (and a little money), I may as well go with the next big thing. Besides, I never managed to warm up to Flash. HTML5 is pretty much where it'll be at in a couple years, so why not get there before the masses?

• The web site design and the manual/guides: Much cleaner, easier to read, accessible, and there are "trophies"! Nifty idea, that. :) Seriously, though, I just like the "feel", and if I'm going to spend time with something, I might as well make sure the whole environment is appealing to me. Silly reason? Perhaps, but I'm not a techie, so I like the fluff!

• Finally, after reading the blog entries, I decided that "Hey, I like these guys!" and that I want to support this project. This is, again, a feelie-touchie reason, but it ties in with the one before: it's all about the atmosphere.

I'm definitely looking forward to where C2 is headed. :) And with that, back to wading through the examples!