Uprentiss
July 4, 2015, 1:28am
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A business will not last if costs of production outweigh revenue. I think you misunderstood my post, the costs I outlined were necessary for running my business. It is non negotiable, I cannot forgo the self employment tax, or the production costs, or anything that is vital to the basic operation of my content development. I never once disagreed with your sentiment regarding competition, simply it’s effect on pricing. We are in agreement that competition is integral in the success of a marketplace as well as for quality assurance for the consumer. I may be a lot of things, but I never thought I’d see someone accuse me of being unfriendly to the consumer. I create high quality assets that are very affordable, and I continue to offer post release support and free expansion updates for my customers who have been very supportive of me. I approach my business not only as a seller, but as a consumer. I provide service to my customers that I would like to receive myself, which is why I do things such as the free updates and maintain a positive, hands on relationship with my customers. The reality is, the marketplace is a business, and businesses cannot remain open if they are not making enough money to keep up with production costs. I’m not in the business of selling content at outrageous prices, but I will not and cannot undersell my work as that will cause me to go negative and then there will be no more content packs. Such is the reality of marketplace development, or any product development. High quality assets take a lot of time and resources to plan and develop. The prices on the marketplace are in my honest opinion very fair, consumers are able to access AAA quality work at affordable prices. Contracting out a freelancer for equatable work will increase a developers expenses significantly. There’s nothing further I can add to this discussion, I’ve offered my experiences and opinions on the matter as best as I could. I simply hope people will take the time to consider the reality from the content creators perspectives before rushing to judgement. =)
I wa snot syaing you was unfriendly, I was speaking in a broad term about a business in general,. not you specifically at all and more about this thread .