From what I gather of those that do the majority like it, some loons -really- like it *wiggles eyebrows*
Loons you say?
I think you'll find the preferred nomenclature is actually Nottys or Thealites or ACIO Cult Members.
It's a third completed tho. And it's not like a lot of 0.3s.
Might be stuck then?
How about (and I'll be putting in a suggestion for this to be used forum-wide) some kind of chart or graph showing the expected game completion? This won't work for every game, but for yours, it's perfect; you already know that this will be ten chapters. Maybe something simple for now, like Chapter 3 of 10; it might some an idea of completeness. That could also bite you in the arse if people decide to wait until CH10 is out, but you can't have everything.
Another idea is to have (again, I'll be putting in a suggestion for this to be used forum-wide) some kind of play-time scale; how long can you expect to be playing this game at the level released? For example, CH1 might be 2 hrs, CH2 is 4 hrs (combined with CH1) and CH3 is 9 hrs.
How about a suspense tag?
I agree, previews should not reveal too much, but I fear that the reputation of the game right now is "great writing, but no porn". A few boobies here and there would certainly help.
A few of the Sarah VR renders would definitely go down well
I like it too, but maybe some would get to it in the game, think back that it was highlighted and that assure themselves in some weird ideas they may have? But, you're right that it could attract others who are not touchy about everything.
Have you been on some of the threads on here? People not touchy!
We are very lucky here on this one
Well a good way is if you can make a deal with one or two other devs that like your game to give a shout out for your game on their patreon page. If you could get someone like Philly to do so, you would get a lot of people at least trying the game or checking it out.
I agree; if you could get one or two of the really popular devs (sorry Notty, you are still our favourite!
) like maybe
Runey or
CheekyGimp or maybe someone who interacts with their followers with a similar sense of humour like
Domiek ?*
One last thing... Definitely, definitely, use lines you like from reviews or comments made on the thread! This my personal favourite so far!
"Heavy five is, definitively the Visual Novel Harrods would sell you
."
That's the sort of line you would put on the DVD case if you were selling it in an actual shop.
Anyway, that's all I have for now, laters *poofs off for a cuppa* I'm think I'm getting that hang of that now
*Sorry, not sorry to those devs if I brought you here for a shameless plug.