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codefreeze · 08-10-2008, 01:27 PM

I think it's a fantastic idea.

On the question of the money - that's interesting. I think $500 is cheap for that kind of coaching and I don't believe that sort of price will last for long. I expect Steve to be OVERWHELMED at that price point.

I also think the $500 is a good way of filtering those who would benefit from those who wouldn't. I have a long experience with the Internet and one thing I've learned is there are plenty of people who talk, talk, talk but never actually DO anything. There are plenty of people here on these very forums who are quite happy to take time to create 10,000 posts but who never actually spend five minutes working on their own personal development.

I saw the same sort of thing in the Indy games industry (and I suspect Steve did too) where people will TALK endlessly about creating a game and spend hours debating all manners of issues relating to it - but they never actually get around to writing a single line of code. I would say of all the people participating in the Indy dev forums probably only 5% or less actually get around to creating a game.

That's a roundabout way of saying I think Steve's right, there are too many people who, if they got the consultation for around say $100, just wouldn't DO anything with the knowledge gained - which is a waste of everyone's time. Setting the barrier a bit higher is actually a positive thing.

08-10-2008, 01:27 PM	#58 (permalink)
codefreeze Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Posts: 125	I think it's a fantastic idea. On the question of the money - that's interesting. I think $500 is cheap for that kind of coaching and I don't believe that sort of price will last for long. I expect Steve to be OVERWHELMED at that price point. I also think the $500 is a good way of filtering those who would benefit from those who wouldn't. I have a long experience with the Internet and one thing I've learned is there are plenty of people who talk, talk, talk but never actually DO anything. There are plenty of people here on these very forums who are quite happy to take time to create 10,000 posts but who never actually spend five minutes working on their own personal development. I saw the same sort of thing in the Indy games industry (and I suspect Steve did too) where people will TALK endlessly about creating a game and spend hours debating all manners of issues relating to it - but they never actually get around to writing a single line of code. I would say of all the people participating in the Indy dev forums probably only 5% or less actually get around to creating a game. That's a roundabout way of saying I think Steve's right, there are too many people who, if they got the consultation for around say $100, just wouldn't DO anything with the knowledge gained - which is a waste of everyone's time. Setting the barrier a bit higher is actually a positive thing.