Last weekend, we made a post about the perfection achievements and if they had a place in CozyTyper. We opened up a patreon poll as well as a straw poll for non patrons. The community voted and left comments to let us know what they were thinking. We are very grateful for everyone who participated and make their voices heard, your feedback helps us make the best decisions we can for our games!
The Results
| Platform | For Removal | Against Removal |
|---|---|---|
| Patreon | 6 | 3 |
| Strawpoll | 30 | 28 |
| Poll Totals | 36 | 31 |
| Strawpoll Comments | 0 | 3 |
| Steam Comments | 1 | 9 |
| Comment Totals | 1 | 12 |
When we look at the poll numbers, the community seems mostly split down the middle. However, when reading the comments, it seems pretty clear to us that people would prefer them left as is. Many of the comments put forth some great arguments for keeping the achievements as is, especially from those who have already achieved or are in the process of working on these achievements. Any decision like this is going to be tough to make, because we are likely to step on some toes either way!
Overall, we think it is in the best interest of CozyTyper to leave the achievements in place as is.
What have we learned?
CozyTyper was our first major project outside of a game jam, and was put up on steam as a way of feeling like we had accomplished something. We had never imagined it would reach as many people as it did. This is both exciting and a bit embarrassing; exciting that people are enjoying the game we made, and embarrassing that our web of spaghetti code which best resembles a jenga tower during the penultimate move, is our first introduction to so many people.
When we are working on our new titles, both our current work in progress and in new projects going forward, that we QA test the achievements outside of our team not just in a functionality sense but also how it feels as a part of the overall experience. We have learned so much from CozyTyper and are grateful to have a community that is willing to make their voices heard and stick with us while we learn and grow.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the polls and commenting!
Have any more thoughts/follow up questions? Lets us know in the comments.
- imophi