Comments on: Best Practices http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/ The mental ramblings of Sanya Weathers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kinada http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1900 Kinada Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:34:06 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1900 Mmmm pie, can be a speaker? Mmmm pie, can be a speaker?

]]> By: Psychochild’s Blog » What’s wrong with the game industry (this hour) http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1899 Psychochild’s Blog » What’s wrong with the game industry (this hour) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:04:51 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1899 [...] has a post about "best practices" talks at conferences. She mentions that she has a sense of deja vu: saying the same thing to the same people taking the [...] [...] has a post about “best practices” talks at conferences. She mentions that she has a sense of deja vu: saying the same thing to the same people taking the [...]

]]> By: Ashendarei http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1898 Ashendarei Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:40:33 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1898 Y'know, the reason that they probably never say "beats the hell out of me" is on the odd chance that there's a psychopath fan in the crowd that takes him literally and whales on him with a baseball bat and a golf club in the back alley later ;) Y’know, the reason that they probably never say “beats the hell out of me” is on the odd chance that there’s a psychopath fan in the crowd that takes him literally and whales on him with a baseball bat and a golf club in the back alley later ;)

]]> By: UnSub http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1897 UnSub Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:46:47 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1897 One issue is that a number of MMOs (and companies, for that matter) succeeded for reasons beyond their control. But no-one likes admitting that, since 'be in the right place at the right time' won't fill a keynote address, a lot of thought gets put into other reasons that may or may not apply. Don't worry - it doesn't stop with MMOs. I've been to a number of conferences hearing businesses talk about why Product X stormed up the charts ("commitment to excellence", "intuitive understanding of customer needs") that tells you nothing much, or how Products A through W were all abject failures. One issue is that a number of MMOs (and companies, for that matter) succeeded for reasons beyond their control. But no-one likes admitting that, since ‘be in the right place at the right time’ won’t fill a keynote address, a lot of thought gets put into other reasons that may or may not apply.

Don’t worry – it doesn’t stop with MMOs. I’ve been to a number of conferences hearing businesses talk about why Product X stormed up the charts (“commitment to excellence”, “intuitive understanding of customer needs”) that tells you nothing much, or how Products A through W were all abject failures.

]]> By: Joe Ludwig http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1896 Joe Ludwig Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:03:47 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1896 Funny, I almost never hear "beats the hell out of me" in those panels. I generally hear more pontificating about how that's not really a problem because of XYZ, or maybe an answer to a question nobody asked. Or maybe that's what you mean by euphemisms. :) Funny, I almost never hear “beats the hell out of me” in those panels. I generally hear more pontificating about how that’s not really a problem because of XYZ, or maybe an answer to a question nobody asked. Or maybe that’s what you mean by euphemisms. :)

]]> By: Matthew Weigel http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/06/30/best-practices/#comment-1895 Matthew Weigel Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:33:34 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-1895 I'm guilty of slinging around buzzwords, but on the other hand I would enjoy a good cream pie fight. Count me in! I’m guilty of slinging around buzzwords, but on the other hand I would enjoy a good cream pie fight. Count me in!

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