Own opinion about developers here.

[blackfang]

I have looked around on this forum a lot of times and what I have found is this;

Mafia game, Mafia game, Mafia game, racing game, Mafia game, Mafia game, space game, Mafia game, Mafia game, Mafia game,
more space game, Mafia game, Mafia game, Pitstopboss F1 manager, and more Mafia.

There are way to many people who chose to do Mafia games. Maybe because its the most easiest way to do a game, because there are
so many of them, and most of the programs copy from other games.
My personal opinion is this; The only game on this forum that is practically the most coolest and advanced game here, is Pitstopboss.
And I hope that the developers of PSB read this, because I want them to know, You set your game in another catagory then what is found here.
I have not yet seen any text-based games here that can mesure up to PSB..

When you make a game, make something that will WOW people. Don't make a game that allready exists, because its the easiest way.
Do your own game in your own way. Copy some stuff, sure, but not everything, and then add some new stuff, no..
When people are to sign up for your game, they have seen everything before in another game, the only thing different is the design, and some images and stuff.
I have played TONS of text-based Mafia games, and they are all the same. Not by design, menu, messages, or anything like that, but they are all doing the same crap over and over and over and over.

I would REALLY love to see Zaggy making a site here where you list your games.. If he doesnt, I will.
That way everyone can see that there are in fact way to many that thinks that Mafia is the best way to go.

I know that my game looks crapy, and it seem to easy made, well, I have spent hours trying to get stuff the right way, and I have coded everything from scratch, mostly, besides javascripts. Its not easy to make everything, but I try, and fail, or succeed.
It will be placed on a 25 GB server PROBABLY within 2-3 months, when its ready for release and registration form.

People choose to play what they want to play. Just remember to WOW your visitors/customers with something that no other game has.
Make it so that they do come back.

Cheers...

[jannesiera]

I just want to point out there are many other good games mentioned on this forum to. For example, the contest had some prettyg impresive results!

But it's true the forum is gaining popularity what brings more users, and thuss more maffia games to browser based game zone. But still, I don't really get the problem (if there is one).

[Pdquinn]

You hit it on the head.

Mafia games are easy. The format and game play are already set in stone not ten times, not a hundred times but countless times. There is an almost unlimited resource for making mafia games, or games that use the Mafia games system but approach a different subject.  Mafia games are for those who are not interested in making a game, but interested in a way to attempt to easily make ad revenue and  cheat people out of hard earned cash by offering "Premium" features.


Premium features, VIP access are something else I hate, but thats a topic for another time.

[codestryke]

I just want to point out there are many other good games mentioned on this forum to. For example, the contest had some prettyg impresive results!

But it's true the forum is gaining popularity what brings more users, and thuss more maffia games to browser based game zone. But still, I don't really get the problem (if there is one).

Me either, I say the more the merrier! Two points...

1. the more mafia games lets those here that want or are creating something new a better shot a getting noticed on the listing sites because its different The more saturation of a specific type of the game the more people will be looking for something different.

2. since you can buy or download a warez copy of a couple of mafia engines I see a lot people putting up games that normally couldn't in the past because they didn't know how to program. What they do bring to the table is more of an advertising perspective into running a game. Other then mdshare sharing his information this site is lacking in that department of game ownership. No one here is progressing the end game side of game development. After it's created, then what?

And no offense but it seems the Racing Simulation game is the next in the saturation phase, it's just been done a lot of times over and over. Heck most of your mafia games have Racing mod readily available. A lot of the overseas PBBG development houses have already released racing games or are planning to (see http://www.galaxy-news.net). Won't take long for someone to either sell an engine or put one out as open source.

Finally as a closing thought, there are a lot of Mafia games but there is also a lot of people playing said games, why do you think that is?