Quote: " LOL! Look at the forum members here! They pretty much all fit into that crowd, else they wouldn't be here! "
And that is the problem, the way I see it. It simply won't work the other way round.
Quote: "As far as engine X vs. engine Y, there is a lot of discussion/comparisons in these parts about them. "
Guess you missed my point: those guys will hardly comment on the quality of an engine unless they think it is substandard, and their audience will tend to react way sharper in that respect.
Quote: "Creators do care!"
Exactly. How many creators will the product attract in its current state, with at least dozens -if not hundreds - of scoffing pubescents scoffing at it ?
Quote: "But in the end, I agree with unfamilia, an unfinished product is going to impress no one, and invite criticism where none is due, as it is unfinished"
In the end, we do have a common point
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