Comment A twitter feed of changes. (Score 1) 162
Some people think we're crazy, but on the game "Card Hunter," we publish all of our check-in messages on Twitter.
Here are some of the benefits:
- 1.) We have taken up the discipline of writing check-in messages that are easy to digest.
- 2.) Players have an opportunity to get excited about what we are doing before it is released, but after we have done the work.
- 3.) Players can see that it's a living project -- that we are actively improving the game.
- 4.) Players can see that bugs are being fixed -- that we care.
Obviously, we make an effort not to post things that are going to compromise our security.
Has there been a downside? It hasn't bitten us yet. There is usually no reason to hide what technologies you are using, unless you are using something that is highly vulnerable, or you are making other bad choices. Don't do that. There is no reason to hide that your software has bugs. Everyone knows you have bugs. It's only shameful if you aren't fixing them.
Are we really crazy?