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7:38:28
lisp123
Shinmera: do you still need reviews to get to 50?
7:40:36
Shinmera
you can see the number at the top of the steam page.
7:45:36
lisp123
website sems to say 53
7:48:57
Shinmera
only the number at the top of the page, which says 29, counts.
7:49:52
Shinmera
the rest are reviews from people that got the game via keys, which don't count, I'm afraid.
7:50:10
lisp123
Looks like you have to launch the game in steam to leave a review
7:50:25
Shinmera
you need to have some gameplay time, ye
7:50:43
lisp123
If anybody in this chat is interested in playing via steam, DM me and I'll help organise a copy
7:50:49
lisp123
(on the condition a review is left)
7:54:32
beach
Shinmera: How much do you charge?
7:54:56
Shinmera
the game costs $20 though there is a 10% discount until Wednesday.
8:08:00
beach
So if you have 29 reviews, that means you have sold at least that many?
8:09:53
Shinmera
The common guesstimate for sales is 50x number of reviews. In this case that's an overestimate though, I've sold 646 copies so far.
8:11:05
Shinmera
I don't know if it's not bad or what. All I know it's not even close to anything like recouping investments.
8:11:34
beach
But it hasn't been available for very long.
8:11:37
lisp123
Its such a tough industry, you really need for it to go viral.
8:11:39
Shinmera
As is it's not even enough to pay for the marketing investments
9:20:54
jackdaniel
so if someone got it as a kickstarter reward the review won't count?
9:24:01
Shinmera
correct, I'm afraid.
9:24:28
Shinmera
People can still see the review, but it doesn't influence the review count at the top of the page
9:27:54
Shinmera
Getting to 50 "confirmed" positive reviews would up our rating from "Positive" to "Very Positive", which would be fantastic
9:28:50
Shinmera
(iirc the next tier would be 500 reviews, which is "overwhelmingly positive")
9:28:51
ecraven
how do I create a "confirmed" positive review? I've bought it, and didn't back it
9:29:01
Shinmera
then just write a review.
9:29:19
Shinmera
you need to buy the game on steam to write a confirmed review.
9:29:46
Shinmera
It used to work for keys, but then as usual some folks figured they can just buy positive reviews by handing out free keys.