Marketing Tactic?

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Jun 7 2012, 10:11 pm
Keywords: sham


Does things no other game maker can.

Really? could someone elaborate on that for me please?
Jun 7 2012, 10:22 pm (Edited on Jun 9 2012, 4:12 am)
Oh dear, hyperbole in a sales pitch, how do they sleep at night!

Anyways, more seriously, I'm not aware of any other game engines with completely hands-free multiplayer networking. It may have its downsides, but it makes getting a game up and running much faster.

Also, I'm not entirely sure how to quantify it into a "thing", but BYOND's language, DM, is one of the simplest to use by far. <edit> I've always loved the way it handles sleeps and virtual threads. It makes game programming so darn easy. </edit>

Heh, I just noticed I pulled two things that were already on the list, but they still apply.

Is there a particular game engine you want to compare it to?
Jun 12 2012, 9:39 am
In response to DarkCampainger
DarkCampainger wrote:
I've always loved the way it handles sleeps and virtual threads. It makes game programming so darn easy.

This is one huge feature BYOND has over Game Maker.
Jun 12 2012, 9:42 am
Just about everyone puts something along the lines of "...and much more!" in their advertisement. Tom just decided to make up his own phrase I guess.
Jun 17 2012, 5:35 pm
The simplicity of the language and the rate/speed you can push out a very decent, working, multiplayer-networking, and playable game is much quicker than what you could do with other engines.
Jun 17 2012, 5:46 pm
In response to Kozuma3
Why aren't there very many "very decent" games out there? There's definitely a lot of "working" games, sure.
Jun 17 2012, 5:55 pm
In response to Kaiochao
Kaiochao wrote:
Why aren't there very many "very decent" games out there? There's definitely a lot of "working" games, sure.

There are decent games out there, I never defined a number.

I myself am held back creating graphical games because I lack any sort of skill in drawing/spriting/iconning/etc.
Jun 18 2012, 8:00 am (Edited by moderator on Jun 18 2012, 10:00 am)
Cloud Magic wrote:
That's the dumbest excuse I've ever heard, and will get you nowhere in life. It's as if a new band said, "I'd rather not go through with this idea, guys. Our songs will be lower quality because we'll be recording them in a garage"

I have created some projects. I only said its holding me back from an graphical game that I would prefer. I prefer just using html + DM.