User blog:SpringThing14/I'm Done With Release Dates

This is something that I've felt since Brother Location came out.

Before I get into this, please note that every time I said I was delaying a game, it was for a legitimate reason that hindered me from making the game until further notice. All of it was true.

Basically, ever since I've assigned specific release dates, making pages has been different. Back then, creating the content for the page is enjoyable and fun. However, now, it mostly isn't fun for me to make and feels like work. The reason for this is release dates.

Sometimes, I'm in the mood and excited to work on a page, and will have fun writing and drawing out content for it. Other times, I'm not in the mood and would prefer something else for the time being. If I were to force myself to work on a page in that mood, it wouldn't be fun for me. It would feel more like work.

Release dates, for some reason, make me say, "Oh, I'll do it later," a lot more often then when I'm free to work on something whenever I want without a scheduled release. Not sure why, but it happens.

Plus, it's something I do because I want to. I don't get payed like Scott does, and don't have thousands/millions of people waiting for a new game. Here, it's only a few people, which is fine. I don't think I should work hardcore on something I don't get rewarded for if it isn't fun.

It takes up a lot of time, too. Want to know how long it took me to write the first two miningames for Five Nights at Frisky's 2? Two hours. It takes a lot of planning and making choices. I'm okay with that, but sometimes it eats up too much of one day.

Now, I'm not saying I'm super lazy. I still will push myself a lot to finish up things so I can get stuff done early. However, in many cases, it felt like work that took up a lot of time.

What this mean, overall, is that dates I give out far in advance are estimates, not official release dates. When something is about to be finished, I'll likely give out a release date that I planned out more, and may give a backup release date in case something happens.

I want to enjoy making pages more, and don't want to feel pushed and pressured like this is a school project.

I hope you guys understand this. I will certainly continue making pages. Expect a Five Nights at Frisky's 3 teaser this month ;)

(Feel free to ask sh1t below)

(k bye)