A goodbye announcement, of sorts.
I’m planning to take a break from the forum for a while. Being part of this community is fun, but it has put my brain on overdrive and I probably need a lot of time away to perform a mental reset. I’ll still work on my games, but I’m taking some time away. I’ve locked both my WIP threads while I’m out. Anyway, if you need the link for Dragon of Steelthorne 2, or need to ask about something else, feel free to DM me and I’ll respond by the forum email to DM system.
I’m going to lose the Devotee badge, but whatever. Badges are for losers. I put up the Omnibus analysis in the public areas of the forum as that was on my todo list before leaving.
First, some numbers, since prospective writers and people in general always seem curious about that. If this can be helpful to anyone, I see no need to hide it. Dragon of Steelthorne sold about 2.5k copies in its first month and made about 1.7k in royalties. Not very impressive numbers, but the game should have paid for its publishing costs by now, even with the steam release, and anything after would be profit for HG. So I can now throw my main worry off my back. Anyway, I still plan to update the game. It probably won’t lead to a surge in sales, but eh… I’m here to entertain people (preferably not with forum drama).
Also, after some hard discussions again and the latest round of updates on this WIP thread, which had disappointing levels of interest, I must ask, do you people still want me to finish Scarlet Sorceress? I was planning to ask if HG could release this as a free-to-win game, and I wasn’t expecting it to make a ton of money. But sometimes, it feels like I’ve gone from being an exciting high school crush to a boring and predictable boyfriend after becoming a published author 
. I’m still having a hard time trying to figure out what really gets people excited for a WIP on this forums (other than arguments and drama, which I’d rather avoid, of course). I’m deciding again if this is a sign to abandon the game… I don’t know, what do you think? Want me to keep going, or move on?
Also, if I’ve upset or offended anyone here, my apologies. I’m human. Put me on the internet, and I’ll invariably do stupid things. If anyone wants to express some… honest opinions, feel free to do so. (Or do it when I’m away and unable to reply 
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I won’t be able to like all the comments here while I’m gone. Could someone help to do this in my place? Thanks!