RE: SPS Governance Proposal - Hire Steem Monsters Corp. to Develop a Bitcoin Halving Promo Event
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And the sad thing here is Matt and aggro really don’t care.
That's demonstrably untrue. The only reason we do any of this and deal with all of the stress day in and day out for little pay is because we care about the people involved.
Never once did they said that this proposal was good for the game. Only that they intend to raise money. Which is why they don’t care if it is approved or not. I want all of you to let that logic sink in and ask yourself “why make a proposal, that you don’t care if it passes or not?”
The proposal allows the token holders to choose between two different options - each with pros and cons. Neither option is bad, in my opinion, so I'm happy to go with whichever one the token holders want. Do you suggest that we not provide options via the proposal system in the future?
make a proposal to remove Matt and aggro
Aggroed is running Invennium now so he's not directly involved with Splinterlands, however if you would prefer to have someone else run Splinterlands then absolutely you should submit a proposal. If the majority of token holders want someone else to run the company then I would happily step down.
They’re not trying to improve the game they’re just trying to make more money instead of “investing” to make the game better.
I'm curious, how do you propose that we "invest" in making the game better without making any money?
For the record, I don't agree with that guy's comments at all.
However I do think you need some advisors, because marketing isn't just paying for google ads, it is things like this proposal. It might be 100% great idea. But it LOOKS terrible which is partly the way these ideas are marketed.
I do also think you need to listen to the people "giving you shit" a bit more, even though 90% might be talking out their butts, the 10% is where you will find the answers to turn the ship around. The echo chamber of supporters are good for morale, but they cheered you all the way down here into the depths of nearly going bankrupt.
So as a successful businessman myself I would recommend partnerships & advisors to give you more help (free help) it's OK to be out of your depth but not if you don't see it. Don't take that the wrong way as you mostly doing a good job but you are not meant to be doing everything yourself like coding, running a company, and answering comments on here. Genuine advice, you need to hire better, and partner better, and do less.
Good luck!
Thank you for your thoughtful reply.
Yes, my entire goal has been to get better people than me to do most of these things. I've succeeded so far with coding and running the servers (which I don't do at all anymore) but there are still a lot of areas in which we need help. Free or very cheap help that is high quality is hard to find and we certainly don't have the resources to hire good people for things like running the company and marketing/communication, so I'm trying to do the best I can with what I have.
I also agree about listening to players. I try to engage with players on a regular basis, and most of the time it's because they disagree with something we're doing. I am very aware of the fact that I don't have all the answers (or even most of the answers) and am very open to everyone's ideas.
I know it's hard to hear hate for projects you do but telling players "taking shit from ppl like you" is not professional sounding (although some of them deserves it.)
I also agree with this proposal since it's a fun little thing. Also, them saying "And the sad thing here is Matt and aggro really don’t care." after seeing your responses, I actually think as well. But from my perspective, it's not that you don't care about the game. It's more like, "I don't care if you like this proposal to pass or fail" since like you said, there are backup ways to enjoy the halving event such as selling packs or probably airdropping it.
I'm excited to see this past but if it doesn't, the game won't change as well and we'll just keep playing the same game and same cards. So, I also don't care if they pass it or not. Hoping the majority do but not a big deal if it didn't.
You don’t make money, at first. That’s the same “investment” you’ve been asking of your users. Please name one asset released that’s actually retained or increased in value? Every asset has been depreciating and is constantly diluted. DEC? That’s all I can think of. Sps down, card value down, vouchers down, land down, licenses down, that silly game “soulkeep” like a government that is run inefficiently and keeps asking for more taxes each year.
What was it? Like 8 million chaos legion packs were sold. Let’s assume $2 per pack after discounts and promos. $16m that’s a lot of money to burn through in two years?
I think if you really cared you would care about the route taken as it should be in the best interest of those people you claim to care about. If there isn’t a best way then you’re right, why are we even bothering to do it? Voting can be great but I don’t want to go to a doctor and the doctor asks all the patients to vote on what type of surgery I should have. You’re the expert, make the recommendation and believe in it.