on transparency

jffdougan
jffdougan Posts: 733 Critical Contributor
edited February 2015 in MPQ General Discussion
I'm not going to clutter the Q&A thread, because it's not really a question. However, there have been some debates about the release of internal data.

They're an RPG company and not a computer company, but I think a lot of game companies in general could stand to take a lesson or five from Evil Hat Productions about transparency and business. EHP is truly stellar at providing fans insight into what's happening and (often) why. A sample previous "State of the Hat" post is here, for reference.

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  • KrazyKeylime
    KrazyKeylime Posts: 367
    that is really good, detailed, and insightful thumbs up.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Transparency is great, but once you get a multinational publisher into the mix and Marvel gazing down from the mothership things get a little more complicated. There are business and legal reasons why a lot of companies don't engage in this kind of open discourse, though as a consumer it's quite lovely when they do. When done properly it can engender a lot of positive feelings which may or may not translate into better sales. There's no doubt that more communication and transparency around here would be a very good thing, but it's unlikely you're ever going to see the kind displayed in that link.
  • jffdougan
    jffdougan Posts: 733 Critical Contributor
    Thugpatrol wrote:
    Transparency is great, but once you get a multinational publisher into the mix and Marvel gazing down from the mothership things get a little more complicated. There are business and legal reasons why a lot of companies don't engage in this kind of open discourse, though as a consumer it's quite lovely when they do. When done properly it can engender a lot of positive feelings which may or may not translate into better sales. There's no doubt that more communication and transparency around here would be a very good thing, but it's unlikely you're ever going to see the kind displayed in that link.

    No arguments about not getting to that level, but I can point it out as a model.

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