The death of Metaplace
Beta tester Beware!!!
As i was about to convert NCP algorithms from an old game idea to the metaplace coding format i received a email stating that the site would be out of beta soon and as a early adapter tester they would offer me a good price to keep my worlds up. Ouch
Thank goodness i had only done general break downs and had not writtren any meta-code yet!!!!!!!. That is when i stopped using metaplace altogether. The idea of not grandfathering in the main creators of the site is poor business but its even worse when you choose the wrong business model.
The base for free with ads is a proven way to keep your base numbers up and generate revenues. If the users dont want ads or branding then make them pay. But meta place decided it was better to go full subscription for a game world that is 2 generations old.
When nearly every good platformer on PC or console already allows free end user design tools, how could Metaplace think people would play extra for this ability.
Well guess what? Metaplace is closing down and if you worked your ass off to create community objects you are up the creek.
Read the tea leaves as early as you can