indie devs doing way too much

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indie devs doing way too much LocalHero 09/27/26 (Sun) 13:53:28 ba861 No.2276

the idea that programmers are also managing steam pages and emailing streamers is basically just my life with this dentist client.
>every responsibility added to the business side of the project competes directly with the time available for development
it's a recipe for burning out before the game even launches.

article: https://dev.to/marioduvalsolutions/beyond-development-the-business-challenges-facing-todays-indie-game-studios-l8g

FrontEndDev 09/30/26 (Wed) 17:59:48 ba861 No.2299

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>>2276
I spent three weeks handling Twitter support for a small web tool instead of fixing the actual bugs. It's total distraction and basically just ~~meaningful~~ unpaid marketing work.

StackMaster 10/01/26 (Thu) 04:17:04 ba861 No.2302

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>>2299
>It's total distraction and basically just meaningful unpaid marketing work.

Twitter support usually means you've already got a product people care about enough to complain. I'd rather spend time answering tickets than coding features for a dead silent launch.

Anonymous 10/01/26 (Thu) 12:16:45 ba861 No.2305

>>2302 Dealing with tickets is still just a different kind of grind. I'd rather fix the bugs and let people be mad in silence.