@njamster while I created this account here with the main purpose of doing "gamedev" related stuff, I want to be in an instance that's more "social". Also, I'm not super sure how long this will be up and running, so I prefer something that's backed by a bigger organization and not an individual. Hope that makes sense!

@queenofsquiggles I feel the same. I tried designing several "social network"-like apps to solve this issue, but they are really hard to make.
When you start thinking about how to abuse it, they all inevitable turn into:
- too public
- a dating site
- a feast for MLMs

Seen it happening with many already :(
Maybe after I'm not at the Godot Foundation anymore I'll give it another go, but it really is hard.

Best you can do is trying to attend/host local meetups of activities you like.

@nepo thanks! I think I'll give it a go

@soop I don't think I post anything of value

I mean, my friend

how traumatic is moving instances in mastodon? asking for a friend 👀

@thudfactor thank you! it was a good read :)

I feel like with movies people tend to use the 5 stars system a bit better. Checking on letterboxd for instance you see a lot of 2, 3, and 4s. But on something like an asset store, I find this to be the norm (see image).
If people like it, they give it 5, if they don't they give it a 1. Nothing in between.

To compensate for that they add the number next to each score, but I don't really think the rate system is working as intended

@godotengine you can check out the trailer for our upcoming #GodotEngine game here 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyAkMwzzwA

@bram @godotengine This looks waaay too cool 👀 you should leave a link to steam to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2226430/CraftCraft_Fantasy_Merchant_Simulator/

@mdstevens0612 True, context matters a lot. After getting many replies here and in twitter I'm leaning more towards a 👍👎 with comment required to leave either

@rubenwardy The requirement to leave text seems like a very good one. Specially if you are leaving a 👎.
Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it!

@eerko That's interesting! I didn't know about that one

@rubenwardy That's very interesting! thanks for the link. We are building a very similar thing 😅
I've been looking at other pages like this and, while they all look extremely similar, the ranking system is a bit different some times, and I don't know what to settle on.

I like Steam's one a lot, but the lack of a neutral makes me a bit uneasy.

@Longplay_Games what Maps? apple maps? 👀 have any link?

@bram so, basically:
- cringe
- not cringe

got it 🤓

What are your takes about rating systems?
I always feel like the 5 ⭐ system ends up being used as just a 1 or a 5, but the 10/10 is way too granular.
👍👎 seem like a good idea, but it lacks a neutral in my opinion.

Anyone has any interesting reads or takes about rating systems? let me know :)

Let's make a megathread together! 🧵

What #LGBTQIA-led studios and games are using Godot?

Let's start #PrideMonth the right way, by spreading some love 🌈

#godot #godotengine #gamedev

To counter the cold from our recent #FeatureFreeze, we have started a campfire to keep us warm on the #RoadToVostok 🔥

Before anyone pulls out a guitar and effectively stops all conversation, let us tell you about the #Beta for 4.3:

https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-beta-1

Testers needed! 🎸

#godot #godotengine #devsnapshot #release

@grau glad you are enjoying gdscript :)
refactor options for gdscript are really high in our priority list, so i hope we get them there for 4.4

@YoSoyFreeman you can, but it depends on the music license holders if they are going to try to strike your channel or not. most streamers just do anyway

@crumbler @pjvogt i really liked this episode! not a lot of new info for someone terminally-online as me, but great to share with people struggling to understand what is going on.