Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)If you ask 10 game dev friends to play your game's prototype/alpha, 5 Won't even download it, 3 of those who download it will boot it once and say "looks great, I'll try it this weekend" and never do. 2 will give you feedback, only 1 of those will give you useful feedback. Cheer up, It has nothing to do with how good your game is, it's just math.
Fulvio@grumpygamer You should refrain from seeking honest feedback from your friends or family - this is known as the 'Mom Test'. The concept runs deeper, though; there exist strategies to solicit genuine opinions from customers, but it is quite a challenging task.
@fulvius This isn’t my first rodeo. I’m not looking for validation feedback. These are designers who opinion I trust and am looking for specific feedback.
@grumpygamer I get what you're saying - while I wasn't referring to your particular situation, I merely wanted to build on your point about testers and feedback. Looking back, I wish I had learnt sooner how to efficiently glean valuable input from users. It could have saved me some time and prevented a couple of business mishaps :)
@fulvius It's a skill you have to learn by making the mistake.