"Is it good to involve players to a game in developement from the very beginning?"

[Damon]

Hey Otland,
So within the next few weeks me and a friend will be opening our own Little Indie Game Productions
Long have i waited for that moment, now it finally is coming.
Exept that the game will be an RPG and 2D (oldschool), we have not yet decided on anything (story or w.e.) yet.
So The thing i was having in mind was wheter the Players should be involved from the very beginning to form the way the RPG(game i am aiming for) will become. Those could be polls about the setting, the difficulty of the game, wheter they want it more story priority(e.g. Like "To the Moon") or rather alot of fights. Do the players want alot of mysteries? Do they want to be "free" or "lead" through the game. What characteristics would they love the main characters to have? Let them vote for e.g. one of four names for a character and so on..
I hope i could deliver the idea behind my question just a little more. If i have failed again do not hesitate to ask me for any things you sidn't understand or i may have not explained exactly.
Kind Regards,
Damon

 

[Synthetic_]

The whole point in developing a game is for the players - why wouldn't you want to include them in the development?

 

[hehemidu]

Imho its good to include them in to the development but make sure that u have a foundation to build on already. Otherwise people will get bored really fast if they have to wait days for the next small update. So yes include them in the development but only after some basic stuff has been done already.

good luck i hope to hear more of this!

 

[Damon]

Imho its good to include them in to the development but make sure that u have a foundation to build on already. Otherwise people will get bored really fast if they have to wait days for the next small update. So yes include them in the development but only after some basic stuff has been done already.

good luck i hope to hear more of this!

Thanks for your reply hehemidu
Thats the doubt i had whEn including players from the very beginning sice very beginning for me is from scratch.
so i would have to decide for myself wheter i want the game to be more story like(to the moon) or more gameplay like(anx 2d rpg) or atleast i would have to choose a basic setting/story concept.
Btw. If you are interested in moderating e.g. On the forum i will put up for this you are more then welcome.
i know you are a good guy and i could really need some help once everything gets started. You can also be part of our team as a "creative mind" Like basicly anyone can contribute to this games success.
cheers,
Damon