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The next day, there’s a patch in the beta branch.

‘Oh, go to the beta branch, try out this fix I made for you.’

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And they’re amazed.

“They’re not just coming for the game, they’re coming for you.”

This is one of indie development’s “non-reproducible benefits,” Sala argues.

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But if you’re an indie you get to go ‘It’s just me!'"

Sala admits that community management is “a skill you’ve got to learn.

I’ve gotten frustrated and upset.

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I’m better at it now.

Even if someone is angry, they’re frustrated with the game because they wanted it to be better.

So in a sense that’s a solvable situation.”

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Thetop user reviewmight just prove the point, too: “Amazing developer = Awesome game.”

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