I propose you to reconsider allowing game fixing (mayor, minor, fully… whatever) during game comps, even during the voting period.
Aren’t we inheriting this rule without re-thinking again?
If we allow it:
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We will all enjoy better games.
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It is not unfair, if everybody can do it.
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The problem of being suspicious about this or that game being updated out of the rules disappear: Honor based system is good, but that is even better.
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Less headaches for organizers resolving or judging this kind of issues.
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Developers don’t need to wait for comp to end and will be still motivated to improve their games even more, taking advance of the inertia of development for the competition.
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We already live since some years ago in a world of “uncomplete” software publishing in the commercial game’s scene, that receive continuous patch and updates, with many mayor bugs in many AAA games.
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Developers will still work hard to have the game as complete as they can for the submission time, as early voters will judge their buggy version, but working on the game will do future voters don’t suffer for those bugs.
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Competitions working like XYZZY (you know, Oscars nomination style) are already nominating works that will not stop their improvement.
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We are getting older each second, don’t waste the valuable days of youth just looking your games suffering by bugs or lack of content you could repair, waiting to retirement to amend them.
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Makes life easy.
I know perhaps could be controversial, but… hey, the king is nude, dude.
Its your time to talk! : )