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Quality or Completion?

Truality

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    As the title implies, which one do you prefer for your hack? Would you rather have it completed easily or leave that out of your thoughts and move along slowly, but steadily, making quality work?

    Or if you are a hard worker and decide to try both, which one do you prioritize?

    Do you prefer playing completed hacks or unfinished, but well organized ones?

    Discuss.
     
    Hm, interesting topic. Personally I strive for both, though that can make it take a lot longer. I don't believe I prioritise one over the other, as I aim for good qualty and organisation as I progress.

    I prefer to play hacks that have more structure and definition to them, rather than one that was completed quickly. (Incidentally, hacks like that often retain an awful lot of the base ROMs original elements, which is unappealing to me). Having said that, I don't like releases that are too short, organised or not. I'd much rather wait a bit longer for some more length rather than se how much is scripted in the first two routes.
     
    I would... rather have more quality in a hack than completion. But right now it seems like both... But a hack with lots of scripts/events and stuff that isn't finish would be much better than an 8-Gym hack with simple scripts/storyline. So I guess I prefer quality.
     
    Completion. 99.99% of hacks die after a few months of work (often without a beta), and I would like to finally play a hack.
     
    Completion AND quality.

    Granted, I make shorter games, but that's just because that's what I like to do. There is no reason a game can't have quality and completion. I always try my best to do both.
     
    Quality.. but Completion depends on how easy you can create a high quality hack (as I've realised the time I spent hacking). If it's easy for you to make good maps/scripts/sprites, then you're probably fast as well.

    But I'm always going for Quality.. Rushing it screws up the point of hacking. It's not about completing the hack, it's about making a good hack..
     
    I usually like quality better as it bring out the hack appeal more, plus I love to release a beta quick so people can play but it make it look like I rush through the rom.
    So I take a slow and steady route and when I feel it has great quality, I go ahead and release a beta knowing it is a great hack with everything that a good rom hack should have.
    So quality is the way to go for me.
    Completion can come right after.
     
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