Minimum Shop(s)/Items Before you release your game

[Sim]

So what does everyone think? How is the bare minimum your game should have?

How many items should your game have?

How many shops should your game have?

I think a game should have around 5 - 10 shop's with at least 400 items.

[URBANZ]

way to many you need to start off small to many thing overwhelming if you introduce things slowly like start with 2-3 shops maybe 20-40 items anymore is just overkill at the beginning players like to see new stuff added or they will get bored quick instead of it already being there

[jamiee]

way to many you need to start off small to many thing overwhelming if you introduce things slowly like start with 2-3 shops maybe 20-40 items anymore is just overkill at the beginning players like to see new stuff added or they will get bored quick instead of it already being there

i think that would be fine for a simple mafia game. but if a game has skills, classes, bosses ect you will have to have alot of items and shops.

[Razor42]

I'd say you need quite a few. 10 shops maybe and around 300/400 items. Then you can always keep adding to them .

[W3Theory || Peter]

Well, I have 3 shops and about 75 items for now. Plan on adding another 75 as the game progress. I think unless it's a fantasy game, game items should be realistic and what I noticed from most games is that they aren't. People tend to forget the realism of the game by trying to find new items to add. I say, if there is a purpose and makes sense, then add it. If not, then don't.