Hey all,
Curious if I am missing something here.
We've put out more than 40 dynamic themes. All of which generally get between 4-5 stars on PSN (usually averaged over 20-100 ratings). I strive to make stuff for people that is worthwhile, and we charge less than everyone else does, on average, for their work.
I noticed earlier in the year that there were NO Hanukkah themed dynamic themes (or static themes, for that matter) on PSN, for either PS3 or PS4.
We did a Christmas theme last year that performed pretty well, so it only seemed fitting we add this to our collection of offerings. Hanukkah, as I understand it, isn't necessarily a tremendously big or important holiday, but it's a very public one, and our Jewish friends in our small circle take the time to recognize it, so we went with it.
I took care to ensure the theme was accurate, as well as can be scripted using the tools available. All the candles of the menorah burn for every day of the year, but during the 8 days of Hanukkah they are lit one-by-one, in proper order. Consulted Chabad, and even sought out help from folks in the OT to make sure we were on the up and up.
edit: probably good if I linked that theme huh -
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...ANUKKAHMENORAH
I strove to maintain the high quality I usually aim for with all my themes; it's native 1080p, the candles have independent burn lengths and flickering behavior. I even worked in a couple of independent light sources.
more importantly, I uploaded a video demonstrating the theme in detail, which has been available on the store page since the theme went live this morning; I wanted to be sure folks knew EXACTLY what they were buying, to ensure that they were happy with the final product. I also made sure to keep the price low - $1.99, which is generally 25-50% less than other folks ask for halfhearted hackjob themes.
So, I was kind of shocked to pop onto the store to see - 2 single star reviews?
I'm trying to be sure I didn't miss something here.
Did I misread my audience? Jewish-Gaf, did I screw up somewhere in making the theme and accidentally offended anyone?
Or am I to believe that at least 2 people actually paid money just to give it a low score? :/
It's not like the market is being flooded with Hanukkah related stuff - nay I dare say there are none currently available.
Come to think of it, I had to disable ratings for the youtube video because it had an inordinate number of negative ratings for no reason that I could see...believe me I'm not trying to stir the pot here.
Edit - I'm closing the thread for now as some kind elements of Jewish Gaf have assured me that what we made did not offend!