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Comment by babuskov | Hacker News Reader

Do you have any stats on the downloads or user engagement? I just released my game two days ago, and here are the live stats:

http://slagalica.tv/drones.php

Can you compare yours to this? Am I doing any good?

Thanks.

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Drone Invaders is surprisingly addictive - the game play has been highly enjoyable. Congratulations on shipping a really fun game!

Just one minor note: I'm left-handed, but the position of the reload button on the bottom left corner means I either have to stop shooting and move my finger down to reload, or else use my comparatively inept right hand to shoot. Again, it's only a small observation but I thought I'd send it your way for consideration.

Actually, the reload is added to make sure you stop the shooting ;)

But, I also noticed that on tablets you would easily use both hands: one to shoot, other to reload, esp. on 10-inch tablet, where the distance is too great.

I guess I'll have to add a left-handed option to reverse the reload button and wave number.

You don't have to - but it would be a very nice touch. :)

I've been playing it several times a day since you hit the front page of HN. That's very unusual for me with anything other than puzzle type games. I read your entire blog and that, in part, fuels my interest in the game... but aside from that, it's just a darn fun game. There are a few things I'd do differently, but overall, I'm extremely impressed with it.

Thank you for sharing your stat. I will try to follow your blog to see how you manages to get new users.

Oh well. Thanks for down-voting someone who was brave enough to make their stats public. :(

I guess no one is interested in real user engagement figures and I should remove the access.

Downvoted? It shouldn't matter if you got a few more people to download your game.

Disregard internet points, acquire users :-) .

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