Letter to Steam Greenlight Staff - Godspeed, letter!

[Buu]

can some one snip it and pm it?

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[Greek2me]

This is most likely going to help us make it onto greenlight.
But don't forget, lets not be like idiots like we were with Nerd3.
Constantly spamming stuff at the Greenlight staff, ect.

Nobody is going to send this except for me. I'm mailing it on Monday.

can some one snip it and pm it?

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My name
My address
My City, State ZIP
April 6, 2013

Alden Kroll
UI / Interaction Designer
Valve Software
PO Box 1688
Bellevue, WA 98009

Dear Mr. Kroll:

Being a customer of Valve’s Steam platform, I was excited to learn about the new Greenlight process for including games on Steam. However, with rumors circulating that Valve will be ending the Greenlight program shortly, I have grown concerned that a game which is particularly special to me will not make the cut.

Roughly six years ago, I was shown a game called Blockland by a friend, who encouraged me to buy it. Shortly thereafter, I fell in love with the game, and began to create add-ons and modifications for its community. This was the springboard of an entirely new direction in the course of my life, inspiring me to change my choice of career, improving my relationships with others, and changing my entire outlook on the world. Blockland was the flame that lit a fiery passion for programming in me, the same one that I’m sure burns in many others’ minds, and probably your own. I have nothing to thank for this other than Blockland and the small team behind it; they have truly inspired me.

I feel confident that I am not alone in saying that Blockland has been a positive force in my life. Many members of the community have shared the same sentiment, stating that this game encouraged them to change their career paths and more. It might seem ridiculous that one game can so greatly impact the lives of so many, but I believe this to be the case. For the Blockland community and its creators, it will mean the world if Blockland is accepted on Steam Greenlight.

This game is not the work of weeks or months, it is a creation that is almost ten years in the making and is still actively developed. For the members of its community that have enjoyed it since the beginning, Greenlight will safeguard their childhood game, the game that inspired them to dream. For recent members and those still to come, accepting Blockland on Greenlight will ensure that they, too, have an opportunity to experience this wonderful, life-changing game.

I strongly urge you to visit the Blockland page on Greenlight, where you will see a high demand for the game, and to seriously consider its addition to the Steam store. You can select games that are merely a passing source of entertainment, or you can choose a game that has touched lives, inspired careers, and created dreams. The choice is yours, but I ask you on behalf of the Blockland community to help us inspire a new generation of Blocklanders. Thank you.


Sincerely,

My Name
Valve and Blockland Customer

[Buu]

Nobody is going to send this except for me. I'm mailing it on Monday.
-snip-

nice

for some reason i feel like valve is going to make blockland promo's for tf2, just for this letter alone

[Arekan]

Something tells me that its not just gonna get greenlit because of this, maybe more.
I'm not copying what Buu is saying, we might just in fact get a bit more attention that simply being greenlit because especially at the end what he said is pretty convincing.

[lordician]

Let's hope Mr. Kroll has a heart. :P

[Crispy_]

yes, mail it

[Crêpe]

Add some pics of Blockland's amazing shaders/ gameplay

[Altiris]

Add some pics of Blockland's amazing shaders/ gameplay

Nahh I think that's too much sort of...idk... Just the letter is good enough I think.

[ChappersTeddy]

Very persuasive letter!

[sir dooble]

Nobody is going to send this except for me. I'm mailing it on Monday.

I think the concern that Maxx_ and I had was less that people will steal and send this letter, but more that suddenly a lot of people will copy and write their own letters and send them in bulk.

I certainly hope no one steals this letter, since that it's a complete richardface thing to do, but the idea of others making their own letters (of varying quality) and spamming them at the Greenlight Staff is something that could happen. And I hope it doesn't. It would only sabotage all good letters sent, including this one.
I like the final draft.
No harm can come from sending it, and it can only do nothing or do good.
So, if you're confident and happy with it, I say send it.

[Greek2me]

Yeah, that wouldn't be good if everybody started doing it. I don't think anybody really will though. It's a lot more effort than posting comments on YouTube or whatever.

[Hotspot]

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"sincerely"

[Lugnut]

This was the springboard of an entirely new direction in the course of my life, inspiring me to change my choice of career, improving my relationships with others, and changing my entire outlook on the world.

so true

This game is not the work of weeks or months, it is a creation that is almost ten years in the making and is still actively developed.

change this to this

This game is not the work of weeks or months, it is a creation that is almost ten years in the making and is still actively developed.

oh wait this is snail mail
um...

yeah still do that.
or maybe we don't want them perusing the forums

ergh

[Grassy]

nice

for some reason i feel like valve is going to make blockland promo's for tf2, just for this letter alone

The Blockhead (Hat) promo item.
Lol

[Blooker]

If there is Blockland themed TF2 items
I'll come buckets