(09-18-2012, 07:17 PM)CorinthianMerchant Wrote: You need at least 10 months of practice before releasing a CS.
Well really depends on quite a lot.
1. the previous experience of the creator (non hpl2 experience)
2.how many people are working on the project
3.how often you work on the project
4.how much time you are willing to put into beta testing
5.the size/difficulty of the project
of course you can go a lot more into detail on each of these 5 things i just mentioned, but lets not do that.
To sum it up
I would say that you should at least spend 1 month on your project unless it is something small and special.
spending 10 months is quite a lot to expect for a freetime project that people put their time into even though they arent getting any kind of payment.
Its great to see you being dedicated enough to spend 10 months on your project, and you can be proud of yourself for that, just dont force your expectations for yourself on others.
Feel free to reply if theres anything you disagree with here