The Future of Stepmania

[Arch0wl]

Originally Posted by NeoMasterPie

there could also be downloadable (unlockable?) themes and noteskins

Be careful with that.

I recognize the motivation -- to make everyone happy -- but a game is, like any other product, a brand. Any extra theme you add on will be a theme people make videos of themselves playing, which is an indirect advertisement for your game. But if it's a silly theme, then your game looks silly, even if that's not the "main" theme. Viewers won't know otherwise.

To put it another way: that's like making custom business cards with different looks depending on the customer you meet. Which is probably harmful unless you're so ubiquitous that you can get away with it, because you're aiming for brand consistency.