"There's a decent chance that we'll be completely wrong about what the GLS will end up being. "
Ah, but that's where your wrong. The whole point of SE is that statistically, we as a large group, are far far FAR more accurate and consistent in predicting the life time sales a game then any analyst in on the market. Cool, huh? Seriosuly though, it's true. In fact, game analysts will often use the data and numbers that we settle on as part of their determination. So while we may be off slightly, 90% of the time were pretty close. So once we settle on a number that everyone can agree on, theres almost no point in waiting, because the chances of us being off are fairly small.
I actually discovered the SE when I read an article detailing all of that. I thaught that sounded awsome, so I joined.
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"There's a decent chance that we'll be completely wrong about what the GLS will end up being. "
Ah, but that's where your wrong. The whole point of SE is that statistically, we as a large group, are far far FAR more accurate and consistent in predicting the life time sales a game then any analyst in on the market. Cool, huh? Seriosuly though, it's true. In fact, game analysts will often use the data and numbers that we settle on as part of their determination. So while we may be off slightly, 90% of the time were pretty close. So once we settle on a number that everyone can agree on, theres almost no point in waiting, because the chances of us being off are fairly small.
I actually discovered the SE when I read an article detailing all of that. I thaught that sounded awsome, so I joined.