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NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2014.06.28 17:27:00 -
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I'll reply here with what i have already said in another thread:
I would also throw my hat in for Judge.
I've been a game developer for many years now, and i've spoken to Judge first hand as well as seen his vids. The one point i would want to make is that if Judge was a fan of the games i personally made then i would put good stock in his opinions.
Why?
Because he's analytical in nature. He considers the problem, dissects it and considers 'all' angles as to why the problem may exist, but also into multiple potential solutions to address said problem.
I don't always agree with Judge's opinions, but if he was giving me feedback on my games.. then i could rely on the fact Judge is the kind of person who might spot something my colleagues and i had missed and would be able to present that information to us in a concise and precise manner.
That is something like gold dust to developers who have their head constantly stuck in the internal systems of a game and sometimes don't give ourselves enough time to step back and look at the larger picture.
So yes.. i believe Judge would make a great candidate.. plus he's got the patience to listen to opinions and after listening he's not arrogant about his own opinion to the point of excluding yours.. He'll consider the new facts and then add it to what he already knows and draw up a revised opinion based on the new information.
That's exactly the kind of person i'd want giving me feedback on my games.
+1 vote.
In another post i also said the following:
Personally i believe that Judge is more an advocate of 'fun' than 'winning'.
The point i'm making with that statement is that when nothing effects you and everything just becomes dead easy.. it's also very easy to become incredibly bored.
For instance.. you wouldn't get a surge of adrenaline squishing a load of ants, but face a tiger and you'll get a rush for sure. Some players desire challenge to make a game interesting (I'd like to say most but i don't know how apt that is).. i believe Judge to be one of those people. He'd be the first to admit if his setup was overpowered and wouldn't advocate that something overpowered become even more overpowered.
We have to remember, the game should be fun.. and people that are an advocate of fun before winning are the kind of people we need to help guide the balance of the game and raise uneven issues to CCP's attention. |
NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.06.30 06:21:00 -
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I'm seeing a lot of borderline 'combative' questions and accusations emerging from people. Remember people.. these candidates are offering up their 'free time' (as little as that may be) to assist in helping shape the game you want to play.
You must also remember that these people have real lives and real life problems to address day to day, no one candidate will be the 'messiah' and be tried and practised in 'every corner of dust514'. They will all have their own skill tree's set up and will typically have their gameplay experience defined by such. For those who play a broader field, they may not have the depth of experience in any one field.
So.. why does that matter?
I'll tell you..
- A candidate should understand the limitations of their knowledge and experience, therefore understanding they will be required to communicate with the masses on subject matter to achieve an overall consensus on opinions.
- They should also have the integrity to displace bias (as much as is feasible) to ensure the decisions of the populace are fairly represented.
- They should also be able to analyse feedback and mechanics of the game in an 'intelligent' manner and be able to 'clearly and consisely' identify problem areas and be able to offer possible solutions for dev's to consider.
There's far more i could list, but to be conclusive.. I believe a candidate should have the intelligence and integrity to surpass their own ego's to analyse and report clearly and consisely to both Dev's and the Community.
In my opinion, Judge is one of the few who actually does this. Too many others are self-agrandising and are pretentious.. which gets in the way of being a fair adjudicator. When you look through the various candidates.. look for that which shows they have the 'ability' to fairly judge areas of the game beyond their experience using insight gained from others en mass.. rather than specific segregated groups.
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NanoCleric
the unholy legion of darkstar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.07.03 11:20:00 -
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I've said previously what my reasons are for supporting you, and i sincerely do hope you achieve enough votes to become part of the CPM.
Assuming / hoping that you do eventually end up on the council... my major concern seeing some of the other campaigns is there there's 'dreamers' and 'those who can't take critisism' amongst the applicants.
Taking such into account, and that they may indeed end up on the coucil, i'm hoping your real life experience helps you understand these mindsets and helps you deal with them in an appropriate manner.
- Do you think you would be able to help douse any flames should arguments arrise when opinions differ on the council?
- Also do you think you'd be able to help the dreamers/want-to-be-designers analyse what they want to achieve and ensure that their proposals are 'clear and consise'.
The reason i mention the dreamers as being a bad trait (in-part) is that developers are always time constrained, and sometimes good ideas can be passed by because it simply takes far too long to read a gigantic proposal. What a developer really needs is a summarised idea with almost bullet point justifications so it can quickly be accurately judicated and either accepted or discarded appropriately. |
NanoCleric
the unholy legion of darkstar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.07.03 16:57:00 -
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Talk about nit-picking... :-/
Soraya, i think it's quite clear that he's simply saying:
If the CPM doesn't represent the community, and doesn't serve the purpose that is it intended for.. then perhaps there shouldn't be a CPM.
You really seem to be nit-picking for any excuse to have a go, are you that worried about your own campaign that you need to be so finiky?
I'm sure there will be many people on either side of the fence on this point, i'm sure there'll be people who 'are' voting for judge who will disagree with this, and there'll also be those who 'arent' voting for him that do agree with it. It's a touchy subject matter for a lot of people and i think Judge is quite brave in putting a point like this forward and able to take a stand and say such a thing.
I agree with the point, because afterall.. if it's not serving it's purpose after 2 CPM's, then is it really worth having? All it would in essence be is a means of giving more people power trips. (Granted not every past candidate, nor currant candidate fit that bill, but the majority certainly do). |
NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.07.05 18:55:00 -
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Judge,
Should you be successful in your campaign, Is there any chance you could also try and push for more complete stats/attributes in game too? This would mean some client changes though, so i realise it may not be something CCP would be interested in doing..
I just really want to be able to see a range attribute in the stats for the weapon ingame, also.. on your summarized stats on a fitted suit.. i don't see any reason why they couldn't have calculated the estimated dps of each weapon slot taking into account the weapon and any damage modifiers you have on the fit, and then displayed this figure assuming 100% efficiency as a dps stat too.
Naturally we can be all keyboard warriors and work it out.. but for a game which is meant to be 'console friendly' .. there's a lot of hidden figures you have to search the net to find which could very easily have been given in the game with the other stats...
Would certainly appreciate someone putting a little pressure on them for this. Plus it would help newer players understand how effective their fits have the potential of being.. Not everyone who picks up and plays the game is like us in terms of doing research.. many players just want to pick up and play. |
NanoCleric
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.07.06 08:50:00 -
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Personally ... i think it would be 'great' if other CPM's candidates could stop 'arguing' in a campaign thread so my questions stop getting hidden under the crap you keep going on about.
Dog with a bone much?
... Please.. some people actually have genuine questions and because of you guys nattering on and on about the same points, they are getting missed.
If you 'really' feel a need for going on about this.. how about taking it to a post in the council chamber? As whether your intentions are or are not a smear campaign... it sure looks that way. It's simply insane how much your posting.
Points can be made in a single post if you want to make them and if you put them forward 'clearly' enough.. If you can't do that and have to post and post and post and post because you can't put the entireity of your opinion across in one post without need for repetition.. how on earth are you going to cope with putting across 'clear' and 'consise' arguments and proposals to CCP so that they understand everything they need to in a small amount of time. The more time of theirs you waste.. the less you'll achieve. Judge has clearly proven he has this ability, but the other CPM's dogging at his heels in this thread are clearly proving they don't have this ability.
Now please.. if you feel the need to respond to this.. how about you reply 'in your own threads?' .. or take it to the council chamber so that judge can get on with answering meaningful questions.
It would be great if from here on in.. we could have an adult and mature discussion. *fingers crossed*. |
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