Atticus Wolf
ROGUE SPADES
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Posted - 2013.05.30 07:38:00 -
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do not be disheartened by reviews right now!!
You guys have done an incredible job of trying to make a game that works to your own vision of what you wanted while also catering to many of the whims of people on this forum. When uprising came out with all of its new balance issues, you guys were on that very fast to get back to an moderate equilibrium. Uprising graphics was a significant improvement to chromosome and the skill tree visuals that you added make it much easier to see how skills relate to one another. It must be incredibly disheartening to see the game that you put so much toil into be met will sub par reviews, and constant negativity on the forums. To be honest I kinda think you knew that would happen because you know as I do that this game is an ever growing and expanding. I would also think that it is very tough for you guys to sift through the countless threads about different imbalances in the game and wonder if the player just had a bad match and wanted to whine or if there is something to their rant and then how to tweak the problem. I do not envy what crap you have to put up with. The constructive, logical, critics on these forums are few and far between and just a note, if you just had a bad match and are mad at something it is not the best time to write a formun topic about it. One thing that i also think people miss is that the game is not supposed to be entirely balanced; a proto AR is supposed to be better than militia ar so all these players that are very skilled but also have the best equipment, they are going to be extremely tough but isn't the challenge and rise to meet it the most fun.
For having a Free to play shooter that allows a person no advantage on the battlefield for paying money while for it to be still profitable is a feat in and of itself. You have a skill tree and a skill advancement system that in itself draws players to never want to stop playing, now we just need more gameplay variety to help ease the SP grind.(which i know you are working on) I also wanted to note what a challenging task you guys have undertaked and though the ground has been shakey at times, you are well on your way.
As far as how the reviews are going, the FPS community in general is not used to seeing a shooter where if you are good at math, you make more effective skill choices and therefore do better in the game. You are blending natual skill with skill points very well in my opinion. They for the most part can't see where you are going with the game and can only be short sighted with it as they only have the game in front of them to review. This game really does break the FPS mold and some people don't like it, but so many of us were hoping for a FPS that is more than just achievements like everything else.
So in closing, don't be disheartened, the majority of the dust community is behind you guys but just less vocal. Eve started out as a polished turd with big dreams and it met and is continuing to meet those dreams. The only thing that would truely be a tragity is if you stopped working on this game and let it die due to a rough start.
keep it up
Atticus
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