Post by Azherae on 2022-10-29 00:01:53
Visuals
I'm too much of an abstractor to have an opinion that I feel should be listened to here, but here's the feedback anyway.
Uncanny valley, is my opinion of what I saw today. Probably the video didn't showcase it well? I feel MORE immersed when I can't cut down the whole huge tree, when the big rock doesn't split open and then fade away, when I have to pick up or further process it rather than 'chopping down a 50 foot tree and getting 5 logs'.
Surveying
Relative to the surveying... I like the idea, but if it isn't relatively quick, OR the areas aren't quite large, I would EXPECT it to not feel like it matters. However, all this is with the 'economic chains' running in the back of my mind, and I can't 'turn them off' even if they're probably inaccurate.
Land Management
The Land Management thing sounds like it could be fun, but I definitely wouldn't expect it to actually play out like one, given how players are, but I'm sure this response is just 'I don't have enough information and am speculating'. I could see this working in a low population game, though, so if that's the intention, then ok.
So, my overall response to today's stuff is 'nonplussed, but likely due to my own biases, probably ignorable'.
Keep going! I think even if it isn't for me, it'll still be great and lots of people will really love it. I'm not a main Gatherer, so even if my feedback isn't completely discarded, it should probably be weighted as low as possible.
I'm too much of an abstractor to have an opinion that I feel should be listened to here, but here's the feedback anyway.
Uncanny valley, is my opinion of what I saw today. Probably the video didn't showcase it well? I feel MORE immersed when I can't cut down the whole huge tree, when the big rock doesn't split open and then fade away, when I have to pick up or further process it rather than 'chopping down a 50 foot tree and getting 5 logs'.
Surveying
Relative to the surveying... I like the idea, but if it isn't relatively quick, OR the areas aren't quite large, I would EXPECT it to not feel like it matters. However, all this is with the 'economic chains' running in the back of my mind, and I can't 'turn them off' even if they're probably inaccurate.
Land Management
The Land Management thing sounds like it could be fun, but I definitely wouldn't expect it to actually play out like one, given how players are, but I'm sure this response is just 'I don't have enough information and am speculating'. I could see this working in a low population game, though, so if that's the intention, then ok.
So, my overall response to today's stuff is 'nonplussed, but likely due to my own biases, probably ignorable'.
Keep going! I think even if it isn't for me, it'll still be great and lots of people will really love it. I'm not a main Gatherer, so even if my feedback isn't completely discarded, it should probably be weighted as low as possible.