Any More Dev Journals?

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So, I don't want to come off as impatient or bossy or anything, but it seems like since Brad got back from his trip he went into his office to hibernate and hasn't come back out since. Come on Brad, don't tell us Morgan Webb got you all tired out or something :P . Are there going to be any more Dev Journals? Maybe a Modding Guide where you pick one of the scripts we'll be changing the most and give us a "line by line" break down of what all the values mean? Pics of the new UI now that it's been shown off a little?

I'm starting to feel like now that you've used me and abused me for your own evil game design purposes that I'm being tossed aside. I'm not some $2 dollar gamer whore you know....I'm a $10 gamer whore and I expect more for my $10 ;) . Like I've told tons of girls back in High School, "When you ride in this crazy car there's only 3 ways to pay. Gas, Grass, or Ass....take your pick and start putting out" :P.

LoL J/K Guys

So seriously though, any word or cool pics or something? Throw us a bone here Frogster :pout:   <---- how can you deny that pathetic looking smiley? You cold heartless designers.

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

No more coffee and drugs for Raven... }:)

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Annatar11, reply 1
No more coffee and drugs for Raven...
End of Annatar11's quote

What?!?!?! NoooOooooOoooooooooOOoo I need my Coffee and Drugs!!!!

LoL Seriously though, I did just wake up and I'm sitting here drinking my coffee and taking my morning pain meds. That's pretty freakin scary you guessed that Annatar :P

*starts looking for the camera Annatar has hid in the room*

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

You'll never find it.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm going to vote, that Brad, doesn't post a lot between now and the release date.

So he can really work on perfecting that AI.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I don't expect much before the gold date.  Then a flood of pics and videos of the gold version.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

I miss the AI-Dev journals Brad did for GC2.  He did one for elemental, though it wasn't really about the AI so much.

 

Those things were the reason I bought the game day 1.  Elemental is looking like I will buy it after some updates, because from what I've been reading, I don't think it's where I want it to be, so for a change, I'll be patient and wait and see.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm eager for some screenies of the finalized UI.

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

Not sure why you'd say that, but different strokes for different folks.  Day 1 purchase for me!

Reply #9 from Elemental Forums Top

I say it because ultimately I was disappointed with GC2, and as a result I promised myself to no longer make day1 purchases, no matter how highly I think of the company putting out the game.

 

I suppose I am going to purchase the game at some point anyway, so you could say why not be in it on day 1?  The reason is because we all know that the day 30 version is going to be different form the day1 version (better we assume), so why waste my time with something that is going to change in such a short time?  It annoys me to start a game, and then to have the balance/mechanics constantly changed while I'm trying to figure out my preferred strategies, or to find that certain strategies are too overpowered, and later rendered useless as changes come in.

 

GC2 had this problem for me, though they never quite addressed the major problems I had with the game, but that's not really here or there.  I don't regret buying it or playing it, just that I felt as though I wasted a fair bit of time playing the day1 release until things were improved.

 

Now, I'm not one of those telling SD to sit on Elemental until it's 100% ready (because that never happens anyway), but I know myself, and I know what I want from Elemental, and I feel rather strongly right now that day 1 elemental is NOT what I want, so I will wait a bit and hope it winds up closer to what I am looking for, or expect by day 30 or 60 or whatever.  Thus I don't have the bad taste in my mouth from a 'bad' (well mediocre may be more fair) first impression.