Beltzer on 18/5/2020 at 10:50
Quote Posted by Soul Tear
The Sister is a very good mission with a cozy atmospheric design which I love. But the gameplay in the black area was terrible. It didn't make any sense, you had to have luck or patience to endure it. Unfortunately I didn't have either one or the other.
There are good ideas, but there are bad ones, something does not always work out. If you have the courage to do some kind of experiment, be prepared for an attack by the players.
Please continue to create your missions. I don't know what percentage of players like or dislike them, but many like them. Even if there are bad ideas there, it still has a right to exist. I have been convinced of this over the years that I played your missions.
Thanks for the encouraging words. Maybe i'll continue with something, we'll see :)
Yeah, about the black area, obviously people have different taste. Some testers loved that place, some didn't.
skacky on 18/5/2020 at 16:05
Collaboration is a great way to improve skills you lack expertise in, in addition to having at least another pair of eyes on the same project which makes it more focused usually. If you want to improve your gameplay flow as well as your stories, I indeed recommend you find someone who is well versed in that. This would in turn help them with visuals/architecture if this is what they're lacking.
Beltzer on 18/5/2020 at 16:21
Quote Posted by skacky
Collaboration is a great way to improve skills you lack expertise in, in addition to having at least another pair of eyes on the same project which makes it more focused usually. If you want to improve your gameplay flow as well as your stories, I indeed recommend you find someone who is well versed in that. This would in turn help them with visuals/architecture if this is what they're lacking.
I guess you are right. If i start something new, i'll ask around. :)
bbb on 22/5/2020 at 17:09
I said my peace in this thread but wanted to give a real example that recently happened which illustrates a point about respect.
I received a private message from a member (who I won’t name publicly out of respect) criticizing my mission (Hammerite Skull) as unfinished. He implied I did not put enough work into the mission and asked if it was due to boredom or “laziness.” He also suggested I make (many) changes to the mission to make it better. Overall. I did not like the tone of the message and found his suggesting I was lazy, was unwarranted and disrespectful. If I were lazy, I would have stopped on page 2 of Komag’s famous tutorial, instead of completing (I think) 8 missions. I did not read the rest of his recommendations. A clear example of the message being lost due to an arrogant delivery by the messenger.
Contrast that with some of the postings on TTLG where one player, for instance, pointed out 4 doors that were sized wrong. Point well taken and when I was fixing a texture problem, I was able to fix the doors at the same time. His comments were constructive and respectful and helpful.
Maybe I am beating a dead horse, but messages like the one I described are exactly why we see recurring threads about criticism and why people are so polarized on this issue.
bbb
Beltzer on 22/5/2020 at 18:58
I got such a PM too, after my latest release. Not that respectful.
zappenduster on 23/5/2020 at 16:20
Nevermind, I enjoyed all of your missions, they are well crafted with a good story! :thumb:
The only point to complain about is next time you arrange a beer party you better invite the whole TTLG community to one of your FM castles.
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Beltzer on 23/5/2020 at 17:20
Thanks Zappen. And... yes i'll do that :)
pwl on 23/5/2020 at 20:35
Here here I too like your missions with each new one you have made they have clearly gotten better, more polished and more visual. Thank you and anyone who spends their spare time making free missions that I can lose myself in for a little while!!!
Keep the faith Beltzer.
Thanks
pwl
Beltzer on 23/5/2020 at 20:50
Thanks to you too pwl. Always nice to get some positive feedback too :)