Game Development: Every Little... + Development Thoughts

[Claeyt]

I enjoy that I don't have to worry about damage to my feet from thorns

...but you do take damage from running into thorn bushes.

I don't want everything from HnH over here, but there are some cool systems and content on HnH that I'd love to have here. Tree Spirits/Ents, beehives, rams etc...plus some of the mechanics, movement combat. So yeah some of it not the whole game. They're pretty close anyways.

[sabinati]

Please remove the following moderators:

MagicManICT
colesie
Potjeh

They show nothing but negativity towards Salem and are a bad first impression to new players. Moderators who are politically motivated and show bias such as these 3 should also not be in any position of power.

That is all.

All three of us are master masons and have cared about the direction of Salem since the very beginning. Being critical is not a bad thing.

Real life Master Masons as you have gone through the 3 degrees of the blue lodge or you are a part of some forum that fancies the Masonic title?

master masons are the original alpha testers of salem

[jorb]

master masons are the original alpha testers of salem

[colesie]

can we say ****** now

Yes

[staxjax]

can we say ****** now

Yes

[mdm20]

If your goal is to have a game with a lot of people playing, permanent death is very bad idea. This will generally be your new player cycle

1. create character
2. spend some timing figuring out how things work, raise some proficiencies, gluttony a bit, build some stuff
3. get killed
4. never play again

I think you need to have some way to protect the new players so they stick around long enough to care about the game. Maybe have a month long no-kill period. Or maybe make pk-ing an opt in process, so some people can play peacefully, if they choose to. I'm sure there are other good ideas around.

I also think there needs to be more stuff to do in the end-game. Killing each other is probably not that great for player retention either.

[sabinati]

master masons are the original alpha testers of salem

[belgear]

master masons are the original alpha testers of salem

So you just fancy the Masonic name.
A12B1.

that's not the right one

[Ikpeip]

All three of us are master masons and have cared about the direction of Salem since the very beginning. Being critical is not a bad thing.

Good evening,

Constructive criticism is not a bad thing. Fanboy-ing for HnH all over the Salem forums, is.

The "master masons" should feel a personal responsibility for the rough road Salem has had so far. Shoddy advice, sycophantic fawning in private, lack of support in public, and allowing personal and political disputes get in the way of what is best for the game and the community.

The development team has admitted they've made some mistakes and will be attempting to change course to correct it. It's time for their inner circle to do the same.

Faithfully,

-Paul the Paymaster

[jorb]

that's not the right one

I'm symbolically raising the venerable master Hiram Abiff from the dead. Of course it is. Duh.

So you just fancy the Masonic name.

As nefarious heresies go its an easy one to poke fun at.