A newcomers view on the game - DEVS SHOULD SEE

[carlosfc1986]

   First of all, im in love with history, pirate stories, boats and sandoboxes so this game was an awesome discovery 1 week ago. I wanted to share my vision, what im enjoying what i feel its lacking and what i would to like to see coming, im sure lots of people will agree with me, others not. Ive been playing mmorgs since EverQuest and tried almost all from DAoC to ArchAge and i trully think this sandbox has a lot of potential if developed in the right direction.

   What im enjoying? The wolrd feels so big, the game feels deep also and thats good, i think most people enjoy this feeling, having lots of ways for improving and play the game my way, and still advance and being able to be competent. I enjoy doing some merchants routes to get money and then build ships and go pvp with them and earn my wealth this way, is so fun. I would like to see the devs implement more mecanics for us the players to interact with each other, more kinds of contracts etc, also i feel that the sandbox direction, giving us tools to interact with the world and each other is the right aproach, unlike locking instances etc just let the players do, and we will do, there is diplomacy without diplomacy being implement, just give us tools to use and we will use them, keep the sandbox open and the choices avaiable, the game is hardcore and we enjoy it, dont give us soft mechanics but stay away from the tedious ones like food and water etc. I think that the game really needs to work on the port battles, change the scenary it would give lots of options, land on the battles and actual ports and constructions on the port battles would be awesome, port battles feature has a lot of potential if thought well and worked in the right direction. Also since the game is and will be based on resources i think that the bigger ships should be very expensive, a fleet shouldnt not be able to carry all victorys etc cos is not worth to loose them and i think the devs should point into that direction so wars are a real resource challenge and big ships would make people to work together towards a common goal.

   I want to keep it small so tldr is that the game feels big an awesome and devs should stay in that direction, also work on port battles and land on battles near the coast maybe, give us lots of tools to interact with each other and the world and leave everything open, dont lock the sandbox to catter a soft audience since i think what people love from this game is how big it is, u can choose, dont limit choices and players will gather and work onto common goals.

   

 

 

  All in all, thanks for a great game already. Please dont mess it up : )

 

[Capt. Rice]

I believe that this game can be great as long  as the Dev keep up the great work and listens to the Community "that has good sense".

Edited February 4, 2016 by Capt. Rice

[jodgi]

Well, the community has given us these ganking portals that are open to attackers for five minutes (?!!!?#!?@!) but not supporters. Forgive me for not listening to every sigh the community utters.

Listen to good sense instead:

1 minute timers or OW hunting and PVP will suffer.

[Justme]

Well, the community has given us these ganking portals that are open to attackers for five minutes (?!!!?#!?@!) but not supporters. Forgive me for not listening to every sigh the community utters.

Listen to good sense instead:

1 minute timers or OW hunting and PVP will suffer.

Nothing like getting into a fight and hoping the AI reinforcements( if available ) can save you against 5 opponents lol.

[Dedlox]

Well, the community has given us these ganking portals that are open to attackers for five minutes (?!!!?#!?@!) but not supporters. Forgive me for not listening to every sigh the community utters.

Listen to good sense instead:

1 minute timers or OW hunting and PVP will suffer.

Funny thing is most of the complaining was about your own nation being able to cap a trader after you engaged yet they lock missions, which usually, help is appreciated and even more so now with the exp change.

[JJWolf]

Funny thing is most of the complaining was about your own nation being able to cap a trader after you engaged yet they lock missions, which usually, help is appreciated and even more so now with the exp change.

 

Instead of offering a lock option, it has been enforced, wrong way to go about it IMHO.

[Tremor]

hearing to the community destroyed most games.

I quitted warframe because the devs always changed anything after some one opened a forum thread about some concern.

No one (near no one) plays flight simulators anymore because they got too! realistic. (136 keyboard shortcuts ? no thanks ^^)

Why they got too realistic ? because a small community wanted it. They got it. They ruined the complete subgenre for the huge rest.

 

Better said : the devs have a vision. They build a game. The people play the game and love it too. Then some people join and try to make the game an other game (Potbs maybe)

The devs will hear on them. (they posted in the forum, they must stand for all players). then the game turns into something different. people leave.
the changers stay. until they are alone and the game is closed.

 

The problem is : people who are fine with the state of the game are quiet. They just play it. (90% ?)

But some people make forum threads.

The devs asume those handfull people represent the whole community.

But thats (often) not true.

 

Then they change things to please the forum guys. But guess what happnes : now all the quiet people are annoyed.

 

So how to stop them you may ask ?

No idea. (remove forum )

Post yourself in the forum.is not a solution for everyone. (time effort)
I do this only because they removed AI fleets for higher ranks.

[Duque]

hearing to the community destroyed most games.

I quitted warframe because the devs always changed anything after some one opened a forum thread about some concern.

No one (near no one) plays flight simulators anymore because they got too! realistic. (136 keyboard shortcuts ? no thanks ^^)

Why they got too realistic ? because a small community wanted it. They got it. They ruined the complete subgenre for the huge rest.

 

Better said : the devs have a vision. They build a game. The people play the game and love it too. Then some people join and try to make the game an other game (Potbs maybe)

The devs will hear on them. (they posted in the forum, they must stand for all players). then the game turns into something different. people leave.

the changers stay. until they are alone and the game is closed.

 

The problem is : people who are fine with the state of the game are quiet. They just play it. (90% ?)

But some people make forum threads.

The devs asume those handfull people represent the whole community.

But thats (often) not true.

 

Then they change things to please the forum guys. But guess what happnes : now all the quiet people are annoyed.

 

So how to stop them you may ask ?

No idea. (remove forum )

Post yourself in the forum.is not a solution for everyone. (time effort)

I do this only because they removed AI fleets for higher ranks.

Thats real thing. Please DEVS dont hear all the people. the widespread belief that all opinions are valid is a lie! It is like saying that all tastes are respectable and good. It is not like this! If there is a person who is eating garbage because he likes, does not mean it's good and largely not respectable.

DEVS watch post, and how many players you have in this great game? the other day there were more than 2400 people on the server. Now look at how many different names are posting, few people carrying on the surveys. The vast majority enjoys the game you have created. Follow your vision and further develop a game that you enjoy as players. You will not be far from the truth and what players we want to see in Naval Action.

Do not forget that those who write and complain on the forums almost always the same whiners who have lost a boat and can not stand to feel themselves defeated. Sick people without life!

People with no social lives that their world is the computer and has to be the way they want. DO NOT!

The large player base is happy with your address, if each these beings without social life cry wants change the game at their convenience, the end will come, the great mass of players will go and they stayed ... will be alone and go away too not having anyone to demonstrate that with its outstanding boat are the masters of the universe.

Think of the great mass of players, especially in people who will come from Steam. A dynamic game and live to attract and amuse. Do not difficult to raise the character and become an extensive work like  work in real life, make it fun and exciting.

But please do not listen to the few whiners and never better spoken, you lose the course and bearing

 

Well done DEVS

[Admiral 8Q]

It's the whiners that make the most noise. People that love the game just play it.

[Blaxx]

Devs dont change your course ! The most people read what u offer then buy and play it. I want exactly play what u offer .

I dont want to play what some people with no knowlege to read want to to play . Or what some people dream of .

I buyed the Devs vision not the vision of some bitter randoms.

 

 

Coms destroy games ! Never hear what a Com cry about , go your own way ! its the ongly way to sucess !

Keep on doing the great job!

Edited February 6, 2016 by Blaxx

[Hyperion74]

I just started sailing/playing and am pretty impressed. I was slightly involved in the alpha testing last year. I have been away too long. The game didn't end up the way I wanted it but it is GREAT non the less. The devs, one of which(in a Consti) blasted the crap out of my new brig during testing last year, have built us a great game. I trust them a great deal. The players can frak up a game just as much as the devs. We have a good almost ready game here. We can all help to keep it great.

[JJWolf]

hearing to the community destroyed most games.

I quitted warframe because the devs always changed anything after some one opened a forum thread about some concern.

No one (near no one) plays flight simulators anymore because they got too! realistic. (136 keyboard shortcuts ? no thanks ^^)

Why they got too realistic ? because a small community wanted it. They got it. They ruined the complete subgenre for the huge rest.

 

Better said : the devs have a vision. They build a game. The people play the game and love it too. Then some people join and try to make the game an other game (Potbs maybe)

The devs will hear on them. (they posted in the forum, they must stand for all players). then the game turns into something different. people leave.

the changers stay. until they are alone and the game is closed.

 

The problem is : people who are fine with the state of the game are quiet. They just play it. (90% ?)

But some people make forum threads.

The devs asume those handfull people represent the whole community.

But thats (often) not true.

 

Then they change things to please the forum guys. But guess what happnes : now all the quiet people are annoyed.

 

So how to stop them you may ask ?

No idea. (remove forum )

Post yourself in the forum.is not a solution for everyone. (time effort)

I do this only because they removed AI fleets for higher ranks.

 

I fail to understand your logic on flight simulators, it's exactly what it should be, simulating realism. You shouldn't be bothering with trying to play simulators if you think it's a chore to map 136 keyboard shortcuts, those of us who actually enjoy the realism (I'm guilty for it) are expected to map out a HOTAS set up. My joystick has 18 buttons and 4 axis. The throttle has 5 buttons, 12 toggles, and 9 axis. My pedals have 3 axis. My TrackIR has 6 axis. That's 98 key mappings sorted, DCS Devs are gamers themselves so they have mostly been kind enough to offer most mapping for me across nearly all of the modules as a drop down selection, War Thunder even went and did the same.

 

If it wasn't for the community, many games would be far worse than they are and some would have died a very quick death years ago.

 

This is an Alpha so it is expected that issues are raised in the forums so they can be debated and solutions found that work for most. It is the responsibility of all players to voice their opinions to ensure they get their say and that the vocal minority don't dictate the game's development.

 

EDIT: I agree that yes, when a game has matured, changing things at the drop of a hat (or whinge of a player) is extreme and should be avoided, but the state of a game's development is an important factor in listening to the gripes.

Edited February 8, 2016 by JJWolf