First Impressions...

Plains Savage 92 minimun nora cost.. ?? oh ...im veru sad... the mechanism is totally new... ( sorry ... i feel drunk,,., and sleepey )

IM VERY SAD
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First impression:

Thanks Owls, Pox has practically become a new game with this revamp. This is exciting, because it will also challenge veterans to get used to the new system now. I am happy so far.

 

Stitched theme needs at least one unit with 7 speed, since everything was reduced to 6 and Hexer's speed upgrade was removed. Even Stitched Merged, with its ~130 nora cost, has only 6 speed. Now that Sarinda doesn't have death toll, they should give Stitchling 7 speed.

Other than that, Stitched seem to have made it out better than most. Is this true for other split faction themes?

 

For the most part it seems like themes on the whole got pooped on.

 

My first impression is that there's way too much doom and gloom considering noone has had a chance to play multiple games in the new costing environment.

 

I'm playing some games to get a feel now, but jeez, many things are so way way way off. The shoebox is still giant, and actually got dozens of denizens.

 

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Maybe, i mean... i wasn't around for the original game when it launched. But, do you really feel that the sort of list you just put out is worthy of 10 years of added content? I'm not here to argue, but you aren't convincing anyone. Your remaining player base wants substance you are not providing. Purely stat driven changes aren't going to cut it.

 

Lucky for you, we just reverted to that power level. You get to live it all over again.

 

Please keep in mind that there is no beta environment for this game. We are the beta testers, and the owls seem to love this game as much as we do. As long as we give them input on what works and what doesn't, I'm sure that they'll fix it over time.

 

Just don't play UD. Problem solved! The nerf bat was way too big, and way too reckless.

Also, since spells weren't really addressed, how can Owl justify increasing the cost of units by 15-20 on average? Now, it's about which faction has the best anti-champ spells, because your AoE4 nuke is suddenly a LOT more cost effective. I don't like that.

 

The problem is not with the game changes. It is with player expectations mostly. We are used to powerful champs that controlled the board. Now, we do not get that same effect. We have to learn something new. I like new. But if I had to complain, which I am once, it would be that some Heroes no longer play as Heroes. A Hero is a game changer. Mena and Serkan are lost as Heroes.

 

Love how you're talking to sokolov like he's still lead developer. Zzzzzz

 

Sure... but wasn't Riot considered to be an indie developer before it became gargantuan? I play almost nothing but indie games, and they are amazing, innovative, and polished things. Poxnora just seems so... stitched together.
You say indie like it's an excuse for lack of polish or content, but the likes of Fez, Antichamber, & NaissanceE (to name a few) would like a word with you.

Now that you mentioned indie games, let me just do a quick run down the list of what i have installed.

• Last Dream
• The Wolf Among Us
• Gone Home
• Child of Light
• Fez
• Antichamber
• Basically anything from Daedelic Games
• NaissanceE
• The Banner Saga
• Where is My Heart
• Recettear
• FTL
• Long Live the Queen
• T.O.M.E (a fantastic comparison to your lack of funding)
• Zafehouse Diaries.
• MLP - Fighting is Magic

None of the studios behind these games let their lack of million dollar funding get in the way of their visions.

 

exactly what i thought XD

 

Menalaus' Page 58 nora.

 

Right, but you listed things that feel like they should have been standard features from day 1, not additional content that was added on later. Like i said, i wasn't there for launch, but quoting tournament & draft, single player mission, and to a lesser extent 2vs2 as for extra content sounds a lot like a developer coming out 5 years after launch and announcing mouse support.

I'm not trying to marginalize anyone's efforts. I'm sure everything that has been done took much more effort than i am imagining (things always do). It's as you said, i've gotten use to a higher standard.

I'm trying out the revamp now, so I'll give you some first impressions of KF.