New Content? Cool Story Bro.

[stevewastaken]

@CombatEX

You touched on two general ideas.

1. Adam makes the teams (new content), Alex writes the code.

Even if this is totally true, is this a creative vs. programming issue? No. I mentioned the solutions are relatively simple.

What's the easiest way to combat FTA? Start the player with first turn with only 3 wits. It doesn't require much/any programming. This was a near flawless fix in Hero Academy, and there's no reason to think it wouldn't work here. Do you have to play-test this before making the change? Sure. Do you also have to play-test a new team? Yes.

What's the solution for checking actions? A pop-up that asks "Are you sure?". This already exists for move confirmation. I mean, I don't know everything about coding, but I know creating a new pop-up when code for pop-ups is already there, is not hard.

The issue here is not the time it takes to implementing solutions. The issue is whether OML acknowledges these things are real problems, and whether they value the solutions. You might think to yourself "obviously they see the problems. It's all the community talks about." Well, on many occasions I have seen game developers ignore the most obvious problem, or they acknowledge the problems, but claim that there is no viable solution, using roundabout logic to discredit the simple solutions presented.

So I'm not going to assume these problems are getting fixed, until they explicitly say they are (and how).

2. They need to make a profit.

Sure they do. How much profit will they make when they release a new team? Well, I'm guessing not a crazy amount. I imagine most players either don't pay, or they buy the Uber pack because of its obvious value.

So what's the best way to maximize profit? Probably to ensure the players are as happy as possible and continue to play. In my own opinion, fixing the problems of FTA and Action Confirmations will actually make players more happy than a new team. But this is all speculative.