Icerian Rex
09-18-2004, 15:34
It seems to me that approximately every few weeks or so, someone is coming up with a post about "what the developers can do to make the game better". It's an incredibly popular subject, as everyone inevitably comes up with their own "stroke of genius" that would really take the game over the top.
Developers, on the other hand, are limited by the amount of disk space, computer speed, etc.... and probably often have found some interesting ideas posted, but are then lost again amidst the other posts.
My (hopefully) brilliant idea would be to create a seperate forum (or subforum within a forum) dedicated entirely to the subject of "bright ideas": All those new factions people are yearning for, the ideas on diplomacy, on sea battles, subject matter for future additions (a la american civil war, MTW2, Shogun revisited, etc...), perhaps ideas on formations - whatever the case.
I believe that, in such a manner, all ideas would be in one nice, easy to find and dissemenate location - One where, should the developers decide to take a peek, they could find an (over)abundance of information at their fingertips. Whether they decided to use it or not would be up to them, but I think it would provide for a much better opportunity for ideas to be heard, and more often.
Also, one thing that I've noticed when reviewing people's ideas, is that (depending on personality/playing style) people are asking for uniquely different requests, with some focusing entirely on the battle map, others focusing more on the strategic/realistic aspects of the game, and still others seeking more "mod-friendly" environments. These could be broken down into sub-sections of said forum, so that each "group" would have their ideas more easily recognized, and their voices on said subject made all the clearer for the effort.
Any feedback on this subject is much appreciated.
Developers, on the other hand, are limited by the amount of disk space, computer speed, etc.... and probably often have found some interesting ideas posted, but are then lost again amidst the other posts.
My (hopefully) brilliant idea would be to create a seperate forum (or subforum within a forum) dedicated entirely to the subject of "bright ideas": All those new factions people are yearning for, the ideas on diplomacy, on sea battles, subject matter for future additions (a la american civil war, MTW2, Shogun revisited, etc...), perhaps ideas on formations - whatever the case.
I believe that, in such a manner, all ideas would be in one nice, easy to find and dissemenate location - One where, should the developers decide to take a peek, they could find an (over)abundance of information at their fingertips. Whether they decided to use it or not would be up to them, but I think it would provide for a much better opportunity for ideas to be heard, and more often.
Also, one thing that I've noticed when reviewing people's ideas, is that (depending on personality/playing style) people are asking for uniquely different requests, with some focusing entirely on the battle map, others focusing more on the strategic/realistic aspects of the game, and still others seeking more "mod-friendly" environments. These could be broken down into sub-sections of said forum, so that each "group" would have their ideas more easily recognized, and their voices on said subject made all the clearer for the effort.
Any feedback on this subject is much appreciated.