Criticisms of CA... again

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

Thanks for the reply, Captain Fishpants.

I'm glad to know that you sense concern from the posters, even when some comments might seem harsh (a few of mine are included in this category). Although, as you've said, not all comments are worthy of taking into consideration, because some are just insulting and unjustified without being constructive, I believe firmly that most of the harsh ones have a genuine constructive reason for being written (the harsh ones I make belong in this category). That reason is, of course, the ever improvement of the game and of the TW series.

In that regard, I do not believe that you (CA devs), of everyone, would want a "yes-men" forum, only concerned in praising your work even if there were grevious problems in the game. As you've aknowledged, the main advantage of a dev/forum-member dialog is feedback - so important in debugging and perfecting gameplay.

Accordingly, there are reasons for posts that might seem harsh, although not unjustified. Some of these focus on the flow of the TW series, that most of the long-time posters at the ORG are concerned about. Although it is perfectly justified that CA takes the game in whatever direction it wants, it's sad when, IMHO, I see the game skipping concepts that were part of the reasons the TW series is regarded for, or incorporating mainstream concepts that do not fit with the series.

In conclusion, I still believe that very few can compare to CA in creative work and perfectionism (this last belief is pretty shaken by some recent design decisions). So, I hope that, you at CA - although I understand marketing and sales volume pressure - can still keep with the ideas, concepts and frame of mind that you had when you've initially created the series.

[Thoros of Myr]

Many thanks CF.

Anytime you feel put-off by a batch of remarks just remember you folks created some of my favorite games of all-time. (especially STW)

And WTH is a Thaumatomane??? a sweet protien of an african plant?