Hey Cro, your response is much appreciated!
Lets get into some details, shall we?
1 - i addressed the orbs issue with you in the last email...
I think you're missing the point. I know each orb represents a different profile, my problem is, that on one of the profiles, certain cards never show up in the store... I can see the enemy using the cards (Curse, Dawn and that rock thing), but I cannot find these cards in the store... And this happens on only one of the profiles... I play on the other profiles, and those cards are available (either immediately or after a few games) in the store...
***the cards that you get at the end of each battle get randomized after each win. if you lose you'll get the same cards in the shop again. if you win, you'll only have about a 1/11 chance of receiving the same set of cards in the card shop.
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Well, if this is the case, could I request a tiny 'Beta' stamp on the main menu? Perhaps with a built in option to provide feedback directly to you guys? Knowing that the game itself is in beta will grant players a lot more tolerance when they encounter bugs... Not to mention those (like me) who'll be head over heels knowing that the beta was fun as hell... Lol...
***Technically speaking the game is NOT a beta... only figuratively.. if that makes any sense. the game will pretty-much always be a work in progress since we'll be updating and tweaking it until we die... or it dies? so putting up a little BETA tag isn't really accurate.***
Hahaha, no doubt... But can we see a reduction in the menu load times? I can live with a 2-3 second load time when initiating battle, but the same load time when accessing the store? But hey, ya'll're the devs, if thou sayeth nay, then so be it...
***don't know that we can do much about the load times since the files and graphix are fairly large, but i'll see what my partner thinks about that***
Ok, not to be pushy here, but when you say you're expanding on the tutorial, I hope its not just in the 'Help' section... Can we see an interactive 'demo' level, with step by step guides? The game could auto-detect first play on a profile, and prompt players if they wanna go through the 12 step tutorial... Give 'em like, 20 gold if they complete it... Lol...
***surveys have shown that about 9 out of 10 players don't read demo/how-to sections and for us to spend a week or 2 on that would be counter-productive for the other players. the game is pretty easy to figure out and if you have any issues you can refer to the website or just ask.
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As for suggestions to what isn't clear right off the bat, I'll make another post after this one...
***got it. thank you.***
Lol... Evil bugs, eh? I'll make another list for the bugs I've found so far, in a following post...
***please do and get back w/ me asap if there are any problems***
Ok, here's what I mean... In the middle of a game, when I hit the home button, I'll find myself on the springboard... If i tap the game icon, it'll take me to the game's main menu again, and not right back where I left it (like other apps which have multi-tasking enabled).
I know you guys're currently solving the problem by saving the combat state, and restoring that when the player hit's 'begin' on the profile in question, but it would be nicer to actually see true multitasking in play...
***that really is our version of multi-tasking, but i'll check w/ my partner about that too***
First - LMAO, Second - FLMFAO... See, for 2 devs in the basement, this game scores a nice 9/10... I didn't know ya'll were so strained on resources, if that's the case, the combat is great as it is mate. Combat animations are icing I can do without... On the topic of animations however, I do have another quirk I'd like to highlight...
When the player takes damage directly, there's a blood splash animation on the health indicator, after which the number there changes. It is somewhat obvious (and annoying) when the HP number changes before the blood animation plays... Nothing big, but something to put into place if you're aiming for that golden 11/10 score...
***you're the first person that's brought that up to us, so i'll check it out.
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Well, this makes sense, but I'm still in favor of the StarCraft2 approach, where every unit in game has its value, as it counters something or the other... Now, don't get me wrong for this point, if you've got reasons for the current balancing, then its all good...
***that's sort-of what we're doing here. with each new card update we'll bring out cards that are good at dealing w/ the power-cards from a previous set so the game will continue to evolve***
A slightly off topic suggestion - Can we see custom upgrading for cards? Spend gold (and cyrstals or something?) to upgrade attributes of specific cards in user decided ways? Instead of just "Point A -> Point B", can we see something like an upgrade screen where you change stats (dmg, def, health, etc.) and add abilities? If the total changes amount to more than a certain amount of gold, the card's graphic also changes...? (This is more like a wishlist...)
***that's what many of the spells are for. and you're talking about a month or 2 of programming to get something like that in place. and it would make the game extremely complicated for a lot of players. not that its a bad idea or anything, just not for this game***
Ooo... This is nice to hear... Any change ya'll need some backstory written? Card descriptions and such? I wouldn't mind making contributions! (Oh! Pick me! Pick me!)
***we will be doing contests in future updates for players to write flavor text and abilities for minions, but the story mode is pretty much finished, it just needs to be implemented into the game. thanks for the offer though.***
...i don't know what happened 2 the email responses i sent u the other day, but i know i wrote u back...
Honest, didn't mean to come across as being harsh with this comment mate... I scanned the spambox, and found only 1 of your responses (buried between 217 adverts for penis enlargement pills and million dollar business deals)... See, right now, I'd rate customer support as a solid 8/10...
***gotta love being lumped in with viagra ads and idiots from the great African country of zimbagwashamabutt trying to con you out of "500 AMERICAN DOLLA US" by telling you that you've inherited 1billion happy-fun-time dollars from their nation bank. lol***
we're gonna add a player forum on the website in the future along with some other cool pages. maybe some random explosions and a motorcycle catching on fire or somethin' too? would that make u happy? lol
Yay for the player forum! Can't wait to use Void's (or even Talon's) face as my avatar!
***my favorite avatar is the new angel were adding to the game in the 1st expansion. her name is Perish and she is just as BA as Dawn. she looks amazing!
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Thanks for the response mate, really appreciate ya'll taking the time out for this... And yes, you be a busy dude indeed... What music do you play by the way? What instrument?
As for the random explosions and motorcycle catching on fire... HOW'D YOU KNOW? Get out of my mind damn it! Hahaha...
***you are most welcome.
thanks for playin' our game and make sure to keep checking out the website for updates and all that mess. peace and God bless y'all!*** ;D
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