Nightarcher
10-18-2011, 06:36 PM
In the midst of recent updates in Pocket Legends, many people have expressed their discontentment with how the developers are handling this game. Well, I hope to bring things back in to perspective a bit. :)
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Firstly, Pocket Legends is their first mobile game they've made. The thing is, the mobile MMO world has many differences from the world of PC gaming, and they don't have much precedent to go of. The games run on phones, and have many limitations.
They have done an excellent job with PL, but it still it is their half-trial game. What I mean by this, is that now they have experience in what does/doesn't work with this type of game, but it hasn't left PL unscathed. Because they had to make so many tweaks in developing a successful mobile MMO system, PL will always be less polished and well-done than subsequent games.
Many of the problems can only be addressed at the root, which is why patches can be made to remedy some problems or inconsistencies, but not everything can be fully fixed. PL has simply too much substance to to a complete revamp of things, like was done in AO3 with the rebalance. (I'm not talking about glitches, but irather, game problems like imbalances or a surplus of pinks.)
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Now, I'm not saying Star Legends is better than PL (outright, that is), but it naturally has advantages, like balance and fluency early on. These are things that Pocket Legends will never fully have. Dark Legends, too will have consist of content better-organized and implemented than PL.
Now, if I were the developers, I would understand how exciting SL and DL are. They get to use their experience from PL to make polished games which everyone will love even more! I wouldn't ditch PL, because countless people still play and enjoy it. But like they are demonstrating, I would be more enthusiastic about working on the newer games which have much more potential.
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Ok, half of you probably didn't read it all. So here's a summary:
-PL has seen some rough waters while developing, and will never be as polished as future games
-STS will naturally focus slightly more on the other games, because they now know how to balance them and they will have more potential than PL
NO I DO NOT SUPPORT THE HALLOWEEN EVENT! It was unwise, and the effects on the economy and players will be nothing but negative. I merely am stating that I understand their choice to prioritize other things above this.
Think about it. :)
--Night
--
Firstly, Pocket Legends is their first mobile game they've made. The thing is, the mobile MMO world has many differences from the world of PC gaming, and they don't have much precedent to go of. The games run on phones, and have many limitations.
They have done an excellent job with PL, but it still it is their half-trial game. What I mean by this, is that now they have experience in what does/doesn't work with this type of game, but it hasn't left PL unscathed. Because they had to make so many tweaks in developing a successful mobile MMO system, PL will always be less polished and well-done than subsequent games.
Many of the problems can only be addressed at the root, which is why patches can be made to remedy some problems or inconsistencies, but not everything can be fully fixed. PL has simply too much substance to to a complete revamp of things, like was done in AO3 with the rebalance. (I'm not talking about glitches, but irather, game problems like imbalances or a surplus of pinks.)
--
Now, I'm not saying Star Legends is better than PL (outright, that is), but it naturally has advantages, like balance and fluency early on. These are things that Pocket Legends will never fully have. Dark Legends, too will have consist of content better-organized and implemented than PL.
Now, if I were the developers, I would understand how exciting SL and DL are. They get to use their experience from PL to make polished games which everyone will love even more! I wouldn't ditch PL, because countless people still play and enjoy it. But like they are demonstrating, I would be more enthusiastic about working on the newer games which have much more potential.
--
Ok, half of you probably didn't read it all. So here's a summary:
-PL has seen some rough waters while developing, and will never be as polished as future games
-STS will naturally focus slightly more on the other games, because they now know how to balance them and they will have more potential than PL
NO I DO NOT SUPPORT THE HALLOWEEN EVENT! It was unwise, and the effects on the economy and players will be nothing but negative. I merely am stating that I understand their choice to prioritize other things above this.
Think about it. :)
--Night