Torment Torment: Tides of Numenera Pre-Release Thread [ALPHA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[hiver]

Well, regardless of how its trickling now... it seems you missed this middle stage of the campaign, in the sense that it could have been improved, surely.

Then again, you are already over 300% so... there i no actual need to really push too much. Bad moves from trying to grind too heavily could also have bad consequences.
Food for thought for the future maybe.

Well see what you guys have up the sleeves now.

 

[uaciaut]

Is it just me, or the funding slowed down considerably? Brother None , does the funding go according to your expectations, or are you feeling a bit falling behind.

I think continuously throwing the "enhanced writing" word kind of saturated some people, at least for the moment. I'm not saying better writing is a bad thing, especially with a game like Planescape, but people generally want diversity. This was probably the same case with P:E with funding slowing down for some periods of time when the pitched stretch goals were mostly "translation, porting, new class, new race" but picking up again with the later stretch goals (stronghold and big city 2).

 

[hiver]

I dont think there was 10 people out of those who understood that "writing" in game design actually means creating all kinds of content, quests, areas, NPCs, dialogues, reactions to dialogues, consequences, weapons, armors, environment, puzzles ... and fucktonn of other stuff.

They think writing is like typing something online. Or on a type writer. Text only.

 

[Lancehead]

Yeah, I think the problem is with visualising. It's difficult to visualise writing as content than a second big city.

 

[hiver]

Maybe someone... like maybe Adam Heine or CMcC should explain those little facts to people?

 

[Infinitron]

PROTIP for Kickstarter watchers: If you think funding of a project has slowed down and that you know the reason why, you're probably wrong.

 

[Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

51K backers. We have 3rd fathom.

 

[hiver]

PROTIP for Kickstarter watchers: If you think funding of a project has slowed down and that you know the reason why, you're probably wrong.

You mean that kickstat is not correct?
overall figure is still going rather slowly... relatively speaking of course.

 

[uaciaut]

I dont think there was 10 people out of those who understood that "writing" in game design actually means creating all kinds of content, quests, areas, NPCs, dialogues, reactions to dialogues, consequences, weapons, armors, environment, puzzles ... and fucktonn of other stuff.

They think writing is like typing something online. Or on a type writer. Text only.

I don't think it's necessarily wrong for people to want a more defined shape for what "enhanced writing" really is, be it in the form of more factions, more NPC's, more quests, more cities, etc, and at the end of the day while names like Mitsoda and Ziets sell and bring more backers, adding details and more in depth reach into some of the new added features sells better. The labyrinth was a good touch for example, imo.

 

[Infinitron]

T:ToN average pledge per backer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjRsTwF0aHv6dFVwaTF1WTI5b24tbGxpQUdQNU1TSHc#gid=5

Notice how steady they've managed to keep it. Very impressive.

It's interesting to compare with Wasteland 2 and PE. Wasteland 2 started high and slowly declined. PE started unusually low, but climbed high.

Conclusion: Kickstarter backers really love their novellas.

 

[Captain Shrek]

4 Data points and it's science.

 

[Cyberarmy]

What was DFA? Death From Above?

 

[J_C]

Doubel Fine Adventure.

 

[Western]

Update is up bros

 

[hoverdog]

The most popular Stretch Goal idea is for 2D pre-rendered graphics – we’ll have more to say on this topic soon.

Waiting...

Also another stretch goal writer. Pat Rothfuss, don't know the guy. Have any of you read his books?

 

[Cyberarmy]

Doubel Fine Adventure.

Oh thank you I was thinking about Dreamfall.
Really forgot about Double Fine, they are very secretive about the game.

 

[CMcC]

Hey, hiver... Update should answer a question for you.

hoverdog - he's really goddamn good.

 

[hoverdog]

 

[Infinitron]

Can none of you provide a decent link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/torment-tides-of-numenera/posts/433614

 

[Captain Shrek]

Can some one please suggest them that 225% game play increase means exactly nothing? Brother None!

 

[Infinitron]

https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...-xp-through-combat-amoung-additional-methods-

Earn XP through Combat (amoung additional methods)

NOT PLANNED



https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...uggestions/3770069-metric-system-in-numenera-

Metric system in Numenera?

In the inventory (and dialogue, if applicable), please have the availability to use metric for weights, distances etc.
It would be a big thing for those of us who haven't grown up in Liberia, Burma or USA.

 

[Captain Shrek]

https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...-xp-through-combat-amoung-additional-methods-

Earn XP through Combat (amoung additional methods)

NOT PLANNED


https://torment.uservoice.com/forum...uggestions/3770069-metric-system-in-numenera-

This makes perfect sense. XP for combat only is meaningful in pure combat centric games.

 

[Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

Metric system in Numenera?

In the inventory (and dialogue, if applicable), please have the availability to use metric for weights, distances etc.
It would be a big thing for those of us who haven't grown up in Liberia, Burma or USA.

Many sci-fi and fantasy RPGs use imperial system even if it doesn't make any sense. Going by description I see it more as don't use imperial system.

 

[hiver]

I dont think there was 10 people out of those who understood that "writing" in game design actually means creating all kinds of content, quests, areas, NPCs, dialogues, reactions to dialogues, consequences, weapons, armors, environment, puzzles ... and fucktonn of other stuff.

They think writing is like typing something online. Or on a type writer. Text only.

I don't think it's necessarily wrong for people to want a more defined shape for what "enhanced writing" really is, be it in the form of more factions, more NPC's, more quests, more cities, etc, and at the end of the day while names like Mitsoda and Ziets sell and bring more backers, adding details and more in depth reach into some of the new added features sells better. The labyrinth was a good touch for example, imo.

I havent said anything about peoples rights or wrongness of their wants.

Hey, hiver... Update should answer a question for you.

Thanks, just saw its up so ill go and see.

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Hha`..!


and i get a comic too. nice.

Fathoms are seriously starting to kick the Endless paths ass.

- dives back..-

 

[J_C]

Doubel Fine Adventure.

Oh thank you I was thinking about Dreamfall.
Really forgot about Double Fine, they are very secretive about the game.

Well hopefully we will have our first trailer soon (at least that's what they said in the documentary).