@questioneer:
The setup changes every week!!! I really want to continue to play Global, but every time I sit down to play it the setup changes!!!
That’s why it’s called play_testing_. It’s going to change and evolve until it’s right. That takes time and experimentation. That’s what playtesting is.
The new setup is not intended for use by the public at this point. If you’re not interested in testing it and providing useful feedback, don’t use it. Wait until it’s finalized.
@questioneer:
Now I’m afraid Europe is going to have to go through a setup change because of the whole Sealion theory. People knew about the India Crush months before the setup went through changes. The same will happen with Europe. Eventually Larry will get it right, but it will take months before we get a much more corrected and balanced “Global” setup. :-(
Sure, people knew about the India Crush, but it had to be proven that there was no way to stop it before the game could be considered “broken”. That takes lots of people spending time studying it and playing out different scenarios. It has not yet been proven that this Sealion attack breaks the game. If it turns out that it does, steps will need to be taken.
As a game designer, you don’t want to go through something like this unless it’s absolutely necessary. It causes a lot of upheaval, bad feelings, and negative publicity. Most designers in Larry’s position would just try to sweep it under the rug.
@bugoo:
For the more hardcore fan these things are not as big of an issue. For a more casual fan, that finds the broken things, they can turn them off to the entire franchise.
My guess is that the more casual fans will play for years before uncovering these issues, unless they find them on the Internet.
@bugoo:
I put in a vote for the ‘more playtesting’ camp, preferably with an electronic version. Granted that will never happen so oh wells.
That is impractical, for a number of reasons.
@JamesAleman:
With regards to the game designer trying to address issues with Pacific. I applaud the fact that they are willing to “fix” the game for those that enjoy playing it.
Yes, that is nice, isn’t it. Nobody’s paying Larry to do this. He’s doing it for you guys, because he cares. Not only is he doing it, but he’s allowing public participation to make sure it’s absolutely right this time. He’s really putting himself out there for you guys. It’s something to think about, isn’t it?