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Well, I followed up on it - check to see how much I've invested in the game.
I want to continue to invest, so long as the game continues to grow. To that end, I've thought of a few things I hope to see, and presume others would like to see.
1. Gold for reporting new bugs. 1 gold per bug, and post on here known bugs. If it's a game breaking bug that can be exploited, don't post it, and don't give out the 1g for the follow-on reporters. That leads to number 2.
2. Post known bugs. Many other major online games do, and it helps us, the consumer, know that you're tracking, and you have it on your to-do list.
3. Mods can and perhaps should private message the players. One fantastic aspect of this game is that there is most usually a mod online, if not jed. What a perfect opportunity to directly interact and elicit feedback directly from the consumer. It's good to proclaim "I can answer any question", but good isn't acceptable when better is possible.
4. Standardize communication. I've received new information from the forums, website, and in-game chat about the goings-on in tfw. That's great, but for the layman who wants to remain in-the-know, it means they have to monitor the forums, website, and in-game chat.
5. Not a change, but still a suggestion. I've played plenty of games where game-altering (and potentially breaking) awards were given to users for achievements and money spent. Please no game altering cards or economy-breaking awards, ever. I don't want to buy my way to victory.
6. GUI - fix the zoom on full screen. I'm constantly switching from full to window mode depending on if I'm playing a game or using the market/building an army.
7. Market changes are discussed in other threads. My only huge gripe is the fact that the market *always* resorts by time whenever I make a change. So annoying, especially when you're buying/selling many cards.
8. GM events - do them.
9. Graphic/Music updates. Do them. Invest the money or time to complete them. Your customers can and some are, getting sick of hearing the same few songs and seeing the same iterations of "random" maps. I know the map generator algorithm is a beast to modify, but how about some snow? or cards to change plains to swamps? or more desert? or just for fun, random flux well spaces (not for competition), or maps with dead zones (a la "the nothing")?
I truly care about this game, that's why I've taken the time to type this out. I would love to see any responses.