Dev Blog #2 What is Melee?

[Gaz.Spencer]

You're 100% right. I didn't realize the difference between a multiplayer map and a MB multiplayer campaign map, because I got so puzzled by the style of his writing. I only did, once I had written the post, but I decided to post it anyways. Just for flame. 

Sorry about my awkward style of writing, but to me it made sense. I'm only 14 tho so forgive me if I behave like a child or come up with childish ideas. 

[Hellsing]

idiot-proof, fun gamemode

Hey, err not sure if I should mention it, just though about it, reading that you mentioned "casual" gamers.

Regarding to idiot-proof, will there be a tutorial we will get forced in?
Like for example you enter a siege server for the first time, will I get asked to firstly do an tutorial regarding siege gamemode?
Or will you print player hints into the screen when selected an tutorial checkbox kinda stuff on options?

[Thomek]

If we make them tutorials are likely to be added very late in the process.. It's nice to have finished feature complete game mode before doing it, so it doesn't have to be made several times. Besides, a really good game should be self-explanatory!

[MacX85]

Besides, a really good game should be self-explanatory!

So true (I am looking at you, Life is Feudal)

[Peasant_Woman]

As someone who started playing 'Life is Feudal' recently, please DO NOT have anything like a skill tree where you must learn an arbitrary skill before you can do the thing you want or need to.

For example; It is silly that I must raise the 'Farming' skill (by picking apples / cooking food at campfire), before I can learn 'Animal Lore' (to keep chickens / cows / horses), before I can even attempt to make leather armor, 'Leather Armor Proficiency' is required before I can learn 'Bow Mastery' (to use anything more advanced than a primitive sling) and there are other examples I wont bore you with.
It's boring. It's grindy. It's illogical.

Otherwise; I really enjoyed the video from offices in Belfast and reading this Dev Blog + replies. Exciting!

[Gaz.Spencer]

I just noticed a countdown timer of some sort? Why is that there? Can anyone else see it?

Edit: I figured it out

[MacX85]

yeah... I had a bit of hope that it was MBG related.

Nope... 

[Gaz.Spencer]

Me too

[matt2507]

yeah... I had a bit of hope that it was MBG related.

Nope... 

It is lol, but old.

[MacX85]

It is lol, but old.

I meant that count down timer... that was about Strategus apparently

[matt2507]

I meant that count down timer... that was about Strategus apparently

It was for the first announcement of M:BG at the origin. It look like they have changed the link now.

[Hellsing]

Once there was the time they dissabled it when nothing was around anymore..
Also if u didn't noticed it's also in the online character menu of cRPG..

It was used for many purposes which always had something realy big to announce..
Or to troll on april's jokes..

Since they allready announced to create a new forum at some point I guess they don't care about the layout and use of this forum anymore anyway..
But I bet we'll see something like it in the new forum again, it was something like a test I guess..
It's like the automatic patch notes and stuff they made plenty of tools to get things done easily, and I bet they make much use of it in there actually selfmade game 
So just ignore those red numbers  and stay tuned visitors can't see pics , please register or login

[Jona]

That's when they first used it. But they reused it the other day to show the countdown to new strat reset.

Useful feature for this website.

My favorite use for it:

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[Jona]

Yeah we've practically been butt buddies ever since strat started... kinda getting a little too close for comfort now mang. Shoo!

[Gaz.Spencer]

I've got a slight problem. I live in New Zealand, which doesn't fit in with USA Timezone or EU Timezone, so how am I gonna play. Everything good will happen while I'm sleeping, or before I get home at 4pm.