Spiral Knights - Supporting The Developers

Supporting The Developers

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Mon, 06/09/2014 - 15:05

Dreamless-Reaper

Hi,for some time I had an idea to create a video to help the SK developers to being able to understand what most of the players want to have or change in SK.,but because of my lack of abilities I couldn't do much :/.

During the 2 years of leaving SK I've started learning about game development and concept arts.
So this year after coming back to SK I have this idea of supporting the Developers by using some of my time which I'm currently using to develop my own independent game to creating a video or concept arts showing some ideas which might help the developers ^^.
It could be very beneficial for the devs to have a whole video explaining players opinions of the game ^^,so if you have any suggestion of what you would like to see changed please post it down so I can add all the ideas together and put them all in one video.
This would not only help the slow development but it will also help the developers to work on their game knowing that they are supported by a passionate group of people who actually instead of posting negative posts ; they actually help and support the game even if its not financially.

I plan to start this little project after the gunner update because some suggestions which might be posted might come out in the gunner update.
When the ideas and concepts are done I will create a new treat in the Suggestion forum so that the developers can see what they might find useful to take as a concept for changes.
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Another thing which I here to make a point about is about the developers ,devs it would be very beneficial if you would update your videos in the SK YouTube channels,they are so outdated :/,also if the team would make dev videos that would be great :) because not only it will make the players understand more of what you are working on but it will also increase the trust between the players and developers. ^^

So what do you think people is this idea of mine realistic enough?

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 15:21

Lesserfruit

I think

I think it's not too much to ask, just show progress on the game, how things are made, ect. Maybe cover it all in one neat little video. But here's the thing, they KNOW our opinions, most of the vets are not happy, new players are oblivious, and the new ones who do know are wondering "should I play this game?"

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 15:29

Seiran

Welcome.

I don't think they need any help understanding player opinion. It's not like they're really having trouble understanding the concerns that people have been posting for years. That's not why development has been slow. I'm more willing to guess that's due to large changes being made to the game, or roadblocking bugs.

I don't usually frequent the suggestion section, but I will say that they have used some of the very detailed posts (ex: the guild hall post) as starting points. If you have dev experience, consider a realistic suggestion as you doing uncredited free labor ("labor of love") to do full game design on a feature - taking into account the features, the functionality, balance for all levels of players, possible potential for monetization, etc.

Maybe it's the cynical ex-game-dev in me, but you know, as long as they have a clause somewhere saying that you aren't entitled to anything for giving your ideas, suggestion forums are a nice way to get free game design work. The main problems with the free labor are that most of it is poorly-thought-out or that they might not fit with the direction of the project as it is.

But hey... if you can make a video or quick prototype, all the more power for your own suggestions lol. It's probably better for you to use your time on your own projects, but that's my own take on it.

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That aside,
- Updating official SK videos would be nice
- Dev videos would be oh-so-interesting, but as we've seen with the Gunner Update, when they announce things that they're working on and they get delayed, players get mad. :3

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 15:36

Dreamless-Reaper

I Know that they know our opinions but I'm a veteran who played Sk for 3 years and there has been some changes but it gets really boring doing the same thing over again the lack of armor variety ,same old enemy fights(they should add more enemies in danger rooms )ecc...
I want to have more optional mission which are completely different missions where you can find new npcs,enemies,mini bosses and traps and new gameplay rich content where it is always generated so that I never looks the same,I think they already said that this will be in the arcade deluxe but...I'm starting to loose my patience for new content...

But then again I know that they are working already on it,but they just need to at least tell us something about the development or talk about the game itself by making dev videos or in other ways to calm the players a bit.

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 15:40

Fangel

Eeaahh...

Your heart is in the right place, and I don't think any of us should stop you. If it's change you're looking for, this likely won't change much. But I've been wrong before.

From a business standpoint, the people who don't directly support Three Rings are the ones who direct paying players towards the game. Money keeps the servers up, developers living, and all that jazz.

However not all the players can be that helping hand, but they still want to help. Making artwork, videos, and in general unintentional advertising is a great help. We love this game and want to see it flourish. Telling the developers to "hurry up!" and "make this and that, and then do this! Oh! Also do this, and that and this!" does nothing helpful. We want change and they want progress, and sometimes these lines cross, but often they don't.

The bottom line is to not say the same thing over and over again to the same person. No matter how much you yell at a flower to grow, it won't grow any faster. Just water it daily and keep it alive and it will grow into something beautiful.

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