Spiral Knights - Proof That Forum-Goers Actually Affect the Game Greatly?

Proof That Forum-Goers Actually Affect the Game Greatly?

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Mon, 12/16/2013 - 19:30

Skayeth

You may know how Zeddy has been saying SK will never become a great game?
You have also been saying how SK workers don't listen to the forums often?
Zeddy stated how SK could never become a great game:
Being entirely server-side, it simply can't be a good action game. Good action games reward quick reflexes, and good timing. Latency gets in the way of this. A common example of how Spiral Knights fails at this is trying to block a devilite projectile after you've seen it get thrown. You can press the shield button long before you see the projectile hit you, but server-side you're already dead.

And then:
Grinchlin Assault appears, that contradicts that. Making a lot more than 12 enemies appearing. And...you do get rewarded for quick reflexes and timing....

Brings together this theory: Maybbee, the team does listen to the forums and take them into consideration, but only secretly?

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 19:35

Draycos

There are notable framerate dips on even the lowest graphic settings on my end. Yes, I have Vertical Sync turned off.

Latency is a problem because things like damage and the like aren't client-side, which means people with anything more than 100ms ping have a bad time every time.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 19:37

Skayeth

Mmh

So there is a cost to trying to make SK a "great game". Lag always stands in the way. Maybe instead of depending on us to get some serious computers and laptops, maybe it's time to wake up the dev team and make SK less laggy.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 20:02

Milk-Frog

Zeddy's such a bad boy, I'd love to get in his knickers rawrr

Ooo, Zeddy's so great, that bloke has cured world hunger! Blah Bleh Blue, why not just change this thread to, "The Zeddy Appreciation Thread!". I must admit, though, he is truly one handsome devil. I wouldn't mind dating a rocket scientist like him. Actually ;* Mmmm big boy Zeddy, hmu ingame anytime love

~ ♥ yours truly,
Froggy boy

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 20:19

Skepticraven

No.

Unless they spent 6 days making the new winterfest, it is just a coincidence. (Seriously, Zeddy's thread was made 6 days before winterfest was released. And that is including the 2 weekend days that OOO likely doesn't work on development.)

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 21:54

Addy

I highly doubt that a mission

I highly doubt that a mission as big/complex as Mount Krampus was developed simply to appease one forumer in a span of under a week.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 22:59

Fehzor

Ah, but that's where you're wrong, Addy. All of Mount Krampus was quite clearly made directly to appease Fauxkass, a forumer that posted once in the guild recruitment subforum, maybe a somewhere else.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 23:17

Skayeth

Yes

Maybe Fehzor's right. Faux was from long ago...OOO had the time...

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