Like I said, do the balance, then ask for feedback or you will end up with the same mechanics/balance whatever that used to be and will be.
What do you think the devs' design process looks like? They isolate the issues in the game that they want to address. They come up with ideas about how each of those issues might be addressed and discuss them with each other, giving feedback to each other on the ideas and the possible positive and negative impacts.
Then somebody starts firming up those ideas in more detailed designs, which they then discuss some more, until they can sign off on those changes. Because of the size of the job, they've broken it down into sub-sections that are manageable... so each section comes back based on the broad lines. And as each section comes back, they're checking it for integration with previous sections too.
That's how it'll be designed... and what this dev team has done is to involve the players in those discussions. This is undoubtedly a good thing and fortunately, some players are able to work in that development style.
Of course, it would be a lot easier to give feedback knowing more about the environment in which the changes will end up. It would be easier for the Devs as much as it would be easier for us. All of the feedback would no doubt also be a lot better... but not having that information doesn't mean we can't give any useful feedback at all.
The case is proven in two ways:
1) People are giving feedback all over the place... so those people are managing to find enough information and direction they feel they can use. It will be of varying usefulness and quality... but at least some of it will be useful to the process.
2) Feedback given in the forums has already changed documentation... so the devs are getting feedback that they feel they can use and that fits the process. If the feedback were useless, this wouldn't be happening
Originally Posted by
Kintaii
I can tell you I don't like the scent of lavender. I can tell you that I need a light shampoo that won't destroy my hair. I can tell you that my hair's been colour-treated, or that I have split ends, or that I'm bald and all I really need is a scalp rinsing treatment.
Interesting mental picture of Kintaii...
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