In-game information
In-game information
Until now i've really been enjoying the game. Great graphics, music and gameplay. But there is one thing on which i really think Nival should improve a lot: information. Spells, creature abilities, skills, artifacts, etc. they're all documented very marginally. Most of them either have a very crude explanation or no explanation at all. Sure most of the information can be found on websites, but it's kind of annoying to alt-tab every time you want to know what an ability exactly does. So here are some things i really like to see added:
-Spell descriptions need to be more quantitative (i.e. how much is the increase in initiative of basic haste? 20%) and possibly need to include their effects on different skill levels as well (for example it would be nice to know that wasp swarm has an initiative lowering affect at higher level of expertise).
-Creature abilities should be documented (how much is the increase in damage enrage provides? what is the chance to miss an incorporeal creature?).
-Morale modifiers were always well documented in previous heroes games, these should be viewable.
-Most skills need a better, more quantitative description (what are the odds of having a spell reflected by magic mirror?) and possibly also the abilities they unlock, this would choosing your skills and abilities in order to obtain the ultimate ability easier.
-Scenario objectives need to be more clear (the 4th Haven map has rescuing Isabel within a week as objective, this is not readily seen from the scenario objectives screen) and if there are additional win/loss conditions these need to be added as well (3 months into the Maahir's Gambit scenario a message appeared saying that without a couple of artifacts there is no hope of beating a powerful necromancer and Maahir abandons his quest, losing the scenario (strangely enough i had already beaten the necromancer, but hadn't found any of the required artifacts). Had i known there was a time limit to finding the artifacts, there would be more of an incentive to actually go and find them and the scenario wouldn't have ended in frustration.
In all there's a lot of gameplay experience to be gained, in adding simple tooltips and information screens, an easy one day job.
-Spell descriptions need to be more quantitative (i.e. how much is the increase in initiative of basic haste? 20%) and possibly need to include their effects on different skill levels as well (for example it would be nice to know that wasp swarm has an initiative lowering affect at higher level of expertise).
-Creature abilities should be documented (how much is the increase in damage enrage provides? what is the chance to miss an incorporeal creature?).
-Morale modifiers were always well documented in previous heroes games, these should be viewable.
-Most skills need a better, more quantitative description (what are the odds of having a spell reflected by magic mirror?) and possibly also the abilities they unlock, this would choosing your skills and abilities in order to obtain the ultimate ability easier.
-Scenario objectives need to be more clear (the 4th Haven map has rescuing Isabel within a week as objective, this is not readily seen from the scenario objectives screen) and if there are additional win/loss conditions these need to be added as well (3 months into the Maahir's Gambit scenario a message appeared saying that without a couple of artifacts there is no hope of beating a powerful necromancer and Maahir abandons his quest, losing the scenario (strangely enough i had already beaten the necromancer, but hadn't found any of the required artifacts). Had i known there was a time limit to finding the artifacts, there would be more of an incentive to actually go and find them and the scenario wouldn't have ended in frustration.
In all there's a lot of gameplay experience to be gained, in adding simple tooltips and information screens, an easy one day job.
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I'm sure they're working their butts off to make a good patch.
Now, if it turns out that the patch they release is excellent and takes care of most of the issues we have complained about, I am personally going to spank the first person complaining very hard in a very unpleasant place.
If it turns out the patch is rubbish, you may complain all you want.
Now, if it turns out that the patch they release is excellent and takes care of most of the issues we have complained about, I am personally going to spank the first person complaining very hard in a very unpleasant place.
If it turns out the patch is rubbish, you may complain all you want.
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totally agree with first post. it is really obvious that the game could have used an extra month or two to be refined. information is hard to find and the way info is given to us is not not very gamer-friendly.
btw, didnt beta testers say anything about the lack of in-game info and incompleteness of tooltips? if they complained, why didnt devs listen and polish up the game more?
btw, didnt beta testers say anything about the lack of in-game info and incompleteness of tooltips? if they complained, why didnt devs listen and polish up the game more?
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Guess there were alot worse things that needed fixing that the beta testers were more concerned about.Minmaster wrote: btw, didnt beta testers say anything about the lack of in-game info and incompleteness of tooltips?
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Fact is the game runs quite nicely gameplay-wise. Reviewers agree on that too. From complaints spread across this board and the official forum, it would seem most of the game's shortcomings are minor ones. Sure, there are things that could and should be improved, but that's the process. Every game has those things nowadays and we shouldn't expect Ubi's game not to have any.
The perfect game does not exist. So let's focus on those little things and see if we can help the designers make those little adjustments, shall we?
The perfect game does not exist. So let's focus on those little things and see if we can help the designers make those little adjustments, shall we?
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Well I beg to differ; I think it is a minor problem. After all, we're talking about little things here. It's not like the game is unplayable. It's not like the memory leaks like in H4. It's not like the multiplayer is missing (though it still needs improvement) like in H4. It's not like the game will need 4 patches, like H4. It's not like Ubi won't try to fix these problems before releasing an expansion, like CM4. What I'm saying is there's definitely room for improvements, yes, but despite its flaws, the game works and it works well.
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Only if you could save and loadDaemianLucifer wrote: Oh,and a perfect game does exist,its called life
From what I see in the release version which I started to play yesterday, memory leak problem is not as serious as it was in the Demo. Game plays smoother and lighter. I'm really enjoying the 3D, but 2D images are still stretched-to-fit. Anyway, a good patch that would take care of most of the bugs and improve some things here and there is awaited. *fingers crossed*
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About the last two:You dont know how many patches it will need and you dont know what ubis going to do.And sure,it does run well,but MOO3 ran perfectly,yet it was a failure(to complex).Kalah wrote:Well I beg to differ; I think it is a minor problem. After all, we're talking about little things here. It's not like the game is unplayable. It's not like the memory leaks like in H4. It's not like the multiplayer is missing (though it still needs improvement) like in H4. It's not like the game will need 4 patches, like H4. It's not like Ubi won't try to fix these problems before releasing an expansion, like CM4. What I'm saying is there's definitely room for improvements, yes, but despite its flaws, the game works and it works well.
The complete lack of information in a turn based strategy game is not a minor issue its a serious issueKalah wrote:Fact is the game runs quite nicely gameplay-wise. Reviewers agree on that too. From complaints spread across this board and the official forum, it would seem most of the game's shortcomings are minor ones. Sure, there are things that could and should be improved, but that's the process. Every game has those things nowadays and we shouldn't expect Ubi's game not to have any.
The perfect game does not exist. So let's focus on those little things and see if we can help the designers make those little adjustments, shall we?
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