State of the Queue 2018

zoraster · Post Post #61 (isolation #0) » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:52 pm

I definitely designed my setup to reduce my workload, both in the design phase and while it's running. I have a lot of other reasons that it is the way it is, but ultimately that's the reason I went with this one rather than one of my other ideas. I don't want to go much more into detail about it because I don't want to affect the game (even if it is open), but I don't think it's a secret that this game required less time and effort to design and will take less to keep up-to-date.

Once I'm done running this, I'll definitely comment on "pain points" as I see them.

zoraster · Post Post #69 (isolation #1) » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:21 am

I think a crucial difference between the show and forum games is that the show is for the audience and our games are for the players. Twists can be fun for both players and audience members, but there are a lot of mechanics that are more fun for mods/spectators than they are for players. Unannounced returning players is a big one that's awesome to watch because it throws a wrench into everyone's plans, but it's not much fun to play (correct me if i'm wrong, players!) because it feels like chaos thrown in for chaos' sake without any real purpose.

zoraster · Post Post #71 (isolation #2) » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:36 am

it's totally fine if you know ahead of time.

zoraster · Post Post #74 (isolation #3) » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:45 am

It's fine to have a return mechanic. I think it's bad design not to tell people it's going to happen.

zoraster · Post Post #105 (isolation #4) » Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:52 am

In post 104, Shadoweh wrote:18 Jigsaw puzzle challenges

18 jig

song

puzzle challenges. my personal hell.