Also, challenge design. Overall, the standard has been really high, which is intimidating. In terms of enjoyment, I think PSV challenges are the ones I remember most fondly , being a really wide mix of skills - botb also had some lovely collaborative ones in there, although the problem with subjective tasks is there. But that also supports what I've seen recently - a game I modded would have waaaay less flash games and way more 'design a flag', 'solve a murder mystery
' type challenges.Choosing things as a mod that seem 'cool' sometimes hasnt translated to actaul game play, nor has rewarding skills that you as a mod are personally invested in. I think that's why a clear scale of twistiness would be useful, or even clear information about game focus. People went into medevac two with very clear expectations and this didnt hurt the game. There's also a difference between 'a lot of changes' and 'significant' changes - regular tribe swaps or shake ups have less impact than 'vengeful ghosts'.
I think the last year also showed a few of us euros that playing is getting harder. It's an awkward one because we are a fairly significant number, but not enough to run a game for