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Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby cr33per » Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:36 pm

Well if one is to look game community, then its quite clear that only particular type of players play strategy/board games. Usually they certain set of skills, reasoning, logic - seeking competition. But on vortex side its just like another random game with terrible community, worst in strategy-board game category.

Well and if we move to the forum the picture gets even worse. This game is not bad. Needs a lot lot more developing in adequate direction. Eliminating few stupid features and could get quite good ration. But when community is literally full of immature behaving and attitude then there aint simply enough pressure on Lopdo, and neither "Free" labour work. An so to speak, when community is "Crap" then what kind of adequate, sensible person would contribute his time for helping. I guess answer does need to be pointed out. Although I just tried to tell that, common community probably wont comprehend it.

I really really hope, that Developer could be more dominating. Would call to together Team, who does his job not for rank, but rather contribution to the game.

About the common community - its all known fact that Mass is mass. They never change and its good for the rest 10% or 1% of people :D

But the hint is, do not recruit from that mass. They do not know how to lead, they know how to follow. You cant give power to people who do not know what to do with it, unless to exploit it.

Its nice we have forum - although it does not serve its purpose, unless latter is Spamming. Probably the coming responses will prove it. Also its nice you can report people and so on. But is anything really done here? Any list of players who are getting banned, any investigation, anything? Yeah most reports are out of anger, the denial of loss. But over time, you get to notice there is quite a lot players who use double accounts. And not this simple help-each other way. But to weaken others, while growing, make room for other account, and surrender or right time to add troops just where to need. Hmm! does such tricks really go unnoticed! Who would like to play a game - that is full of cheaters/hackers. No one! Or a game where featuers and bugs get abused! No one. Yet people play, and problem stays. Is it because Lopdo lacks adequate Team or what? Because I am not talking about lvl 10 and lower double players. More of 16/20+? and I doubt its they first time trying.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby necrocat219 » Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:31 pm

Actually this game is exactly perfect at what it does - it provides a nice casual atmosphere away from all the serious turn-based games, which makes a nice change from games where even the slightest FTA is an issue. Unlike the majority of forums for online games (infancy pretty much all) the casual games section is probably more used than the vortex wars or clans section which I think represents the community fantastically; casual but with a strategic element. Unfortunately with every forum there come spammers, an inevitable evil. I'm just grateful to Lopdo that in return we get a nice laid back community ;)

I actually recommend to smaller forums to take a look at the VW community as an example of starting up clans and tournaments. There's no major problem here apart from possibly a little more management


Also may I just add you immediately show that your opinion is completely biased in the first paragraph? You say players obviously come here for strategic reasons, and although I love calculating efficiency of races and certain strategies this forum is perfectly suited for someone who doesn't want to put intense thought into a game, chatting casually to other players :) if you want to play a game where you can create a cookie-cutter strategy play something like Outwitters, Hero Academy, Advance wars, online risk, yugioh, etc. the list of competitive games is massive!
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby cr33per » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:24 pm

Yeah I can make the difference in strategy game section. Yeah its simple and neat, does not take days or weeks to figure out how to play. And yet it is a strategy - in a easy-slight way. Meaning that a random player who would not be interested in it, would not find much here. Who the hell plays Vortex for rank, leaderboard, or any other reason than putting some thought into easy-strategy. Its a good relax from work/school.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby Xtermy » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:14 pm

cr33per wrote:Who the hell plays Vortex for rank, leaderboard, or any other reason than putting some thought into easy-strategy. Its a good relax from work/school.


highlander (and I don't mean that as an insult).

Apart from that, I can fully agree with your comments regarding the game itself, but in my opinion, the forum is filled with decent, intelligent people, with only a handful who may be a little too talkative. But generally, nobody spams commercials, posts forbidden content or curses in here.

Final note about the game itself - I don't think Lopdo doesn't put more effort into it because of some bad players in the community. I think he doesn't do much because he simply doesn't care as much about the game as some of the more dedicated players do. I can't blame him - the game doesn't churn out nhugh profits for him (it's probably the other way around).
Also, it's his right to show this lack of interest and he even said in thread not too long ago that this game is not so good.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby Ratburntro44 » Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:39 am

I think Lopdo cares plenty about the game, he just cares more about his job and some other stuff and needs to balance time.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby Xtermy » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:35 pm

Ratburntro44 wrote:I think Lopdo cares plenty about the game, he just cares more about his job and some other stuff and needs to balance time.


Yeah, you are probably correct.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby highlander » Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:58 pm

Xtermy wrote:
cr33per wrote:Who the hell plays Vortex for rank, leaderboard, or any other reason than putting some thought into easy-strategy. Its a good relax from work/school.


highlander (and I don't mean that as an insult).




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I do not play for rank\level or ratings , personally i don't give a shit for either . I play for the strategy and the thrill.I really wish people would stop bringing my name up .Xtermy i don't know you or had a game with you but you seem to be judgemental of me.As for my outbursts on the forum ,i've meerly only defended myself from constant harrassment , i don't go after players (unless provoked ) , as for the spammers as long as they leave me alone there lopdo or mods problem.
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Re: Evaluation of the game and forum

Postby tonyy4 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:45 am

if i were lopdo i wouldn't care too much about this game because why? just because a few users get upset i could careless because it doesn't benefit me. If this game was like 1 of the 100 most popular played online game in the world then yes i would put more time into this game because i don't wanna lose customers. You're not being very open minded about this, you're only see this from your point of view. I'm sure lopdo has a job that pays him well more than what he earns here. this is more like his plan D if he ever needed financial help ( i might be wrong).
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