zahinder

Hey, long time, all. Just popping in to see if anything's improved, and happy to see a few familiar faces. But looks like things actually got worse... so, er, see you again in a quarter or three when I poke to see again. ;) (I've moved on to making a webcomic with CGI, and it's so much more rewarding. Heh.…

in Dedicated to my fellow authors Comment by zahinder October 2015

Checking in for my quarterly SIGH. Yep, same as I left it. New forum stuff, though. Hey all.

in Suggestions for improvements Comment by zahinder June 2015

What user content really needs is a predictive algorithm, like other large database warehouses (Amazon, for example). Like, 'hey, you marked Bla and Bla very highly, you might like Bler' Sadly it'll never happen.

in When will Cryptic begin featuring new quests? Comment by zahinder March 2015

I don't think that's true. Clearly, the model of 'it should be free because authors are providing an asset to the game' just doesn't work. PWE manifestly doesn't see Foundry as an asset to the game, only ad copy that might make the game look good but isn't worth investing in any further. If PWE ACTUALLY thought Foundry was…

in Creature/Costume packs Comment by zahinder March 2015

Foundry will be updated at NextModule+1.

in Module 6 is coming and the Foundry must be polished at last. Comment by zahinder February 2015

After giving up on Foundry I wandered off and discovered that free(ish) CGI is actually quite good nowadays. I have no idea how far what Cryptic uses is from stuff like Daz or whatnot, but there is LOADS of content out there that could make for cool NW content.

in Future of Foundry Comment by zahinder February 2015

Yeah, for a long time I was also against the idea of attempts to monetize Foundry. At this point, I think it's the only chance we have of ever seeing Foundry coming back from the hospice.

in Creature/Costume packs Comment by zahinder February 2015

They should have rewards work more like STO, and I'm frankly astonished they never did that. Notably, rewards scaling by time it takes to do a quest. So that if you make a 1 hour quest, the rewards are 3-4x a 15 minute quest. (3x, maybe, to take into account time to switch between 15 minute quests) As it is, PW have…

in The Foundry is Perfect. Comment by zahinder February 2015

The problem with constantly changing limits (or other assets) is that it means for every mission you make, you have a constant drain of time every patch to update and rework it to fit the changes. Constantly. Frankly, at this point, the overhead of trying to keep the three missions I managed to produce is so high, I not…

in Foundry Mod 5 Changes Comment by zahinder December 2014

People keep basing their judgements of authors and players based on how it is now. But things are really messed up, now -- it's hard to get plays or even for people to find your missions, it's hard to find stuff you like, and rewards are minimal for everyone involved. You need the vision and understanding of what it could…

in Player Proposed Business Plan to Provide Revenue via the Foundry and meet Player Need Comment by zahinder November 2014

Well, it's pay as you go. The more authors pay, the more they do. It's a pretty direct cause and effect. And it's clear to me that PW just doesn't value Foundry much. So while we KNOW it benefits them, well, brick wall. So you could also see it a different way, really -- the reward of Foundry authorship is in making stuff.…

in Player Proposed Business Plan to Provide Revenue via the Foundry and meet Player Need Comment by zahinder November 2014

Well, I think some people are more hopeful (or deluded, depending on how cynical you want to be) about how well Foundry can work now. If you had asked me right after the game released, I would have strongly disagreed with monetizing Foundry.

in Player Proposed Business Plan to Provide Revenue via the Foundry and meet Player Need Comment by zahinder November 2014

Essenti: 'more harm than good' How is that even possible?

in Player Proposed Business Plan to Provide Revenue via the Foundry and meet Player Need Comment by zahinder November 2014

I like the use of teleporters, frankly, because it makes your life way easier. Trying to build in 3 dimensions can be really tricky.

in 1st floor, 2nd floor... Comment by zahinder November 2014

At this point, I'm with the OP. It's a terrible idea to monetize Foundry such that people have to PAY to help the game out. But the thing is, PW is clearly utterly incapable of understanding the value of diffuse benefits like Foundry. They don't see anything that doesn't have a price tag directly tied to it as valuable or…

in Player Proposed Business Plan to Provide Revenue via the Foundry and meet Player Need Comment by zahinder November 2014

I don't care about timing of content so much. The problem is that this is a complete confirmation of what we've suspected for a long time -- that they literally can't/won't conceive of the benefit of diffuse improvements that benefit morale and the OVERALL quality of the game. If you are looking for discrete, small items…

in For those looking for improvements to be made to the Foundry: Comment by zahinder November 2014

Yep, pretty much exactly what I've been saying. The money people are too small-minded to see the value of diffuse content, only very specific ROI stuff that can be measured exactly. Which means NW is utterly not a game I will be supporting, because THAT is a recipe for horrible microtransactions and nothing else. No…

in For those looking for improvements to be made to the Foundry: Comment by zahinder October 2014

I only need one: PWE prioritizes Foundry.

in If you could add/change only 3 things to the foundry... Comment by zahinder October 2014

I've successfully completed about a half dozen surveys and gotten nothing for it. My advice is that your time is better served doing just about anything else.

in What to do when surveys for free Zen go awry Comment by zahinder October 2014

It could be worse. Go look at Champions Online. :)

in Petition for better testing standards please. Comment by zahinder October 2014

The chasm cliffs are good for HUGE spaces (they are something like 1700 feet tall, which is, what, more than a fifth of a mile? Woopa) The red color might be good for some stuff.

in Screenshots of unpublished projects? Comment by zahinder October 2014

A lot of the cliff objects are large, with a bumpy side and a flat side.

in Screenshots of unpublished projects? Comment by zahinder October 2014

Nothing easily map-wide. I don't mind not having the waves, because arguably underwater you don't SEE that. But I could have sworn there used to be some Bloom assets that were in Backdrop or something, can't seem to find it.