[HJ]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:

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Originally posted by HJ:
Ah, full control of the battles... What a great wish...

Something like a Total War system, where you can autoresolve battles or choose to fight them out yourself, would be ideal - and please everyone.

No it wouldnt. Or well, maybe it could but I dont see how even an option for controlling the battles can possibly NOT affect the game. If nothing else the tremendous amount of time and effort to put it in. Sorry but Id rather NOT see anything along this line. More options for scripting commanders, or using formations, would be great but not combat control.

Its a PBEM game. One that is done by uploading your turn file. And its one of the few excellent long-living games out there that do it. Im usually diplomatic and middle-ground on things but here Id have to say something that might kindof rude.... there are plenty of those games out there already, please dont turn this into one. Id rather see Dominion continue to be an excellent PBEM game than to see it become a mediocre RTS game.

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Well, I won't go into the scripting argument. Yes, it would require some major rewriting, scripting the new combat system, AI, etc. That's not my point at all, and I don't see it as a valid argument coming from an end-user. How hard is to script something doesn't really influence what I personally do or do not like.

I don't play PBEM, so that doesn't influence what I like or don't like either. I'm just saying what would make the game even more enjoyable for me personally.

And I never said anything about RTS. Actually, I was thinking about TBS tactical combat. Why do people immediately assume tactical combat has to be RTS as if they've never heard of or played HOMM or AOW, I don't know. I mentioned TW purely because it has the option to autoresolve or fight it out yourself. AOW2 has the same option, and I could've used it as an example as well. I didn't, well, my bad, I still wasn't thinking about RTS. In any case, since you'll be autoresolving battles anyway, I don't see why you would care either way.

There are people who would like the game to stay exactly what it is right now. I myself like many of the game aspects, and in other aspects I see a great potential. That potential means that it would make it more enjoyable for me if some things would change. And this is the only forum I've seen where suggestions, regardless of how polite the tone is, are so vigorously shouted down by the people who play the game that it's becoming ridiculous. Usually, the people post suggestions, and then others add to them. Here every suggestion gets flooded by naysayers in no time. I don't seem to recall that I did the same thing for things I don't care about or think the devs shouldn't spend their time on improving, such as MP or modding tools. Mostly because I find it pointless, and even rude. But I guess I'm in the minority (maybe not in my wishes, but in the described tolerant attitude for sure).

[ October 24, 2003, 14:48: Message edited by: HJ ]