Suggestions for more informative messages

Foodstamp · #1 October 24th, 2006, 04:59 AM

He's not disregarding your feelings. Sometimes we misunderstand things people post because it is hard to get a feel for what people are saying with just typed text.

I like alot of these suggestions. I think they could add a bit of flavor to the game and make the reports feel a bit more personal and involving. Would be fun if it were possible to open up modding to monthly events. This way we could choose to play with the old event messages or opt for modded ones

AMF · #2 October 24th, 2006, 11:39 AM

Yeah, as a total noobie, I've gotta say, the messages could be greatly improved. I think the suggestions are pretty spot on and straightforward and I very much support them...and more informative messages don't prevent anyone from wathcing their battles. Not all of us like the suspense...

Twan · #3 October 24th, 2006, 12:21 PM

I you don't like the suspense you can click on the messages. If you like the suspense you cannot avoid to see the titles. It's the only problem for me. As an option I've nothing against the first idea, as well as I'm all for more informations *inside* the messages.

Morkilus · #4 October 24th, 2006, 12:36 PM

I could do without the "suspense" of knowing whether or not my third of twelve Dark Knowledges was successful.

Twan · #5 October 24th, 2006, 01:20 PM

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Morkilus said:
I could do without the "suspense" of knowing whether or not my third of twelve Dark Knowledges was successful.

I think there is a consensus on this one.

Nerfix · #6 October 24th, 2006, 01:27 PM

There is.

Chazar · #7 October 24th, 2006, 01:33 PM

All good, except battle: I like the suspense too!

Leif_- · #8 October 24th, 2006, 12:54 PM

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Twan said:
I you don't like the suspense you can click on the messages.

What I want is to be able to get a quick overview of how the turn went, and suspense be damned. To me, Dominions has never been a game of suspense in the first place. To me it's a strategy game, and I want information, not suspense.

It really is an either/or choice here. Either a quick, easy overview of information, or suspens. We can't have both; and my vote goes towards information.

Endoperez · #9 October 24th, 2006, 01:11 PM

I'd prefer to see more for everything except battles. I'm not sure about battles, but there's no suspence in "A mage has cast X to look for site of Y - did he find anything?". The suspense in most cases comes from "A forest, and a mountain, the mountain one was at Death 3 when I conquered it, and it didn't have that high dominion then, but there's a Library there already." or from when the target province for a spell was chosen.