Malfador Machinations hits Strategy First!

[Antonin]

ioticus said:
It's those "changes to appeal to a larger audience" that worry me. Broader appeal almost always means better looking but "dumbed down" for the masses.

This worries me as well. The masses--i.e., the short-attention-span types who like lots of pretty pictures and giant explosions above all else--tend to hate micromanagement options and complex strategies, which are two of the things that, in my humble opinion, make SEIV so great a game.

We shall see what we shall see.

[Atrocities]

I will be one one of the first to buy the game when it hits the shelves. Nothing better than getting a nice box to finally go along with my disk. If it sells well, a lot of folks might becoming here to get info. At least I hope they do as Shrapnel was the publisher of the game for nearly five years and has a treasure trove of info. Besides collaterally speaking, it could generate sales and awareness for shrapnel games.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Antonin said:

This worries me as well. The masses--i.e., the short-attention-span types who like lots of pretty pictures and giant explosions above all else--tend to hate micromanagement options and complex strategies, which are two of the things that, in my humble opinion, make SEIV so great a game.

We shall see what we shall see.

Not everybody wants to do work when their relaxing. Nor does everybody have a head for strategy. I had more, but it was really sarcastic.