Critical Complaints in World Difficulty 1.5
Added 2018-11-03 20:34:26 +0000 UTCI have received some critical complaints about WD 1.5. Enemies too easy, or along in the same vein. I am going to be looking into some of the fodder enemies to just see if there might be something I can possibly do to with those to strengthen them. I can't make any promises with the current workload and our life circumstances getting critical. WD 1.5 suffers from a one size fits all approach.
If I tweak things and upset the already delicate balance, I could alienate players who already find it either just right, or too difficult. If I don't attempt something, people who just don't like my work or for whatever reason find it too easy are going to continue (in some cases) grossly exaggerate the quality of my work.
That has been my biggest issue being now a public developer. I have thousands of fans now, which I appreciate each and every one of them. However, I also have a handful of detractors. Very loud, detractors. Who have on some occasions gone well out of their way to more than openly criticize. They have exaggerated and in one instance just outright lied about their experiences.
There have been many people who didn't like it, and they were honest about why. I thank them still today for their critique because without them, WD wouldn't be where it is. I would have never managed what I have being surrounding by an echo chamber of " yes men". I need that critique and that opposite point of view to temper my creations.
So that largest issue isn't that "some people just don't like it", the issue is a very few people attempt to destroy what they don't like. Even one overly loud detractor unrebuffed makes it seem like what they're saying is true. They can literally spit vitriol into truth.
How will I combat this? I will combat this problem by taking on more work, to address their concerns. I can't fight them back, they'll just come on harder. My only choice is to take on more for as long as I can to address their concerns, because under the vitriol there might be some valid critiques. I just need to dig past the exaggerations to find the source of the complaints.
I think this was as much of an announcement about a possible 1.5 patch as it was needing to vent.
Thank you for listening,
Lefein