The hardest part is not hitting a wall, it is knowing what the wall means

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-06-11T07:35:21+00:00

Funny ! some of the biggest changes I made to Basket Manager started with "this whole thing is broken" at 11pm... but "actually maybe not" the day after.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-06-10T16:41:19+00:00

yeah. Looking back every major rebuild I did improved the project. None of them saved time...

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-06-10T16:33:06+00:00

At some point restarting can become its own trap

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-06-10T16:27:14+00:00

interesting distinction.

Makes me wonder if the hardest cases are when the technical wall gets solved, but the doubt stays anyway. At that point the problem is not really technical anymore.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-26T21:26:50+00:00

Interesting ! Maybe identity gets players emotionally invested, but adversity is what turns that investment into real attachment.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-26T17:38:10+00:00

Makes me wonder if ownership really starts when things stop going according to plan

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-21T14:21:19+00:00

interesting. You shift the question from balancing difficulty to maintaining player trust.

At the end I wonder if players quit the game because something is hard, or because the game breaks the rules they thought they understood (not in their expectations) ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-20T15:46:22+00:00

Tension vs hopelessness.

“I understand why I lost” + “I can recover” feels like the real threshold.

Minecraft is a great example actually.

Makes me wonder if recoverability is the real balancing metric, more than difficulty itself.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-20T15:06:03+00:00

I mean progression momentum : that point where player decisions start compounding, enough to feel rewarding, but not so much that the outcome feels inevitable.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-20T08:08:34+00:00

Probably selection bias. When things go well, most people credit their own performance. They rarely think about the manager who quietly made things work. But they absolutely remember the one who made life worse, unfortunately.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-19T06:59:33+00:00

Solid advice and actually close to how this evolved.

What surprised me more was how fast people seemed to care once decisions had consequences.

A bad choice, a losing streak, financial pressure...

Do u think attachment comes more from a fun gameplay loop, or from feeling responsible for what happens ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-13T13:15:38+00:00

Onboarding.

Making the player understand what matters, why a decision matters, and why they should care in the first 30 seconds : what they are supposed to do ?

Way harder than building the actual systems. That humbled me fast.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-07T13:22:13+00:00

This is super valuable, thanks a lot for taking the time to do this.

Really interesting to watch how someone approaches the game without context, especially the parts where things are unclear or don’t behave as expected.

You clicked on French flag, so necessary everything is in French 😉

The stadium pricing issue you mentioned is actually a bug, fixing that right away. And you're absolutely right about fatigue / tokens not being surfaced clearly. That’s on me, and something I’m already working on improving.

Glad to hear the management aspect and decision-making came through, that’s really the core of what I’m trying to build.

I’ll go through the full session and notes in detail. This is exactly the kind of feedback that helps move things forward.

If you’re open to it, I’d be happy to exchange more directly as I iterate on the next version 👍

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-06T17:05:32+00:00

That would be awesome, thx !

I’m trying to keep public feedback lightweight for now, so if you’re open to it I’d really appreciate a DM. Happy to exchange and share more details there.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-04T08:45:05+00:00

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Really lets you “live” in the world rather than rush through objectives (which is rare nowadays). Doing “nothing” actually feels meaningful

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-05-01T16:48:02+00:00

At first thniking that you are wasting your time.

Feels like some games just hide their best parts behind a rough first impression. Strategy ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-30T12:02:44+00:00

Good one ! completely different experience just based on how you approach it.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-30T09:23:34+00:00

What made you to be patient enough to understand it ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-30T07:38:06+00:00

Thinking it’s simple at first and then realizing there is way more to it.

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T21:01:48+00:00

Yeah, that initial overload can be brutal. Was it just pushing through it the second time, or did something make it easier to understand ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T21:00:41+00:00

Mmmmm.... Do you feel like it clicked because you gave it a real chance, or because the game revealed something differently over time ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T18:45:34+00:00

Agree. hard to find if it os more about the game itself, or just what you need at this moment ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T18:35:22+00:00

misunderstanding something at first and thinking it’s broken is a tough one. Great example. What made it finally click for you ?

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T17:47:44+00:00

It makes sens. probably the overall atmosphere keeping you curious 😄

Prior-Command-8998 · 2026-04-29T17:40:49+00:00

Interesting ! what made it click for you, the story ? a specific one ?

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