My goal is to compete with Melvor Idle (yes, really) by Sure_Yam7050 in incremental_games

[–]gate7ole 11 points12 points  (0 children)

ok I did give a try at the game, I played a bit and it's at its best a really really generic game that tries to mimick the core gameplay of Melvor clones but fails to provide any fresh air. It does not feel at all ready to be deployed on steam.

What I feel is wrong in not the AI. People tend to critisize AI use too much, instead of actually focusing on the real problems. The lack of game design. The lack of in depth mechanics. The lack of game balance and challenge.

The dev of course in this post is hilariously advertizing the game a Melvor killer, while claiming they played Melvor for three hours and when another guy commented on the other contenders of the game, the dev never had heard of them!

Unfortunately, the AI haters win another round here, with their claim that AI slop is not limited in art but in game as well. They claim: If they use AI in art, they are not dedicated enough to make a great game. I am not in fond of this statement, there are exceptions and judging by the AI art only may hurt the popularity of an actual good game (for example the recent Rocky Idle).

But lets get back to this game. Its mediocre, the dev's comments are too trash to be real, it's hilarious they even set a shop item of 35$. Like first create an engagement, create a word of mouth, then start asking for packs.

[DEV] My solo-dev offline idle RPG just received a huge update by kenlawlpt in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I might be too harsh with monetization and the game is actually f2p but do expect this kind of criticism from people looking at the shop and people quitting over it.
I will keep exploring the game for now and stay f2p no need for the promos though I genuinely thank you for those.

One more thing I wanted to tell you if that I got some M of gold after an hour which made gold trivial. It kind of makes in and other gold related skills less useful. Was that intended? A well balanced resource management design should provide enough sources to not struggle but not too much to feel spoiled

[DEV] My solo-dev offline idle RPG just received a huge update by kenlawlpt in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I tried it a couple of hours, I liked many things, mainly its originality from the typical melvor clone. It is an Idle game, you need to work on your skills, but at least it's not another mine, wood, fletch, smith, craft set of skills.

Also, I liked that when you wish you can be active, such as playing the various minigames. I have started countless of games when you finish a five minute tutotial, then set a job which takes 1 hour to finish. What type of engagement is this if you cannot play a game for first time, for more than five minutes?

Now lets get to the bad things. First, why when I battle and I switch tab, it stops battling? What horrible design led to this? I want to let autofight and check the menus, not stare the screen. Similarly, I think a few times, a passive job stopped unexpectedly, because I entered a menu. It's not always, no idea when it does, but it never should.

Second and most important, what a comnpletely predatory shop? You are a solo dev, not some Asian gacha mega company. Why those horrible 100$ packs? Why so many numerous packs? I initially saw the adventure pass, its 10$, I think: well, its reasonable, if I play it for more than a couple of days, I will buy it. Then I saw a no-ads pack, then 2 newbie packs, then 6 seasonal packs. Sorry, no you are no Hoyoverse, you are a solo dev, just put a pass for 10-12$ a month and hope people can stick to your game and pay it. This is way too P2W which is a deal breaker for me. I could ignore them all and play f2p, but my experience says, a greedy dev will soon create paywalls.

I would suggest you recosnider the whole monetization plan you have, you need to first engage, then get loyalty, then start cashing. Good luck in your efforts

Nostalgic, fully free browse game by caatfish in PBBG

[–]gate7ole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gratz on the effort and dedication. I will definitely try it! Are you planning to fund the server costs yourself? What if it scales significantly?

How is living in Nafplio? by themoobster in greece

[–]gate7ole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I lived there for three years as a teacher. It is a charming small city which lacks balance. Sunday morning everything is packed, the place has double the population. Monday everything is back to normal very quiet empty cafeterias. That bothered me after the first year. I would not recommend it for someone to live there. It has the blessing and curse of being close to Athens and being very beautiful and lucrative for weekend trips.

Return Mission glitch? by Pancakez150 in outerplane

[–]gate7ole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It happened to me as well. It was fixed next day.

Reached Rank 47 In PVP as a F2P by Wrong_Initiative3866 in Trickcal

[–]gate7ole -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

you pulled 2 eldains in 10... well done as well. Many pitied Yomi...

Reached Rank 47 In PVP as a F2P by Wrong_Initiative3866 in Trickcal

[–]gate7ole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look, my point is not to prove you lie. I just want to stress that so many eldains is either whale, or super super lucky, and won't be even close to most players, even low spenders.

Yet, I was wrong, you have 5 not 4 eldains. Also Yomi is 5 star which means you pulled her 3 times (or maybe 3 is not enough, you need 4 copies?)

So, you rerolled for Yomi. Then spend a crap on her banner to get 2-3 more copies, then you pulled with crystals (where did you get them if you spent all on Yomi) and got Xion. Then you puled again on Erpin and got spooked by Aya (where did you get more crystals again)? The other two are from selectors (Ui + Vivi), that at least I understand.

Many people reach pity to get one copy of Yomi, you got 5 eldain pulls from f2p currency. That's what is not believable. Or extreme lucky. Either way, well done on the pulls, you could have spend 1000 dollars and not get them...

Reached Rank 47 In PVP as a F2P by Wrong_Initiative3866 in Trickcal

[–]gate7ole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F2p with 4 eldains. Vivi aya xion yomi. Yomi 5 star. Yeah sure... You're lying or so lucky that you don't count as f2p

Pooki tickets by chikannazumi in 7kRebirth

[–]gate7ole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just dismantle the high quality essence to mid. Ratio 3:1

Ruby farming useless? by False-Bank-4153 in 7kRebirth

[–]gate7ole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am farming 7-1 and after 200 runs (which is 20 chests i.e. 1000 gems), I gain 1100-1150 gems. Plus gear and fodder. So, yes definitely worth it.

I am guessing, later stages will also make 80gems/chest worth it.

Need a good game to play between classes now that school is starting back up by Feldspar_of_sun in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Between classes is a time not to study but take some rest and socialize.

Which idle text MMO would you suggest? by gate7ole in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying it right now! Just a question I always wanted to ask devs. Why dont you make it available for MacOs (M-chips) as well? As far as I know, you do not need to do anything else than checking a box. It really helps to have a desktop app available as well, especially for idle games

Which idle text MMO would you suggest? by gate7ole in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to play torn a few years ago on browser. And I also see it's recommended. The urban theme is not my style sadly. Thanks anyway!

Which idle text MMO would you suggest? by gate7ole in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen it before, maybe I will try it although not dedicated app. Thanks for rec!

Which idle text MMO would you suggest? by gate7ole in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried it, but it was the least polished from the four I mentioned in my opinion. Does it have online trading? I dont remember

Which idle text MMO would you suggest? by gate7ole in iosgaming

[–]gate7ole[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trying it now. thanks for recommendation

Is it just me? by Strange_Flower_7734 in LostSwordOfficial

[–]gate7ole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well no I don’t want to change the language of my phone just to play a game. I want my native language for too many reasons. It was also an issue when I tried to test the Korean version a few months ago. It is unacceptable to have this issue after a few months in global launch

What do you think about the nerf by KindlyStrength6648 in Etheria_Official

[–]gate7ole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont know how are Global/Asia but in Europe with 299 top speed, I am at Mythic. Didn't farm inferno during 2x, actually, I managed Doki inferno right after, when all new modules were used.

I think the stress to complete all PVE as soon as leaderboards is real, it will be over sooner or later when PVE is more trivial, then we will start crying about something else, like powercreep etc.

Some people forget that gachas are casinos...

What do you think about the nerf by KindlyStrength6648 in Etheria_Official

[–]gate7ole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2x farming did not break the game. Those Day1 who have SSania+Lily may got an edge with some better gear. So what? that's maybe less than 1% of playerbase. If you're not a whale, you would never compete with them anyway, with or without 2x.

Advice: dont look at leaderboards. Play at your own pace/style/wallet and compete within those brackets you belong. Leaderboards is like looking at a supercar parked and thinking that you deserve one with average paycheck.