VERSALIA'S PROFILE

author=WCouillard
The point brought up about Protect being specific to a selected target makes a lot of sense, though. It should be noted, though, that Rand can inflict his "Protecting" state on more than one ally at a time since it lasts for more than just one battle turn. If he's leading the party in a defensive formation, for example, he can basically take all physical hits by using three turns to select his allies. I do agree, though, it'd be simpler and more efficient if he just protected the party from the next physical attack. I will definitely bring that one up.

A+ to all of this

author=WCouillard
Since we're on the subject of making these new commands more efficient without being broken... I would assume it'd be better if Flora were able to be applied to another party member instead of just being applied to Spar? I will also suggest this.

I discussed this with someone last night, actually. It might be better if it stayed self-applied but blocked the next incoming magical damage of any kind (basically, same as-is, but includes AoE). Otherwise, you could literally spend Spar's turns setting up flat-out magical blocks on your party. Let's say a boss does this as his purely random attack sequence:

Physical attack
Special physical attack
Single-target magic
Single-target magic
Physical attack

Spar's first two turns could have already been spent setting up Flora on half your party, and the next few rounds can easily be spent re-applying it to anybody who got hit - and if neither of your Flora'd allies was hit, you're using it on the remaining two, which gives your entire party a spellnull. I realize the sacrifice is that Spar is doing absolutely nothing else, but spending turns to basically flat-out null spell damage in this way is pretty OP, since that also negates his need to use any of his healing abilities...

author=Link_2112
haha Always so defensive, you are. Didn't think I needed to be a mod to attempt to steer the conversation in a more positive direction. Beg your pardon, sir.

Pardon granted. BEGRUDGINGLY

Thanks. And yeah, it's still a cluster of buildings because that's what a town is :) It's like having a mini-map sitting on the overworld. Plus it's different and that's cool, right?

Gold star for different, definitely. It shows that you put thought into how to differentiate the small details.

I'll try to add a pixel of shadow under it. That might help. It was a spur of the moment idea so I glazed over it.

Try to mimic the other stuff on the map - see how your buildings all have a hard black outline around all three/four sides of the buildings, but everything on the worldmap only has a hard black line on its right side? Do that.

author=LockeZ
real map

I know right

if only there was any example of a commercial game that didn't use 'real maps'

and didn't involve exploring the specific locations, only the puzzles and fights involved in moving between them

yet still put forth a bare minimum of visual presentation

author=Solitayre
This looks suspiciously identical to the last four games you made.

did you notice that this is actually a blog post on the last game he made and not an entirely new game? ace engine port derp

author=Max McGee
I really feel that this is an acceptable, unbiased assessment of the situation. I certainly went as far as I could to make Versalia's opinion sound appealing, trying hard not to make it sound like a straw man argument. I think these are my final comments, explaining my understanding of the situation.

Other people did this too and you dismissed the comments as entirely wrong without needing to attempt to explain why. Don't act so fair and unbiased when you are clearly on your own side and nobody else's. I like how you entirely ignored emmych's very eloquent and thoughtful post about analyzing yourself and your projects in favor of arguing about arguing.

By the way, that's not at all how I feel, merely your interpretation of the situation.

I appreciate that but I really think that's not the essence of what I said at all.

I appreciate that but I really think that's not the essence of what I said at all.

I appreciate that but I really think that's not the essence of what I said at all.