As many of you are aware, Thomas Blair (Blixtev) is taking over for Kai Steinmann (Helios) as Lead Designer on the project. Thomas is going to continue to enhance and expand SWG by following the work that Kai began last year. Helios (Kai) lead the design of the profession expertise systems, the GCW improvements, the targeting and combat changes, and generally worked at every step to improve SWG as it stands today. In short, he and his team (of which Thomas was a part) were responsible for the significant improvements you've seen throughout the last year. Those improvements are going to continue.
There is some confusion on the boards as to which designers were responsible for which changes and some concern about the future design of the game. While I understand the concern over change, let me assure you that Thomas and his team are dedicated to improving and expanding SWG in the manner you experienced last year. The types of tumultuous changes brought about by the NGE, of which Thomas and Kai were not a part, will not happen again.
The SWG design team is focused on continuing to bring you more of the kinds of game play you want, chapter by chapter. And I ask that you judge each feature or change from here on out on its own merit as you get a chance to play it. In fact, the Trader and Entertainer improvements are available on Test Center right now.
I invite you to go play them and tell us what you think.
As many of you are aware, Thomas Blair (Blixtev) is taking over for Kai Steinmann (Helios) as Lead Designer on the project. Thomas is going to continue to enhance and expand SWG by following the work that Kai began last year. Helios (Kai) lead the design of the profession expertise systems, the GCW improvements, the targeting and combat changes, and generally worked at every step to improve SWG as it stands today. In short, he and his team (of which Thomas was a part) were responsible for the significant improvements you've seen throughout the last year. Those improvements are going to continue.
There is some confusion on the boards as to which designers were responsible for which changes and some concern about the future design of the game. While I understand the concern over change, let me assure you that Thomas and his team are dedicated to improving and expanding SWG in the manner you experienced last year. The types of tumultuous changes brought about by the NGE, of which Thomas and Kai were not a part, will not happen again.
The SWG design team is focused on continuing to bring you more of the kinds of game play you want, chapter by chapter. And I ask that you judge each feature or change from here on out on its own merit as you get a chance to play it. In fact, the Trader and Entertainer improvements are available on Test Center right now.
I invite you to go play them and tell us what you think.
THANK YOU.
God, I was worried about another combat upgrade again..
I seriously couldn't have taken another one of those.
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Good luck Helios with your new stuff, and good luck Blixtev with your old stuff
>And that was part of the appeal. Something you completely lose when you "dumb down" the rules so that "anyone can play". We like to say "complex but not complicated". But I think we might be missing a bit of the point there. As in, actually, complicated has a great deal of appeal.<
1st it is surprising to see you here on the forums....
ChrisCao wrote:
As many of you are aware, Thomas Blair (Blixtev) is taking over for Kai Steinmann So THAT is his real name...(Helios) as Lead Designer on the project. Thomas is going to continue to enhance and expand SWG by following the work that Kai began last year. Helios (Kai) lead the design of the profession expertise systems, the GCW improvements, the targeting and combat changes, and generally worked at every step to improve SWG as it stands today. In short, he and his team (of which Thomas was a part) were responsible for the significant improvements you've seen throughout the last year. Those improvements are going to continue. That is good
There is some confusion on the boards as to which designers were responsible for which changes and some concern about the future design of the game. While I understand the concern over change, let me assure you that Thomas and his team are dedicated to improving and expanding SWG in the manner you experienced last year. The types of tumultuous changes brought about by the NGE, of which Thomas and Kai were not a part ~cough~ LEC - Julio Torres ~cough~, will not happen again. THAT IS ******** GOOD
The SWG design team is focused on continuing to bring you more of the kinds of game play you want, chapter by chapter. And I ask that you judge each feature or change from here on out on its own merit as you get a chance to play it. In fact, the Trader and Entertainer improvements are available on Test Center right now.
I invite you to go play them and tell us what you think.
That is all
d Lord Vincent Takaab Blackbird (Altyrell) ~MEOW~.
Thanks for the information! If this year is anything like last year, Im overly excited and I mean that!!! Keep up the good work, bring us home Blixtev!!!
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There is some confusion on the boards as to which designers were responsible for which changes and some concern about the future design of the game. While I understand the concern over change, let me assure you that Thomas and his team are dedicated to improving and expanding SWG in the manner you experienced last year. The types of tumultuous changes brought about by the NGE, of which Thomas and Kai were not a part, will not happen again.
That paragraph is probably the best thing I've heard here for a long time. Good luck to the new leaders.
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