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<blockquote data-quote="jedijon" data-source="post: 7724207" data-attributes="member: 49099"><p>The communication on this feels very disjointed, but I know I've been thinking about this <em>maybe </em>35 minutes vs. your 35 years so if that's an interesting perspective - keep reading. Here's the gist of what I get after reading this post>>>>></p><p></p><p>The opening line; "Start from scratch" = screwed up the last communication.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, likely. After skimming the prior announcement all I know so far is an employee said; 'Trust me, this is awesome!!! While the creator is too busy, I can conclusively prove this must be awesome or there wouldn't be so many people hired to work on it and when I say "this" or "it" that's as specific as I can be'.</p><p> </p><p>So this time around: </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Empyrea has 3 elements; magic / living planet / nobles who enforce the planet's desires</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Empyrea has "4 sides" and on each side is evil, just waiting to spoil that sweet 2D party</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A core set kickstarter is showing up next month and the sky is the limit from there</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Somehow after 35 years, 9 months is a LONG TIME</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>I think it's very cool that you're in a position to go after something you think is interesting. And, probably kickstarter is the best format for you. It combines marketing with research, which should answer questions about how many folks are interested at the same time as it gets your message out there.</p><p> </p><p>It's definitely a concern that decades of gestation will prevent the ability to prune out what is weak. Add to this at least 30 part time collaborators and it seems impossible to anticipate the end result.</p><p></p><p>A sentient planet may be cool and a little campy and different--you'll need your niche. The "spoilers" section feels like the kitchen sink. A place named "Empyrea" would appear to be based on the word empirical, meaning logic. That would typically be science - i.e. the opposite of magic. Word-play maybe? I know you definitely said magic. Although that's kind of an <u>assumed</u> fantasy trope, no?</p><p> </p><p>What really catches the attention is the emphasis of breezy and evocative syntax at the expense of clarity. Knowing that this is ultimately a rulebook puts some focus on this area.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You said you've got thousands of logs that constitute your laboratory - the chatroom might be the lab...the logs = data</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Unbalancing mass whims" means something like, peons are passionate--albeit fickle, and this somehow causes the planet brain pain?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Said whims attributed to these unwashed masses include "wealth" so somehow wealth is upside down here??</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think you're trying to be cheeky at the end about how immortal beings could wipe the words right off your rulebook but given the above, it's hard to tell???</li> </ul><p></p><p>See you in 9 months when your baby is finally born!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jedijon, post: 7724207, member: 49099"] The communication on this feels very disjointed, but I know I've been thinking about this [I]maybe [/I]35 minutes vs. your 35 years so if that's an interesting perspective - keep reading. Here's the gist of what I get after reading this post>>>>> The opening line; "Start from scratch" = screwed up the last communication. Yeah, likely. After skimming the prior announcement all I know so far is an employee said; 'Trust me, this is awesome!!! While the creator is too busy, I can conclusively prove this must be awesome or there wouldn't be so many people hired to work on it and when I say "this" or "it" that's as specific as I can be'. So this time around: [LIST] [*]Empyrea has 3 elements; magic / living planet / nobles who enforce the planet's desires [*]Empyrea has "4 sides" and on each side is evil, just waiting to spoil that sweet 2D party [*]A core set kickstarter is showing up next month and the sky is the limit from there [*]Somehow after 35 years, 9 months is a LONG TIME [/LIST] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think it's very cool that you're in a position to go after something you think is interesting. And, probably kickstarter is the best format for you. It combines marketing with research, which should answer questions about how many folks are interested at the same time as it gets your message out there. It's definitely a concern that decades of gestation will prevent the ability to prune out what is weak. Add to this at least 30 part time collaborators and it seems impossible to anticipate the end result. A sentient planet may be cool and a little campy and different--you'll need your niche. The "spoilers" section feels like the kitchen sink. A place named "Empyrea" would appear to be based on the word empirical, meaning logic. That would typically be science - i.e. the opposite of magic. Word-play maybe? I know you definitely said magic. Although that's kind of an [U]assumed[/U] fantasy trope, no? What really catches the attention is the emphasis of breezy and evocative syntax at the expense of clarity. Knowing that this is ultimately a rulebook puts some focus on this area. [LIST] [*]You said you've got thousands of logs that constitute your laboratory - the chatroom might be the lab...the logs = data [*]"Unbalancing mass whims" means something like, peons are passionate--albeit fickle, and this somehow causes the planet brain pain? [*]Said whims attributed to these unwashed masses include "wealth" so somehow wealth is upside down here?? [*]I think you're trying to be cheeky at the end about how immortal beings could wipe the words right off your rulebook but given the above, it's hard to tell??? [/LIST] See you in 9 months when your baby is finally born! [/QUOTE]
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