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DF General Discussion / What is wrong with DF.
« on: May 28, 2012, 12:57:32 am »
No, this is not a stupid troll thread, this is an attempt at a serious discussion. Im gonna bet anything it degenerates into fanboyism and flame but here goes.
Post whatever you think is wrong with DF, something about Toady's development style, particular things in the UI, hell, anything and everything you can think of.
for the sake of keeping the thread semi on track, please don't complain about what others say, or the general nature of the thread.
I am hoping this helps Toady get true negative opinions of the community, without all the rampant misguided praise and cultism.
Cause lets face it, in its current state, Dwarf Fortress really aint all that impressive.
Most of the 'features' are never witnessed by the player outside of legends mode, or the 'L'ook menu.
Almost anyone's fps tanks in a few in game years, crippling the possibility of truly large fortresses.
The game is fucking easy, I don't really care what you say, their are no sources of difficulty.
Adventure mode is fucking joke, and will be for several years.
The player's fortress is completely disconnected from the outside world, this won't change with simple trade updates.
Feature bloat, DF has tons of features, but most of them don't have any effect or are tossed aside like a childs toy after being used for 5 minutes.
And a final note, this is referring to the current/VERY near future state of DF, not the short term goals in the dev page, not what itll be like in 5 years. now.
Hopefully this will help dig into actual issues with the core game, and as I said not devolve into a flame war, this community is slowly shaking my belief that that is possible.
Post whatever you think is wrong with DF, something about Toady's development style, particular things in the UI, hell, anything and everything you can think of.
for the sake of keeping the thread semi on track, please don't complain about what others say, or the general nature of the thread.
I am hoping this helps Toady get true negative opinions of the community, without all the rampant misguided praise and cultism.
Cause lets face it, in its current state, Dwarf Fortress really aint all that impressive.
Most of the 'features' are never witnessed by the player outside of legends mode, or the 'L'ook menu.
Almost anyone's fps tanks in a few in game years, crippling the possibility of truly large fortresses.
The game is fucking easy, I don't really care what you say, their are no sources of difficulty.
Adventure mode is fucking joke, and will be for several years.
The player's fortress is completely disconnected from the outside world, this won't change with simple trade updates.
Feature bloat, DF has tons of features, but most of them don't have any effect or are tossed aside like a childs toy after being used for 5 minutes.
And a final note, this is referring to the current/VERY near future state of DF, not the short term goals in the dev page, not what itll be like in 5 years. now.
Hopefully this will help dig into actual issues with the core game, and as I said not devolve into a flame war, this community is slowly shaking my belief that that is possible.
