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[Makbeth]

"The arsenal dwarf was obliterated to let equipment move around more easily."

Thanks Toady!  I said I'd make a donation if that happens, and I'm gonna stick to that.  Check's going out this week.

[Neonivek]

Why do people hate him?

[Mason11987]

Why do people hate him?

IN general getting your dwarves able to get the equipment you want and do what you want is difficult, a noble who's main purpose is to delay that further is likely going to cause headaches.

[Urist McCyrilin]

Why do people hate him?

Why do people hate Hitler? Seriously, I wouldn't know.

Anyways, I kind of liked the idea of an arsenal Dwarf. If only it had worked better.

[Totaku]

Because I guess people hated how they need him in order to set up a military? I don't know?  I personally didn't have issues with the Arsenal Dwarf, but I'm guess he could be linked to some of the issues in the military. So I guess Toady decided to dump him till he can improve on him and make him better.

Out of seriousness though, the Arsenal Dwarf did seem to not do much...just update equipment and that's it. So I guess it was a smart move. Hopfully he'll be improved in time for the Seiges and stuff.

[Orkel]

I'm happy that he was removed. Was just an unnecessary step in equipping a military with no real useful reason whatsoever.

[G-Flex]

I guess the issue here is that sometimes, equipment changes need to be made fast, so forcing a dwarf to make the change himself might not work out very well... and good luck if he's on break, or partying, or asleep, or eating, or otherwise indisposed.

[Makbeth]

Because I guess people hated how they need him in order to set up a military? I don't know?

The Arsenal Dwarf is supposed to streamline and organize the military, but fails hard at it.  The actual organizing of the military is done by the player through the equipment screens, but the arsenal dwarf prevents those changes from going into effect until he stops partying, sleeping, drinking, eating, and taking breaks from his strenuous labor of taking breaks, and goes to his office and acts busy for a while. 

If he were merely a prerequisite for assigning equipment and nothing more it would be fine.  But, since he has to sit at his desk and... I dunno, write TPS reports or something before your changes go into effect, it can take months for your equipment changes to go into effect.  If only the player could order the AD caged, beaten, or hammered...

Hey, there's an idea.  Why let the nobles have all the fun of ordering punishments?  Could we order dwarves beaten or executed for taking too many breaks or organizing too many parties?  Could it actually cause them to not do those things at the expense of having lower morale?  That would be awesome!

[Beeskee]

Arse nal dwarf would have worked better if there hadn't been bugs too. Like deleted ammunition groups locking up the ammo so it can never be used again.

[nil]

It was a neat idea that just didn't pan out gameplay-wise, and Toady deserves tons and tons of credit for not being overly attached to it.

[Shadowfury333]

Hey, there's an idea.  Why let the nobles have all the fun of ordering punishments?  Could we order dwarves beaten or executed for taking too many breaks or organizing too many parties?  Could it actually cause them to not do those things at the expense of having lower morale?  That would be awesome!

Yes, they are called suicide levers and magma dumps.

[Beeskee]

Toady deserves tons and tons of credit for not being overly attached to it.

QFT. Way too many devs fall too in love with some ideas to give them the axe when they don't work out.

We already know every other game developer on the entire planet envies DF for it's gameplay, maybe they can follow the other ways in which DF leads, too.

[Tehran]

"The arsenal dwarf was obliterated to let equipment move around more easily."

Thanks Toady!  I said I'd make a donation if that happens, and I'm gonna stick to that.  Check's going out this week.

And by "donation" you mean "bribe," right? Interestiiiiinnggggg... Perhaps we can corrupt the Toad...

Hey Toady, I'll give you a hundred bucks if you implement my sand idea. _{(not really)}

Now I understand why lobbying is so popular.

[Jordrake]

Hey, there's an idea.  Why let the nobles have all the fun of ordering punishments?  Could we order dwarves beaten or executed for taking too many breaks or organizing too many parties?  Could it actually cause them to not do those things at the expense of having lower morale?  That would be awesome!

I've heard whispers of this kind of thing being implemented in the future. Say, a series of dwarves die in strange circumstances, the living ones start to get paranoid and stuff.
Or so I heard. I wouldn't trust a rumour.

[Beeskee]

And by "donation" you mean "bribe," right? Interestiiiiinnggggg... Perhaps we can corrupt the Toad...

Hey Toady, I'll give you a hundred bucks if you implement my sand idea. _{(not really)}

Now I understand why lobbying is so popular.

I'll chip in $100 for the sand thing. For reals. (I've paid more for less.)