Everyone hates a “rag on your ex” post…so let me try to say this as positively as possible.
I am only level 20, but I love so much of what I’ve seen. You respect your characters. You respect the mobs/creeps. You respect death. You respect life. I feel rewarded for taking the time to look at things, to explore the map, to even pick up items. You even respect the power feel of leveling…no seriously, leveling makes you feel empowered, because everything gets stronger as you do without either one shotting you or being one shot by you.
I’m sure the “new” will wear off, but I especially love that you’re not using Skinner Box mechanics at level 1. I appreciate that I feel rewarded for playing slower and at my own pace.
I think this speaks volumes to your worldview and to your monetization strategy. This is a shot across multiple bows. Seriously listened to a podcast with the creator of one of the other game I was playing…and holy banana cream pies, batman…that guy is making money in spite of not understanding economics, consumers or even video games…seriously sounded like he’d been reading smart people but wasn’t smart enough to know what words meant…it was really quite depressing =(
At any rate, thank you. Please keep up the good work =)