PC V2.0 Storms Brewing Dev Diary

[Professor-Pip]

You are the one posting on an English based forum, so you should try to do the extra work if you want a lot of people reading and answering your messages.
You write in French and expecting all of us to translate? Not cool! (and this is being said by a French speaking person who refuses to answer you in French since you do not try on your side either).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the old forums, wasn't there a rule (often mentioned by @Roland) that posts were to be in English? Did that change when we got the new forums? Perhaps our current mods should make a ruling.

 

[Space4Ace]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the old forums, wasn't there a rule (often mentioned by @Roland) that posts were to be in English? Did that change when we got the new forums? Perhaps our current mods should make a ruling.

Here: https://community.thefunpimps.com/help/rules/

The specific section actually says this:

C9. Backseat Copyediting​

Unsolicited objections or corrections to a user’s writing (language, spelling, grammar, punctuation, paragraphs, etc.). Players of all languages and backgrounds can use the forum. If you can’t understand a non-English post, you may use translation software. Users posting in poor English or non-English may be ignored, but not harangued.

 

[Roland]

As the game had become more and more international we relaxed that rule and then removed it completely. People are free to post in whatever language they wish and going along with the response of @faatal you are free to ignore any post that is in a language you don't want to have to translate. For me personally, when I am on mobile I have to highlight all the text and then select translate which opens a new screen that I then have to back out of. So when I'm on mobile I ignore those posts. When on my PC it is one click to translate the page so it's no big deal.

Put the user on ignore if it really bothers you. Or just skip over their posts. If someone feels like nobody is engaging with them unless they post in English and they want that engagement then they'll be motivated to post in English. It's basic behaviorism.

Maybe the rule will change in the future but that decision is above me.

 

[Roland]

Here: https://community.thefunpimps.com/help/rules/

The specific section actually says this:

C9. Backseat Copyediting​

Unsolicited objections or corrections to a user’s writing (language, spelling, grammar, punctuation, paragraphs, etc.). Players of all languages and backgrounds can use the forum. If you can’t understand a non-English post, you may use translation software. Users posting in poor English or non-English may be ignored, but not harangued.

Exactly. If we're being technical, then everyone who has been posting to tell another user to start posting in English is the rule breaker and not that user...lol.

Zut Alors!

 

[Space4Ace]

Exactly. If we're being technical, then everyone who has been posting to tell another user to start posting in English is a rule breaker and not the user...lol.

Zut Alors!

Yes I know! When I read that ruling, I figured that telling someone to post in English was wrong. But telling that person that more people would read English translated messages and answer them was still... Okay (I guess? Maybe?)

 

[Roland]

Yes I know! When I read that ruling, I figured that telling someone to post in English was wrong. But telling that person that more people would read English translated messages and answer them was still... Okay (I guess? Maybe?)

It all clogs up the thread with off topic material. Best to be done as a PM instead. Now lets all get back on topic and let this go.

 

[Roland]

Here's a question:

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made that will no longer require you to overcome the biome hazards in order? Will you still generally follow the flow that TFP established or will you mix it up?

For myself, I enjoy the biome progression and will probably continue to play forest, burnt, desert, snow, wasteland order and follow the progression of the traders and questing. I do prefer crafting my own gear over finding better than I can craft loot and for the most part I can stay ahead with my magazines if I follow the progression.

 

[Adam the Waster]

Here's a question:

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made that will no longer require you to overcome the biome hazards in order? Will you still generally follow the flow that TFP established or will you mix it up?

For myself, I enjoy the biome progression and will probably continue to play forest, burnt, desert, snow, wasteland order and follow the progression of the traders and questing. I do prefer crafting my own gear over finding better than I can craft loot and for the most part I can stay ahead with my magazines if I follow the progression.

Ill be doing the same but exploring the biomes without the protection gear If I can

 

[Jost Amman]

Here's a question:

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made that will no longer require you to overcome the biome hazards in order? Will you still generally follow the flow that TFP established or will you mix it up?

For myself, I enjoy the biome progression and will probably continue to play forest, burnt, desert, snow, wasteland order and follow the progression of the traders and questing. I do prefer crafting my own gear over finding better than I can craft loot and for the most part I can stay ahead with my magazines if I follow the progression.

Personally, I love the Desert biome (be it for the pleasant lighting or because it's easier to spot things) so I'd immediately try to go there.

The wasteland and burnt biomes honestly are depressing in the long term, but I could bear going there just for a quick mission or to get some special resources or loot (and of course to see Jen! ).

 

[4sheetzngeegles]

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made

If it ends up as Faatal hinted, regarding storms and their interactivity, I will return to my
custom map layout crossing the biomes to get to different quests and pois, where I am
constantly having to interact with all the biomes multiple times. Then I will mod the
environment variables. I like advancing gamestage at a multiple of player stage, being at a
deficit. Right now playing at 44ps 200gs, feels about right. Add in the storms and possibly
the heightened zombie awareness during, it may dictate random choices for me. This might
end up being a do as I come across it scenario.

 

[zztong]

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made that will no longer require you to overcome the biome hazards in order? Will you still generally follow the flow that TFP established or will you mix it up?

If solo, I'll probably mix it up.

The relative difficulties provide a reason to take them in order, but if I want yucca, aloe, and/or fuel then I'm going to the desert.

I have to admit, @khzmusik 's topic about the order of biome progressions has had me wondering if I could alter the progression to be:
Wasteland (survival start) > Burnt Forest > Desert > Snow > Forest (toughest opponents)

 

[Adam the Waster]

If solo, I'll probably mix it up.

The relative difficulties provide a reason to take them in order, but if I want yucca, aloe, and/or fuel then I'm going to the desert.

I have to admit, @khzmusik 's topic about the order of biome progressions has had me wondering if I could alter the progression to be:
Wasteland (survival start) > Burnt Forest > Desert > Snow > Forest (toughest opponents)

I think from that discussion. More biomes would be needed like what Roland was talking about. And the harder biomes like the burnt forest and types of wastelands would have the best loot but more zombies/Infected targets. Non stop

While the normal biomes are dangerous in basic temperature, humans, animals and zombies, storms

The artifical biomes have more deadly humans who are armed for that environment and tones of zombies and zombie animals and really deadly storms

 

[EvilPolygons]

I think from that discussion. More biomes would be needed like what Roland was talking about. And the harder biomes like the burnt forest and types of wastelands would have the best loot but more zombies/Infected targets. Non stop

While the normal biomes are dangerous in basic temperature, humans, animals and zombies, storms

The artifical biomes have more deadly humans who are armed for that environment and tones of zombies and zombie animals and really deadly storms

I wonder how people would feel about STALKER-esque anomalies in the wasteland biome?

 

[Javabean867]

Here's a question:

How do you think you will play the game once the change is made that will no longer require you to overcome the biome hazards in order? Will you still generally follow the flow that TFP established or will you mix it up?

For myself, I enjoy the biome progression and will probably continue to play forest, burnt, desert, snow, wasteland order and follow the progression of the traders and questing. I do prefer crafting my own gear over finding better than I can craft loot and for the most part I can stay ahead with my magazines if I follow the progression.

While i do love the biome progression, I like to skip past the burnt forest biome. probably my least favorite biome. I will hang out in the desert biome, just long enough to get to the Snow Biome, my favorite honestly. I like the custom Zambs, the white snow, and the chance to run into direwolves for their sweet sweet loot bags.