PC This game is emergency lacking in QoL changes (List)

Unamelable said:
I guess I'm really overdramatizing things since I hold everything close to my heart. And I'm basing this on the experience I've had with other games where I didn't feel as much discomfort as I did with 7DTD. Which is probably why the game seems to have fundamental problems.
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Maybe this doesn't entirely echo what you're saying, but I can completely understanding being into something deep enough to have an investment into it and want to see improvements. I can understand disappointment when something liked was changed or where something changed seems worse than before.

Two changes that I didn't care for related to Farming and Water. I can recognize and acknowledge the Devs put more thought into it than I have, have all the game play stats, and ultimately have a better handle on the situation than I do. At the same time, I don't really like spending time replanting my seeds, nor do I like being unable to carry water away from a water source. I've realized playing Vanilla with those things is still a good game. When I play solo, I mod them to my preferences. I'm really very thankful that XML modding is usually pretty easy.

I could continue to rail against those changes, but I'm only one of a great many players. I know from reading this community that the Devs do read, listen, and respond though I assume they also have to pick their engagement carefully as it probably could consume a lot of their time.

 
Unamelable said:
The game already has pop-up tags over zombies. They are very much needed to mark the area/zombies to finish the quest quickly
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It would make a nice option, but I don't even really care for the "red dot radar" on the compass when doing a clear mission, so I'm not likely to turn that on.

That's coming from the Twitch integration, so presumably an option or a mod could enable that. (That's a guess on my part.)

Something I've thought about is an option to let players add a number (0, 1, 2...) to the "ShowQuestClearCount" setting found in each POI's XML. That is, if the option were set to "2" then 2 would be added to each POI's ShowQuestClearCount value when a clear mission was started. The result would be the hint dots (gold dots) would be shown when there were X+2 (instead of X) zombie volumes left to be cleared.

My apologies if you already know this, but there's a "Pimp Dreams" area on these boards and that's generally where suggestions are made. I think suggestions are better received when they come one at a time, rather than a single exhaustive list, but I have seen both in that area. I mention it because if I were a Dev with limited time, I'd probably scan that area for titles and skim the ideas, rather than hope to find an appealing suggestion deep in some conversation elsewhere.

 
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zztong said:
It would make a nice option, but I don't even really care for the "red dot radar" on the compass when doing a clear mission, so I'm not likely to turn that on.

That's coming from the Twitch integration, so presumably an option or a mod could enable that. (That's a guess on my part.)

Something I've thought about is an option to let players add a number (0, 1, 2...) to the "ShowQuestClearCount" setting found in each POI's XML. That is, if the option were set to "2" then 2 would be added to each POI's ShowQuestClearCount value when a clear mission was started. The result would be the hint dots (gold dots) would be shown when there were X+2 (instead of X) zombie volumes left to be cleared.

My apologies if you already know this, but there's a "Pimp Dreams" area on these boards and that's generally where suggestions are made. I think suggestions are better received when they come one at a time, rather than a single exhaustive list, but I have seen both in that area. I mention it because if I were a Dev with limited time, I'd probably scan that area for titles and skim the ideas, rather than hope to find an appealing suggestion deep in some conversation elsewhere.
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I can't move topics to other sections. Only a moderator can do that. I still wanted to make a list of potential solutions that could solve all of the above problems that can be discussed with the community.

 
Unamelable said:
I can't move topics to other sections. Only a moderator can do that. I still wanted to make a list of potential solutions that could solve all of the above problems that can be discussed with the community.
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You could carve out individual suggestions and mention them there in a new topic. You don't need a moderator for that. The "General Discussion" approach isn't bad. You'll certainly get discussion. I guess what I'm suggesting is that anything that seems well formed and with support, "Pimp Dreams" might get more notice. That's a guess, of course. If I knew the secret to getting an idea noticed and being able to perfectly persuade anyone, I'd... probably not share it. LOL. Heh, I mean everyone would be doing it and it would no longer be effective. :)

 
Yeah, I have moved a couple of Unamelable's threads to Pimp Dreams because they were framed as a suggestion. This thread was framed as a discussion.

 
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