"complaining and wasting the devs time" Nice mis-quote you've got there. I did not say that, nor did I say people shouldn't make suggestions. I entirely encourage new suggestions. I did not say it is a waste of time to suggest new ideas. I said it would be a waste of time to implement something as simple as who gets damaged by a gun, when they could be working on bug fixes. You are taking my word, and assuming I am applying it to all ideas in general. I am not doing that. I am saying this particular idea is not a good one. I have the right to do such a thing. It is simply my opinion, and there is no need to insult me by implying that my input is "worthless." I have no quarrel with people bringing ideas to the table. in fact I am glad you had this idea, and posted a forum about it. I enjoy seeing people come up with ideas for the future. What I do not enjoy is when I am insulted for simply showing my opinion on said ideas. Just because I do not like this one particular idea, does not mean I discourage having suggestions as a whole.
The quote was a summary of everything you said in your first post. Let me evaluate by going over your first post.
"The reason for the rules being the way they are is simple. The game is not done being remade. It would only take away valuable time if they were to try an implement new features when the game doesn't even have all of the old ones in yet.”
The very first part of you comment immediately goes to say that the idea would be a wast of time on the current development of the game. You are very specific in this by saying "It would only take away valuable time if they were to try an implement new features when the game doesn't even have all of the old ones in yet.”
That is not a protest against on if the suggestion was good or not. It is a protest against the idea on the basis that the game is not yet complete. You are saying that because the game is not yet complete, that the idea is bad. You immediately assume that it is being suggested that it should be implemented now. You assume that we are saying it should be in priority over everything else.
On to the next part of your statement.
"It is very possible that the pirate code will be changed once the game is no longer in beta, but until then, it is simply a waste of resources and time to make such changes. That time can, and should be spent on recreating what potco left off with.”
Again more assumptions that we are demanding this be implemented now. Your only reason so fare that this should not be implemented now. Actually let me reframe that with a quote from your second post. "I am saying this particular idea is not a good one.” Your whole basis for the idea not being a good one is that the game is currently in beta and that the devs "could be working on bug fixes.” You say that you apply this only to this idea but your as reason shows that this is your only objection to the idea, it makes one wonder what type of an idea is worthy of the devs time to you? Every single idea could essentially be a waste of time when the devs could be working on bug fixes.
Your last stamens in the post is the most irritating.
"In short, be patient, don't complain, and just let the developers do their jobs. Eventually we will get to the point where they can create new rules if they so choose, until then just enjoy the game as is.”
Explain this to me. This is clearly a rebuke to even suggesting the idea. If you read all the post before you own, no one is complaining, no one is being impatient, and no one is obstructing the developers job. Considering none of those thing exist in any of the post before then, it is reasonable to think, that this whole statement you just said hear, is to the very idea in general. You could say that every suggestion is a complaint and an obstruction to the developers job and that we all should just “enjoy the game as is.”
Please show me any other complaints you have against the idea other than that it will hinder the speed of beta. You even say that you think “it is very possible that the pirate code will be changed once the game is no longer in beta, but until then, it is simply a waste of resources.” You act as if the idea was a waste of time because the game is in beta. Every idea is a waste of time then since the game is in beta and not complete. Did you ever in your assumptions think that this was just like every other idea and suggestion? That we are just tossing out food for thought for a latter time. Putting it out their before we forget it. This is way I say your post was worthless. Its only argument was that the game is in beta, the devs need to fix bugs, and that it is not the time for this idea. There is nothing saying that "this particular idea is not a good one.” The whole basis is that “it would only take away valuable time if they were to try an implement new features when the game doesn't even have all of the old ones in yet.” Every idea and suggestion would only take away valuable time from the redevelopment of the old ones. If you mean to say an idea is not a good one, give reasons other than why every new idea would be a bad idea to start work on at this very moment. Check the way you word things so that you don’t say something meaningless. You clearly did not convey what you wanted to say in your first post.
Now that you actually got your point across with this statement (“I said it would be a waste of time to implement something as simple as who gets damaged by a gun, when they could be working on bug fixes” ) there is something to argue or debate. That statement is much more finite and less broad.
Now that the basis for all our assumptions are cleared out of the way we can debate over the idea. So again your argument against it “I said it would be a waste of time to implement something as simple as who gets damaged by a gun, when they could be working on bug fixes.”
Again on my part we are not expecting the dev to immediately go and change this. Although I do think, that it would probably be something as simple as going in a deleting a little bit of code to stop the little message that says breaking the code. The whole idea with navy invasions and the soldiers firing back would take time. I do agree that it is something that should be worked on at a later date. I disagree with you over that it is a bad idea because it would be a waste of time. I disagree with this because the devs will evenly finish the game as it was and that after that, they will have a lot of extra man power and time. They could probably very easily go in and make soldiers targetable with guns and they could also implement the navy invasion fairly easy since they would have the undead invasions as a base. Now the fleet being launched from kings head could be easily implemented by using other sea events as a base for its construction. The parts that would take time to develop would consist of the counter for when the invasion would happen, the troop deployment count from the surviving line ships, and the thought of keeping the code and making the consequence for breaking it. That consequence of course is that the navy could fire back on the player with their guns. Now making it so that players can shoot the navy with guns would be easy and a simple start.
