Slow Development?

[actionjack]

It come more as a question than suggestion. I left the game about a year ago, and coming back, I found everything is still much the same. No new units, no new battlefields... etc. So how come the development seem at such slow pace?

TA has such high potentials, to add much more new things (and opening up new markets) I can see it being bigger than it is now.

[KBHoleN1]

Obviously you haven't bothered to look around, which is fine by me. Leave more of this wonderful game for me. If you're in the mood though, try reading up on all the units, or even noticing the brand new one. There have been a lot of changes actually.

[Megabyte]

that and the developer is working on a different project as well

"a lot" is sorta being generous to my eyes though, how about...a few?

[KBHoleN1]

Compared to the progress the previous year, I'd say this last batch of updates was "a lot". But you're right, there are only a few, but too much change is never a good thing, at least not too quickly.

[Jeffery]

The dates are not exact, as these are from the Digis site which archives it's news... But all of these changes ARE here.

2006-03-29
Revised blocking system
The blocking system makes compensations, basically lowering blocking chance when a unit blocks too much, or raising it if it doesn't block enough.
Some players understood how to calculate this compensation, allowing them to predict hits or blocks sometimes. To be more fair, the bonus to blocking is now shown to everyone.

2006-01-26
Unit changes
Golem Ambusher
- Attack range is now 4 to 5 tiles
Poison Wisp
- HP is now 30

2006-01-26
Initial Recovery Time
A new rule has been added today:
Damage and Poison units begin a battle with movement recovery, and the player who goes second will have 1 wait turn cleared as if they passed at the start.
What's Movement Recovery?
That's the number of turns a unit can't be used after moving (but not attacking). All the current damage dealing units have 0 or 1 movement recovery only.
Adjust your forms to meet the new challenge!
Hint: Immobile units, such as the Lightning Ward, have no movement recovery at all.

2006-01-22
Challenging opponents
A new command has been added:
/challenge [name]
This command is available to Gold accounts.
It can be used to challenge grey accounts also.

2005-12-02 #66
Berserker!
New Beast Unit: Berserker
All Gold accounts have received this new unit.

2005-11-23 #64
Enraged Furgons
New Beast Attack: Furgon
What happens when the Furgon is enraged...

2005-11-22 #63
Login queue
There is now an automatic queue for logins - No need to click over and over again anymore when the server is full!
Simply enter once, then go do something else until you hear the sound alert letting you know that you are logged in.
Gold accounts bypass the queue of course. : )

[Hellblazer]

Well, that about setlles(sp?) that.

[uniquinous]

...and Jeffery hits another TAO grand slam

[BaxVarlet]

...and Jeffery hits another TAO grand slam

His copy and paste skills along with his common sense are truly amazing...

[uniquinous]

common sense...

so THAT's what I smelled... :p

[actionjack]

Refining the game play rule and adding new features are changes, but I think it is still a low-level development, since it didn't really add any "newness", or feature that would attract more player. There is not much new marketable contains, such as "Come play our new Elf units!" and such. (I think there is a great market to sell the units much like the collectible card games, but that is another topic)

I left about almost 2 year ago, and coming back, still not see much new (beside the new pretty painting on the home page)

Its not a rant, just a wellfull wish that this game will do better, since it is such a great game.

[Megabyte]

Well, that about setlles(sp?) that.

how so?

Are you indicating agreement that those things = a lot of updates?

[Project Justice]

Refining the game play rule and adding new features are changes, but I think it is still a low-level development, since it didn't really add any "newness", or feature that would attract more player. There is not much new marketable contains, such as "Come play our new Elf units!" and such. (I think there is a great market to sell the units much like the collectible card games, but that is another topic)

I left about almost 2 year ago, and coming back, still not see much new (beside the new pretty painting on the home page)

Its not a rant, just a wellfull wish that this game will do better, since it is such a great game.

So wait which one is it, first post you said you've been gone for 1 year, now on this post you said you was gone for 2 years? Well besideds that, I dont think this game halfs to be a highlly devolped game, it's fine just the way it is. If you dont like it then dont come back, or play.

[actionjack]

So wait which one is it, first post you said you've been gone for 1 year, now on this post you said you was gone for 2 years? Well besideds that, I dont think this game halfs to be a highlly devolped game, it's fine just the way it is. If you dont like it then dont come back, or play.

make it 1.5 year than (sorry I didn't mark it on my calender...)

Not liking something is very differnt from thinking something is good, but could be greater.

(and I like your sig)

[Hellblazer]

how so?

Are you indicating agreement that those things = a lot of updates?
Um...yes. Was that not apparant?

[Jeffery]

make it 1.5 year than (sorry I didn't mark it on my calender...)

Not liking something is very differnt from thinking something is good, but could be greater.

(and I like your sig)
1.5 years would make it within the realm of the Wisp, The Ambusher and The Berzerker being new units.

So there are 3 "new elfs" right there.

[uniquinous]

clearly this person was gone for 3, if not 4 years. :rolleyes:

[The AIDS Virus]

I think this person was gone for 5 years personally, a true vet.

Vet.....lol...im not very funny