Comments on: Dev Diary #8 – Remembrance of Things Past

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:15:48 +0000

@zipdrive: to answer your questions in turn.

1. We did consider that but felt that the system was already complex enough as is.

2. Yes, and that could occasionally become a problem. Whenever using a card as a boost though, you did have to consider – would I rather pile this onto something else or keep it for it’s regular play effect?

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:14:25 +0000

@mightymusroom: yep, so, obviously the boost value of the cards was really important and we used that as a balancing element when creating the cards.

By: mightymushroom

mightymushroom — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:31:34 +0000

I know it’s been dramatically changed, I was just thinking about how it worked once upon a time.

By: SurgeonFish

SurgeonFish — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:32:47 +0000

He did say these were old mechanics, it might be completely different from what it is here.

By: mightymushroom

mightymushroom — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:47:25 +0000

I can see that the old speed system gives you a sort of “showdown” feel as you and your opponent try to outmaneuver each other. But wouldn’t it lead to a situation where you choose 1/2 or more of your cards for their boost rating instead of what they actually do?

By: zipdrive

zipdrive — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:03:50 +0000

BTW, here’s an audio interview I’ve had with Jon: http://www.hamishakia.co.il/?p=4294

By: zipdrive

zipdrive — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:01:58 +0000

Interesting. The first two thoughts that came to my mind:
1) Why just boost speed? Allow cards to boost damage! For example, have an item called Poison Flask, which adds 4 cards to your deck – 3 are +1 damage boosts “poisoned blade” and one is a self-damage “was that a potion?” card.
2) if you draw cards every turn, doesn’t every turn devolve into piling cards on top of each other to see who comes out first?