cicobuff
3101
Yea, was wondering about that. Seems that most people don’t mind grinding for progress as long as basic gameplay is fun. And Harbinger is quite fun. This game reminds me of Darkest Dungeon. Only much less grind.
vyshka
3102
Paging Mr Rubin, any thoughts on Polaris Sector? Looks like it releases March 22nd. MoO early access this week, and Stellaris hopefully sometime in the near future. Should be a good year for your inner space Napoleon.
Oh, hey! I just saw the videos:
Looking forward to viewing them at length, although I probably will do so at 2x! ;-p
Glad to hear you find the mission variety acceptable; I’ve worked quite hard in contributing to VO’s content in that regard over the past 5 years.
The beta just got updated so I need to dive back in, but I like what I see so far. Here’s some coverage to help you out:
Oh hey, thanks for that. I found it fascinating they they enlist so-called “superfans” to help with content generation, a brilliant idea.
So let me ask you something. You clearly found that space sector talked about Pocket Space Empire apparently quite easily, but had no idea I did weeks ago. Might I ask how you found Space Sector’s content, or how you keep up with them? I’m concerned about the lack of visibility of my own content. It’s, to be honest, a bit frustrating/maddening.
Thanks!
Edit: Oh god, I even posted about it here&p=3919091&viewfull=1#post3919091). WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! weeps
rhamorim
3109
They posted it today on Twitter, and they rarely post on Twitter, so it caught my attention. I also prefer written text to videos, and you will normally do videos instead of written text. That’s it.
Sigh, I wish I had time to do more written stuff, but when I was doing my stuff completely in text form, I barely had time for more than one post a week, maybe, if I was lucky. I’ve been trying to strike a balance but that’s just tough. I’m still working on it though.
rhamorim
3111
Brian, don’t stop doing what you’re doing. It may not be what I prefer, but it’s good, and most people nowadays prefer that.
Also, I know you personally. I can reach you here or on Twitter at any time. If I want info, I’ll usually poke you here (or there) instead of searching anywhere (even your website :-D). It has nothing to do with the quality of your blog or the way you make it known - it has to do with the way I prefer to do things. That’s all.
Don’t second guess yourself because of me. I’m the weird one. I’m not normal and I don’t think I’ll ever be, so don’t take me as measure of anything. Just do your thing, man, and have fun, because you do it well and you’re awesome.
This isn’t an isolated incident though, which is why I asked. Thanks for the insight though! :)
Spock
3113
Brian, you’re doing great work. Sometimes I prefer a video to written text; nothing better captures the look and feel of a game. Certainly there are Youtubers who capture huge audiences without a lot of written text (e.g., Trump on Hearthstone). Do you have a Youtube presence?
But like rhamorim, I often prefer written text, because I can read faster than I can watch a video.
I do!!!
But again, I’m wondering why you don’t know that (trust me, too, you’re not alone). What am I not doing right that would prevent the proverbial you from knowing that? I need to figure this out. I’m clearly missing a piece of this puzzle somewhere.
Edit: I hope you don’t think I’m accusing you of anything, I’m not, I’m just thinking out loud really, as this is something that’s continually bugged me.
Thank you for the kind words as well, I realize I didn’t acknowledge them before. Too stuck in introspection.
I just browsed your site Brian - you hadn’t played SoTS until last month?! I’m glad you tried it out!
FWIW, I knew you had a Youtube channel…
Hahahah, the original SoTS came out while I was on a gaming hiatus, so I missed it at the time, then…the hype surrounding it made me kind of avoid it, as I was concerned it would never live up to the expectations people were setting for it. I was wrong, it exceeded those expectations.
That’s part of the joy of all this for me, the discovery of things I missed.
When it came out, it was a lot worse than it is now. It’s one of the few games where I really think the expansions added a huge amount to the game rather than over complicating it.
SotS has tons of flaws and problems but it remains one of my very favourite space-strategy games. Have you seen the wiki?
Yup, relied on the wiki heavily during my sessions. Had its creator on our podcast a couple of times too (hay Paul hay).
rhamorim
3119
Maybe you’ll find love right where you are? ;)
I do not understand what that means. I have so much joy and love I wanna spread around (not that way you pervs). ;)
