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[POLL] Lets vote on the stuff we most want improved! (0.77)

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[POLL] Lets vote on the stuff we most want improved! (0.77)

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Welcome to the Poll!

It is a bit of an experiment I am making and I want this thread to be fun. ( because polls are fun! ).

 

Rules!

The rules are simple, I provide a list of stuff that could be improved in the game and you guys vote for what you think needs the most immediate attention. 

-Each person can vote for 3 things and no more.

-You can change your votes at any moment.

-You can also use one of your votes to add something to the list. Use this if you are not happy with the choices i listed or think i missed an important point. I will add it in the list and it will automatically have one vote. More people will then be able to vote for it too. 

-All choices have a number. To make it simpler for you and me, vote using numbers in Bold format. ( ex: I vote for 3, 5, 7 ) Unless you specify a new line of course.

-I will update all the results manually. And will try to do it at least once a day.

- NO ARGUING/WALL OF TEXT Plz. And I mean it, you can comment on things and express ideas but keep it brief and civil plz. If you feel particularly strong emotions or want to elaborate in details about a particular topic pls make a new thread about it.

-If you think my choices are totally off or that my idea of making a poll is retarded, plz tell me in a non flaming manner and I will try to do better in the future.

*Notes* I did not put "Fix bugs"  or "Improve balance" in the list because I feel it's just too generic beside being obvious and mandatory. I wanted the poll to produce more specific results. If this thread ends up being interesting, i will do more polls in the future.

That's it! Happy voting!


Pick the 3 things you think need the most immediate improvement.

1.Nerfing champions. (Making them less strong or balancing their OPness with something else )
2.Making regular units more useful.
3.Improve/Refine magic system.                                                                                                                                                        4.Improve/Refine the tech tree.
5.Add content ( quests, monsters, items, new mechanisms etc)
6.Improve performances ( Frame rate, loading times etc.. )
7.Improve Stability of the game.
8.Improving the AI.
9.Improve the game aestethics ( General prettiness and "Bling" . Improving personality and ambiance of the game )
10. Multiplayer support.
11. Fix the stuff in Maxwar's annoyance list  

12. Return Of the dynasty system.
13.Improve/Refine City development.
14. Improve UI

15. Overhaul tactical battles

X. Other ( please precise, uses up one choice, can only be used once per person )

 

 

Results!


1.Nerfing champions.                           :6

2.Making regular units more useful.      :28

3.Improve/Refine magic system.          :23

4.Improve/Refine the tech tree.            :19
5.Add content                                     :15
6.Improve performances
7.Improve Stability of the game.           :6
8.Improving the AI.                             :19
9.Improve the game aestethics            :2
10. Multiplayer support.                       :1
11. Maxwar's list of annoyances.           :3

12. Return Of the dynasty system.        :9
13.Improve/Refine City development.   :27

14. Improve UI                                  : 7

15.Overhaul  tactical  battles                       :2

 

 

 

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Reply #51 from Elemental Forums Top

3.Improve/Refine magic system: Can always be better

4.Improve/Refine the tech tree. : The most important thing for me. Tech-tree lets you personalize your civilization Make the tech tree more spread out, having multiple techs devoted to the same area of focus, etc

10. Multiplayer support: Best AI is human? Love to play multi player with the wife!

Reply #52 from Elemental Forums Top

I guess its time for me to vote as well . :D

 

2: Certainly not a favorite of the poll without reasons.

5: It's gonna happen anyway and i expect it will influence all other factors, so better sooner than later.

11: Because of course i would like to see my personal list of annoyances fixed :p

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #53 from Elemental Forums Top

7 12 13

 

you should try to get this stickied, if enough people vote

Reply #55 from Elemental Forums Top

3. Improve/Refine magic system.          : I would love to have MORE/"MOAR" spells to choose from!  Some creative tactical spells and dynamic spell play from usage---ie, maybe minute chances of failure/critical hits, certain spell paths that can corrupt or change or strengthen/weaken a faction/race from constant practice and usage, et al.

4. Improve/Refine the tech tree.            :  First off, I love the visual revamp of the tech trees!  But IMHO, I actually prefer separate researchable trees of economics and magic---maybe before advancing onto more difficult spell areas/stages, require prerequisites of economic completion and magic knowledge.  Might I also recommend to PLEASE insert a "Shift-click" capability to queue up consecutive technologies for ease of planning and helps avoid the micromanagement (this is of course I missed out on where this feature is somewhere) .

14.  Improve UI.                                    :  I think streamline the UI look a bit more.  It may just be me, but PLEASE MOVE the Quest List away from the left-side and move it to maybe a dropdown-mouseover from the center of the UI or above the minimap or to the right-side or something.  The Left-side is already cluttered with Heroes/Champions/Units and Cities Listing being tracked!  Please move it or remove it.

OH! And PLEASE add an In-Game Clock!  Time flies when I'm having fun!  B)

 

Again, forgive me if these have been addressed or I missed it somewheres!  :grin:   And I love FE!  Thanks Stardock for your continued work at improving the Elemental game!

Reply #56 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Fuel68, reply 55
14.  Improve UI.                                    :  I think streamline the UI look a bit more.  It may just be me, but PLEASE MOVE the Quest List away from the left-side and move it to maybe a dropdown-mouseover from the center of the UI or above the minimap or to the right-side or something.  The Left-side is already cluttered with Heroes/Champions/Units and Cities Listing being tracked!  Please move it or remove it.

I agree. Why would quests be on the left when all other notification are on the right? I also have a hard time figuring out how to get rid of notices. Sometimes it's double-click, other times single, other times just ignore it. Either way, some usability improvements there would help a ton.

While I know the UI isn't as sexy as many other aspects of the game, not being able to find/see/organize/understand the game mechanics makes everything else more difficult. I'm sure some of this is still teething pains of the newer game engine as well as changes from WoM to FE, but there's quite a bit of polish that still needs to be made.

Reply #57 from Elemental Forums Top


2, 3, 5

Thanks!

Reply #58 from Elemental Forums Top

13.Improve/Refine City development.

4.Improve/Refine the tech tree.

9.Improve the game aestethics ( General prettiness and "Bling" . Improving personality and ambiance of the game )

Reply #59 from Elemental Forums Top

Awesome! Someone voted for 9 and someone voted for 10.

Keep the votes coming, ill be updating results tomorrow before noon. 

Reply #60 from Elemental Forums Top

Not sure, 13, 12, or 2.

Reply #61 from Elemental Forums Top

Results updated!

 

Quoting EviliroN, reply 53
you should try to get this stickied, if enough people vote

 

Thanks for the suggestion but its probably not worth it since I plan to start a new Poll once we have a beta version with substantial changes to it. Likely the next one.

Reply #63 from Elemental Forums Top


Would it be possible to allow the player to pick one tec in each tree to research? Would this unblance the game?

Reply #64 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting EvilMaxWar, reply 35
Results updated!

New line added after Spitz: Overhaul tactical battles.

 

@SirKid: Was not entirely sure what to do with you X. I added a vote to 2 instead of creating a new line.

 

 

Thats fine by me.

Reply #65 from Elemental Forums Top


It seems that 2) making normal units more useful and 13) Improve/Refine City Development are the two main points for voters so far. I agree. I believe in this thread (https://forums.elementalgame.com/416510) I threw an idea that may help to solve both at once. Waiting for your comments in that thread!

Reply #67 from Elemental Forums Top

Ok, i updated the results with the last two voters and it brings Improve city system and improve regular units tied at the top with 25 votes each.

We could go and comment on ideas to improve those points but its already been done over and over. Better to wait for the next beta update,

THEN I WILL MAKE A NEW POLL!

 

In the meantime, I'd like to have feedback about the poll.  How could i improve it; what did you like in it, what did you dislike in it etc.

Thanks to all the voters!

Reply #68 from Elemental Forums Top

I love the poll! Also the fact that I proposed city development, which is now tied for first, haha.

 

I think threads like this one really give the devs an idea of what the community is feeling as a whole. For example, they can now tell the users don't view multiplayer or graphics as a major issue right now. However, something such as the tech tree clearly is. What would be even more interesting is gauging user interest across releases. Use the same poll options after next beta, and see how responses change! The developers then have data-based feedback on how well they're actually doing, versus how hard they tried. And we can see when issues are resolved, or become issues where they used to not be. If graphics become the top issue, then the developers are probably doing an awesome job, assuming they haven't degraded over time.

And I'll admit I love this thread, being in marketing as I am. Mapping the trends over the next few months on a graph or chart, marked for each release, would make my inner data nerd dance for joy.

Reply #69 from Elemental Forums Top


2, 8, 13

Reply #70 from Elemental Forums Top


5 - If i could vote for it a hundred times i would, let us make our own quest, monsters, items etc, with easy to use editors

2 - so much could be done, units could gains medals, titles, chance to become champions,etc

12- Very unquie, sorry to see it go,

 

Reply #71 from Elemental Forums Top

8 - I hope the work here never stops

2 - chance to become champions, more units with at least single spell ability, and much much more

5- I would like to see neutrals have strong defense at their camps, would like to be able to have stronger negotiation abilities with most of the more intellegent neutrals so I can be buddies with the ai controlled ogres/bandits/or what have ya without having to enslave them & run them manually (unless I hire/buy a couple units from them).  I think the more one can interact with the neutrals the more 'alive' the game will feel, this would make neutrals much more than just a temperary buffer zone and more like actual 'camps' with them having here own relations: What if the Ogres & wildlings allied together due to the aggressive nature of the nearby major faction.  Or what if the wildlings came to you or another for help with the Ogres that have been fattening themselves on there kind.

 

I would also like to see some neutrals have to ability to produce new camps if they grow strong enough and/or left alone long enough

 

I would like most neutrals to have a zone of control

Reply #72 from Elemental Forums Top

8/3/5

Reply #73 from Elemental Forums Top

5

7

8

 

AI , performance & cotent, ai being the biggy

cough cough frogboy 

 

 

Reply #74 from Elemental Forums Top

3 13 8

Reply #75 from Elemental Forums Top

Any update on plans for the poll? Again, I think this has a lot of potential, and would hate to see it go to naught. Stardock SHOULD have a new poll like this on the front page, updated after every patch, and tracked to see how their actual customers think they're doing. It doesn't hurt to see what people think is the biggest problem.

 

A more collaborative environment, where new ideas are encouraged and built on top of, rather than lost forever, would be good as well. And finally, some feedback on what Stardock thinks of the forum's efforts, and where we should focus our time to help make FE a better product when it's released. This is literally a forum full of potential work-for-free employees. Why NOT use us better?