hooftest and the player experience
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ss_gameface
Posted 22 March 2009 - 04:26
#2
Posted 22 March 2009 - 18:03
http://www.eldevin.com/
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ss_gameface
Posted 22 March 2009 - 18:59
#4
ss_lyzander
Posted 22 March 2009 - 19:01
#5
Posted 23 March 2009 - 12:06
gameface, you still believing that is crazy. Understand this clear, Eldevin is their baby...
Whoa there. It's completely true. We don't even work in the same building. Really, we aren't lying about it.
And we are probably hoping to come up with a few new games between now and retirement besides Eldevin.
About admins being players too: Well, as the current highest level player in the game who is not Hooftest, I have to say that there just isn't time for us to work on the game AND play it enough to keep up with the players. Bear in mind also that we don't donate money to the game (kinda like paying your own wages!) so we have far fewer upgrades for our characters that would speed play along, and it would certainly be unfair for us to use admin powers to fly through the game if we're playing instead of testing - not to mention it would defeat the point of seeing the game through a regular player's eyes. Also, I can't speak personally for the Sigma team, but I imagine that when you spend all day developing a game and are familiar with the smallest details, it takes some of the objectivity out of it when you actually play it. I know that when we've had testers on Eldevin, they've picked up on problems that the entire office failed to spot when we ran through it.
Senior Concept & UI Artist
#6
Posted 23 March 2009 - 12:12
gameface, you still believing that is crazy. Understand this clear, Eldevin is their baby...
In fact, it is their retirement fund
And that is even funnier if you knew that the crew making these games all range from 20-30 years old.
Andrew Mullhullond is like 26
It's actually completely true.
Sword/Sigma Team :
Varkaz, FORN, Iago, Zaelin Xakano and myself.
Eldevin Development team :
Hoofmaster, Cowboy, MoJawk, DocSooty, Retroboy, Xero, PhurieDae, Anakiro.
Some of the Sigma crew try to play as we can and in know Kiro and PhurieDae play too.
~ Grim
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