Hi all,
First off, this isn't a complaint about the game, but about the interface; especially as it relates to movement. In fact, despite my near total enjoyment of the game, some of these issues are motivating me not to play. I want to know if I am just crazy or if others share my pain.
One, the view angle hurts. I want to be able to see in front of my character. I want to scan the horizon for a building or maybe a resource. I want to see where the path branches before I am on top of the branch. I know this is a great deal more graphic intensive, but its not like this game was produced ten years ago. Our browsers and computers can handle it. Is there any way to at least bump up the view angle another 10 or 20 degrees? Baring that, can we increase the zoom out a bit? Believe it or not, my neck hurts after playing this game because I want so badly to look up just a wee bit more.
Two, what is with movement? I can handle the click to move. But if I click too far away and I get the red x, the character, already in motion, stops. This is just silly. If I can see it, and I am not blocked, I want to be able to move there. No excuses. Moreover, if for some reason I can't move there, I don't want my character to stop moving. The character should continue to the previously selected point. Why? Because if the screen stops, I have to move the mouse to fix the problem. If my character continues moving, then most likely, my mouse will automatically move into a "green" location and I can click the same space again and the fluidity of the action is maintained. With the incredible amount of walking required in this game, any hiccup that stops the character, even for a second, is a huge annoyance.
Three, the maps just plain suck. Sorry to be harsh, but again, this game was not produced ten years ago. I should be able to zoom down to the individual pixels on my head with the map and zoom out to the entirety of the world. When I can't find a vendor, or other map object, because that map space is too congested with other symbols and there is no zoom option that will correct this issue, the map has not been programmed correctly. When quests send me to other zones, I want to view those zones so that I can coordinate my quests together to save time.
I have played many Hunted Cow games over the years. I know you guys are good and I know that this game is still very young. But if you want players, like myself, to invest in your game and continue playing it isn't good enough for you to be as good as the rest - you must be better. These are just my opinions, and maybe others don't share them. However, this post describes the first reason why I would stop playing this game, if I choose to stop playing that is.
EeSmurph

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