Hi James! Thanks for doing the AMA. Big fan here. I backed as soon as I could and can't wait to get my mitts on the beta. I have a few questions hope you don't mind them and their length:
what will kills be called? kills, frags, elims, something else?
I come from a starcraft background, and as you might know the difference between Brood War and sc2 were pretty massive. Something I noticed is you could rely less on "skill" (coast to a win doing whatever because your mechanics were just that much better) and instead employ strategy (a certain build hit at a certain timing and win unless a certain counter is done correctly). If skill/talent/whatever is aim and strategy is pickups/armor, where will Diabotical rank? Equal between the two? Favor one or the other? More like one version of quake or another?
What do you think about customization? I know some quake pros completely removed their gun or made it transparent. Will that be an option in-game or allowed if a mod for it is made?
It seems in all competitive games there is a certain graphics option or menu selection that just about all pros end up choosing because it has some benefit - maybe it lets you see different colors better or enemies better in shadows or something like that - you generally see low graphics being used and things like that. What are your thoughts on this? an inevitability? will you try to make the most average or lowest the "competitive edge" mode? I guess it's kind of inescapable but I'd like to hear what a designer thinks.
What sort of community do you want Diabotical to foster? If I get a game with a shitter who does nothing but rage at me / rage quit can I block them and mute them and not see them in game again? Will there be bans for things other than cheating, say, excessive harassment or trolling in a team game or something like that? Not that I want them just interested.
If you could have 6 quake (or similar games) players from now or the past to compete in a Diabotical tournament, who would you pick?
Whats your favorite food to snack on while gaming?
If say I have a waifu and can play with her skin in Sudden Attack, or pick d.va in overwatch, is there anything in diabotical I can do? A korean or japanese flag maybe? A cutie pie schoolgirl bot/mod/sticker thing whatever with long socks?
How many different pickups are planned? I saw there's guns, a hook, most likely armour and health, anything else?
I'm not totally familiar with the genre so lets say in Diabotical its 1v1 and I kill someone, do they respawn in a random place? Is there a few set places? How will that be handled in the game?
My favorite player is Cooller and lets say he picks up the game. Will there be a way for me to, hrm lets say "follow" him? perhaps spectate his games(might suck if it takes stream numbers)? check his stats, config, what bot and stickers and stuff he's using? Maybe watch replays if he makes them available?
In-game currency. Will it exist? Will all transactions be real world money? If it exists will it be earned through playing, winning, daily quests perhaps? Anything else planned with this?
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Hi James! Thanks for doing the AMA. Big fan here. I backed as soon as I could and can't wait to get my mitts on the beta. I have a few questions hope you don't mind them and their length:
what will kills be called? kills, frags, elims, something else?
I come from a starcraft background, and as you might know the difference between Brood War and sc2 were pretty massive. Something I noticed is you could rely less on "skill" (coast to a win doing whatever because your mechanics were just that much better) and instead employ strategy (a certain build hit at a certain timing and win unless a certain counter is done correctly). If skill/talent/whatever is aim and strategy is pickups/armor, where will Diabotical rank? Equal between the two? Favor one or the other? More like one version of quake or another?
What do you think about customization? I know some quake pros completely removed their gun or made it transparent. Will that be an option in-game or allowed if a mod for it is made?
It seems in all competitive games there is a certain graphics option or menu selection that just about all pros end up choosing because it has some benefit - maybe it lets you see different colors better or enemies better in shadows or something like that - you generally see low graphics being used and things like that. What are your thoughts on this? an inevitability? will you try to make the most average or lowest the "competitive edge" mode? I guess it's kind of inescapable but I'd like to hear what a designer thinks.
What sort of community do you want Diabotical to foster? If I get a game with a shitter who does nothing but rage at me / rage quit can I block them and mute them and not see them in game again? Will there be bans for things other than cheating, say, excessive harassment or trolling in a team game or something like that? Not that I want them just interested.
If you could have 6 quake (or similar games) players from now or the past to compete in a Diabotical tournament, who would you pick?
Whats your favorite food to snack on while gaming?
If say I have a waifu and can play with her skin in Sudden Attack, or pick d.va in overwatch, is there anything in diabotical I can do? A korean or japanese flag maybe? A cutie pie schoolgirl bot/mod/sticker thing whatever with long socks?
How many different pickups are planned? I saw there's guns, a hook, most likely armour and health, anything else?
I'm not totally familiar with the genre so lets say in Diabotical its 1v1 and I kill someone, do they respawn in a random place? Is there a few set places? How will that be handled in the game?
My favorite player is Cooller and lets say he picks up the game. Will there be a way for me to, hrm lets say "follow" him? perhaps spectate his games(might suck if it takes stream numbers)? check his stats, config, what bot and stickers and stuff he's using? Maybe watch replays if he makes them available?
In-game currency. Will it exist? Will all transactions be real world money? If it exists will it be earned through playing, winning, daily quests perhaps? Anything else planned with this?
thanks James
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