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It's quiet..Too quiet.

This could be very good, or very bad.

Posted 2 years ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • A storm of adorable updates and features is about to hit! ...I hope :)
    Posted 2 years ago by Mursock Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm getting a feeling of deja vu.
    Posted 2 years ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It seems like I've had deja vu before over this.
    Posted 2 years ago by Tingly Claus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A storm of inevitable resettage is about to hit.
    Posted 2 years ago by Soopa-Fresh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Let's just say it is very good.

    Or rather, while the quiet itself is not very good (and is, in fact, very much to be regretted), the underlying causes are all good.

    We are very, very close to having two very large features complete – the first being "jobs" (projects to create and upgrade new locations) and the second The Rook, the first bit of "bad" in the game – and neither of them are the kind of thing which do much when half-done.

    Along the way, a ton of other small features, tweaks and bug fixes are being done (some of which have already been seen in the quiet tests a few weeks ago) and we are finishing the transition to the new "Groddle" style, a new public website and blog, and a new trailer.

    We'll resume testing with a pair of quiet ones (one each for jobs and The Rook) and then, once we know the kinks are out, do the biggest rounds of invites yet.

    And at that point we'll also be blogging and tweeting (and testing!) regularly as the emphasis switches away from feature development to gameplay & balance experiments, more new locations, content (in the form of quests, etc.) and building out avatar customization to support hundreds of options.
    Posted 2 years ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That sounds awesome! I can't wait!!!!
    Posted 2 years ago by Jade Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay! Yah! Yah!
    Posted 2 years ago by Tilly TrinkleHouse Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We're gonna need a bigger boat.
    Posted 2 years ago by Bingobar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So glad there won't be a post that starts "We are sad." coming.

    Reset!
    Reset!
    Reset!
    Posted 2 years ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yowser! Yowser! Yowser!
    Posted 2 years ago by bluto Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sounds great! I guess no reset yet? I'm glad I didn't give away all my worldly possessions. :)
    Posted 2 years ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • STOOT YOU DA MAN!
    Posted 2 years ago by Jeff Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So, are we in Chick yet?
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i'm sooo anxious to play again.
    Posted 2 years ago by vampje Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Test starting in less than an hour ...
    Posted 2 years ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :O :O :O :D :D :D
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :( i was distracted by halloween and missed this.
    Posted 2 years ago by quoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • me too, but it was great. My kid had a totally awesome time as a zombie!
    Posted 2 years ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bahaha, I'd have killed for a jack-o-lantern to put in front of my house for that test.
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, oh, oh, when's the new public site/trailer going live???
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So, so soon. It will be up before this time next week :)
    Posted 2 years ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sweeet. I'm guessing the next reset marks our entrance into Chick?
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *anticipation*
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *insert joke about Stoot Time here*
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh yeah - damnit. It is actually all ready, but sometimes when you want to cause stories about you to get in the paper, you have to wait until editors are ready before putting things live on the internet (and we realized over the weekend that it was going to be a big tech news week, what with FB mail, Apple, Web 2.0 conference, etc.)

    The trailer is sweet in a way that only Eric Cartman can really verbalize.
    Posted 2 years ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fair enough :)

    Will that affect the (big) test(s) this weekend?
    Posted 2 years ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nope - going ahead as planned.
    Posted 2 years ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink