We care about Elements and Moon Phases!

[TinnySnips]

Rutelor, my criticism is not aimed at your post, but rather the flood of criticism regarding the new ability system. It started with part 1 of the announcement, and has continued on since then. There have been ridiculous criticisms which would not be necessary if the person posting had simply taken the time to read and comprehend the 2 primary posts regarding the new abilities. You have my apologies for derailing. I am simply frustrated with the general quality of the conversations in this forum, and I saw your mention of the flood of criticism and let loose.

I'm most likely viewing the dev team's efforts at communication through the lens of my expectations. Could they have done a better job? Certainly, but I don't think they did a particularly terrible job. I guess I'm just pleasantly surprised at the level of communication we actually have with the dev team.

As for the mechanics you mentioned, I'd rather they didn't include so many variables in the outcomes of our actions. Keep the formulas simple and the outcomes within the realm of predictability. I think a good litmus test for any feature or mechanic is asking the question, "How does this improve the player experience?" In the case of the effect of moon phase and similar variables, I feel that they add complexity without adding any real depth. I don't really want to wait 5 hours to do a synth because it will more likely result in an HQ if I do. I want to take action X, because it will improve my outcomes, not have my outcomes improved by environmental variables.

All of this being said, if they want these variables to continue to play a role, then it would be nice to know what the effect is so that we don't have to test and parse and test and parse to find out, because we will as a community.

[Rutelor]

Rutelor, my criticism is not aimed at your post, but rather the flood of criticism regarding the new ability system. It started with part 1 of the announcement, and has continued on since then. There have been ridiculous criticisms which would not be necessary if the person posting had simply taken the time to read and comprehend the 2 primary posts regarding the new abilities. You have my apologies for derailing. I am simply frustrated with the general quality of the conversations in this forum, and I saw your mention of the flood of criticism and let loose.

Understood, TinnySnips, and appreciated. I take back my rant then, and all is well.