Posted February 10, 2021
(Copy pasted from a friend)
It's both encouraging and nervewracking to see your update today. Many people have a lot of love for this old game, enjoying it on many levels...from an occasional playthrough for nostalgia's sake...to a persistent competitive community that has played in tournaments and other competitions since this game came back out in 2005.
It is this dedicated community that has carried the weight of keeping this game alive for the last decade or so. Bringing this game onto Steam servers was a big change, and in a way, allowed for a revival of the game's playerbase. So while the community's server owners, modders, and players have come to expect to have to bear the brunt of the load of keeping the game alive....we are aware of the good that can come of updates.
That being said, today is not an example of positive change for the game. Today's update broke a lot of ingame settings, player-made mods, and quality of life expectations. As tantalizing as it is for there to be new updates to a beloved, old, game...this feels like a large step back for the game rather than representing forward or negligible change. Please revert the update made to the game earlier today.
I'd invite the devs to engage community feedback before making changes like the one today. People have strong opinions about what should and shouldn't be done with the game. In fact, if there's bandwidth to spend time on this game...I'm certain that the modding and competitive scenes would want to partner towards future updates. While you aren't forcibly obliged to do so, it is without question the only way to ensure the longevity of this game.
-Kalkoon
It's both encouraging and nervewracking to see your update today. Many people have a lot of love for this old game, enjoying it on many levels...from an occasional playthrough for nostalgia's sake...to a persistent competitive community that has played in tournaments and other competitions since this game came back out in 2005.
It is this dedicated community that has carried the weight of keeping this game alive for the last decade or so. Bringing this game onto Steam servers was a big change, and in a way, allowed for a revival of the game's playerbase. So while the community's server owners, modders, and players have come to expect to have to bear the brunt of the load of keeping the game alive....we are aware of the good that can come of updates.
That being said, today is not an example of positive change for the game. Today's update broke a lot of ingame settings, player-made mods, and quality of life expectations. As tantalizing as it is for there to be new updates to a beloved, old, game...this feels like a large step back for the game rather than representing forward or negligible change. Please revert the update made to the game earlier today.
I'd invite the devs to engage community feedback before making changes like the one today. People have strong opinions about what should and shouldn't be done with the game. In fact, if there's bandwidth to spend time on this game...I'm certain that the modding and competitive scenes would want to partner towards future updates. While you aren't forcibly obliged to do so, it is without question the only way to ensure the longevity of this game.
-Kalkoon
