Interview With A Ns Developer

Kali · August 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">Next version, Marine vs. Marine, BUS,NS2</div> Interview with NS developer on
Website: <a href='http://www.natural-selection.de' target='_blank'>http://www.natural-selection.de</a>
Interview: <a href='http://modguide.ngz-network.de/forum/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=3646&boardid=247&styleid=7' target='_blank'>http://modguide.ngz-network.de/forum/wbboa...d=247&styleid=7</a> ( in english )

Rapier7 · August 2004

Not to sound rude, but that was the most elaborate way of saying, "Some stuff is going in, can't say what, though." EVER.

Zunni · August 2004

Would you mind revisiting this and putting it in the format of:
Question:
Answer:

I found myself getting confused by which was which...

Invader_Scoot · August 2004

Were we supposed to learn anything from that interview?

dhakbar · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Invader Scoot @ Aug 2 2004, 02:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Were we supposed to learn anything from that interview?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
No.

Interviews aren't meant to inform, they are meant to create unsubstantiated hype.

Necrosis · August 2004

Who's saying what and where? Its a big block of text??

Can't seem to glean anything new and interesting from it.. nothing the bugfix list couldn't tell you, anyway. Thanks for the link though.

Kali · August 2004

Interview optimized

Sarisel · August 2004

Interview not up to standard.

Kalias · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Condensed interview)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><Question> - Don't know
<Question> - Can't say
<Question re: beta5> - Minor balance changes and bugfixes only.
Sign up for constellation!
Thank you for your time.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

...and since when was NS 'designed for 6v6'?

Poor.

ZiGGY · August 2004

dhakbar · August 2004

<span style='color:white'>Related post nuked.</span>

Buggy · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>[20:31] Voogru: Nothing I can think of, other than to keep playing NS & become a constie if your not already one. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Somehow, I found that line rather disturbing.

RyoOhki · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>At the moment I dont know of any gameplay changes that will take place,</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Sigh. Looks like it's still just unchained servers for me.

Cypher · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ryo-Ohki @ Aug 2 2004, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>At the moment I dont know of any gameplay changes that will take place,</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Sigh. Looks like it's still just unchained servers for me.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Forlorn already got the info out of flayra that he wasnt going to impliment unchained chambers for a while (if at all)

dr_d · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cypher- @ Aug 2 2004, 07:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ryo-Ohki @ Aug 2 2004, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>At the moment I dont know of any gameplay changes that will take place,</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Sigh. Looks like it's still just unchained servers for me. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Forlorn already got the info out of flayra that he wasnt going to impliment unchained chambers for a while (if at all)  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That's because they are horrendously unbalanced.

Cypher · August 2004

besides, implimenting it right now would be retarded...with all the balance issues we already have, drastically changing the game right now would be stupid

Alkiller · August 2004

In the description of the Public Beta forum it says to suggest no major gameplay changes because they probably won't be do anything about it. But they might look into to it..

Thansal · August 2004

ye gods you people are cule.

no there isin't much interesting in there, however it is still an interview, and 2 people took the time to do it, so cut em some slack.

As for the Constie remark?
yah, they still need $$ (few of the people actualy involved in NS have jobs, and those that do have jobs generaly end up having to quit NS)

Zek · August 2004

$20 is very cheap, I'm sure the vast majority of people who play NS have paid full price for at least one game that hasn't lasted them nearly as long as this one. I must be missing the controversy involved in encouraging people to support the game's development.

Anyway, what's with the extreme negativity towards this interview and the site that hosted it? Is that really necessary? Cut them some slack, it's still better than nothing.

im_lost · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Cut them some slack, it's still better than nothing.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Or, at the very least, it isn't worse than nothing.

Sarisel · August 2004

It is like interviewing a team player about management decisions. You don't get much details.

Kali · August 2004

You should read a bit between the lines <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

Sarisel · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kali @ Aug 3 2004, 04:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> You should read a bit between the lines <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Nice try. No.

Zek · August 2004

What are you so upset about? It's an interview that doesn't give much new information. Oh well. Is there even a need to post about it if it bothers you that much?

c_oma · August 2004

the information density in these forums is much less than that interview, still... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/lerk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='lerk.gif' />

SmoodCroozn · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kali @ Aug 2 2004, 02:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> [19:44] Schimmel : from the forum Members about this, like lowering the starting res to 20 and tweaking lerk (25) and gorge (5)
 </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
That was my idea! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Kalias · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hobojoe @ Aug 3 2004, 12:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kalias @ Aug 2 2004, 05:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>...and since when was NS 'designed for 6v6'?</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
the start </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Funny... I can't seem to recall this ever being stated by a developer.

Ever.

...and alas my searches for 'designed for' and '6v6' filtered by member 'Flayra' on any date displayed nought of interest.

Perhaps you can point me in the direction of some proof? Most seem to claim this lot simply because it was how clans in other games played. It may even be that it's most balanced at 6v6, but I highly doubt it was 'designed' to be unbalanced at everything else... in fact designing it for any specific number is a poor way to go about making such a game.

obuh · August 2004

Well, the FAQ states that <i>competitive play</i> is to be played 6 vs 6:

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Competitive Play FAQs

[...]

What are the essential competitive rules at least?
Here are the basics, as the NS team designed the game for:

1. Tournament mode on (mp_tournamentmode 1)

2. Teams of six (6v6). Each side plays both alien and marine at least once.

[...]</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

SaltzBad · August 2004

It also states you may not use the console <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

obuh · August 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SaltzBad @ Aug 3 2004, 10:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> It also states you may not use the console <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Because we all know the console is evil ! : )

StarenseN · August 2004

poor interview :/

Interview With A Ns Developer

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