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[rb] Who is Who :: Nirs
Hello folks!
Today I'll be a substitute for uFantom (who's kinda busy with his work stuff).
And this issue of Who is Who is dedicated to a Russian guy who is known (or at least was) all round the toricommunity - Nirs!
Today I'll be a substitute for uFantom (who's kinda busy with his work stuff).
And this issue of Who is Who is dedicated to a Russian guy who is known (or at least was) all round the toricommunity - Nirs!
General information:
- Real name: Alexander Shilov
- Age: unknown (but people say that he's 33)
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Registration date: Jan 15, 2008
- Belt: Custom Belt
- Ex-Promoteam member, Ex-PT Lead, Ex-Supermoderator, Ex-Administrator
- Rukeepers founder
- Likes eighth-form girls
Interview:
Interview
Last edited by sir; May 11, 2013 at 03:17 AM.
Problem is: Toribash revenue isn't enough to have paid pro staff (that's kinda obvious by now). I would be even bold to say that TB staff is bunch of indie-programmers that gather in some basement every week and play their gig for few hours, just for fun.
It's far from pro staff.
So, it was a project with limited developing capabilities from the beginning. Maybe there was some point in time when it all could have advanced, maybe a period when TB earned enough to make some serious changes, but that chance was missed and Toribash stayed in the bubble of mediocrity.
I agree that game looks like good E-Sport product. If it was polished further to be more 'friendlier for the masses' with interface, tutorials, controls, optimizations and some eye-candy effects with more personal look, things would probably be different by now.
Looking for competent staff to develop a game on a forum of that game tells much about Toribash 'seriousness.'
It was naive assumption that TB will progress into something more than indie-game. And, being 'old farts' by now, we are not naive anymore. :]
So, I don't see how our 'bitterns' can help the current situation TB is in...
It's far from pro staff.
So, it was a project with limited developing capabilities from the beginning. Maybe there was some point in time when it all could have advanced, maybe a period when TB earned enough to make some serious changes, but that chance was missed and Toribash stayed in the bubble of mediocrity.
I agree that game looks like good E-Sport product. If it was polished further to be more 'friendlier for the masses' with interface, tutorials, controls, optimizations and some eye-candy effects with more personal look, things would probably be different by now.
Looking for competent staff to develop a game on a forum of that game tells much about Toribash 'seriousness.'
It was naive assumption that TB will progress into something more than indie-game. And, being 'old farts' by now, we are not naive anymore. :]
So, I don't see how our 'bitterns' can help the current situation TB is in...
So, I don't see how our 'bitterns' can help the current situation TB is in...
We got to find an investor for tb! ^ ^
Last edited by nblx; Jun 3, 2013 at 05:58 PM.
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GATA, OLDA member.. || Damned clan - FTW. || [WIP] INOX set by nblx ;)
Originally Posted by Jalis
If you want to make a compelling argument, at least pick a mock-up development workforce and workflow that isn't beyond retarded. Some hobbyist's mock-up of a development team hardly helps your point.
Feel free to try and make a compelling fighter where all characters are user-made. Then have fun competitively balancing it. "Using modern 3D technologies by selecting the library[...]", you clearly have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Toribash's core gameplay is two physics objects of equal make manipulated by the player. Changing from that core mechanic would change the game and the focus of the gameplay from player skill to something that I don't even know how to put into words.
you completely didnt understood what nirs, im and bojan had in mind. and please, dont rage of my bad arguments, bad knowleges, bad screens, and bad english if you dont like such point of view. that was just my IMHO.
thanx.
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[ART] R-I-F-T (rus) || [ART] Medieval love (rus) || [Event series] Dark vs Light || [TEXT] Sets|| [TUTORIAL] 3D TB TEXTURING. New!
GATA, OLDA member.. || Damned clan - FTW. || [WIP] INOX set by nblx ;)
[ART] R-I-F-T (rus) || [ART] Medieval love (rus) || [Event series] Dark vs Light || [TEXT] Sets|| [TUTORIAL] 3D TB TEXTURING. New!
GATA, OLDA member.. || Damned clan - FTW. || [WIP] INOX set by nblx ;)
Even though I agree (sadly) that Toribash isn't fast paced or "common" enough to make it as an E-sport, in my opinion, the game could be so much more than it is now.
Having a couple of paid and decent devs, changes could be made a lot faster, new features could arise, and maybe even make it more appealing to wider audience.
There's the paying problem though. With a bigger crowd it'd most likely get easier, that's why Greenlight seemed like such a great idea to me (I admit that I know very little about it, but anything with a potential to attract a lot of people in a short period of time sounds great for the game).
So from my poorly educated view on the matter, what we need is to get better advertising as a first step towards something bigger.
The recent features hampa added to the game are great though (recent as in late 3.9 to 4.4). Undoubtedly drastic improvements if you realize their potential and still follow the game.
Having a couple of paid and decent devs, changes could be made a lot faster, new features could arise, and maybe even make it more appealing to wider audience.
There's the paying problem though. With a bigger crowd it'd most likely get easier, that's why Greenlight seemed like such a great idea to me (I admit that I know very little about it, but anything with a potential to attract a lot of people in a short period of time sounds great for the game).
So from my poorly educated view on the matter, what we need is to get better advertising as a first step towards something bigger.
The recent features hampa added to the game are great though (recent as in late 3.9 to 4.4). Undoubtedly drastic improvements if you realize their potential and still follow the game.
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