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I want to like Veloren, I've been following the project for a long time as I like their design goal and the art direction they have, but even after all this tim

I want to like Veloren, I've been following the project for a long time as I like their design goal and the art direction they have, but even after all this time it's the perfect illustration of what you get when you try making a game with just artists and developers and with no game designers: lots of things are very cool but as a video game it just keep missing the mark.

tormeh 2y ago
Agreed. I've contributed to the game, so I feel like I have some sort of insight here. Veloren is a bunch of cool features in a bag, but my impression is that there is little focus on the gameplay loop and the holistic player experience. For rather obvious reasons any change that's not achievable by a single person in their free time is also just very hard to get done. Besides, Veloren is popular enough that drastic changes are unlikely to be uncontroversial. I don't blame anyone for this. I guess it's just the nature of open source game development. Still, I recommend anyone with a bit of time on their hands try it out. There's a couple of hours of decent fun in it. There's a lot to see and explore. The somewhat incoherent design is a bit of a strength at times, since it means the game is not very predictable. Just don't be disappointed when it's not a polished time sink like WoW.