Regardless of your feelings on Warding, I think we all need to take a moment to appreciate the hard work Mod West put in. I'm sure lots of others helped, but this was his baby from start to finish. I'm sure he's positively gutted that it got shot down, and I just want to show that we do appreciate his hard work, even if it won't get implemented into the game.
Here's to you Mod West <3
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Idk, have a little bit of an inclined dislike for him because I really don't like some of the armor/weapon designs he made
That said, it must feel bad to have something you worked on for a long time fail a poll, so I hope it doesn't affect him too much
Seems like a strange reason to dislike me... I'd understand if the dislike was of course for the items :P
Out of interest - and a willingness to improve - which armours/weapons were you not a fan of? (Don't say eggshell outfit, I took the joke too far and I know :P)
It's not really intended personally, I didn't want to phrase it as an attack or anything, it's just the way new armor/weapon designs lately all have this over-the-top feel, which I personally don't really care for in an oldschool setting, primarily the justiciar set and the dragon hunter lance (this one I especially can't stand)
It's also the fact that designs for these pretty big ticket items only get polled on twitter, with most of the community having no say in the end product. On top of that at most the design will change slightly, but the initial design is usually pushed through. e.g. There was no platelegs option for justiciar, no alternate style for lance. In a game where aesthetics are (almost) just as important as gameplay and has an extensive polling system I find it a little off-putting
You do plenty of great work too, I appreciate the effort you put into Warding, it's just that when I see your name I'm reminded of eyesores like the dragon hunter christmas drill
Fair enough. I’m surprised you’re not a fan of justiciar as I thought that was one of my more toned down designs and it of course had the most community input. As for the lance, that was never going to please everyone and I was surprised when the twisted design won the straw poll, but it would hardly be fair to go back on it afterwards.
Art is always going to be subjective, but in the future I may try and keep my designs more medieval than high-fantasy but there is a limited amount of dull coloured items I can make before players complain. Either way, thanks for the feedback :)
Big ups to you for staying positive throughout all of this. I can imagine you poured your heart and soul into Warding and to have a small chunk of the community be so toxic about everything to do with it would be hard for most to deal with.
We're lucky to have you working on our game, keep up the good work dude.
Part of the job at the end of the day! I was once a 2007scape Redditor that was unimpressed by things being made for the game from time to time. even though I was a lurker and never posted I was definitely exposed to the criticism my work would one day be subject to :P
Thanks for the positive words :)
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