Polytopia what happened?

This is it. We're testing a patch internally with adjustments to meet some of the complaints.

We know it's not perfect right now, and we're testing a patch internally that should make some adjustments to some of the complaints. I can tell you that Markets are getting adjustments.

Roads and Huts aren't getting reverted, though. We're pretty hard on that, as they were shifting the meta too much.

We are aware of the need for naval, and we're dialing it back a little and pushing things back to land.

Also, a some of our top players consider Juggernauts pretty strong if they're defended and used properly. Maybe too strong.

Well, we're not too happy with how they've turned out.

Don't worry, we're not bringing back Custom Houses, but we do have some ideas on how to make Markets more useful overall.

We're testing a patch that should make Perfection a little easier and the AI a bit smarter. :)

They're actually one of the more complained-about features, in that they're too difficult to actually make a profit from, and we agree.

We still plan to keep the "need tech to make it effective" aspect, but also easier to use to make it more appealing earlier on.

Well, I can tell you that the team loves the update and considers it "the best version of Polytopia yet".

We're trying to fix bugs/design flaws that have been in the game for a while, which ultimately make it hard for us to develop new things. And sometimes, old metas just have to go if they're getting in the way. E.g., we realized just how awful Roads and Naval really were as we tried to develop the Ancients. These were aspects that we were having to "design around" since they were too strong and meta-defining, so we took the opportunity to fix them.

I mean, pre-PotO was no different.

Might we suggest a Glory game next time in order to prevent stalemates?

Because, at some point, we all have to move on.

We can't be fracturing the fan base around an "old version" every time we want to update the game. Things like this just need some time, and it'll all be fine.

And you'll get even higher scores after we implement some of the changes we have planned. ;)

So, both, technically.

All ideas, content, patches, and so forth start with Midjiwan wanting to make the game he wants to play. It's always been that way, since the start and to the end, whenever that may be. It's his big passion project, and he is very passionate about it. People often comment on the love the game exudes, and that's why.

Of course, along the way, people make suggestions. "This is too strong" or "this costs too much", etc, and sometimes, he'll come around to their point of view, just so long as it matches his ultimate vision for the game. He does want to make something people want to play, as well, and based on the numbers, I'd say he has succeeded.

A lot of the naval changes were due to fan complaints. "Battleships are boring," "roads do too many things and need a nerf," "Star inflation is too much" and etc. A lot of the changes were things that Midjiwan wanted to fix anyway, and he agreed with the fans, so he made the changes.

So, both.

Because we want to improve singleplayer as well, ultimately. As other games have shown us, improving multiplayer also improves single player, as we want a balanced game across the board.

As I said in another comment, new content we wanted to add was revealing to us some pretty wonky mechanics and balance, things that are OP (battleships, huts, and roads) and UP (the climbing branch of techs, defenders), and so forth. Some things just have to change, and we're doing what we can in the months post-PotO to leave the game better than pre-PotO, even if it takes some time and adjustments.

Trust me, we have no intention of reverting it.

The AI actually tries to counter the units made by whatever its current enemy is. We didn't say "only make Swordsmen", it just does that attempting to counter enemy units.

Also, 24 hours and 7 days are time alternatives to Live Games, you know, for slower matches.