The new Dubloon Disaster
Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:13 am
Since a month or so, there has been a new version (or update) of Dubloon Disaster.
Hereunder is a list of the best changes (ahem...):
* The score has changed. Every dubloon is worth 5 times more which does NOT corelate with the dubloons in Neopia. I don't understand why this was necessary.
* The gameplay has changed making the boat less versatile/flexible/fast (again, I have no idea why this change was necessary, but I'll quit stating that from hereon).
* Although sound can be put completely off or on there is no differentiation between game sound and music hence if you play WC and you are done with your game you may have to listen to 30 minutes of music which you cannot put off unless you completely put the game sound off (or your speakers heh, but then one cannot listen to music).
* Then there is the superb new dark blue background. This is the most brilliant new feature of all. For if there is a new mine it is sometimes (especially near dark blue) hard to observe that new mine. Suddenly, before you are able to react, you're dead! BRILLIANT!!! (Before one assumes I am bad at the game: I have been able to get 2K, 3K at WC w/the old DD; the fact I stopped at such scores was sometimes due to boredom and/or feeling I waste my time.)
These changes were all not announced! My world collapsed!
Now, the old version was perhaps not pretty and several games have been updated. In that regard this version is prettier. But, there certainly are some problems in my opinion. So, except for that part, the new game is a failure in my opinion. I can cope with the new gameplay (I managed to adapt to some of these changes and am able to play WC again; plus, in general, it is more challenging), but some changes are hard to adapt to, such as the crappy background. I wonder, am I allowed to somehow take this out of the game? Or am I forced to enjoy this wonderful new feature? Does anyone else prefer the old DD over the new one? Did you provide TNT with feedback? If so, what did you say?
Hereunder is a list of the best changes (ahem...):
* The score has changed. Every dubloon is worth 5 times more which does NOT corelate with the dubloons in Neopia. I don't understand why this was necessary.
* The gameplay has changed making the boat less versatile/flexible/fast (again, I have no idea why this change was necessary, but I'll quit stating that from hereon).
* Although sound can be put completely off or on there is no differentiation between game sound and music hence if you play WC and you are done with your game you may have to listen to 30 minutes of music which you cannot put off unless you completely put the game sound off (or your speakers heh, but then one cannot listen to music).
* Then there is the superb new dark blue background. This is the most brilliant new feature of all. For if there is a new mine it is sometimes (especially near dark blue) hard to observe that new mine. Suddenly, before you are able to react, you're dead! BRILLIANT!!! (Before one assumes I am bad at the game: I have been able to get 2K, 3K at WC w/the old DD; the fact I stopped at such scores was sometimes due to boredom and/or feeling I waste my time.)
These changes were all not announced! My world collapsed!
Now, the old version was perhaps not pretty and several games have been updated. In that regard this version is prettier. But, there certainly are some problems in my opinion. So, except for that part, the new game is a failure in my opinion. I can cope with the new gameplay (I managed to adapt to some of these changes and am able to play WC again; plus, in general, it is more challenging), but some changes are hard to adapt to, such as the crappy background. I wonder, am I allowed to somehow take this out of the game? Or am I forced to enjoy this wonderful new feature? Does anyone else prefer the old DD over the new one? Did you provide TNT with feedback? If so, what did you say?
Last edited by allnameswereout on Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:31 am
Oops okay I posted there thank you! 