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kmacleod replied on August 20, 2009 23:49 to the question "(Game Name) Plus confusion" in ngmoco:

I'm curious about that as well. I'd assume it would be a free update, but they made it a point to change the names of the apps, so I'm not sure.

kmacleod started following the question "more information" in ngmoco.

kmacleod replied on August 18, 2009 09:51 to the idea "Sorrow (working tittle) -- action RPG game" in ngmoco:

Actually, none of them are relevant. The ideas are supposed to be ideas about ngmoco, not ideas about random and unrelated things.

If I were to post a topic about how I'd like to see a third Rolando game with online multiplayer, that would be an idea appropriate for this site. Random brainstormings about games ngmoco has no interest in making don't count as ideas relevant to this site, unless I'm very mistaken.

kmacleod started following the problem "Advertisements are NOT welcome!" in ngmoco.

kmacleod replied on August 18, 2009 09:02 to the idea "Sorrow (working tittle) -- action RPG game" in ngmoco:

This isn't relevant to technical support for ngmoco. At all. Like, not even the slightest bit. You're in completely the wrong place for this.

Try visiting Touch Arcade and posting your idea there. If you think your game is good enough to be published by Ngmoco, send them an email here:

gamemakers@ngmoco.com

kmacleod replied on August 08, 2009 01:34 to the question "When will the shop feature be put on Star Defense?" in ngmoco:

You didn't pay 6 dollars for the possibility that extra stuff would be added later at an additional cost, you paid 6 dollars for the app.

I'm looking forward to the extra content as well, but suggesting that you were ripped off is ridiculous.

kmacleod replied on August 03, 2009 12:52 to the question "WE WANT TOUCHPETS" in ngmoco:

I think they're both in development at the same time - they're both being made by different teams, I believe. Looking forward to finding more about both of them, though!

kmacleod replied on August 03, 2009 05:51 to the question "If I pay, can I beta test future ngmoco:) applications?" in ngmoco:

I've beta tested games before for Sony and Naughty Dog, it doesn't work so much like that, at least in those situations.

Also, leaking a prerelease version of a program doesn't necessarily help fuel publicity. It can hurt publicity of certain problems in the game are made public. Plus, it can lead to a lot of unnecessary troubleshooting amongst people using the program who aren't part of the program.

kmacleod replied on August 02, 2009 14:46 to the question "how do i buy galaxies in Star Defense?" in ngmoco:

It has been a long time... any update?

kmacleod replied on August 02, 2009 10:03 to the question "If I pay, can I beta test future ngmoco:) applications?" in ngmoco:

I'd be glad to beta test as well, but I don't think it is as easy as that. Unless I'm mistaken, ngmoco uses a third party Q&A company to handle this type of thing.

Anyways, if they are looking for new beta testers, sign me up ;)

kmacleod started following the question "When will the shop feature be put on Star Defense?" in ngmoco.

kmacleod replied on August 01, 2009 02:59 to the problem "was my iphone a waste of money?" in ngmoco:

If you purchased an iPhone solely to play two games without release dates, then yes, it was a waste of money.

We all want to know when they'll be released, or at least get some more information on the games.

kmacleod replied on July 31, 2009 05:51 to the praise "Plus+ is great!" in ngmoco:

I have to agree, Plus+ is excellent! I'm curious about it, though - how much does it cost for developers to implement it? And are there any definite plans to bring it to the rest of the ngmoco catalogue?

kmacleod replied on July 25, 2009 04:01 to the problem "cs475x's scores on Plus+" in ngmoco:

@cs475x

Not sure why you bothered to do that, but I agree this is a ridiculous oversight on ngmoco's part.

People like you just go to show that ngmoco needs to put more effort into security - I'm still not sure why it wasn't secured in the first place.

kmacleod replied on July 25, 2009 00:47 to the question "Rolando 2 Leaderboards" in ngmoco:

I don't particularly care about leaderboards or anything like that, but since they are included in the game, they should be managed adequately.

The thing that worries me is that some people might be intelligent enough to cheat in a less obvious way, thus ruining the entire system. There should be some sort of accurate cheat prevention system built in to Plus+, rather than relying on user reports.

kmacleod replied on July 25, 2009 00:44 to the idea "Plus+ save uploading" in ngmoco:

I've long believed that this should be a staple in online services like this. I'm still surprised it is missing in Steam and Xbox Live.

The first iPhone social network to add this is going to have a huge advantage in the minds of developers and consumers alike *hint* *hint*

kmacleod replied on July 23, 2009 03:37 to the question "tired of waiting" in ngmoco:

I'm not sure yet whether I'm looking forward to this game or not. They haven't really released enough information to get my excited over it, but I am intrigued by the idea.

I agree that it would be nice to get some more information about the game, including a better estimate for the release date. Just throw us a bone ngmoco! ;)

kmacleod started following the problem "Restart Level Option Loads Wrong Level" in ngmoco.

kmacleod replied on July 21, 2009 18:50 to the problem "Defficulty 1000 Tyrans/"Slaughter of S'rath"" in ngmoco:

@vomica

They're all possible at this point, it is simply a matter of balance. This achievement is horribly unbalanced. Assuming you can kill 5 tyrants in an hour play session, it would take 200 hours of play to finish the achievement. Assuming an active player plays for an average of an hour a day (some days more, some days less), it would take 200 days of active play in order to get the achievement.

Also, remember that the tyrants only appear on 2 or 3 levels, so the player would have to play just those few levels for an hour a day, for almost a year.

I repeat: horribly unbalanced. None of the other achievements require anything close to this level of work. My suggestion is to change this award to require only 100 kills.

kmacleod replied on July 18, 2009 06:46 to the problem "(Rolando 2) Achievement broken - Kingdom of Rolando: Got All Rolando Medals" in ngmoco:

Cool, fixed here too!
I've got all but one now... they've just gotta fix that nearly-impossible 1000 tyrants achievement (or I've gotta play a whole lot more Star Defense)

I'd love to close this topic, but I can't see how to do that...