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 More options May 19 2012, 8:29 am
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From: TheKorn <TheK...@TheKorn.Net>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 12:29:26 GMT
Local: Sat, May 19 2012 8:29 am
Subject: Re: Transformers Tutorial by Bowen at PAPA
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Bowen Kerins <bker...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:eb319409-6fed-40f8-88c5-c1882010e494@googlegroups.com:

> If it were just about explaining the rules, the whole thing could be
> done inside of 2 minutes.  The tutorials are as much, or more, about
> execution of skills and the tournament mindset.  Also, I didn't
> exactly plan for that game to last that long...

No no no, don't get me wrong, I watched the whole thing and enjoyed it!  (Didn't
mean to take anything away from you *at all* on that -- definitely a "stand up and
clap" good job on this video!)  [OK sometimes I had another window up and was just
listening to the commentary, but I did get through the whole thing!  :) ]

My original comment was more of the order that to play transformers well you
really NEED a strategy guide.  I find the concept preposterous; if it takes hours
of study of the rules to ensure that one will do well then only those who spend
the time to study the rules for hours WILL do well.  I think transformers falls
hard on its face in this department; you made a remark that parallels one of my
own observations that every single mode in transformers (skinflap mode excepted)
plays and feels exactly the same.  Those are what your average player (let's not
even get started about below average) are going to encounter and when there isn't
much there that's interesting, having a strategy for things twenty minutes into
the game is nice but nobody winds up caring.

> As for Todd's comments about EMs, there are EM tutorials and more
> coming, but I'm unclear about how interesting they would be.  Say we
> do a tutorial on Monaco -- won't that be more boring?  Get the ball,
> shoot the spinner.  If bonus is maxed, shoot the lane.  Don't shoot
> for the target except once for double bonus.

It'd certainly be a shorter video!  He he he...

> There's really not much more to say than that, and the execution of
> skills won't really be that interesting.  My opinion only, of course,
> and I'd love to have some specific recommendations for good games
> worth recording in the next round.

> Thanks for watching and keep up the opinions on what we should and
> shouldn't be trying. - Bowen

I think you're more responding to Todd here, but definitely thanks for doing the
transformers video!  (The 96M super was quite impressive!)  I was just commenting
on the NEED for such an in-depth strategy guide.

I'd offer comments and/or suggestions on what games to video next, but I don't
think I could offer anything additive; you guys have done a good mix of games so
far and I don't see any glaring need to change things up.  (That's a big
compliment, in case it's not obvious!  :) )

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