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Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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artchiv: I would paypal you $20 to have early access to the API docs.

That's the second time in this discussion that you've proposed paying money for an advantage over others in this not-even-released game. May I ask why you're so eager to win at this particular game?

That's the most personal question you could possibly ask me. And there's your answer: business.

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's the second time in this discussion that you've proposed paying money for an advantage over others in this not-even-released game. May I ask why you're so eager to win at this particular game?

That's the most personal question you could possibly ask me. And there's your answer: business.

I suspect that you might be taking this (again, not-even-released) game a bit too seriously :)

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's the most personal question you could possibly ask me. And there's your answer: business.

I suspect that you might be taking this (again, not-even-released) game a bit too seriously :)

Screeps is a lifestyle

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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Best use of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" I've heard in ages. I imagine the later scenes would be exciting to an actual player who understands what's happening and is invested in it; the music adds some of that excitement that's not conveyed by the sterile and hard-to-read graphics.

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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This would be an amazing way to indulge my programming fascination while also honoring my financial commitment to stick with efforts that could make a direct $MM impact on P&L. Wait, I can program and do that? Where do I sign up? Hi, devs! Feature request: that you can play the game without having to enter code; that you can actually point and drag and click. I hope that "You can master basics without knowing JavaScr…

It doesn't make much sense, you really will not be able to control all those hundreds of creeps on your own 24/7 :)

It doesn't have to be all one or the other. It would be neat to be able to guide individuals or small groups while allowing the bulk of your forces to do their own thing.

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

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post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't make much sense, you really will not be able to control all those hundreds of creeps on your own 24/7 :)

It doesn't have to be all one or the other. It would be neat to be able to guide individuals or small groups while allowing the bulk of your forces to do their own thing.

Well, it is possible. You can place flags at the game field and program your creeps to move to them by a simple command.

Re: Screeps – the world's first MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers

#40

The problem with games like this is that players can share code. Decent scripts will be available for everything which takes some of the fun out of the game and makes it less fair to people who do it by themselves.

Just like on TopCoder :)
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