Kevin_P86
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 535
Registered: 06-28-2005
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Re: Passing of the Hold (+3)
Chaco: regarding the "aesthetic improvements" you have been making...
In general it is a good idea (although certainly not necessary) to have things like consistent floors between directly connected rooms. However, I see no reason to as a rule have consistent walls / pits between rooms. Boundaries between walls and pits can be anywhere in the middle of a room. Why are you more or less absolutely opposed to having such boundaries coinciding with the boundary of adjacent rooms? The only reason might be "it looks better in the editor" - however, people playing this hold are likely not going to see it in the editor. And even if they do, an architect is not obligated to impress people who are looking at their hold in the editor. Besides - the only reason to look at someone else's hold in the editor is if you intend to modify it, or to see how something (such as scripting) was done.
Second, when replacing walls with pits, I agree it is generally the case that it doesn't change anything in terms of gameplay. However, it is important to understand and have in mind the functional differences between walls and pits. There are two that are especially important:
1) Wraithwings can fly over pits but not through walls.
2) Evil eyes can see over pits, but not through walls.
When you replaced many of the walls in my room Group Effort : 3N1E with pits, you in fact did change the room.
Third, when replacing these walls with pits, in my opinion some of the rooms themselves look much worse than they did. Specifically, Group Effort : 3N1W and 1N1W, just to name a few of my rooms which were affected in this way.
Lastly, most everything else you have changed (floors, obstacles, etc) I personally am quite indifferent towards - I have no objection to you changing my rooms in those respects. However, it is quite possible that this is not a concensus. You have to keep in mind that you are changing someone else's work; by doing this, you are suggesting that you know what they want better than they do themselves. It is definitely possible they had a reason for choosing the floor they did, or for putting walls vs. pits where they did, for example. These things are the architects decision, much like which colours to use in a painting are the artist's decision.
I don't mean to be rude, but I needed to state my opinion on the matter.
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