I want to build a new and better lobby.
*KeySpirits*
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First of all, i want to make clear that i have nothing against minimalism, i strongly believe that too many details can ruin a potentially good building, (at least, if they are placed wrongly) and that a simple construction made with the minimun can look extremly good.
The problem is that there's a thin line between simple, minimalist...
And plain lazy.
"Ah, you gotta love that refreshing contemporary style."
I heard somewhere that who made the lobby is the creator of the game, im not sure of that, but if that's true, then i applaud you for the hard work that making a game is, but not always a programer is a designer too.
But since i dont know who made it...
I dont wish to criticize the work of whoever made the lobby, but im pretty sure that i could do a much better work, having in mind the followind:
1- The lobby must be intuitive, a new player has to be comfortable with the location of every door and find quick what they're searching for.
2- The lobby must represent what CC players are capable of. There are so many great builders out there, give them an opportunity to give this game a needed new look!
3- The lobby must be a place of gatherings. Wanna find out what i mean? gimme the job!
The new lobby might even encourage others to push CC at it's limits and make other unbeliably nice places too.
For those who dont know me or my creations, here's an example:
5k and a few days to prepare the materials and build will do.
The problem is that there's a thin line between simple, minimalist...
And plain lazy.
"Ah, you gotta love that refreshing contemporary style."
I heard somewhere that who made the lobby is the creator of the game, im not sure of that, but if that's true, then i applaud you for the hard work that making a game is, but not always a programer is a designer too.
But since i dont know who made it...
I dont wish to criticize the work of whoever made the lobby, but im pretty sure that i could do a much better work, having in mind the followind:
1- The lobby must be intuitive, a new player has to be comfortable with the location of every door and find quick what they're searching for.
2- The lobby must represent what CC players are capable of. There are so many great builders out there, give them an opportunity to give this game a needed new look!
3- The lobby must be a place of gatherings. Wanna find out what i mean? gimme the job!
The new lobby might even encourage others to push CC at it's limits and make other unbeliably nice places too.
For those who dont know me or my creations, here's an example:
5k and a few days to prepare the materials and build will do.
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I think the main reason is because it's so newbie-friendly, meaning any player—new or old—can easily access it and find what they're looking for.
Though, I'd still love to see what your build may be like.
I dont find it simple, but lazy, extremely lazy, and things getting on the view and and unnecesarily large places aren't planned for it, whenever i build, i put the exact amount of datail needed and no more, using limited space.
The common sense tells me that the realm that people visits the most should at least look good.
Of course, the naysayers would say, oh, but what of the gatherings?
Lobbies are used for these purposes:
#1: Teleporting elsewhere.
#2: Promoting a store.
#3: Scamming.
#4: Cursing at minors.
#5: Idling.
Cubic Castles could add instead a new type of place where players can gather to socialize, or continue to promote their stores, but allow people to teleport there via. their own menu. Instead of having a lobby, we’d have a hub. The hub could be very massive and hold like 50-75 players per “instance” allowing for more exposure to the entrepreneurs and more people to meet and mingle with.
I dunno’. Result of my brainstorming. Anyways, time for me to sleep. Adios.
is very true, not many are open to changes and reject an idea before even trying...
I would not mind the town center and the lobby being combined but the problem I see with this is the lobby needs to be simple and clean. For a town center I would like something more decked out and less practical. For it to be a hang out place and encourage a gathering place for socialization.
The extremes are never good, removing the lobby for having negative uses is as bad as leaving it like it is and not care about trying to solve it's flaws.
Anyways, this all started as just a request of mine to make an aesthetical change, dont do off topic please...
You may find it boring, lazy and imaginative and this is Your perception of it.Everyone has a different view on the lobby and just because of opinions of a few players, i dont think anything will take action once again.
I do like the simplicity of the lobby and dont think it should change. So what if i have to walk a few blocks to the portals? Even if i dont want to, we have the search bumper.
Don't get me wrong but the lobby itself contains a lot of things that only the admins should use/touch. And it also contains a lot of code that was put togheter especially for it.