Next Game Idea: Consumables
One thing the new game needs to do well on is how it handles consumables. I actually don’t mind the timer system in BfN as compared to the constant spam of outhouse zombies we get in GW and GW2, but ...
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@EA_Darko Thanks for participating in the conversation! Most of the time when a game loses support and/or sunsets, I move on like most people do. The PvZ shooters are a special case in which I want to see more and miss getting new content and characters in the 3 games. I tend to brainstorm on the side a lot so turned that to some ideas here in an effort to inspire PopCap to make the next shooter the best ever, to show that there are several of us that are still around, and to see what others think. The Reddit is more active than the forums, but lately it's mostly just memes and videos.
I really want to see the series continue as well. I'm more of the mind to return to the GW formula with some of the features of BfN (the more visible HUD indicators, the free roam zones, multiple slots for character builds), but if they can make an improved BfN (more characters, damage attenuation (drop off), better Ops, and other needed improvements like sorely needed character changes), I'll certainly give it a look. Whatever they do for a new game, it needs to handle hackers well, have crossplay for all platforms, and long term support so we can enjoy it for a long time and have a lot of things to do in game.
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Community ManagerHey @Iron_Guard8 I will pass your feedback on to the team.
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@EA_Darko Thanks! I hope it helps. I'm not arrogant enough to think that I have all the best ideas, or only my ideas will work, but I do like to think about things I care about and try to share the ideas when I've done some work on them. I hope that at the very least it can spark other ideas for folks to use or at least ponder.
I still play all three games to this day, GW1 the least as there's less opportunity to play solo well there, but I have over 300 hours in GW1, 800 in BfN, and 2700 in GW2. I'm almost level capped in BfN, and have been capped on the other 2 for a long time. These are also the only games where I actually went after all the achievements. I'm a bit older now as a Gen Xer, so not the typical PvZ shooter player but have been keeping my eyes out for a new game in the series and plan to continue doing so. I hope that day comes soon, but not too soon, so the game has a more successful and pleasant launch.
I hope in the next game it is impossible to run out of pots/bots during the OPS mode. This was a draw back of GW 1/2.
- @ejhsega I hate running out to, but I hope their not on a cooldown like in bfn as it really killed creative pot team strategies and led to pea cannon/rocket bot spam once all the others died on the first wave.
Being able to buy them in an ops game during waves could relieve this.
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