Pre-game play. Character creation/approaching town square in some sort of transportation.

[Braithan 1]

It would be nice if, perhaps, the users could get into avatar creation, with no game play, a bit earlier than before full game unveiling. A person could take their time in creating their look, instead of quickly so they may get to game play faster. Just a thought but, if there was a running % shown for certain features taken for some peoples avatars individuals would pick the less used percentages for their self uniqueness.   

 

It would also be beneficial if there was a pre-town square mass transit (EX: ship, plane, train),  having low functionality. In this transit system, that is really an indefinite amount of time in its approach to town square; a type of waiting room users can converse with others, familiarize themselves with movements, set/test key binds, setup sounds/speech. Developers can monitor conversations/interactions as well to perfect things. 

 

These 2 suggestions would get people more interested in kick starting, or purchasing more for this project if they were participating in its use, even if it was in a minimal play mode. Rolling out in increments may also help to steer/change finishing touches. I Understand that town square is pre-game play. I am sure most would not mind pre-town square, with little functionality.

 

Just a couple thoughts...

 

 

[Bellanova 116]

Character customization options won’t be complete until full release. Even Town Square will not have 100% of what is planned for character creation. The best option would be to spend as much time as you need to create a character you’re happy with when the game is released in its entirety on Steam.

[Anonymous_Citizen 75]

14 hours ago, Braithan said:

It would also be beneficial if there was a pre-town square mass transit (EX: ship, plane, train)

Identity Lore involves the banning of all aircraft from the airspace surrounding the island. It is a no-fly zone, so no aircraft. Ever.

[Hoelgaard 6]

To get a look at the character customization, take a look at this twitch video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/269743788

And when it comes to transport, air vehicles is a no. They want players to experience the map and have them spend an hour or more going from one side of the map to the other, instead of 10 minutes or so in a plane or chopper. Just look at GTA, there's still tons of stuff to find because people tend to get a chopper or plane and fly from one side of the island to the other. And so far, TS is more detailed in my opinion than GTA combined. And if that continues when it comes to the forest, I personally and probably many more people, wouldn't care if there is planes or choppers, we just want the ability to drive around and experience everything and take the time we need to experience it. Because, where's the fun for the developers to design a 200 square km map, and only have a small percentage of people experience it, because most people just jump in a chopper and fly?