Chronic Logic

Quote from: Norsker on December 04, 2009, 06:10:44 PM

Quote from: mongolian on December 04, 2009, 05:25:31 AM
Shoot,your right Lunaria.  Kran is much better suited to be the Unit(strategy) guy and me the experienced.  We can still switch.  Here is the blog..hopefully I dont get punished for posting the link:

I was also intending do 'units', but I suppose we'll work out who's doing what.  Kran knows his Zatikon, but English is not his strong suit, so he probably wouldn't be the best choice for a blogger.   Since I can't edit your post, I had something you might upload in regards to the tactician.  Personally, I always thought Lunaraia's strength would be suggesting setups.

Tacticians, like all command units, fit nicely into the adage that 'you don't know what you have until it's gone'.  Losing a command unit isn't a killing blow like losing a 550 point dragon would be, but it can be a pretty brutal hamstring.  You may not need that extra command every turn, but I can't count the number of times one command has made the difference between a failed assault or defensive maneuver and a successful one.

Typically, try and deploy tacticians as early as possible-you do frequently need to get attack units out to defend your castle early on, but tacticians should be pretty high up in your deployment order.

And here's an addition I currently would make to the general:

One of the most common mistakes I see new players make is not playing the general(and other reduced deployment units first) first;  in almost any game, it should be the first unit you deploy.  There are some exceptions; for example, if you draw a dragon(which costs all of your starting commands to deploy) you may want to play the dragon immediately because your success may depend on aggressively charging your opponent's base before they implement significant defensive measures.

Nice add on info!

Here is the blog Link

http://zatikon.blogspot.com/

Lets all contribute and thank our bloggers for taking their time in writing these great articles and tidbits!

Mongolian has just posted up an awesome post to add additional turns during your phase. GO READ and show support to your fellow gamers.

Quote from: sgainford on December 04, 2009, 11:08:29 AM
Well Xazn has asked me to be the beginner blogger. I told him I'm probably not the best person for it because I'm actually not a huge gamer and still not happy with certain aspects of the game, like the time constraints. And I'm not sure if he has seen my little North Korean comment yet 

Maybe I'll tell him yes, but only as long as I get to post something about the Simpsons once in awhile.   

HAHA!

Quote from: sgainford on November 30, 2009, 10:43:07 AM

Quote from: mongolian on November 29, 2009, 09:55:17 PM
Can someone send me a private message so I can start writing as the strategy gamer? 

Sgainford, I was really hoping to hear you elaborate on the part where you get the girl.  But, your story reminds me of a typical night out in most European cities.  Maybe it's just a universal thing for young guys to be cocky all the time. 

Well I don't feel cocky when I get destroyed in Random mode in Zatikon. 

Yes, somebody hurry up and get Mongolian hooked up on the blog. I have to start learning about this thing called Zatikon strategy.

HAHA We ll do.

Quote from: mongolian on November 25, 2009, 08:55:56 PM
Strategy or Experienced Blogger.  Which is needed more?  I'm typically pretty lengthly in my answers so perhaps strategy suits me more?

both are needed equally, but experience is more rite now.

This thread is getting out of hand a bit....

We aren't full force on tournament yet, but we would like to conduct a test of it to see how it may go.

Your advertising ideas are great keep them coming and we ll try our best on this end! Thanks to all!

Quote from: mongolian on November 25, 2009, 03:58:46 AM
Before I get ideas, how do I become a blogger?  Are you providing a URL for us to blog, or you want us to create/set it all up via any particular blog site.

If you haven't guessed it by now, Zatikon's biggest problem is lack of players.  This means, the game needs to support more 1 player modes and less development on the 2v2 mode (despite how much I love it).  A simple way to do this is on top of the normal single player mode a new single player mode could be created: boss mode.  Boss mode could work in many ways, but the simplest is the mode ends when the 'boss' is dead.  Depending upon your level, the 'boss' would have multiple powers.  Also, boss mode should mean a different initial startup position from the AI.  Possably it starts out with all its units on the board or a much more limited # of units kinda deal and more structures possably.  If this idea is too much work to develop, try to make something more similiar to single player, but set it up as a new single/coop player mode.

Due to the fact too many units are uber powerful in the game, a mirror random mode would also help freshen up the game too.  Either way, it's clear the game needs another mode!

We set up a blog on blogger. We will provide you with an invite which you will use to make a user name. Just shoot an email over for which position you would like... and again thanks for the ideas

These all sound like great ideas, I appreciate all of it, I finding that the google search idea is very good, it would be great if Zatikon came up first under those searches. Thanks all...hopefully more people will post or email with more feedback

Hello Zatikon Members,

We at Chronic Logic are looking for feedback from everyone in the community. We've come up with a few ideas that we would like to run past you.  

First of all, we are trying to start a blog about Zatikon. We hope some of you will help us by participating in the blog and give us feedback on how to improve upon our ideas.  

The ideas:

We are looking for at least 3 bloggers. We see that most of you participate in the forums and we would appreciate it if a couple of you would be interested in becoming a blogger. Our plan for a blog would include an experienced Zatikon player, an inexperienced player, and an experienced player to talk about specific unit strategies.

Experienced Zatikon Player (Blogger 1): This would be the most experienced Zatikon player that would like to participate. This player would preferably post about his or her in game experiences. This can be something like a unit combination that they have not thought of, how they made a comeback  in a game, how they are still improving and learning, or how they lost a game.

Inexperienced Zatikon Player (Blogger 2): This blogger should have little to no experience, but the structure of their blog would be similar to that of the experienced Zatikon player.  The beginner blog would primarily focus on the bloggers learning experiences, challenges, and successes. Some examples of this would be what kind of strategies does the blogger use, how their game experience is going and what are new things are they learning each week.  

Strategy blogger: This player will go in depth about units and how to use them. This would differ from the topic on the Zatikon forums due to the player talking about unit specific strategies, rather than just listing its abilities. An example of this would be describing what kind of strategy to better utilize a given unit versus other units, how to maximize its value or what to combine it with to make it more effective.  

Additional Info: We would like to receive input from multiple players who would like to contribute through email. They would submit a description or combination they have found successful and describe how they set it up. They may use pictures and examples to prove that it works. They may also share views how this unit may be improved or may be too powerful. In the end, we will take bits here and there and piece them together to form one article on the weekly unit on a one to two week bases.  

Also if anyone has a creative name for this new blog, please send it over.

If there is anything to add or improve upon, please send them to zatikon@chroniclogic.com

Another idea we have been working on and hopefully all of you will be excited about is a tournament. We are still working on this idea but we would like to get some feedback, such as how many of you in the community will participate/be interested in this tournament. Right now we are thinking about a bracket system which in order to advance to the next round you must win 2 out of 3 games or a round-robin tournament where everyone will play each other at least once. And yes there will be prizes. But it is still in brainstorming stage but may be coming soon depending on all of you. If there are any ideas you would like to add-on or opinions, please feel free to by emailing the address given above.

Also, if any of you can help with your various backgrounds. We are looking for some outside marketing advice, such as how to reach potential players and get them to join in this exciting game. Thank you all and have a wonderful day.

Please post any feedback here! Thanks