Hi Stef,
My username is: Slow Hand Duke
Thanks for the offer of the free subscription for a year for giving feedback. Here is mine:
General thoughts
1. The new interface for playing Dominion online is much better than the old one on Making Fun.
2. Despite this fact, I was still quite annoyed (and still am actually) to learn that the decks I bought on MF, that were advertised as never going away, were in fact going away... and worse, to play more in the future I would need to buy a subscription. I loathe buying subscriptions to things that I only intermittently use. When I bought my physical Dominion set, I knew I wouldn't have to keep paying money every year I wanted to play it. MF was set up like this, and I liked that aspect of it. The new subscription service, while an upgrade in UI, is not an overall upgrade in my opinion because of the mandatory subscription.
Answers to your specific questions
1. An offline client, allowing you to play campaigns against bots.
Yes this would be useful. I would play it a lot this way for the campaigns
2. A bot with a setting for different play styles
Yes, I'd find this useful, and being able to set different bot difficulty settings is key.
3. A strong bot.
Yes, this would be useful.
4. Options for timed games
This would certainly bring a different element to gameplay in this mode. I'm not sure if I'd play it much, but it might be compelling. I'd have to see.
5. Options for undo settings
I basically always grant undo's unless it's just egregious. That being said, it might be nice to be able to filter out the hardcore undoers. For the most part, I find it's not an issue though. Most players don't undo. I've never asked for an undo before.
6. Online mini-tournaments; the option to easily create one for you & your friends.
Yes, I'd like this. It could bring more of a group element into it.
7. Option to invite specific players to your table
Very much yes please. This seems like a basic feature that should have available from the start.
8. More translations (to what language?)
Not needed for me. English is all I speak (unfortunately).
9. Better animations when cards are gained/bought/played/...
Not really needed, especially if it bogs down performance.
10. Better visualization of split piles, Archive/Crypt contents, Prince targets, ...
Without a doubt this is sorely needed.
10. Option to hide the log
Yes this would be nice, I think mostly for beginners to not get overwhelmed at first.
11. Android app (or just improved compatibility?)
I'm not Android, so my opinion here doesn't count.
12. iPhone app (or just improved compatibility?)
Yes, I would like this. Either one would be fine, I guess. I think games are where apps can really shine, so maybe an app over improved compatibility?... But either would be fine.
13. Downloadable game logs
Yes!
14. Improved moderation (dealing with chat abuse, slowplayers, ...)
I haven't seen an issue with this yet.
15. Tutorial on how to play Dominion
Yes, it would be much easier for me to get friends into the game without having to explain it directly!
16. Tutorial on how to play dominion online.
Not sure how this is different than question 15...?
I hope this helps! :)
My username is: Slow Hand Duke
Thanks for the offer of the free subscription for a year for giving feedback. Here is mine:
General thoughts
1. The new interface for playing Dominion online is much better than the old one on Making Fun.
2. Despite this fact, I was still quite annoyed (and still am actually) to learn that the decks I bought on MF, that were advertised as never going away, were in fact going away... and worse, to play more in the future I would need to buy a subscription. I loathe buying subscriptions to things that I only intermittently use. When I bought my physical Dominion set, I knew I wouldn't have to keep paying money every year I wanted to play it. MF was set up like this, and I liked that aspect of it. The new subscription service, while an upgrade in UI, is not an overall upgrade in my opinion because of the mandatory subscription.
Answers to your specific questions
1. An offline client, allowing you to play campaigns against bots.
Yes this would be useful. I would play it a lot this way for the campaigns
2. A bot with a setting for different play styles
Yes, I'd find this useful, and being able to set different bot difficulty settings is key.
3. A strong bot.
Yes, this would be useful.
4. Options for timed games
This would certainly bring a different element to gameplay in this mode. I'm not sure if I'd play it much, but it might be compelling. I'd have to see.
5. Options for undo settings
I basically always grant undo's unless it's just egregious. That being said, it might be nice to be able to filter out the hardcore undoers. For the most part, I find it's not an issue though. Most players don't undo. I've never asked for an undo before.
6. Online mini-tournaments; the option to easily create one for you & your friends.
Yes, I'd like this. It could bring more of a group element into it.
7. Option to invite specific players to your table
Very much yes please. This seems like a basic feature that should have available from the start.
8. More translations (to what language?)
Not needed for me. English is all I speak (unfortunately).
9. Better animations when cards are gained/bought/played/...
Not really needed, especially if it bogs down performance.
10. Better visualization of split piles, Archive/Crypt contents, Prince targets, ...
Without a doubt this is sorely needed.
10. Option to hide the log
Yes this would be nice, I think mostly for beginners to not get overwhelmed at first.
11. Android app (or just improved compatibility?)
I'm not Android, so my opinion here doesn't count.
12. iPhone app (or just improved compatibility?)
Yes, I would like this. Either one would be fine, I guess. I think games are where apps can really shine, so maybe an app over improved compatibility?... But either would be fine.
13. Downloadable game logs
Yes!
14. Improved moderation (dealing with chat abuse, slowplayers, ...)
I haven't seen an issue with this yet.
15. Tutorial on how to play Dominion
Yes, it would be much easier for me to get friends into the game without having to explain it directly!
16. Tutorial on how to play dominion online.
Not sure how this is different than question 15...?
I hope this helps! :)