Suggestions for improving ManiaPlanet & ShootMania

[Nitro]

Storm»

Royal: Tornado ●

I have an idea about offzones: I think that you can do instead offzone tornado. The game is called Storm, so this innovation highlight the name.

Effect from the tornado will be the same as that of offzone, but more spectacular.
Gradually tapering to the center of the tornado will absorb players.

• Mania Store»
  
  Blocks for planets:
  
  You can use the planets to buy blocks in Mania Store. This will enhance the features of the game and will introduce new players with Manialinks))
  
  Also, you can use blocks from earlier versions (alpha) in the form of modifications to the Mania Store.
  
  Who wants that will download and try out. The player needs a choice - You can not say:
  "We decided not to give the player acquainted with the earlier versions of games." You need to give the opportunity to players.
  If Players want to see your old operating time - no need to deprive players
  see them. You can also always find a compromise.

Offline:

Let Alpha mode will be available to all without connecting to ManiaPlanet and access to online Internet network.
This will be enough for one of the three options to access the old blocks.

• â–º Camera in the third person:
  
  I suggest to make a choice of interchangeable cameras. Players who do not like the permanent of the first-person camera.
  
  Sorry but I can not normally play online with the camera in the first person! Add me to "diversify" at least a camera with a third person.
  
  You can add the ability to turn on and off sight for the camera of the third view while playing online. It will be used with a special button (Q, for example).

P.S:

For whom you are making this game? For themselves or for us? I say "on behalf of the community," because I am a part of this community.
Having bought the Canyon I "automatically" join the project ManiaPlanet thus becoming a complete player "with my requests as any other person (except you, of course, as you are happy in your own game). And I do not!

We want to play something that is interesting to us!
Do not for You, but for OUR. We playing, and we bought ... customer is always right!

You may not limit us in our opportunities, so we have every right to give up your "ambitious" projects and stop its support.

• So now while there is time, you have opportunity to think again!

I hope for your understanding.
With deep respect your fan.

[Timmeh7]

So, if they won't add these features, it means that the developers don't care for the community at all? It's ok that you have your requests to the game but I don't really get why you say things like

You may not limit us in our opportunities, so we have every right to give up your "ambitious" projects and stop its support.

You do have the right to stop playing but if the makers of the game aren't the ones who are in the position to limit us, who else is?

You can not say:
"We decided not to give the player acquainted with the earlier versions of games." You need to give the opportunity to players.

Again, if it's not in the game anymore, Nadeo probably have their reasons.

Don't get me wrong, I like suggestions like a third person view (should be an own gamemode or title though, because no one would play first person if you could just switch to third person) and even the tornado thing sounds interesting. And I would definetally enjoy more or even custom blocks. But you're acting as if they wouldn't work on the game to make it fit the players' wishes:

So now while there is time, you have opportunity to think again!

Read this blog post.

Since many years we allowed import of cars into the game, but about modifying the maps itself, we have been careful to keep the consistency of the experience for people who decided to play the game. Now, with Titles, it will be possible for players to add visual, static and collidable objects in the maps. It is another step with more opening, but keeping it somehow structured for usual players as well.

And then, we have this post.

Big next step is 1.4 with the object import feature.

I wouldn't expect a full custom block support with 1.4 because it's still the beta, but it seems that it will be possible at some point in the future. So please, don't say they limit our possibilities. As a "fan with deep respect" you should be able to respect that it takes time. It's a bit frustrating because they already announced it to come with the release of TM2 but it fits much better in the title concept of MP2.

Now I pretty much focused myself on the custom blocks in this post, but what else "limits us in our opportunities"?