Originally posted by DarkSlayerofDarkness:

To be candid, you are the ultimate troll here.

You should have stopped at your first paragraph; expand on your praise, etc.

But no, you had to mention 'the trolls' and therefore became one yourself.

Originally posted by Polonius Ulf:

I've just watched the trailer and I can't wait to get there in my current run. I'm in the plains, and I'll be going for Yagluth as soon as I find him. I'll get on the test branch now, lest I blunder into Mistlands.

Of course, the trolls (not the fun, blue kind, but the tedious armchair game designers) are all over it. Everyone who said it would never happen, and everyone who thinks they could do it better, has a vested interest in finding fault, real and imaginary.

Never mind them.

The devs clearly wanted to deliver something that was worth the wait, and they did it behind doors—paying a heavy price—for the sake of the big reveal, I intend to enjoy it thoroughly.

I mentioned the trolls because of all the troll threads. But you are right. I could have stopped with praise and waited for the trolls to jump in, as they always jump into any thread about pure enjoyment.

I did not praise the new biome at all. I only said that the trailer looks good and I was looking forward to exploring it.

Just offhand, it does not seem to me that the new biome must necessarily suck just because it is different or not "realistic." Those absolutely sound like made-up complaints to me, from a source that was determined to find fault, aka a troll.

Should the game have an arc, or should we do the same thing nine times? I think it should have an arc, and it should bend toward the fantastic.

Still, it's true. If I had stopped with pure enjoyment, some troll would have jumped in and provided an opportunity for the sub-essay on trolls and trolling. I must learn to be patient.