Repurpose the "Play" Screen

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  1. Lord Tachys al`Fahn

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    Yeah... that splash screen that actually doesn't do anything?

    You know the one... it pops up AFTER everything has loaded when using the SotA launcher.

    The SECOND time of THREE that you hit Play on to actually play the game?

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    Yeah... THAT one.

    The one that you don't even need to click on "Play" to proceed.

    How about you take it, replace ":<> Play" with "Loading. . . .", and load it BEFORE everything else, so we're not staring at a black window waiting for Shroud to start?

    Just a suggestion, and a cordial invitation to join mainstream game programming conventions.
     
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    Hey could be worse, could be 4 intro videos, of Nvidia, Intel, Unity, CatNip Games, or a long intro of the story of SoTA all intro videos you can't skip
     
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    I do agree perhaps just remove this play and have it sit for a few seconds.
     
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    Or the title screen pops up, plays some music and 10 seconds later goes to log in screen.
     
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    I would suggest removing the first screen and redesigning the second using some modern innovations.

    Put a news feed on it, whether updated manually or pulling from twitter.

    Do a little feed of recent patch notes. Highlight the login reward. A list of upcoming events. Etc.
     
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    DINGDINGDING!
     
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    I complained about this a long time ago and eventually gave up.
     
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    I do think they should have a nice story intro that you can bypass rather than just the login. They could use one of the steam story videos even as an option. intros always help draw people into what they are about to embark on rather then being plopped into the game with no idea what is going on. just my thoughts.
     
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    The video on Steam about the cataclysm is pretty good.
     
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    Imagine that play screen being a live shot of isle of storms and that the only way to get there was to [double click] on an: Air Baloon.

    It would be a place to go to celebrate/commemorate the joining of the two worlds, a scene with much context, giving the audience (those sitting on this live menu) a sense of a living world.
     
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    News feed of what Atos is going to nerf next? :p:p:p:p
     
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    Maybe it has more purpose than it might seem. Now, if you're grinding every night and clicking ":<> play" is just exhausting - that's another thing!

    Personally, I kind of like it. Its like going out to eat somewhere and taking your utensils out of a nicely folded napkin.
     
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    But where’s the “Don’t Play” button?
     
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    Just use the hotkey Alt+F4.
     
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    Suggested a long time ago but, this screen would be an excellent place to show things like new content/patch info, items currently on sale, etc. Or even let players configure in options what they see logging on, so you're not bombarding new folks with a bunch of crap.
     
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