Patrick Ferland
fleck99pf.bsky.social
Patrick Ferland
@fleck99pf.bsky.social
Pointy-haired boss making games. Fitness enthusiast (but bad at it). Non-employer-sanctioned opinions here. pronoun.is/he
We used this to reintroduce the farming tutorialization, but much reduced (I think maybe just one single "slide" of info; like I say, it's been over a decade).

Players deserve a thorough onboarding experience, but sometimes you can hand-hold more than they actually need.
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was mortified, because as an independent studio, any wasted money was a disaster (and it was probably literally my error). We loaded up the day's tests to see what we could glean from them and...

... everybody already knew how to work the farming mechanic. Zero users failed to progress past it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We were using some website to buy focus tests of early versions, where we'd get video of the user and their play session, and maybe clickstreams. (It's been a long time, forgive my memory.) We sent out a round, after which I realized in horror that we forgot to tutorialize the farming mechanic!
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It was super light heading north on the 5, too. Veteran's Day, I assume.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There are at least 4 S-tier soups in your untried list.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It's only useful as an affirmative defense. You'll still get arrested but you can raise it at trial.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Synapse 4 destabilized all of my devices and I’ve never resolved it.
November 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I don't understand; there are decades of precedent here.
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Sorry to hear it.
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM