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[shambles]

[Phaedra]

[shambles]

Well i meant really in bigger teams the puzzle guys would split in two...

[oliverkeers13]

I'm not sure people do do this, but it does seem like a good idea, particularly if you are a fairly experienced team. I think that people should do so, if they aren't already.

[Nightmare Tony]

the teams I have been on, each pewrson puts in according their strengtsh. Some write, some puzzle, some create characters, etc.

[GuyP]

But Tony, I believe shambles was just talking about puzzle-dev side of things.

To which I'd say: it sounds like a pretty smart idea under certain circumstances. However, it's often pretty chaotic behind the curtain (even more so when the game has launched) and it might not be terribly practical to have PM's spending ages trying to solve each other's puzzles.

Also, I wonder how accurately you can gauge how easy a large, UF-sized playerbase would find a puzzle by extrapolating from four or five BTS designers. Pretty hard to say, I think.

Cool idea, though.

[Nightmare Tony]

One thing I found behind the curtain is that gradually, a more effective storyline is taking precedence over simply throwing puzzles together. You will be seeing a gradual shift from random tough as nails puzzles to a more naturalistic approach of puzzles that fit the storyline, and more cohesive storylines with characters that have the real motivations demanded of real life. That is a much harder bill to fit than simply random puzzles.

at least on the times I did, it was a colalborative effort without giving precedence to the qualitiative weight of puzzles. The puzzles were ALWAYS in the service of the storyline.

[FLmutant]

[Crowfoot]

I have come to discover through experience that teams usually divide depending of strengths, but eventually everyone begins to help each other out. It becomes a community and joint effort. Co-ordination and communication is the key.

[HaxanMike]