I’ve been thinking recently about TSW in-regards to let’s just say overall quality in certain areas. A topic that quickly escalated and was very surprised at how the forum responded. It wasn’t about passing insults or lashing out but more of a way for the community to voice its concerns once and for all. I must add there was some personal element to why I set a theme of such nature up. So today after being aware of how some forum members feel or the overall consensus about DTG and TSW if looking in the context of issues or a disgruntled customer or forum member. Then after taking these shots,,, ,,i couldn’t help notice how well the sky and environmental conditions looked. It’s not the first time tho I’ve had a similar thoughts while playing either. There’s been a few time I’ve sat back and thought to myself “Man DTG do work hard including 3rd parties for DTG”. A question for the individual then is what has DTG done right?, and so worthy of a shout out. I ask this because I do feel more often than not with bad news it’s more popular to cover or critise than great work. Tik Tok would a good example of this when I hear that a video of a school fight gets more views or likes than that of work done by an artist that’s taken years to create. Some might even focus more time discussing the bad than the good if reviewing a new title or DLC. Again not much time spent on what’s been done correctly and I think that’s wrong if things are to be how I’ve explained on a wider community scale or social opinion perspectives. I’m sure most have heard more negative news or comments here and there over those of good words. If there’s any to be said that is, if so then take it away. Share your thoughts and positive experiences with TSW. Even thoughts about the future and what would be a wider accepted idea the community would like DTG to implement or improve upon for the franchise to grow focusing on user engagement or experience that could also be improved to allow both DTG and its customers more success on achieving a level where everyone is happy. It’s here that a personal aspect comes into play because I am more than aware for those without vital information or knowledge on how DTG creates and produces what it does could mean one’s perspective is all wrong, it’s not as simple or easy as some might first think or believe, me included. So I’d be very interested to hear from those who understand what it takes to develop a game from a simple idea to a product fit for market. Therefore if any members including myself come up with some bright ideas or suggestions could those in the know explain if something is possible or finically feasible before any ideas are considered in order to become a reality. So please share your positive experiences and suggestions, a few ideas might be helpful to DTG where as some may be able to point out why what’s been suggested in the past or on this new thread topic can’t or hasn’t been brought to market for reason unbeknownst by those making the ideas or suggestions. BUT MOST OF ALL WHAT HAS DTG DONE RIGHT, YET IS SELDOMLY SPOKEN ABOUT OR DISCUSSED. For me personally I’ve had my say while still having many thoughts still about DTG and TSW, however on the odd occasion I do leave the LD to pop out on track like I have been recently driving the SD70ACe while upgrading old 2022/23 work I once again started to enjoy TSW. I began to notice I was becoming part of the rat race again so started to see and enjoy more of what the game offers. I’ve been paying more and more attention to the routes in general. The detail of what’s there and what’s missing in my opinion. (Visual aspect more than overall train performance or functionality). Ie the way ballast looks, how the track layers in. Even down to birds or animals being brought into the environments where the weather conditions not only change but add a layer of surprise by flooding a line head or a bird strike both bring the environmental conditions not only to a player experience but how they react with the environment around them. Could even have the passenger (Environment) approach a player explaining they are lost. If you help them by lead over to the highlighted area or platform a player receives extra XP. Keep doing a few and DTG could have a different player feature for those on conductor services. Maybe a different reward system where players receive badges for customers service not mastery rewards by driving. Just a few idea/ suggestions. Not too concerned with all that tho. It’s more about what DTG have managed to create yet does that work get much praise because bad news always comes first leaving what is done right to be overlooked by the temptations of a drama that’s just another Apple cart I have no urgency to jump on if ever. I’d rather listen than speak. Without that it’s just noise. And no one can hear what’s being said in a noisy room. Therefore all I ask is respect for each others opinions by behaving like a community so all can freely speech with a common view of improving a franchise or game title we all enjoy and play by sharing what the game has provided over the years with each other. Thanks. ✌.
They have done a lot right, a lot. It's fundamentally a really good game (if you like driving trains anyway!). That is what make the bugs and glitches even more annoying, because there is no way that most of them could not be fixed quite easily and yet they just don't for whatever reason.
There's more good than bad. The only problem is (not unique to TSW), the bad stuff tends to always get more attention. Word of mouth is very powerful.
As above they have done a lot right, they have done a lot to please me over the years. Recently though!
This is the main issue. It at least appears that things are not going in the right direction on a number of fronts, for all that there is still a lot of good stuff happening.
Yeah I can't deny there's some good stuff. But only for a certain audience these days, not everyone wants to drive short modern routes. I look at my library on tsc and there's some Fantastic stuff, old/modern short/long. Tsw started off heading in the same direction, now it seems it's just a quick buck. I still get a lot of enjoyment out of both titles though.
Firstly, I've got to say that this is one post that I totally agree on. The screenshots look great. I'm more of a Sim enthusiast than just a train fan, I'm more your Plane, Train and Automobile kind of old bloke. I stumbled across TSW earlier this year and have been pleasantly surprised by its detail . The faults that are commonly posted haven't spoilt the overall experience of how a " sim" should be. I'm no train expert and couldn't tell you whether a sound is right or wrong, or a locos braking is too harsh....it just appears and reacts how I believe it should. I don't mind the odd glitch....passengers missing, thunderstorms on a sunny day or even falling through the floor while roaming on foot. It's more the easy way to spend a couple of hours "driving" something that I'll never do in real life. I'll never get to fly a commercial jet either, but bring on msfs 2024 next month for all the same reasons. Carry on DTG, it's not all bad !
