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Her character gives off creepy and manipulative vibes. I guess that’s a thing for some people. Expanding Ashura’s story would provide a space for older players to experience this, if that’s their thing. Ashura is widowed, lonely, and pining for his lost love. Great opportunity to expand his character. I’d appreciate it 💓
I don't understand how having romance options that are in the range of 30-50 range is "complicated". If they concerned with it being a missing or passed og spouse, have the NPC have a "I never found the right person" backstory. Or, I choose to focus on my business, education, or career plot.
I totally love the game. Would be nice to romance Ashura but like you, don’t really do it. It’s a beautiful game. Relaxing, slow and perfect. This video validates why I don’t connect to Reddit. New players ask how I built my plots. I tell them to go slow, take your time, grind and build slowly. They seem shocked. Not sure what they were expecting but this game isn’t for fast returns. It’s a cozy game! Enjoy it a lot! Play for an hour on most days. That’s enough for me. More important things to worry about in life. Farm if you want to farm. Fish, mine, bug hunt, date…whatever blows your hair back!
Sorry I do have to amend my first comment... the house tours...( insert groan here). I don't know who thought up this idea but it wasn't well executed. I loved the idea at first and even joined a Facebook group to get more votes. It was a struggle and took a lot of my time. What REALLY pissed me off was going to a plot with hardly any/ no decor and no effort to see they had over a thousand votes while I labored to get 50. I don't have a huge social media presence or following, in fact, none of my friends or family play Palia, so I knew the vote count would be smaller but this week I didn't participate on FB and I have 12 votes.... for the whole week... 12... the concept was good, execution poor and it really is unfair to players who actually do go the extra mile to decorate their homes and plots. Wish they had a roll over on the votes so you could accumulate them to get the nameplates. Some are really nice but I am not going to continue struggling /begging for votes in order to attain them. 2nd item... the friendship rewards for getting 5 referred people to create an account. I wish those rewards could be purchased. I love the fountain and the outfit but had to create 5 new emails and player accounts to get it. 3rd item... I never did get the ice skates drop from the chappa pile during last winter's event. The RNGods hate me. I don't think I'll ever get all the flotsam items either. I wish they would make them purchasable after the event is over. First Maji market I was poor and could only get one light. The next market there was no light for sale. I hope next market/ event season I can get the items I missed but if they introduce new items I may never be able to get the missing ones and I was really mad about the ice skates btw. And 4th...the friggin chappa plushies.... I did manage to get one in Kilima...but have hunted for hours and hours in Bahari and not a single drop. And it's not like they gave us extra chappas to hunt either. Okay... I am one of those people who complain about a free game after all. Still love Palia, definitely diehard fan, so much so that because I am bored waiting for a new event ... just cannot keep decorating plots because it makes my brain cells die when I am failing at glitching/ ghosting... I started a new account and began again. Elderwoods and Maji market can't come fast enough! Thank you OC and Elle for all the great videos.
I think they did great with Hodari as an older romance. I romanced him sonce Im 33 with children of my own. I liked his story & cant wait to see if Ii can find out what happened to his wife
man i wanted to like tamala so bad… her house is everything and she had so much potential to be like the misunderstood type of catty instead of the actually cruel type of catty but unless and until updates give her ANY redeeming qualities i just can’t with her 😭 i romanced her and maxed her friendship for the rewards but now i quite literally never speak to her
I’m an “older” player and it took a while before I was even interested in romance. I put the romancables in age order (my perspective) and are completing them youngest to oldest.
I felt weird about it because my son is the same age as the young characters. Just felt wrong so I romanced Hodari. It’s just weird to romance young NPCs. Did the developers think about older/middle aged players? Nope. Anyway it’s not a preference for me but it might be a good idea to add this in and be more inclusive.
A point was made that in Palia, your character is the same age (give or take) as the younger characters mentioned, but it’s easy to put yourself in that perspective. It’s fascinating how different it is for people in different parts of their life!
Two thoughts... I do not understand how having older NPCs that are romance-able is complicated. 🤔 And I cannot wait for a trading system and I hope it is eventually a wide open system. I thought it was going to be just for potato pods but I saw someone say Singularity 6 stated in notes somewhere that I will be for more than just the pods. 🤷🏼♀️
I really get frustrated with people complaining about a totally free to play game. Every time I've reported an issue Singularity 6 responded quickly and resolved my problem in a timely manner. I've played other games where you get no reply at all. The premium shop, while pricey, is optional.... while other games pretty much force you to buy items to progress or level up, Palia is totally playable without buying anything. I do understand the upset about the glitching but the game is in beta and even I can play it on a 10 yr old pc with an ancient graphics card. I just lowered the graphics settings to make the game more playable. Honestly the only thing that bothers me, and it is just preference, is the call out players in hot pot. I wish they would allow you to mute chat or make a function that allows players to just chat to the others at their table. It really annoys me when the chat box is popping up every 2 seconds. Also would love to have an area with only fast tables. So irritating when someone isn't paying attention or just doesn't play and you have to keep waiting for their turn to cycle through because they didn't have the courtesy to leave the game. Just my two cents. Really appreciate all you do and your great videos.
I understand what you're saying, but the other side of it is this; from the start, people wanted to support the game, because yes, it's free. So, every update they've been spending $50 on outfits and other expensive premium items. That is the cost of a complete, high-end game and they've done it repeatedly, expecting the game will continue to develop. Now we're at a point where nearly all updates are 90% cosmetic and / or premium and there has been no real game play for a long time. I completely understand the complaining. While premium is a choice, many people expected they were buying into a game that would be playable, and honestly, it isn't currently, as far as things to do go. I get their frustration when some have spent hundreds of dollars. Hopefully we are reaching the end of that period now.
@@Keeva- I have almost every premium outfit, tool, pet and gliders. I have no problem with the premium shop because it's the only way the game makes money as it doesn't require you to buy upgrades like other open world games. And I understand the frustration with game instability as I too have experienced it. That said... no one twists your arm to buy anything. If players choose to purchase items it is a choice . Expecting the game to run perfectly just because you spent some money is unrealistic. The game is in Beta development so glitches are normal and the team has worked to fix problems. I would be angry if I paid $$$ to play the game and it had problems, which does happen and player support for some of those games can be nonexistent. I do see your point but when a game is still in development this is just what happens. There are lots of players that don't spend money in the premium store... So honestly how far do you think the meager amount they earn can go? The amount of money already invested in development, salaries, and running the servers must be huge. They saw that the premium items were doing well so that's why they keep rolling out more. They've had massive lay offs so a small group is left to fix problems with the game. I think they are doing well considering the changes that have happened. Hopefully the takeover won't leave the game abandoned. As OC stated the game is probably done being developed and they are just rolling out updates and fixes until it is complete. What I'm hoping is that the number of players continues to grow and support the game so that perhaps they will continue to develop the game in the future. I once played a couple games for a few years. Bought clothes, weapons etc. and one day I went to play and they were both gone...they just shut it down( same company ran both) No warning just poof. That is the reality of online gaming. You honestly can't have any expectations at all.
@@Keeva- the updates are not 90% cosmetics at all tho. they're full of bug fixes (and new bugs yes but that's what happens, it's not exclusive to palia at all whatsoever, and hotfixes are a thing) and new things like more plushies that you get in different ways (collecting things is a big thing for a lot of people), new furniture, new recipes, new features, they have added new quests and said they plan to add more that are not part of the story line, new build features, etc. when they mention things they're adding it's all "but fix the bugs there's too many bugs" even tho there are bug fixes in the updates if you read the patch notes. when they mention bug fixes it's "but add some quests there's nothing to do." "we want masculine clothes" they add masculine clothes and they still messed up bc it's premium content and that's not what people want. they announce a whole new area that people have been waiting for but people still say they aren't adding anything to the story. they literally can't win.
Palia was my first proper video game likenthis and found it difficult navigating the first few weeks. TH-cam was such a helpfull tool for me learning the ropes
If they do expand the trading system I'd love for them to include plushies, or maybe have more limited log-in/drop events with the old limited items, I'd love to get my hands on the purple palcat items and the little box plushes, maybe some original magi market stuff like the pumpkins or lamps. I'm willing to put the hours in for stuff I can get in the game but the limited stuff makes me sad how there's literally no way to get atp. Like, if I decided to completely stop playing I'd start trade giving away my neat stuff, spare giant chappas, the sandy palcat glasses(I crave the purple ones) ect.
Taking a break is good. I was where that one guy is at in that one post and I LOVED the game too. Problem is spending too much time on it.. you get sucked into all the things that need to be fixed. I got frustrated with the limited housing system and having to jump thru hoops and those FIVE steps you spoke of to have a "cool" plot (or just to place things where I want them). I think the entire housing system needs a rework. I mean, we still don't have interior doors and they need to make free placement a thing. I should be able to put two windows on one wall without having to glitch it. Anyhow being that decorating/housing is my main thing in these type of games I got really disgusted. I stopped playing for several weeks. I'm back now but I don't play the hours that I did to save my sanity. Still love the game but there is a thing of "loving it too much." HA
11:46 that's so me frrr, i'm always late to the majorilty of games. a game is hyped and then once the hype dies, i play it. T_T i agree that the game could use a lot of helpful updates, like mentioned in one of the posts (the post about selling furniture or at least getting the material back if we don't want it). and plushies sitting around the house is fun to see, but perhaps not in abundance. i romance everyone bc i see it more as part of the gameplay rather than actually romancing them lol (?), however, i do have a soft spot for naio and reth, and i really just wanna be a mom to najuma Lmao 💀 and this is also a small thing, but even changes in dialogue mean a lot! whenver i'm wearing someone's pin, i always go around and speak to the villagers to see if anyone has anything to say. so far, Zeki has commented on when i had Jina's pin, Einar's pin, Kenyatta's pin. Reth commented on the Jel pin, Tamala commented on the Hassian pin (i was romancing her at the same time lol)...little things like that, i appreciate and it makes me smile. :) what i would like is an increase in plot load; 3k isnt enough for me, esp since i dont like purchasing a lot of plots. and i'd looove to meet new npcs! and i hope that they have more side quests, like maybe some small ones until we get the big main story quest update(s). like the hidden items quests were some of my favorites. but ofc, i dont expect them to nor would i be upset if they don't, seeing as they lost a lot of their staff. also i've sent this as a report to s6 but when i go to change my character at Jel's, i literally never hear the voice options...? i once change the voice randomly to see what they all sound like bc i cant even hear them SMH. another cool thing they can add to the store is to sell gold bc they'd make a profit out of that i feel 😭 sorry for this wall of text!! thank you for the video :)
I'm absolutely a puzzle person so I'd love for THE update to add complexity in that regards, or several community quests that will eventually become the trigger for THE update. A chaotic storm incoming event that destroys certain things so that a big change on the map is such an interesting idea so that the devs can change things.
If you love a game, you should be able to spot their big issues and problems. Seeing angry people because a bug impedes them to play, is obviously a good reason. This only means you get to report those issues and be patient for them to fix 'em. I myself quited playing Palia for a wide range of issues (lack of optimization on pc, amongst others). I took part in tests and was so very excited. Somehow It didn't reach my expectations and got bored easily :( . When they launched the game, I started seeing many things that hadn't been adressed before launch. I'm one of those that probably will be back in a few years to see if it has evolved! Hopefully it will!
26:18 I think ppl are justified in expressing their frustration over the increasing amount of glitches. I dont necessarily think there's a need to be passive aggressive when ppl are disappointed in the quality of the game, especially these last few updates. Players can still love, and enjoy the game while also feeling frustrated with ongoing, and progressively worsening glitches that prevent them from enjoying the game. The devs themselves have stated they will shape the game according to the Palian Community. They do pay attention, and take their player feedback under consideration. It is why we have gotten things like building blocks more plushies, furniture collections, house add ons, plot tours etc. They are the ones who announced their 1 update a month (when it used to be every 2 weeks.). While they have gone through lay offs like many other dev teams do, this is sadly nothing out of the ordinary in the gaming industry. The last few updates have been relatively small in terms of new content. I think most ppl wouldn't mind having no new content like 3 new plushies, 15 new items, and would much rather have a bug focused update, with maybe some quality of life changes if possible. I love the game too, but that doesn't mean ill turn a blind eye, and pretend it isnt without fault. It's one thing if ppl complain over the smallest issues, or rant over very niche situations, but the individuals in the video are making a point of environments full on glitching out, and disabling their characters just to name a few things. The fact that they're still trying to enjoy the game in spite of said flaws does actually prove that they do love the game. Anyone else would just kinda get bored, pissed, quit, and move on.
Thank you for saying this. I had to stop playing because i got so frustrated with how often i was crashing. Near the end i was crashing due to 'unknown error' every 5-10 minutes. I play on switch which is annoying to make reports on, so between crashing, reporting, and reloading - usually twice because it doesn't let me back in the first time - i was getting about 20 minutes of frequently interrupted play time per hour. But when i bring it up i feel completely dismissed. Like "its in beta" and "its free" and "they're a small team" is supposed to make it okay that i literally cant even cut trees anymore because the game will crash when i hit the tree. These things are true, and they are why im not too upset that i cant play right now. But being dismissive to people expressing frustration about real problems they are having isnt very friendly Palia community of us. I *do* love the game. I wouldn't have kept trying for so long despite all of the game breaking switch glitches if i didnt love the game. I wouldn't have over 1000 hours in if i didnt love the game. I wouldn't still even now be telling people about it and trying to convince friends to play it if i didn't love the game. But I'm not going to pretend im not upset that i, and many others, were reporting that we can't open the social menus without crashing for weeks before they released a furniture set you can only get by partying up - via the social menu. Nor am i going to pretend that it being a free game or in beta makes it okay that they are choosing to add more aesthetics and furniture instead of fixing the issues. Its a small team. I know. But if they pay attention to their players the way they say they do, then they should know that nobody is going to complain if they skip new releases for a month and focus on making sure everyone can actually play the game. And if anyone does complain *that* is the appropriate time to say "its in beta." Because working out those issues is what beta is supposed to be for. Not releasing the whole game and bonus added content. I desperately want to come back to Palia. When it was working it was *so* good for my headspace. I adored being a part of a community of players and designing beautiful spaces. I still love seeing what other people are designing even if i can't participate right now. "Do you really love the game though?" Yes. And thats why i want it to be fixed.
His entire arc moves very naturally in a way where he could "come to terms and move on". Even if you have to wait until the end of his arc to unlock romancing for it to "make sense" it seems very worth it.
Well, you got me..I'm FarmerOdd8559..The flying saucer launch pad..That screenshot is now in the hands of support..I sent in the ticket before I posted it to reddit. Whenever I find something out of whack on Palia I always send in a ticket with an attachment, a screenshot of the bugged area...😁 PS: I've been watching you for a while now and I definitely have to commend you on your channel, well done and well produced 💛 Btw, I've also been playing palia since launch, open beta Aug. 10th, 2023. I'm a mature adult player age 58 that still has a lot of kid in me, love online gaming..
"There are plenty of games cheaper"... cheaper than free... okay here's the thing it's free you don't have to pay for anything you don't want to... THAT SAID... I just played through the second temple unlock and can say I have not had such a good time in a game in YEARS it's fuckin amazing that this game is free. It's completely insane that you don't have to buy anything in this game unless you want to... yes it glitches a liitle... let me help you: esc > click unstuck > move on with your amazing game experience. I've seen worse development and worse glitches in games I've paid for... we can get tf over it.
I play on switch and didn't know how beautiful Palia is until I started watching TH-cam vids 😔 i have no shrubberys or anything pretty to look at when running around anywhere 😢 only thing I see is flowers that can be gathered and trees no extra fluff for me 🥺 hopefully one day 🤞🥹🤞
Did you know that the flowers/seeds that bugs/trees drop can be planted in your lot to become flowers/trees/shrubbery you can use to design your lot/place?
Lmao some people be judging to just judge. Plushies are creepy? Okay, don't use them then. They don't take up space in your inventory. Leave other people alone for goodness sake...
all you need to do is sit there for a couple minutes and let stuff load in. and i play on switch so i understand how annoying it can be to play on there but 1 it's the freaking switch... it can barely run anything. going into this game and thinking it's going to run smooth is naive. it's also a free game and ITS NOT FINISHED. if it wasn't on switch i wouldn't be able to play at all because i can't afford a computer so i for one am happy and thankful that it's on switch even if it's annoying at times.
I tried the game after a week I gave up , am fed up of asking everybody how to do the most simple thing , pity as I liked basic game play , but it is too complicated
I don't know why people care about the romance options. Once you've leveled it and gotten the pin, it's over. There's no follow on or anything that's relevant to your 'romance' afterwards, so it's kinda pointless having it. I would rather they spend time putting some actual gameplay content in, than waste it on things that add nothing to the game.
I've had to step back from Palia unfortunately because of the issues on switch. I know it's a free game, I know it's in beta, which is why I'm not too upset at it. I'm hoping they will fix the issues eventually because I want to come back. But I dont agree with calling addressing the issues "polish". Maybe it's just polish on PC. PC players don't seem to have as many issues. But I had to step back for a few months after putting a *lot* of time in because I couldn't play for longer than 5 minutes without crashing on switch no matter what I tried. That's game breaking. It was actually impossible to even go collect wood. Again, not upset because it is in beta, they're a small team, and I'm sure they will work it out. But saying "it's a free game" and calling it "adding polish" is a bit dismissive to the frustration some players go through. It's not out of line to say that they should put their teams focus to figuring out the game breaking bugs before they add more plushies. I plan on trying to come back in October to see if there's any Halloween or fall items. I don't want to miss them and am hoping things are more patched up by then. Fingers crossed.
I don’t disagree with you. I used “polish” to denote smoothing out something that’s rough around the edges. The have lots of technical debt and piling on more and more each release. They don’t have the staff to address it (yet) but they’re under the gun to release new outfits and features that generate income for their experiment. Make no mistake, I fully recognize the flaws in the game, its shortcomings, but I also know how development works. They WANT to fix bugs and defects and make it better, but my speculation is that given their limited resources, they don’t have the time or management is telling them they have to add more features and outfits to keep them afloat until they can hire more people after their acquisition. At the end of the day, remember…I’m a DevOps Engineer making content for Palia. I fight for the user.
I like the game, but have quit because I can no longer log into the game. It acts like it's trying to download something, but then goes to an error message. This is the latest in a string of problems. I see I'm not the only one who has parts of the world disappear. For an example, where I should be running up a hill, I run trough and under it instead. Another one is that my plot has lots of holes in the ground where you can see through. I can even see a few items (I'd forgotten I had) that had apparently fallen through at some point and are now floating in the air/space under the ground where I can not get them. It's really a shame because I really like the game. But it's growing more buggy and there's not an easy way to make bug reports ... at least that I can find. I hope things change =/
@@spacepuppie if you’re playing on pc try going into settings and lowering the graphics. I have an old pc and my graphics card was having a hard time. I watched a video on TH-cam and they suggested the lower graphics settings. It has helped but I still have some ghosties in the underground and occasionally Zeki’s store is empty or takes a bit to load. One time when zeki’s was empty and I tried to go to the underground I fell through the stairs and had to use “escape “ because I was trapped. Hope that helps
@@spacepuppie also I recently had to delete and redownload and install the game because it wouldn’t let me log in. It worked fine afterwards. I always get error messages whenever they have an update. It will stop loading and I get the message. If I just keep downloading it picks up where it stopped 10%, 50%, etc. though it takes several tries to get it all loaded and installed.
I mean you got be a bisexuality to get all NPCS portrait ain't no way I'm doing that because I'm straight into to girls not men they need a BFF option to get portrait or something other way
I disagree with this, but for different reasons. Honestly, I don’t romance any of the NPCs simply because it’s not something that interests me. I can guarantee no one on my channel or singularity 6 is challenging or questioning your sexuality! But feedback is feedback. Maybe one day we will get the option to “friendzone” is that what you’re wanting?
The game literally has nothing to offer at this point. Its just endless plushie chasing and MTX purchases. After that its just repeating the exact same thing every day for no actual purpose. Not sure why the devs think that is fun. I can leave the game for months on end and literally miss nothing but plushies. at this point I don't care about plushies. There is only so many places to put them anyway. Endless gathering of resources is boring, storage can only do so much and my plot if finished so I have no reason to make furniture. The world is relatively dead and the plots are completely dead inside. Making pie for gold is so boring. There is nothing to do at all in that game. I stopped playing for this reason alone.
But hey, you showed up precisely when I needed you the most! That counts for something at least. Palia has room to grow and there exists a limit in which you can enjoy it for yourself and need to enjoy it with others…in case you missed it, that was an invite to our discord! Don’t worry, not everyone is as positive as I am ;) but I guarantee you can make friends with people who share your opinions! Come play Palia with us and tell us all about how empty and shallow it is while we are hunting muujin, telling terrible jokes, and talking about how long our week has been! We can reminisce about plushies gained, fish we lost all from the comfort of our homes. Oh and just you wait! We can discuss ad nauseum the merits of different housing design styles all while hunting disco deer and oh man, there goes that one person again veering off to gather sweet leaf… typical “one person (insert name here)” You get out what you put in. ;) just gotta find a good group. Anyway, thanks for watching!!
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Tamala gives me Mother Gothel vibes.
“Mother knows best…”
Narrator: She didn’t…
Totally!
Her character gives off creepy and manipulative vibes. I guess that’s a thing for some people. Expanding Ashura’s story would provide a space for older players to experience this, if that’s their thing. Ashura is widowed, lonely, and pining for his lost love. Great opportunity to expand his character. I’d appreciate it 💓
Palians will always stand up and try to keep the firendly and community focused culture !!
Glad you like the Castle build, thanks for featuring in your reddit review! 🥰
My pleasure! Hope I credited you well enough!
I don't understand how having romance options that are in the range of 30-50 range is "complicated". If they concerned with it being a missing or passed og spouse, have the NPC have a "I never found the right person" backstory. Or, I choose to focus on my business, education, or career plot.
I totally love the game. Would be nice to romance Ashura but like you, don’t really do it. It’s a beautiful game. Relaxing, slow and perfect. This video validates why I don’t connect to Reddit. New players ask how I built my plots. I tell them to go slow, take your time, grind and build slowly. They seem shocked. Not sure what they were expecting but this game isn’t for fast returns. It’s a cozy game! Enjoy it a lot! Play for an hour on most days. That’s enough for me. More important things to worry about in life. Farm if you want to farm. Fish, mine, bug hunt, date…whatever blows your hair back!
Sorry I do have to amend my first comment... the house tours...( insert groan here). I don't know who thought up this idea but it wasn't well executed. I loved the idea at first and even joined a Facebook group to get more votes. It was a struggle and took a lot of my time. What REALLY pissed me off was going to a plot with hardly any/ no decor and no effort to see they had over a thousand votes while I labored to get 50. I don't have a huge social media presence or following, in fact, none of my friends or family play Palia, so I knew the vote count would be smaller but this week I didn't participate on FB and I have 12 votes.... for the whole week... 12... the concept was good, execution poor and it really is unfair to players who actually do go the extra mile to decorate their homes and plots. Wish they had a roll over on the votes so you could accumulate them to get the nameplates. Some are really nice but I am not going to continue struggling /begging for votes in order to attain them. 2nd item... the friendship rewards for getting 5 referred people to create an account. I wish those rewards could be purchased. I love the fountain and the outfit but had to create 5 new emails and player accounts to get it. 3rd item... I never did get the ice skates drop from the chappa pile during last winter's event. The RNGods hate me. I don't think I'll ever get all the flotsam items either. I wish they would make them purchasable after the event is over. First Maji market I was poor and could only get one light. The next market there was no light for sale. I hope next market/ event season I can get the items I missed but if they introduce new items I may never be able to get the missing ones and I was really mad about the ice skates btw. And 4th...the friggin chappa plushies.... I did manage to get one in Kilima...but have hunted for hours and hours in Bahari and not a single drop. And it's not like they gave us extra chappas to hunt either. Okay... I am one of those people who complain about a free game after all. Still love Palia, definitely diehard fan, so much so that because I am bored waiting for a new event ... just cannot keep decorating plots because it makes my brain cells die when I am failing at glitching/ ghosting... I started a new account and began again. Elderwoods and Maji market can't come fast enough! Thank you OC and Elle for all the great videos.
@rhiannon1117 that's why playing in hunting parties is helpful. If you hunt alone it does take forever.
I think they did great with Hodari as an older romance. I romanced him sonce Im 33 with children of my own. I liked his story & cant wait to see if Ii can find out what happened to his wife
man i wanted to like tamala so bad… her house is everything and she had so much potential to be like the misunderstood type of catty instead of the actually cruel type of catty but unless and until updates give her ANY redeeming qualities i just can’t with her 😭 i romanced her and maxed her friendship for the rewards but now i quite literally never speak to her
I guess they needed something for everyone? Ha ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’m an “older” player and it took a while before I was even interested in romance. I put the romancables in age order (my perspective) and are completing them youngest to oldest.
You’re not old though. :) You’re awesome!
I felt weird about it because my son is the same age as the young characters. Just felt wrong so I romanced Hodari. It’s just weird to romance young NPCs. Did the developers think about older/middle aged players? Nope. Anyway it’s not a preference for me but it might be a good idea to add this in and be more inclusive.
A point was made that in Palia, your character is the same age (give or take) as the younger characters mentioned, but it’s easy to put yourself in that perspective. It’s fascinating how different it is for people in different parts of their life!
Two thoughts... I do not understand how having older NPCs that are romance-able is complicated. 🤔 And I cannot wait for a trading system and I hope it is eventually a wide open system. I thought it was going to be just for potato pods but I saw someone say Singularity 6 stated in notes somewhere that I will be for more than just the pods. 🤷🏼♀️
It's difficult for young people to comprehend old people being interested in romance. 😂
Eshe is married. :)
@@offendingcommit 1. Ashura isn't... anymore.
2. Polyamory exists AND they touched on the topic in an existing relationship questline.
I really get frustrated with people complaining about a totally free to play game. Every time I've reported an issue Singularity 6 responded quickly and resolved my problem in a timely manner. I've played other games where you get no reply at all. The premium shop, while pricey, is optional.... while other games pretty much force you to buy items to progress or level up, Palia is totally playable without buying anything. I do understand the upset about the glitching but the game is in beta and even I can play it on a 10 yr old pc with an ancient graphics card. I just lowered the graphics settings to make the game more playable. Honestly the only thing that bothers me, and it is just preference, is the call out players in hot pot. I wish they would allow you to mute chat or make a function that allows players to just chat to the others at their table. It really annoys me when the chat box is popping up every 2 seconds. Also would love to have an area with only fast tables. So irritating when someone isn't paying attention or just doesn't play and you have to keep waiting for their turn to cycle through because they didn't have the courtesy to leave the game. Just my two cents. Really appreciate all you do and your great videos.
I understand what you're saying, but the other side of it is this; from the start, people wanted to support the game, because yes, it's free. So, every update they've been spending $50 on outfits and other expensive premium items. That is the cost of a complete, high-end game and they've done it repeatedly, expecting the game will continue to develop. Now we're at a point where nearly all updates are 90% cosmetic and / or premium and there has been no real game play for a long time. I completely understand the complaining. While premium is a choice, many people expected they were buying into a game that would be playable, and honestly, it isn't currently, as far as things to do go. I get their frustration when some have spent hundreds of dollars. Hopefully we are reaching the end of that period now.
@@Keeva- I have almost every premium outfit, tool, pet and gliders. I have no problem with the premium shop because it's the only way the game makes money as it doesn't require you to buy upgrades like other open world games. And I understand the frustration with game instability as I too have experienced it. That said... no one twists your arm to buy anything. If players choose to purchase items it is a choice . Expecting the game to run perfectly just because you spent some money is unrealistic. The game is in Beta development so glitches are normal and the team has worked to fix problems. I would be angry if I paid $$$ to play the game and it had problems, which does happen and player support for some of those games can be nonexistent. I do see your point but when a game is still in development this is just what happens. There are lots of players that don't spend money in the premium store... So honestly how far do you think the meager amount they earn can go? The amount of money already invested in development, salaries, and running the servers must be huge. They saw that the premium items were doing well so that's why they keep rolling out more. They've had massive lay offs so a small group is left to fix problems with the game. I think they are doing well considering the changes that have happened. Hopefully the takeover won't leave the game abandoned. As OC stated the game is probably done being developed and they are just rolling out updates and fixes until it is complete. What I'm hoping is that the number of players continues to grow and support the game so that perhaps they will continue to develop the game in the future. I once played a couple games for a few years. Bought clothes, weapons etc. and one day I went to play and they were both gone...they just shut it down( same company ran both) No warning just poof. That is the reality of online gaming. You honestly can't have any expectations at all.
@@Keeva- the updates are not 90% cosmetics at all tho. they're full of bug fixes (and new bugs yes but that's what happens, it's not exclusive to palia at all whatsoever, and hotfixes are a thing) and new things like more plushies that you get in different ways (collecting things is a big thing for a lot of people), new furniture, new recipes, new features, they have added new quests and said they plan to add more that are not part of the story line, new build features, etc. when they mention things they're adding it's all "but fix the bugs there's too many bugs" even tho there are bug fixes in the updates if you read the patch notes. when they mention bug fixes it's "but add some quests there's nothing to do." "we want masculine clothes" they add masculine clothes and they still messed up bc it's premium content and that's not what people want. they announce a whole new area that people have been waiting for but people still say they aren't adding anything to the story. they literally can't win.
Palia was my first proper video game likenthis and found it difficult navigating the first few weeks. TH-cam was such a helpfull tool for me learning the ropes
You have convinced me to join the discord server 😅🩷 love these Reddit videos! Keep em coming!!
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If they do expand the trading system I'd love for them to include plushies, or maybe have more limited log-in/drop events with the old limited items, I'd love to get my hands on the purple palcat items and the little box plushes, maybe some original magi market stuff like the pumpkins or lamps. I'm willing to put the hours in for stuff I can get in the game but the limited stuff makes me sad how there's literally no way to get atp. Like, if I decided to completely stop playing I'd start trade giving away my neat stuff, spare giant chappas, the sandy palcat glasses(I crave the purple ones) ect.
Taking a break is good. I was where that one guy is at in that one post and I LOVED the game too. Problem is spending too much time on it.. you get sucked into all the things that need to be fixed. I got frustrated with the limited housing system and having to jump thru hoops and those FIVE steps you spoke of to have a "cool" plot (or just to place things where I want them). I think the entire housing system needs a rework. I mean, we still don't have interior doors and they need to make free placement a thing. I should be able to put two windows on one wall without having to glitch it. Anyhow being that decorating/housing is my main thing in these type of games I got really disgusted. I stopped playing for several weeks. I'm back now but I don't play the hours that I did to save my sanity. Still love the game but there is a thing of "loving it too much." HA
11:46 that's so me frrr, i'm always late to the majorilty of games. a game is hyped and then once the hype dies, i play it. T_T
i agree that the game could use a lot of helpful updates, like mentioned in one of the posts (the post about selling furniture or at least getting the material back if we don't want it). and plushies sitting around the house is fun to see, but perhaps not in abundance. i romance everyone bc i see it more as part of the gameplay rather than actually romancing them lol (?), however, i do have a soft spot for naio and reth, and i really just wanna be a mom to najuma Lmao 💀 and this is also a small thing, but even changes in dialogue mean a lot! whenver i'm wearing someone's pin, i always go around and speak to the villagers to see if anyone has anything to say. so far, Zeki has commented on when i had Jina's pin, Einar's pin, Kenyatta's pin. Reth commented on the Jel pin, Tamala commented on the Hassian pin (i was romancing her at the same time lol)...little things like that, i appreciate and it makes me smile. :)
what i would like is an increase in plot load; 3k isnt enough for me, esp since i dont like purchasing a lot of plots. and i'd looove to meet new npcs! and i hope that they have more side quests, like maybe some small ones until we get the big main story quest update(s). like the hidden items quests were some of my favorites. but ofc, i dont expect them to nor would i be upset if they don't, seeing as they lost a lot of their staff. also i've sent this as a report to s6 but when i go to change my character at Jel's, i literally never hear the voice options...? i once change the voice randomly to see what they all sound like bc i cant even hear them SMH. another cool thing they can add to the store is to sell gold bc they'd make a profit out of that i feel 😭
sorry for this wall of text!! thank you for the video :)
I'm absolutely a puzzle person so I'd love for THE update to add complexity in that regards, or several community quests that will eventually become the trigger for THE update. A chaotic storm incoming event that destroys certain things so that a big change on the map is such an interesting idea so that the devs can change things.
If you love a game, you should be able to spot their big issues and problems. Seeing angry people because a bug impedes them to play, is obviously a good reason. This only means you get to report those issues and be patient for them to fix 'em. I myself quited playing Palia for a wide range of issues (lack of optimization on pc, amongst others). I took part in tests and was so very excited. Somehow It didn't reach my expectations and got bored easily :( .
When they launched the game, I started seeing many things that hadn't been adressed before launch. I'm one of those that probably will be back in a few years to see if it has evolved! Hopefully it will!
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I think ppl are justified in expressing their frustration over the increasing amount of glitches. I dont necessarily think there's a need to be passive aggressive when ppl are disappointed in the quality of the game, especially these last few updates.
Players can still love, and enjoy the game while also feeling frustrated with ongoing, and progressively worsening glitches that prevent them from enjoying the game.
The devs themselves have stated they will shape the game according to the Palian Community. They do pay attention, and take their player feedback under consideration. It is why we have gotten things like building blocks more plushies, furniture collections, house add ons, plot tours etc.
They are the ones who announced their 1 update a month (when it used to be every 2 weeks.). While they have gone through lay offs like many other dev teams do, this is sadly nothing out of the ordinary in the gaming industry.
The last few updates have been relatively small in terms of new content. I think most ppl wouldn't mind having no new content like 3 new plushies, 15 new items, and would much rather have a bug focused update, with maybe some quality of life changes if possible.
I love the game too, but that doesn't mean ill turn a blind eye, and pretend it isnt without fault. It's one thing if ppl complain over the smallest issues, or rant over very niche situations, but the individuals in the video are making a point of environments full on glitching out, and disabling their characters just to name a few things.
The fact that they're still trying to enjoy the game in spite of said flaws does actually prove that they do love the game. Anyone else would just kinda get bored, pissed, quit, and move on.
Thank you for saying this. I had to stop playing because i got so frustrated with how often i was crashing. Near the end i was crashing due to 'unknown error' every 5-10 minutes. I play on switch which is annoying to make reports on, so between crashing, reporting, and reloading - usually twice because it doesn't let me back in the first time - i was getting about 20 minutes of frequently interrupted play time per hour.
But when i bring it up i feel completely dismissed. Like "its in beta" and "its free" and "they're a small team" is supposed to make it okay that i literally cant even cut trees anymore because the game will crash when i hit the tree. These things are true, and they are why im not too upset that i cant play right now. But being dismissive to people expressing frustration about real problems they are having isnt very friendly Palia community of us.
I *do* love the game. I wouldn't have kept trying for so long despite all of the game breaking switch glitches if i didnt love the game. I wouldn't have over 1000 hours in if i didnt love the game. I wouldn't still even now be telling people about it and trying to convince friends to play it if i didn't love the game.
But I'm not going to pretend im not upset that i, and many others, were reporting that we can't open the social menus without crashing for weeks before they released a furniture set you can only get by partying up - via the social menu. Nor am i going to pretend that it being a free game or in beta makes it okay that they are choosing to add more aesthetics and furniture instead of fixing the issues.
Its a small team. I know. But if they pay attention to their players the way they say they do, then they should know that nobody is going to complain if they skip new releases for a month and focus on making sure everyone can actually play the game. And if anyone does complain *that* is the appropriate time to say "its in beta." Because working out those issues is what beta is supposed to be for. Not releasing the whole game and bonus added content.
I desperately want to come back to Palia. When it was working it was *so* good for my headspace. I adored being a part of a community of players and designing beautiful spaces. I still love seeing what other people are designing even if i can't participate right now.
"Do you really love the game though?" Yes. And thats why i want it to be fixed.
Ashura was my first choice for romancing. Still sad that wasn't an option.
It makes sense, right! He’s available and the right age for me and folks of my vintage.
His entire arc moves very naturally in a way where he could "come to terms and move on". Even if you have to wait until the end of his arc to unlock romancing for it to "make sense" it seems very worth it.
I think I agree with that one redditer. Plushies are overrated and I am fully against plots with plushies in cute scenarios. Who likes that stuff!?
lol that’s funny right there! I see you!
Well, you got me..I'm FarmerOdd8559..The flying saucer launch pad..That screenshot is now in the hands of support..I sent in the ticket before I posted it to reddit. Whenever I find something out of whack on Palia I always send in a ticket with an attachment, a screenshot of the bugged area...😁 PS: I've been watching you for a while now and I definitely have to commend you on your channel, well done and well produced 💛 Btw, I've also been playing palia since launch, open beta Aug. 10th, 2023. I'm a mature adult player age 58 that still has a lot of kid in me, love online gaming..
Heck yeah! I’m happy ya found me!
Great vid, excellent content! Thank you.
I would just love to be able to trade furniture ive unlocked but no longer need
This! And that extra crafting table I didn’t need
"There are plenty of games cheaper"... cheaper than free... okay here's the thing it's free you don't have to pay for anything you don't want to... THAT SAID... I just played through the second temple unlock and can say I have not had such a good time in a game in YEARS it's fuckin amazing that this game is free. It's completely insane that you don't have to buy anything in this game unless you want to... yes it glitches a liitle... let me help you: esc > click unstuck > move on with your amazing game experience. I've seen worse development and worse glitches in games I've paid for... we can get tf over it.
It is pronounced PAY-LEE-UH, It's a greek word the translates to 'Old' But in greek, it's pronounced Pah-lee-ua
How interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I play on switch and didn't know how beautiful Palia is until I started watching TH-cam vids 😔 i have no shrubberys or anything pretty to look at when running around anywhere 😢 only thing I see is flowers that can be gathered and trees no extra fluff for me 🥺 hopefully one day 🤞🥹🤞
Did you know that the flowers/seeds that bugs/trees drop can be planted in your lot to become flowers/trees/shrubbery you can use to design your lot/place?
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736 hours In two months WILD lol
For 60 days that’s an average of 12 hours
@@offendingcommit yes lol that’s wild for me, someone who can only average an hour to 3-4 hours(rare) a day
People have been getting hate for uploading funny joke plots with for example just a aincent fish in the middle.
Lmao some people be judging to just judge. Plushies are creepy? Okay, don't use them then. They don't take up space in your inventory. Leave other people alone for goodness sake...
They had layoffs?! when? Also anyone else finding treasure chests they cant open?
yes all the treasure chests I already opened are showing back up again as if I never got it before.
I haven’t played Palia in awhile.
What are ya waiting for?
@@offendingcommitI'm waiting to be able to log in for 5 minutes without crashing 😂
Barring that, I'm waiting for October. ❤❤
Looking nice is a benefit to me
all you need to do is sit there for a couple minutes and let stuff load in. and i play on switch so i understand how annoying it can be to play on there but 1 it's the freaking switch... it can barely run anything. going into this game and thinking it's going to run smooth is naive. it's also a free game and ITS NOT FINISHED. if it wasn't on switch i wouldn't be able to play at all because i can't afford a computer so i for one am happy and thankful that it's on switch even if it's annoying at times.
You mentioned romancing Eshe we can't romance her she is married to Kenli, that would be so wrong.
Exactly..."It's complicated"
I tried the game after a week I gave up , am fed up of asking everybody how to do the most simple thing , pity as I liked basic game play , but it is too complicated
Join our discord! If anyone does that to ya, they’ll get the 🥾
I don't know why people care about the romance options. Once you've leveled it and gotten the pin, it's over. There's no follow on or anything that's relevant to your 'romance' afterwards, so it's kinda pointless having it. I would rather they spend time putting some actual gameplay content in, than waste it on things that add nothing to the game.
I've had to step back from Palia unfortunately because of the issues on switch. I know it's a free game, I know it's in beta, which is why I'm not too upset at it. I'm hoping they will fix the issues eventually because I want to come back.
But I dont agree with calling addressing the issues "polish". Maybe it's just polish on PC. PC players don't seem to have as many issues. But I had to step back for a few months after putting a *lot* of time in because I couldn't play for longer than 5 minutes without crashing on switch no matter what I tried. That's game breaking. It was actually impossible to even go collect wood.
Again, not upset because it is in beta, they're a small team, and I'm sure they will work it out. But saying "it's a free game" and calling it "adding polish" is a bit dismissive to the frustration some players go through. It's not out of line to say that they should put their teams focus to figuring out the game breaking bugs before they add more plushies.
I plan on trying to come back in October to see if there's any Halloween or fall items. I don't want to miss them and am hoping things are more patched up by then. Fingers crossed.
I don’t disagree with you. I used “polish” to denote smoothing out something that’s rough around the edges.
The have lots of technical debt and piling on more and more each release. They don’t have the staff to address it (yet) but they’re under the gun to release new outfits and features that generate income for their experiment.
Make no mistake, I fully recognize the flaws in the game, its shortcomings, but I also know how development works. They WANT to fix bugs and defects and make it better, but my speculation is that given their limited resources, they don’t have the time or management is telling them they have to add more features and outfits to keep them afloat until they can hire more people after their acquisition.
At the end of the day, remember…I’m a DevOps Engineer making content for Palia.
I fight for the user.
I like the game, but have quit because I can no longer log into the game. It acts like it's trying to download something, but then goes to an error message. This is the latest in a string of problems. I see I'm not the only one who has parts of the world disappear. For an example, where I should be running up a hill, I run trough and under it instead. Another one is that my plot has lots of holes in the ground where you can see through. I can even see a few items (I'd forgotten I had) that had apparently fallen through at some point and are now floating in the air/space under the ground where I can not get them. It's really a shame because I really like the game. But it's growing more buggy and there's not an easy way to make bug reports ... at least that I can find. I hope things change =/
Did you try the Steam version?
@@offendingcommit No I have not. I was worried I might lose all my stuff. Can you switch to Steam without losing your progress and housing?
@spacepuppie yes! It’s fully cross-progressive between all platforms
@@spacepuppie if you’re playing on pc try going into settings and lowering the graphics. I have an old pc and my graphics card was having a hard time. I watched a video on TH-cam and they suggested the lower graphics settings. It has helped but I still have some ghosties in the underground and occasionally Zeki’s store is empty or takes a bit to load. One time when zeki’s was empty and I tried to go to the underground I fell through the stairs and had to use “escape “ because I was trapped. Hope that helps
@@spacepuppie also I recently had to delete and redownload and install the game because it wouldn’t let me log in. It worked fine afterwards. I always get error messages whenever they have an update. It will stop loading and I get the message. If I just keep downloading it picks up where it stopped 10%, 50%, etc. though it takes several tries to get it all loaded and installed.
I mean you got be a bisexuality to get all NPCS portrait ain't no way I'm doing that because I'm straight into to girls not men they need a BFF option to get portrait or something other way
I disagree with this, but for different reasons.
Honestly, I don’t romance any of the NPCs simply because it’s not something that interests me. I can guarantee no one on my channel or singularity 6 is challenging or questioning your sexuality!
But feedback is feedback. Maybe one day we will get the option to “friendzone” is that what you’re wanting?
Interesting reviews and opinions!
The game literally has nothing to offer at this point. Its just endless plushie chasing and MTX purchases. After that its just repeating the exact same thing every day for no actual purpose. Not sure why the devs think that is fun. I can leave the game for months on end and literally miss nothing but plushies. at this point I don't care about plushies. There is only so many places to put them anyway. Endless gathering of resources is boring, storage can only do so much and my plot if finished so I have no reason to make furniture. The world is relatively dead and the plots are completely dead inside. Making pie for gold is so boring. There is nothing to do at all in that game. I stopped playing for this reason alone.
If your plot is “finished” then it’s ready for a tour!
But hey, you showed up precisely when I needed you the most! That counts for something at least. Palia has room to grow and there exists a limit in which you can enjoy it for yourself and need to enjoy it with others…in case you missed it, that was an invite to our discord! Don’t worry, not everyone is as positive as I am ;) but I guarantee you can make friends with people who share your opinions!
Come play Palia with us and tell us all about how empty and shallow it is while we are hunting muujin, telling terrible jokes, and talking about how long our week has been!
We can reminisce about plushies gained, fish we lost all from the comfort of our homes. Oh and just you wait! We can discuss ad nauseum the merits of different housing design styles all while hunting disco deer and oh man, there goes that one person again veering off to gather sweet leaf… typical “one person (insert name here)”
You get out what you put in. ;) just gotta find a good group. Anyway, thanks for watching!!
Stop buying the stuff!