Just an opinion

[kolli]

The merge thread is closed, so yeah...

Mr War had this point in the other thread:

Modders and Players aren't Devs

I say: But Devs should work for the Modders and Players, not against them.

Of course, you could just code and code and code, but if nobody likes what you are coding, then why code it in the first place?

If the Modders and Players wish for a merge then they should get it. Or you will end up coding two forks for nobody but yourself.

What good does it do, if both forks die away (it will happen, actually it already started by deciding against the merge)? Wasted time on both projects...

[Perplesso]

The merge thread is closed, so yeah...

Mr War had this point in the other thread:

Modders and Players aren't Devs

I say: But Devs should work for the Modders and Players, not against them.

Of course, you could just code and code and code, but if nobody likes what you are coding, then why code it in the first place?

If the Modders and Players wish for a merge then they should get it. Or you will end up coding two forks for nobody but yourself.

What good does it do, if both forks die away (it will happen, actually it already started by deciding against the merge)? Wasted time on both projects...

You're partly right: in "professional" software development cycle, all begins from customer with requirements analysis. But the story of these two "Glests" is a little more complex. It began from death of original Glest project... and ended with birth of two projects. Two projects, two different directions. It's not strange... because "every head is a little world". But in my (I'm a developer, even if I don't belong to these two teams) opinion, customer's sight should NEVER be ignored.  So, why not start a *third* project, whose purpose will be merging? Or... why not start a poll?

[Psychedelic_hands]

Wait so you want two start a third project? When the issue is that there is already two?
I'm not sure if that's a good idea.... Just makes the issue worse. 

I'm over the idea of a merge; don't get me wrong, I'd love for the merge to happen but I just can't see it happening anymore.

[Perplesso]

Wait so you want two start a third project? When the issue is that there is already two?
I'm not sure if that's a good idea.... Just makes the issue worse. 

It would be the third only at the beginning. Then, through time, it would contain the whole other two, then the other two would disappear. Then, it would not be the "third" project, but... the only project.

I'm over the idea of a merge; don't get me wrong, I'd love for the merge to happen but I just can't see it happening anymore.

It will never happen if the first step never take place. Then, why not beginning from this first step?