IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.09.09 11:47:00 -
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Having assorted devs communicating with us as they do sometimes shows their lack of communication and vision between each other. This just makes us upset and we then lose confidence that they're going to be able to do a good job.
It's not often the devs talk directly to a community that uses their product, it's usually some sort of product director. Not sure DUST 514 has one, but if it does, I think it would be good for them to be involved talking to us all the time. It's nice to have devs talk too though, don't misunderstand!
If we understood the vision for DUST 514, now and future, things like whether or not the aim-assist and other polarising gameplay mechanics or weapons are working as intended might be clearer.
I for one don't like the aim-assist, and that's because I like to be in control, not the computer. I also feel we're dying *way* too fast. That said, if DUST 514 is supposed to have it and it is working as intended, I can decide whether or not this is the sort of game I want to play knowing what it's trying to be.
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DUST 514 needs a product director to be continuously communicating about the game's vision, past, present and future, and which mechanics / weapons are working as intended. That should give us confidence about where it's going. |
IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.09.09 16:03:00 -
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Shotty GoBang wrote:IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote:
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DUST 514 needs a product director to be continuously communicating about the game's vision, past, present and future, and which mechanics / weapons are working as intended. That should give us confidence about where it's going. Whoa! You want Mintchip dropping "Cheer Ups!" in response to our every suggestion and concern!? If you ask for a product director, you're gonna get PR . And the Devs that make sh*t happen ... we'll never see or hear from them again. I kinda like how each of the Devs (like Logic Loop) responds to suggestions and feedback relevant to his role. Not to say your idea is a poor one, Duncan. Simply playing devil's advocate. - Shotty
I mentioned in the long version that devs should still talk to us, that's great, I like that too. But what I think is missing is any sense of what CCP want this game to be, at least that's what I sense from the constant bickering amongst us all on these forums. And trust me, as a dev myself (not on games granted), most of them are working so closely with coding mechanics in their own separate departments, that they can't or don't step back and understand the bigger picture, let alone communicate what that is to users.
I also didn't think Mintchip was a product director of the sort, nor do I advocate what would be relatively pointless posts from devs or otherwise telling us to cheer up, it'll be ok ;-)
I just think a lot of the venting and frustration we see most of the time are because the big picture is missing. I think that would help a great deal. Should my scout have innate avoidance of scanners for example? (it's an example, don't debate it here anyone!) Well that really depends on what CCP think it should be, and what they're goals are. It dictates whether something is broken or not.
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