For example, during playtest we didn't feel the Vehicle rebalance and new weapons were quite ready for 1.5 so they've been pushed back, however other features will be seeing full release (squad finder, new WP rewards, updated NPE, bug fixes, etc).

CCP / Devs,

Can we have something concrete about vehicle rebalancing please? A lot of us would like to know what direction you're taking on the matter. We've been asking for some work on dropships since closed beta but they still don't seem to have changed in terms of survivability or usefulness since then. Tanks have received some good work I think. I don't use LAVs anymore because of the ISK cost but the specialisation are an improvement IMO.

I think a lot of people were pretty excited about the prospect of finally seeing some rebalancing work so even if you're not releasing these changes yet can we have some feedback on what issues you faced that prompted the decision to push back the time-frames? This is a unique game in the level of interaction between player and devs and I think most of us would like to to have a bit more of that for this particular topic please.

I let the game do it, why wouldn't I, its not like I should have to put in any more effort than you right?

Maybe dropsuits aren't capable of going out of atmosphere.

Yes they are, in that old fanfesf into video, how do you think the mercs survived outerspace, holding their breath?

Because my railgun, blaster and missile turrets have homing ability.

......................... what kinda response is that? It should feel like a rifle. Rifles in WWII had range markers in miles.

If they're not happy with the results of the playtesting, it means they don't KNOW the ******* direction they're taking on the matter so there IS nothing concrete to PROVIDE.

Whats the matter you don't like homing rockets, homing in? Awww!!

Pushing back a feature/changes your not happy with... absolutly fine. right thing to do.

Puching back the most looked for changes in a patch and only telling us in an offhand remark... not cool.

Hey guys

We'd love to provide you with patch notes weeks in advance, but as mentioned elsewhere in this thread quite often features aren't finalized until closer to the release date.

For example, during playtest we didn't feel the Vehicle rebalance and new weapons were quite ready for 1.5 so they've been pushed back, however other features will be seeing full release (squad finder, new WP rewards, updated NPE, bug fixes, etc).

Full patch notes/Feedback Threads to come next week, will keep you in the loop as soon as we get any more info. :)

Just wanted to stop by and thank the players in advance for handling this respectfully and for recognizing that this was made to ensure that these particular features arrive in good shape.

I know plenty are licking their lips and sharpening their knives and declaring "****storm time!!" but the reality is that there's nothing to be gained here by being indignant about a roadbump in development and acting outraged that a tentative deadline was missed.

Personally, I see this as a huge opportunity to take the next month and give constructive criticism on the stats of the vehicle changes and weapons to be added, which we'll have much more advanced notice of than usual. This is a crossroads - we can spend the next several weeks bitching and moaning at the devs doing the hard work, and give them less of a reason to share information with us, or we can help them deliver a quality 1.6 release and establish a pattern of trust so that they continue to share their plans as early as possible.

Link to a video I can watch late tonight?

There is nothing that you can say right now to cheer me up.

No vehicle balance is bad news, but no new weapons are even worse for me :-(.

I feel like a sad panda.

There is nothing that you can say right now to cheer me up.

On the plus side... taking an extra month to get the vehicles and weapons right means they should kick ass on release and be exactly what we've been asking for?

Assuming CCP shares the weapon stats and vehicle balance changes with us and gives us the next month to provide quality feedback than yes. If they wait another few weeks before sharing that info, it'll be a hugely wasted opportunity. We're certainly working on our end to encourage them to release this info ASAP.

Just wanted to stop by and thank the players in advance for handling this respectfully and for recognizing that this was made to ensure that these particular features arrive in good shape.

I know plenty are licking their lips and sharpening their knives and declaring "****storm time!!" but the reality is that there's nothing to be gained here by being indignant about a roadbump in development and acting outraged that a tentative deadline was missed.

Personally, I see this as a huge opportunity to take the next month and give constructive criticism on the stats of the vehicle changes and weapons to be added, which we'll have much more advanced notice of than usual. This is a crossroads - we can spend the next several weeks bitching and moaning at the devs doing the hard work, and give them less of a reason to share information with us, or we can help them deliver a quality 1.6 release and establish a pattern of trust so that they continue to share their plans as early as possible.

On the plus side... taking an extra month to get the vehicles and weapons right means they should kick ass on release and be exactly what we've been asking for?

It's not that, it's the insane crutch that they are. Near-alpha damage from 3 PRO volleys? That's balanced? It's one person!

Guys, please see this thread. I'm not going to lock this one, but I will ask you to please post only about the stuff still coming in this thread. Keep discussion about the pushed back features to the other thread if you can.

Thanks.