Vell0cet
Company of Marcher Lords
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.11.13 20:39:00 -
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Are vehicle capacitors on the roadmap? Is there a rough ballpark ETA for their implementation (e.g. "after P.C. 2.0," "at least 1 year away," etc.).
Can you give us a ballpark ETA on Minmatar and Amarr vehicles (3 months, 6 months? etc.)?
Are you considering a fully-interactive, story-based, gameplay tutorial (similar to the original Halo, or the first Portal) with humor, excitement, to "sell" the game to players on their first playthrough? Along these lines, can we expect a wider variety of racial starter fits, to let new players realize there is tremendous complexity to the game, and that it's not just ARs (well it's mostly ARs right now, but that's a separate problem). The Academy doesn't really show off all this game has to offer right now and is one big part of why it's not retaining new players.
Have you considered implementing something similar to the proposal in my signature. It's a "testing game mode" where players can go to a map with static NPCs, players have infinite SP there, and all Suits/vehicles/weapons cost 0 ISK. CCP could include beta versions of upcoming content (e.g. the new rifles) for players to test and help find bugs. This would take place on tranquillity, and not affect the players actual stats or wallet in any way. Players could invite friends (friendly fire is on) to help test fits, or find bugs. This would also help with new player retention since new players can find suits/vehicles/weapons they like and create goals they want to work towards.
Quick/Dirty Test Range Idea
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Vell0cet
SVER True Blood
Public Disorder.
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Posted - 2013.11.28 05:30:00 -
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CCP Blowout wrote:Vell0cet wrote:It's been nearly a week... Does it really take that long to type up a short interview? Hi - it's not as simple as that. Just to be clear, these answers will be coming along with the next newsletter and tie in with the 1.7 patch. We have not forgotten about this, and the gears are turning here in CCP Shanghai 
Sounds great. I agree with the others being clearer earlier about when we can expect to hear answers is helpful. I think we all understand that things take time and certain information needs to be released at specific times, but when we hear nothing for over a week, we start to wonder what's going on over there. Nothing wrong with posting something like:
"Hey guys, I just finished a great interview with X and I got to ask him 12 of your questions. We talked about some upcoming stuff that isn't released publicly yet, so unfortunately you'll have to wait until after the patch notes are released until I can post it. It should be out in a few weeks or so, and I'll post back closer to its publication to give you guys a more accurate timeline."
This kind of thing is easy to do and goes a long way. Thanks for getting back to us (and apologies for my rude response), and we do appreciate your efforts in doing these interviews. They are a fun read. I'm looking forward to the post when it's ready.
Quick/Dirty Test Range Idea
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