DUST Search - Dev teams EVE/DUST514 unbalanced(editorial)

Iron Wolf Saber wrote:

Severance Pay wrote:

Took it upon myself to play EVE after I took a break from DUST514. EVE is a beautiful and fun game, I have to tip my hat to CCP. It really put things into perspective for me with DUST514. I have now a greater appreciation for CCP and the work that they do, but at the same time I am witness to what they are capable. Many of us have already established that their progress demonstrated with DUST514 is bafflingly below par, to put it mildly.

EVE is about to release another expansion, Rubicon. I couldn't believe it, "Didn't they just release an expansion?". So I did some research, an CCP had released Odyssey in June, right before Uprising, then patched it in September to completion. I saw the patch notes for Rubicon and there is a ton of things being added and changed. It's no less than 15 pages of notes, the combined number of pages of all the updates DUST514 has received in 2 years.

I would like to summarize and say that hiring a production manager was a step in the right direction, but it seems the dev staff working on DUST514 is about half the size of the staff working on EVE. It must be, there is no way they have the same people in quality and quantity working on DUST514.

Please pass my thoughts onto DUST514 staff, thanks.

Actually about a quater of the staff but none the less they're trying to get more folks in to help out with the game.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother


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Severance Pay Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 961	Posted - 2013.11.16 19:41:00 - [1] - Quote Took it upon myself to play EVE after I took a break from DUST514. EVE is a beautiful and fun game, I have to tip my hat to CCP. It really put things into perspective for me with DUST514. I have now a greater appreciation for CCP and the work that they do, but at the same time I am witness to what they are capable. Many of us have already established that their progress demonstrated with DUST514 is bafflingly below par, to put it mildly. EVE is about to release another expansion, Rubicon. I couldn't believe it, "Didn't they just release an expansion?". So I did some research, an CCP had released Odyssey in June, right before Uprising, then patched it in September to completion. I saw the patch notes for Rubicon and there is a ton of things being added and changed. It's no less than 15 pages of notes, the combined number of pages of all the updates DUST514 has received in 2 years. I would like to summarize and say that hiring a production manager was a step in the right direction, but it seems the dev staff working on DUST514 is about half the size of the staff working on EVE. It must be, there is no way they have the same people in quality and quantity working on DUST514. Please pass my thoughts onto DUST514 staff, thanks. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother
Severance Pay Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 962	Posted - 2013.11.19 00:06:00 - [2] - Quote Iron Wolf Saber wrote: Severance Pay wrote: Took it upon myself to play EVE after I took a break from DUST514. EVE is a beautiful and fun game, I have to tip my hat to CCP. It really put things into perspective for me with DUST514. I have now a greater appreciation for CCP and the work that they do, but at the same time I am witness to what they are capable. Many of us have already established that their progress demonstrated with DUST514 is bafflingly below par, to put it mildly. EVE is about to release another expansion, Rubicon. I couldn't believe it, "Didn't they just release an expansion?". So I did some research, an CCP had released Odyssey in June, right before Uprising, then patched it in September to completion. I saw the patch notes for Rubicon and there is a ton of things being added and changed. It's no less than 15 pages of notes, the combined number of pages of all the updates DUST514 has received in 2 years. I would like to summarize and say that hiring a production manager was a step in the right direction, but it seems the dev staff working on DUST514 is about half the size of the staff working on EVE. It must be, there is no way they have the same people in quality and quantity working on DUST514. Please pass my thoughts onto DUST514 staff, thanks. Actually about a quater of the staff but none the less they're trying to get more folks in to help out with the game. Trying? Help out? Delegating authority in the form of favors is a very ineffective leadership strategy. My bosses say "Yo, do this and that. Now. Then see me after cuz I need you to do something else." When you say "Trying to get people to help out." I picture someone begging for assistance. Please rephrase it so CCP doesn't seem incompetent to me." We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother
Severance Pay Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 962	Posted - 2013.11.19 14:29:00 - [3] - Quote Nova Knife wrote: Severance Pay wrote: Trying? Help out? Delegating authority in the form of favors is a very ineffective leadership strategy. My bosses say "Yo, do this and that. Now. Then see me after cuz I need you to do something else." When you say "Trying to get people to help out." I picture someone begging for assistance. Please rephrase it so CCP doesn't seem incompetent to me." Most of time it's as simple as "It's a long and stupidly crazy hiring process because they're in CHINA and getting everyone a work visa can take more time than is reasonable sometimes." CCP -is- hiring new people *(Or so we're told) but they can't simply hire a dude and say "be here next week" and have it all work out. Yikes, that really makes sense. Then it makes working in China a bit senseless now. Now I have to ask why they insist on sending the dev team to Singapore if they know they will encounter problems like work visas and um a boat festival holiday? We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother
Severance Pay Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 965	Posted - 2013.11.25 04:39:00 - [4] - Quote At some point or another somebody in their team has to say, "There has got to be a better way." Just wondering if they are going to find it. It is hard for me or any of us to accept these excuse, because these problems are not stopping other production companies. Another thing that I don't want to lose attention is that all of DUST514's patch notes from closed beta to now are not as long as a single expansion from EVE. Does that mean that DUST514 has been understaffed since closed beta? Can't we all just put EVE on pause and get everyone to focus their efforts on getting DUST514 on track? I'm playing EVE and I don't feel like there is much more to do with it until DUST514 starts catching up. Your thoughts? We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother
Severance Pay Krullefor Organization Minmatar Republic 965	Posted - 2013.11.25 19:18:00 - [5] - Quote I see, you make a good point. I understand now the tenuous situation that CCP is in. I hope they can find a way to overcome soon so that we don't have to suffer any longer. I eagerly lay in wait for the progression of DUST514 towards the vision of CCP. Thank you for explaining the conflict that is blocking DUST514 from proper balance, consistent updates, and fresh content. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother