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Heinrich Jagerblitzen
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Posted - 2014.02.27 08:38:00 -
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Adelia Lafayette wrote:The way you describe CCP Rouge being held behind a curtain reminds me of that scene in wizard of oz. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
Nah, Rouge is more of a caged bird yearning to be free  We can hear it in his voice, we just concluded another meeting an hour ago and he's excited to get the last of his plans assembled and in working order as well as to show off the work he's done so far. Remember: Rouge is also stepping into the picture at a time where trust is at an all time low. Whether its fair to him or not, players are going to be extremely skeptical of any future plans shared, no matter how awesome they sound on paper.
Thus, the lull in communication is ultimately rooted in CCP's desire not to bull**** the community with a bunch of hype that they haven't figured a way to deliver on. The nature of the work in progress necessitates quiet until they are prepared to answer all the questions players will have. Rouge would also prefer to rebuild trust from the very beginning by sharing plans AND delivering on them in a very short time span.
I personally think this approach is admirable, and refreshingly respectful compared to CCP's handling of these matters in the past. If there were any other reason for the lack of planning being shared, anything that smacked of past behaviors repeating themselves, all of CPM0 would be standing together in outspoken and unfiltered opposition. |
Heinrich Jagerblitzen
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Posted - 2014.02.27 08:51:00 -
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I should clarify that the above statement is very specific to the larger plans affecting Dust's future, not the 1.8 details or casual chitchat stuff.
We've been hounding Saberwing daily about 1.8 news, and he in turn has been hounding the designers to get the dev blog series finalized and to get the posting started ASAP so you guys know what's coming. I know drafts are in play, but I've also been burned enough in the past that there's no way I'm going to promise anything or suggest possible dates. CCP can disappoint you themselves if they procrastinate too long.  All I can say is "they're working on it."
And Nova's also absolutely correct about the more casual communication between Rouge and the public. It's important for him to have a relationship with the players, and it definitely could have started sooner. At the same time, it's also fraught with all of the risk that Rouge could get asked all kinds of super important questions that he wasn't ready to answer yet (having just been hired and needing to take the time to fully assess and evaluate where Dust is at vs where it needs to be going.) We can argue all day about whether him opening up to the players earlier but forced to give more vague answers actually builds trust or not, all I can say is that the approach here is well-intentioned. |
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