Sergeant Sazu
SINISTER DEATH SQUAD
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Posted - 2014.05.02 22:01:00 -
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I personally don't mind if they reset the ISK and SP. ISK is easily recovered, and I've made some mistakes with my SP, so I wouldn't mind a reset for that. Plus, an SP reset might be necessary, as transferring it would once again contradict our "improve the new player experience" motto, since it would create the same stomping situation by dropping people in Legion with 50 million SP.
I've only bought the $20 Mercenary Pack long ago, I'll let that slide. For those who greatly invested only to receive a surprise-invalidation of their money, that's far from okay. I'm pretty sure there are some laws against giving out misleading information when it comes to products. Although there's this Sony Terms of Use thing that says they can alter the product as they please and it's at the consumer's own risk or something like that. This is a special situation that may or may not be lawsuit worthy. CCP could say that it was to fund Legion, however few or no one would consider that a justification. But then again, they're not altering the product, they're taking it away and offering a new one. The morality and semantics of this complex situation could be argued for days. Regardless of how justified or necessary any of this is, one thing is certain: It should not have been a surprise. It should have been communicated as a possibility when they started on it however many months ago. Kind of a "Hey, we're thinking about doing this, we'll work on it and see how it goes." But as usual, CCP doesn't communicate to the community nearly as much as they should.
About a month or two ago, Planetside 2 was having a problem with their servers in Australia. So you know what happened? The community manager made an 8 or so paragraph post explaining the details of the problem, what they've tried to do to fix it, what they're going to try, and thanked everyone for being patient. That post was followed by at least 50 thank-yous from players, keep up the good work, and some technologically knowledgeable guys even suggested solutions. And that, is a good community.
As for CCP, I don't know if there is a language barrier, or they simply don't want to tell us stuff. Which is understandable, I'd rather not deal with 5000 angry teenagers. But not trying is what brings us to today. Not having a clue what they're up to. Pondering whether or not they know what they're up to. Even going as low as to throw insults at CCP Logibro here, he's been good to us. Even if what they're doing at CCP HQ is aggravating, he's been a cool dude. Also remember we're not getting all the information, and a lot of the rage directed towards CCP is due to not knowing what's going on and being forced to make speculation. If everyone's time and effort is truly being invalidated, people have every right to be mad. However blatant insults don't help (they're also against the forum rules). Let's cool off a little.
I find PC to be the superior gaming format. ...Under the right circumstances. I don't have a gaming PC, and I get around 25-35 FPS in Planetside 2 on medium graphics setting. With that performance, I can play, just not effectively. I don't know if Legion will be any better with performance, but I doubt I'll get anything good. But with the switch to PC, the playerbase could decrease because of everyone that can't or won't play. I'll try Legion, but if it's subscription, I can't. This 16 year old doesn't get paychecks or an allowance.
The real question is, what will happen to the game we all love and despise? Considering Mr. Logibro spoke about matters of character transfer, that could imply that Dust will shut down. Or it will just be a one-time optional operation. It's best not to jump to conclusions. Will Dust become the guinea pig for balance changes in Legion? Test it in Dust, see if it works, put it in Legion? We'll have to see. I'm not deeply affected by this change other than an incapable PC. The console change is probably necessary for this first person shooter of New Eden to succeed, but I'm not equipped for it.
Overall CCP, you hold consumers in your hand. Try not to drop them. While some people have no more than an emotional attachment AKA addiction to Dust, many have things on the line such as purchases and a lot of progress (ISK and SP). Being CEO of a small corp with some really cool people to laugh and rage with has made Dust much better for me lately. I'd hate to lose that if something doesn't go well. This is a huge change, and I hope it goes well.
And there's my opinion, like it or not.
-Grabs dual Assault Rifle Gallente Commando-
You know what time it is.
[SDS CEO]
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