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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6427
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Posted - 2014.07.25 17:03:00 -
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First of all, congratulations to the elected representatives. May your voices coincide with the community and be ever filled with weight on CCP's ears.
Look, I'm bitter. Not because I didn't get elected, I fully expected and prepared for that very possible fact. What I am frustrated about, is that now there's a feeling that... I'm running out of options. A feeling that all the efforts were in vain, that my voice hasn't, and isn't going to be heard. So much so that I'm willing to make a fool of myself on the day of the election results.
See, my reason for running for the CPM was to bark in CCP's ear about implementation of an ISD, actual API support, and better localization support for our players (in particular, the Portuguese players). That being said... With the exception of the localization support... This is [redacted] that I've been pushing for -for months-. This is something I've been bickering CCP about for as long as I can remember. Ask Saberwing, if you can find him, I'd been badgering him about it since he started employment with CCP.
Forgive me if I come off as abrasive, but I've kinda got the impression that these things just aren't going to happen. I personally feel like CCP just doesn't care enough to make it happen, and I'm not entirely convinced that members of the newly elected CPM are going to push hard enough for it with the exception of Cross/Zatara/Kevall because I know those guys (and I have their Skype info...)
What frustrates me even more is the fact that, to date, every time it's been brought up it's been deflected. "We're not ready for it" and "We're ironing stuff out to make it happen" were the usual responses and that's public twitter messages, not confidential dev/player talk.
But speaking of confidential dev talk, I'm under no NDA and even though I can still see reprecussions for it - I'll go ahead and say the reasoning that I was given at Fan Fest: We don't have a test server! (Funny, I know, because we don't need a test server for this stuff to actually happen). Being on the CPM, to me, was an opportunity to hear what the real reasons were - if any - and help actually iron them out, or be in a more personal setting where I could have challenged the excuses presented.
Guys, this is [redacted] we've needed since day one... I figured the sheer success of ISD and API support from Eve Online would have been evidence enough as to why we've needed this since the start of the game but apparently it's just not enough. So, I'll say the same thing I said when I was at CCP Fanfest in one of the Dev Panels: No more excuses. Make it happen, if not for Dust 514, for Project Legion. My request is that the current CPM 1 presses my platform for me, cause that's the only hope I've got left for any of this...
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6430
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Posted - 2014.07.25 17:34:00 -
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RayRay James wrote:I-Shayz-I wrote: Turned out to be a popularity contest after all
It's High School all over again....
High School Never Ends
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6430
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Posted - 2014.07.25 17:37:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:I will still listen, on the CPM or not.
Love you to death, Rattati, but I need a lot more than listening at this point.
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6437
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Posted - 2014.07.25 18:19:00 -
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SHOOOOTER wrote:Cat Merc wrote:SHOOOOTER wrote:As someone who specifically did not vote for you.
I bieleive this post to be a prime example, your views and concerns come across as for more selfish reasons, than to help benefit the whole of the community.
Reading through your views and posts, this was very evident.
Unfortuanatley Sorya whos view and reasoning are also very self serving got on? So I guess you to will have to work together. I don't have enough hands or space on my face for the amount of facepalms that I want to do. You are so right cat Merc, let's make sure we have people on the council who have their own agendas of what they personally want and need out of the game. Similar to your post styles? I see you moan and co plain about items that affect your play style while not considering the effects on other play styles. But continue on. Just because most of us veterans have stopped posting here does not mean we don't read what you guys write and a very few of you are QQ'ing the loudest to have your play styles buffed, just look at the last few mega threads. I used my votes to try to stop this from continuing.
You even know what ISD, API, and Localization are..?
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6437
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Posted - 2014.07.25 18:37:00 -
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SHOOOOTER wrote:Aeon Amadi wrote:SHOOOOTER wrote:Cat Merc wrote:SHOOOOTER wrote:As someone who specifically did not vote for you.
I bieleive this post to be a prime example, your views and concerns come across as for more selfish reasons, than to help benefit the whole of the community.
Reading through your views and posts, this was very evident.
Unfortuanatley Sorya whos view and reasoning are also very self serving got on? So I guess you to will have to work together. I don't have enough hands or space on my face for the amount of facepalms that I want to do. You are so right cat Merc, let's make sure we have people on the council who have their own agendas of what they personally want and need out of the game. Similar to your post styles? I see you moan and co plain about items that affect your play style while not considering the effects on other play styles. But continue on. Just because most of us veterans have stopped posting here does not mean we don't read what you guys write and a very few of you are QQ'ing the loudest to have your play styles buffed, just look at the last few mega threads. I used my votes to try to stop this from continuing. You even know what ISD, API, and Localization are..? I would suppose interactive software development, application Programming interface And what exactly would you be focusing localization on? You see this is a good example of your bad communication skills. Instead of using terms, explain why they are relevant. Your initial statement in this thread revealed your true intent
If you'd actually read my campaign thread, or at least looked on google, you might know that ISD stands for Interstellar Services Department. It's a volunteer based department with multiple sections for players who can attribute their skills and abilities for the betterment of the game. Bug Hunting teams, Lore, Media/Reporting, New Player Help... It's an all encompassing system that, while rusty, greatly involves the community...
You're right about API - but I'm willing to bet you don't understand the full capabilities of what it has to offer. Such as unparalleled third-party software development support. Eve Online uses it's API so that you can punch in your API key into a third-party software, and instantly have all your skill levels correctly attributed. It'd be like going to www.protofits.com and not having to manually put in each individual skill level to build a fit. I have an app for my phone that allows me to check my wallet, skills, manufacturing/research jobs, build fits, notify me when my skill is done training...
And Localization? Localization is -LANGUAGE- support. Our Portuguese community currently has to use in-corp translators that have to translate, over and over and over again, each individual line of text in-game just so their new players are able to play the game.
I explained all of this in my campaign thread. My "true intent" was largely to put more power in the hands of the community, something I don't feel I should have had to run for CPM to do.
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6443
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Posted - 2014.07.25 20:58:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:Aeon you can always bug iron wolf, out of all them maybe maybe he will understand as a follow RP guy :)
(like really dude why did you stop you used to be cool :()
Lore is confusing and sometimes contradictory.
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6453
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Posted - 2014.07.26 00:12:00 -
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Heinrich Jagerblitzen wrote:Nocturnal Soul wrote:RayRay James wrote: Turned out to be a popularity contest after all
If it was then how did IWS get reelected, it's not that I dislike him but the general consensus of the dust forums seem to want him out the door Because forums have very little to do with who actually gets elected, despite their inflated sense of self-importance. The reality is that the dedicated forum goers only make up a tiny fraction of the voting populace, and smart candidates spend the majority of their time NOT on the forums campaigning because not an efficient source of votes.
Right, but the general apathy of the player-base was... disheartening. It was sort of a pain in the [redacted] to go to well known individuals within the community to talk only to ignored or be met with blatant trolling. There were a lot of players who simply didn't care to listen. I'm honestly surprised we had 1000 votes, I expected around 600.
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6465
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Posted - 2014.07.27 07:14:00 -
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jenza aranda wrote:Unfortunately, like eve, the council members tend to depend on the big corps pushing their members to vote rather than those who will be good for the council (like aeon).
He was my first choice, he should have been yours.
lmfao **** it people dont even kno what the isd is anywau
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6474
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Posted - 2014.07.27 19:28:00 -
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PoP SoTa wrote:History lesson:
When in Closed beta Chromosome, I'm sure the vets will remember this, but we were promised hot fixes almost casually as problems progressed in game. This was around the time Lasers were OP beyond reason. Took them 3 months to fix it.
Then flylock spam - another 3 months.
Nades insta exploding? 1 month.
Forge guns not shooting? Another month
passive stats upgrades not implying? Did they even fix this?
Railguns not firing? Still working on it.
The list goes on.
Now, let's go back and see if CCP directly handles problems that directly inflict problems on the player base - such as cheating in a tournament that went on for over a month. OH - wait! They allowed cheating!
See, I don't get why you can put up with it anymore Aeon - CCP is beyond help. When they sell out to Activision or EA and have there management team completely replaced - then we'll have hope around here again.
Was really drunk last night so I couldn't respond to this coherently, but I think CCP would sooner just kill the franchise (Dust, not Eve) sooner than selling the rights to someone like Activision or EA. Especially EA.
I put up with it because... Well, I still have hope. It's dwindling, sure, but I still have hope. One of the things I plan on doing here in the near future is offering up ISK rewards to Portuguese players who are fluent in English so we can get a fully localized and translated Wiki for Dust 514 going that players can be directed to. With any luck, might be able to get that as a community spotlight or something. Was talking with Saberwing about it before the layoffs and I think it could still happen if I brain the new CPM enough about it.
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Aeon Amadi
Edimmu Warfighters Gallente Federation
6475
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Posted - 2014.07.27 21:42:00 -
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PoP SoTa wrote: Get in contact with Pud and Vice - they're well hooked up in the spanish speaking communities. I'm sure they'll know some Ports too.
And I don't see how you have any hope at all - Each big patch we put all our hopes in, Uprising, Fanfest patch notes, ext, has turned into the worst things we've come across. Every promised 'big news! Be prepared!" we get - turns into CCP shitting on to the point if I look up all I can see if there crap blocking my view.
I can count on one hand how many friends I have left who still play this game. The concept that made it special - Plantary Conquest - is now in other games. CCP had a unique concept and they dropped the ball because of terrible management - and what's worse, they don't agree that's the problem! The management refuses to handle itself, there is no hope here.
I can't even imagine what CCP could do to rebuild trust with those who gave them years just to be **** on. This isn't like Incarna with EvE - you still have EvE and what it's about - we got the middle finger and told they're packing up and going else where - complete abandonment.
Just gotta roll with the punches, man. I try not to focus on all the **** that went wrong and focus on what we can do right. This thread was a momentary lapse in critical thinking brought on by... a bunch of personal [redacted].
There's still things we -CAN- do, right now, outside of all the problems. I realized that primarily around the fourth Shiner Boch at the Funky Monkey listening to some businessman rant about his wife.
Trust me when I say that I'm still 100% committed to my campaign platform, even if I didn't get elected. Just need a little bit of help from the community and, in some edge cases, CCP.
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