SuperKing BigNuts
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Posted - 2013.06.12 13:27:00 -
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there does feel to be a lack of communication about 'simple' things... such as the respecs(still waiting after 4 weeks...) that caused massive issues with the first 'batch' and then not a word from CCP aside from 'next batch' and 'very soon' ... yes, i was told on the 28th via petition response that the next batch of respecs was coming 'very soon'... and have tried pointing out the complete lack of any communication... a tentative schedule that can be adjusted as things happen would be nicer than sitting with a thumb up my ass wondering when i can get back the 1.3m SP i wasted on amarr logi to realize it was a trap... maybe even an indication as to which batch number i have to wait for?
extended downtimes is another issue that could go for improved communications... we dont usually see any notice except for in the middle of the night for many of us, 1-4 hours prior to the extension... i could be mistaken, and i dont work at CCP, but i cant imagine that theres no more advanced notice than what we have been given... something posted end of shift the day prior would allow us to at least glimpse over what changes might be coming rather than simply 'SURPRISE' when we log in next... and i have been on to see them get changed and revised multiple times, problems come up, plans change, but whats the drawbacks between 24 hour notice and 1-4 hour notice on something small such as this?
DEVBLOGS would be nice for the big things, but its not only 'promised devblogs' that feel like they are less transparent than many of us would like...
and as for the HYPE that hasnt been delivered... MEANINGFUL EVE-DUST connection... ECONOMY... INDUSTRY... DRONES... MCC COMMANDER... this is all content that cant live up to the hype because it has yet to be delivered... most of which has been word of mouth documented from YouTube and parroted from FANFESTs... its difficult to convert others to the game when the hype CCP makes isnt provided... to have to tack on disclaimers that the games not finished... even though weve already hit the commercial launch... and you cant honestly say the competitors arent aware of these pending features, throw us a bone... give us the initial and vague theories you guys are mulling about internally with massive disclaimers that they arent finished, but at least that they are being thought about, or back-burner'd to focus on other priorities... |
SuperKing BigNuts
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Posted - 2013.06.12 13:42:00 -
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CCP SoxFour wrote:Repe Susi wrote:Yeah I know, but FoxFours post just sounded... I dunno. Stupid. I guess, most my posts sound stupid. /me shrugs
and to be honest, SoxFour, as one of the first to champion your 10m likes for the name change, i couldnt bring myself to like that post of yours... i have enjoyed your sarcasm and witty banter many times before, but that post came off more childish tantrum upon initial glance... the lack of voice in text makes it hard to distinguish at times... |
SuperKing BigNuts
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Posted - 2013.06.12 14:26:00 -
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CCP SoxFour wrote:SuperKing BigNuts wrote:CCP SoxFour wrote:Repe Susi wrote:Yeah I know, but FoxFours post just sounded... I dunno. Stupid. I guess, most my posts sound stupid. /me shrugs and to be honest, SoxFour, as one of the first to champion your 10m likes for the name change, i couldnt bring myself to like that post of yours... i have enjoyed your sarcasm and witty banter many times before, but that post came off more childish tantrum upon initial glance... the lack of voice in text makes it hard to distinguish at times... My apologies. I am trying to make up for it with this thread: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=86799The original point I was trying to make, and you are write it was probably lost in the text, was just that at least in the case of my dev blog we just needed to wait a bit longer for confirmation that what we were talking about was going to make it in.
The apology thread is a nice touch, but i have no relevant input as i dont participate in PC... if there was only more SoxFours in the other teams.... or maybe i just dont notice them as much...
and i understand to a degree you dont want to release more hype for content that wont be making it into the next expansion cycle, as i am lead to believe, most of the major content changes cant simply be hot-fixed into the game and requires some sort of interaction with SONY to be implemented, meaning you cant release it a week or two late like in EVE if it just barely missed the cutoff.
but at the same time though, theres a lot of features that i listed that they have no problem revealing at events such as FANFEST, but then we are left in the dark... you tell us you have ideas and plans of greatness, and then we are left to ponder... im not asking for exact figures and dates, or precise mechanic functionality... but more 'hey, [our team] was working on this awesome stuff, we cant give the details but heres some teaser content for the next expansion cycle or two'...
and for things like ECONOMY and INDUSTRY, theyve mentioned these, at the DUST keynote and economy presentations if i recall, these are long term things, but you tease us once and then leave us with blueballs... the way they made it sound, these features are not coming any time soon, but are staples of the games final form... i doubt that there is a high priority on these, but someone somewhere has information on what they want to do and i would like to know how its planned... cause currently i cant see any sensical plan... the meta levels are not linked, meaning EVE will have to add a whole new set of industry mechanics to support DUST, giving them even more SP Sinks when DUST needs the diversity to support its own industry, to provide something other than combat role 1-24(3 suits x3 vehicle class x4 race), not to mention EVE-based industry will prevent DUST from persisting should something tragic happen to EVE... turning DUST into little more than the worlds largest cross-console MINI-GAME... rather than being able to stand next to EVE as a meaningful extension of the New Eden Universe... |