Heinrich Jagerblitzen
D3LTA FORC3
Orion Empire
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Posted - 2013.06.13 20:22:00 -
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There's really nothing that's outside the scope of what we can raise with CCP (including pink Quafe suits - I mean why they gotta discriminate against us heavies? We want to look fabulous too!!!) but that doesn't necessarily mean its going to magically get done just because a CPM discussed it.
The reality is that we are here primarily to establish a process and procedure through which future CPM's will interact with CCP day-to-day to resolve issues just as the CSM has with EVE Online. We're not there yet, but we have made in-roads as more developers have opened up and discussed issues with us. CCP Wolfman, for example, started out kind of quiet and more social but since than has had some great conversations with us about things like the (totally unnecessary IMHO) Laser sight change.
In the meantime, we'll tackle anything the devs want to discuss with us, and continue to raise issues in return, but how much of it "sticks" depends largely on the Shanghai studio opening up to us and that simply takes time. The more the CPM learns about Shanghai's development process, the more we can figure out how to get your ideas and concerns inserted into that process at the right time, but there's still a lot we're lobbying to find out. If we do our jobs right, it won't take years like the CSM - but it might take a few months.
The current situation is both far from "OMG CPP FAILLZZ Y U NO TALK TO JEDI COUNCIL????" but also far from the place of efficiency that the CSM has developed through years of hard work and diplomacy - so I'd rather be clear that our scope is first and foremost establishing a strong supportive relationship with CCP, so that future CPM's can accomplish their agenda and work on issues of their choosing, rather than this being a ready-made council experience.
All my necessary expectation management aside, continue to hit us up with your thoughts and concerns and "little things", whether you think its important or not. We're not going to refuse you service unless its a truly terrible suggestion, in which case we'll happily tell you so.  We still speak with many CCP staff daily and so there's always opportunity to get a message across even while we slowly build more structure into this process. |