Monthly Development Update - 28th February 2014

[Gimpynoob]

Can't be that good if you got caught that often.

Not that I know anything about trolling.

[Pafpuf]

If you were from RK1 you'd also find his "pvp addict" pretty ironic.

[Gunforhire]

Almost a month and still nothing official from our TSW Director or the Devs.

I saw a toon in NLC the other day.

He was in an org called "Why did I pay for Abandonware"

I wonder if he takes applications...

New update coming in less than a week so will begin another 37 pages complaining about what the 40 or so posters on this forum don't like about the game. I can't wait. Umm on the other hand I can wait. This thread was pretty abrasive and anticipating another one with more of the same vitriol that was in this one I am not looking forward to.

[Aeliniyah]

This thread was pretty abrasive and anticipating another one with more of the same vitriol that was in this one I am not looking forward to.

Much of that "vitriol" would've been easy to quench with an official reply or two to some of the VERY VALID concerns people have voiced on this thread.

It's quite stupid to make a monthly update post mentioning a lot of upcoming changes that will significantly alter the game, and not explain anything or provide any details about the changes.

[Neista]

It's quite stupid to make a monthly update post mentioning a lot of upcoming changes that will significantly alter the game, and not explain anything or provide any details about the changes.

That presupposes the Devs actually give a rats ass about AO. If they are just tossing a few pennies into the crowd of beggars to watch them fight for their own entertainment then it makes perfect sense.

[ultion]

Everyone expects a reply. The guy posts once a month, give or take. He didn't ask for feedback did he?

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/18/18f8...fc3d6b0877.jpg

[Gunforhire]

Much of that "vitriol" would've been easy to quench with an official reply or two to some of the VERY VALID concerns people have voiced on this thread.

It's quite stupid to make a monthly update post mentioning a lot of upcoming changes that will significantly alter the game, and not explain anything or provide any details about the changes.

I rest my case.

[Grandpa]

New update coming in less than a week so will begin another 37 pages complaining about what the 40 or so posters on this forum don't like about the game. I can't wait. Umm on the other hand I can wait. This thread was pretty abrasive and anticipating another one with more of the same vitriol that was in this one I am not looking forward to.

Abrasive? Vitriol?

I assume, you have never been to a forum of a "modern" MMO?

Trust me, even the worst posters here are SAINTS!

Everyone expects a reply. The guy posts once a month, give or take. He didn't ask for feedback did he?

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/18/18f8...fc3d6b0877.jpg

Funny and true!

[Traderjill]

Everyone expects a reply. The guy posts once a month, give or take. He didn't ask for feedback did he?

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/18/18f8...fc3d6b0877.jpg

If he didn't want feedback, technically he could've locked the thread. Of course, that would've just caused 15 different threads to pop up in the 18.6 section.

The easier/smarter/better for PR/etc option would've been to let someone familiar with the game read over the message before posting and simply answer the questions that anyone familiar with this game knows were going to pop up. As I mentioned in an earlier post, even a simple "I know some of these changes may not make sense atm but when combined with other adjustments they are part of our attempts to rebalance professions. Everything will be more clear over time. Once everything is rolled out I'll give a deeper review of the direction we're going and how we feel the changes will positively impact the game."

Simple.. that statement along with removing the stuff about exploits and 3rd party programs would've probably taken this thread down to about 5-10 pages.

[Raggy]

If he didn't want feedback, technically he could've locked the thread. Of course, that would've just caused 15 different threads to pop up in the 18.6 section.

The easier/smarter/better for PR/etc option would've been to let someone familiar with the game read over the message before posting and simply answer the questions that anyone familiar with this game knows were going to pop up. As I mentioned in an earlier post, even a simple "I know some of these changes may not make sense atm but when combined with other adjustments they are part of our attempts to rebalance professions. Everything will be more clear over time. Once everything is rolled out I'll give a deeper review of the direction we're going and how we feel the changes will positively impact the game."

Simple.. that statement along with removing the stuff about exploits and 3rd party programs would've probably taken this thread down to about 5-10 pages.

You should get your sig tattooed to your hand so everytime you start typing you can stop yourself.

[MachSchau]

You should get your sig tattooed to your hand so everytime you start typing you can stop yourself.

Seriously.

[Towerblock]

I'm kinda miffed at the implication that smart and intelligent people need to be squelched. I for one enjoy a little intelligence on the forums from time to time, its a nice change from the sheer volume of derpy window lickers that like to smell their own farts. Maybe it would be a wiser choice to have more intelligence and logic in this forum, instead of less.

[McKnuckleSamwich]

I got an idea.

We should all go over to AoC and TSW forums and troll the hell out of Joel until he comes back over here to answer some questions.

[Poko]

I got an idea.

We should all go over to AoC and TSW forums and troll the hell out of Joel until he comes back over here to answer some questions.

Only if you do my taxes, Im still expecting them done.

[Leetlover]

This game has no support system for new players and that's a real shame!

Yeah, they work on a NPE atm tho. I think the entire 1st playthrough in AO needs a fix tho.

Some of the concerns expressed here is more of a syndrome of a bigger issue as I see it. When the game is dailies >>> hecks with ost >>> inf under the wings of a 220 >>> kill a thousand hacker uri's there is no point in professions.

And the easy game at lower levels makes it pointless with pvm-twinks.

Twinking and replayvalue ftw, but it is too twinkheavy. Take db-questnanos for example. They were originally for endgame players, but since the nanos were so powerfull they became obligatory nanos, which again resulted in the trend of 'just skip the rest until you can get db-nanos'.

(and mhm, ur prob not gonna do stuff with traderjill without them)

imo, uberpower should be innate, or easy to get (for example, medsuit is still relevant at 220) and only the edgepower should be hard to get/rare. That fixes it a little.

[Gunforhire]

I got an idea.

We should all go over to AoC and TSW forums and troll the hell out of Joel until he comes back over here to answer some questions.

This is a good suggestion lol. We certainly have a formidable bunch of trolls here.

[Traderjill]

You should get your sig tattooed to your hand so everytime you start typing you can stop yourself.

Not sure what you mean, I don't look at my hands while using a keyboard... well not since I was about 4 or 5 when my mom taught me how to type. But that being said, I know that people selectively read and generally don't even acknowledge what makes sense but I type over 120 wpm so the time it takes me to write a message isn't worth worrying over.

I put that quote in my sig to remind me not to post too much in Game Suggestions.. that whole area is just an accident waiting to happen for me.

Take db-questnanos for example. They were originally for endgame players, but since the nanos were so powerfull they became obligatory nanos, which again resulted in the trend of 'just skip the rest until you can get db-nanos'.

The trend of 'just skip the rest until you can get db-nanos', from my vantage point, didn't start because they were so powerful. That trend was a result of people leveling so fast. It used to take people well over a year (if not longer) to get to 220. Professional-grade levelers can now do it in a week. I'm kinda slow in that I actually twink my toons along the way and tend to only use OSTing for research and I can still get to 220 in less than a month. I've seen newbies, just starting out, do 1 to 220 in 1 to 2 months as well. When it only takes 8 weeks to get to the max level, the concept of camping dyna nanos for a week or two or spending outrageous money on them seems less and less appealing. This is the same logic that causes people to skip SL and RK nanos. They just don't feel that it matters when they'll have better soon enough.

and mhm, ur prob not gonna do stuff with traderjill without them

If I spent my time in AO always inviting every person that just wanted to show up to a raid, regardless of their gear/nanos, all of my toons would be in gimp gear. I take an aggressive approach to gearing up my toons that requires other players that have endgame toons and want to get stuff done. When I'm not trying to gear out a toon or just bored, that's when I've always set aside time to run raids for non endgame geared players that needed help. Quite often I've met people that later on became people I farmed with when I rolled my next alt.

I make no apologies for this. So no, people don't need to be completely endgame to raid with me. They need to be completely endgame to farm with me. There is a difference.

[hokutonoken]

lots of "fight words" here ^_=

HURRY EVERYONE THAT HAS A "GRUDGE" ...GO DO PVP BEFORE
THE NEW FIXES COME AND WE ALL CAN SEE EVERYONE'S "EPEEN"^_= WIHT INSPECT!

[Ophiuchus]

Orrrr, we could ask the Game Director (Genele) to give some responses, given she is actually working on it

[Raggy]

Not sure what you mean, I don't look at my hands while using a keyboard... well not since I was about 4 or 5 when my mom taught me how to type. But that being said, I know that people selectively read and generally don't even acknowledge what makes sense but I type over 120 wpm so the time it takes me to write a message isn't worth worrying over.

I put that quote in my sig to remind me not to post too much in Game Suggestions.. that whole area is just an accident waiting to happen for me.

I meant that it should translate to the forum as whole lol. You do seem to be repeating yourself alot for the benefit of those who cannot read or think.