1.) I'm not forgiving SDE for not fixing the bugs in the game. My point is that a mod asked to allow a GM/Dev join and watch HAs against UK and either NY or Tokyo this weekend. Nobody declared on the two harbors this weekend. It's like people who ask me to carry different items in my deli and then they don't buy them when I do. The community says they are willing to help with the problem and when they have the chance they don't. What does that say to SDE?

2.) I'm going to assume you are talking about TNF here and it's current incarnation. SDE has no reason to listen to a mass of people complaining about something they don't have all the info about. Now that most of the information is out a civil and rational discussion can begin. Vick and the mod team (as it relates to passing along information) is not supposed to have an opinion. Their only job is to pass along player views and concerns. As it's only 1 day since randy released the full info, the discussion is not over and I would wager that Vick will report to SDE Monday with the players reaction. Heck, it's only been 2 days since we found out it was on the test server. Patience and rational talk is what is necessary with this, not hysterics and threats.

3.) How many people complain about balance, but haven't joined the test team? If 10% of the people that complained about balance joined the test team, then more than one project at a time could be worked on. Instead, people complain about something and expect it to be resolved in the way they want 5 minutes after they post it.

Rehor, I respect your opinion when it comes to balancing/playing the game. I think you are an elitist and have a bad attitude, but that is your perogative so I don't hold it against you. I choose to believe that SDE will take their time implementing this after it is tested and balanced. The main thing I can't understand is why this is pay-to-win if the items are available as drops in game with no end to the "drop event". Everything in the game can be, or could have been, attained without paying a dime to SDE.

Pay-to-win.  That's the complaint.  Breaking balance.  That's the complaint




Civil and rational discussions are impossible as long as their is poor communication between entities.  That's the complaint.

I hope you are aware that such is the precise issue most people have had with TNF for the last 26 months.  There is very little historical evidence (not zero) that TNF does as you say their job is, and further, TNF has frequently denied this as (one of) their job(s).




You are far more optimistic than I.

I don't want to shatter this thread so I will not post further here.  Should you want to continue this discussion I am sure you can hunt me down for a talk.

I didn't think your posts could get any less intelligent. Congradulations, you've accomplished that.

 

There's a reason we assume the worst about $DE: IT'S BEEN PROVEN EVERYDAY FOR 8+ YEARS.

Tell you what Mouth, find me an improvement that $DE put in at players request that didn't completely screw up the game and it's mechanics. You won't find one, because that hasn't happened yet.

Now, go and look for things $DE has implemented against the players advise. The 300 SD patch, the server expansion to 4 servers, Hackshield, etc. How many of those times were the players in the right, and $DE completely clueless? Everytime. Now apply that to the current situation: $DE drops this on the test server unannounced, and is claiming it will be the greatest thing since sliced bread. The overwhelming majority of the playerbase says in response that it's a terrible idea and cites ongoing degradation of the game engine due to continuing to add broken code to code that's already broken by devs who are not conversant with the base code of the game, as well as a complete destruction of over 4 years of playerbase testing and refining towards achieving a balanced game.

 

You keep dreaming that the sun shines out of $DE's ear. The rest of us with our feet firmly planted in reality will continue to provide mountains of reasons why this "Tuning" system is a crappy idea and will definitely be badly implemented, as all other releases from $DE have been thus far.

 

Might wanna delete your post! You're going to get blindsided by dozens of people!