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Come on Tal-N, you've been here from the start like me, you cant seriously think they would treat us any better now do you??

BE, is really Back-Ended yet again... /sigh

lol we are mistreated proffesson

I don't think I can justify hanging on to BE if I have to wait yet another month. It took me less time to get here in the first place.I dread getting requests for stim packs, not to mention the other things that I can't make. I still think this class has the best potential, but how long can I justify waiting around for it while wearing a different title? I can't believe we haven't had any word from our dev as to whether it will make it in this time or not. Well, yes, I can believe it, but it shows that he didn't learn his lesson from the last one. A simple yea or nay would allow us to get on with things instead of hanging in limbo.

i agree

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Tigasnake wrote:

Although the dev said that the cloning enhancements/fixes would not make the former publish, it would be safe to assume that it would make the next update. However, not in any sentence did he/she say that it would BE IN the upcoming patch. Regardless, these updates should have been in before the end of beta, if not, before the launch. . .

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I remember the Dev saying he "just missed" the deadline for the last patch and would get it in the next patch. I may have to try and dig that post up again. The fix wemay get is to our existing clone line. If they don't at least fix it so the bol, etc. can't be tamed....well fudge.

Did they say the patch will go live next week? I know it seems like it with the big update and patch notes on TC finally.

This is the sound of my heart breaking... -crack-

Does anybody atleast know if Bols have been fixed or are we down to 5 usable ones?

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Tansun wrote:

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Tigasnake wrote:

Although the dev said that the cloning enhancements/fixes would not make the former publish, it would be safe to assume that it would make the next update. However, not in any sentence did he/she say that it would BE IN the upcoming patch. Regardless, these updates should have been in before the end of beta, if not, before the launch. . .

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I remember the Dev saying he "just missed" the deadline for the last patch and would get it in the next patch. I may have to try and dig that post up again.

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I'll dig it up for you. It's been in my bookmarks for a very long time. It had been the last communication we had with the devs until Thunderheart jumped in last week and assigned a new correspondant.

The post is here, dated 9-8-03 (not quite 2 months ago). Here's the relevant part:

Hey everyone,

I know it’s been rough waiting for the announced fixes to get finished. So, to help alleviate the pressure of waiting, I thought I’d stop by and let you know how things are progressing.

First, the bad news, it doesn’t look like everything is going to make this next big update as originally stated. The enhanced creature crafting stuff is taking longer than originally expected and will most likely not make it. Here’s the stuff that will be included in the update and I strongly recommend everyone check it out as soon as it goes up to Test Center and give feedback here.

As for the bol question, I have heard that BE bols are once again tamable on TC. I have seen people riding bols on test center, so I tend to believe the reports that BE bols are tamable. Unfortunately, I am not a BE on test center, so I cannot confirm this with first hand experience.

speaking for my self i am quite disapointed

Obviously the clone changes aren't going to make this patch. Its a no brainer. The changes aren't even on test center yet. They can't revamp and entire tree and send it live without testing it first. (Yeah I know how stupid that sounded. Of course they can but are they really that crazy? Don't answer that.)

I had a distinct feeling this is exactly what would happen when mounts went to test. I've read that BE bols could be tamed as mounts on test but that doesn't mean it will change on live. I hope you guys enjoy making kaadu and spat by the butt load. I also hope you've finished the creature handler management 4 grind. Its your only hope in the mount market. Otherwise you're just going to make some other creature handler very wealthy.

Here's the devs original statement on the fixes:

Because of this I’ve been working on a set of fixes across the entire profession which will hopefully address all the current issues simultaneously. You can expect these changes to be coming with the next major update. With that in mind, here are the changes you can be expecting…

Dated 08-15-2003

I knew I find your posting in here!

gotcha!

I'd say let's go on strike, make no pets for anyone until everything's fixed!

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Kellis wrote:
I'd say let's go on strike, make no pets for anyone until everything's fixed!

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Heh.. not sure not makeing pets would have a... big impact 'grins'.. its not like the demand is that big as it is

As for the changes not makeing the patch 'sigh' this is a huge disapointment, and its getting old REAL fast. Seems we keep being told "soon" and "next patch".. that turned into "next monthly publish" (which we waited for.. what 2 months?).. then it was "oh sorry.. not this publish after all.. its not quite done" i guess now they just sopped bothering even letting us know its not happening ... blah