Commando Archive

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garvin wrote:

P>Put it to you this way...and this is just speculation from things I've heard...I'm not currently testing anything yet (no player is)...but it's very possible that the Sandbox is online and testing is going on (like an Alpha-Alpha team)...Alpha testing could start any day now via the rumor mill...but all of this is heresay until confirmed by the devs (I only know what I've heard through the grapevine)...

I've heard rumblings that there MAY (and I repeat MAY) be some type of announcement this week that discusses the current CU status (another update report I believe that...they have been good at keeping us all in the loop lately)...if we see an announcement, it may give us all a better idea of what the hold up is currently and when we might expect testing to start...

For more info, see the "February" post in this same forum....

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TH has already stated in the Friday Feature thread that they will announce something about the extra delay sometime this week. They actually committed a real bit of communication when that was said in that thread.

However, this better not be just an explanation of the delay that everyone has known has occurred but about which SOE has been silent. It better be a REAL commitment, to a timeline for introduction of the CU, and a communication of REAL CU details to the player base. Roles. Weapons. Armor. Skills. Who gets what.

It better not be an announcement that the "secret project" team has been working super hard and developed another expansion we can buy, but needed the help of the CU team, and that has delayed the CU. I truly don't expect that to be the case. But I'll be an insane flame throwing lizard if anything close to that occurs.

Heres hoping for the best!

RIEN - Master Commando
"We are the guys skilled with all ranged weapons. They should let us act like it"

Cross thread thought.

SOETyrant: Now for our big announcement this week. [clears throat] The CU has been delayed. We put a huge effort in but got sidetracked because we had to make the FS mods work. I'd like to thank you all for your patience. [Turns and leaves the room]
Community: [mouths gape]
Jedi: [broad grins on faces]
Commandos: [reach for flamethrowers and high explosives]

Meant in jest folks.

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Ackehece wrote:

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They will not give a firm timeline - Tyrant has been very plain about this. Schedules slip things change and bugs happen. It will be released when it is ready - but the announcement you will hear should explain much this week. Most everything is still like wet cement stills shapeable so they can not nor will they say this is firm and you can believe it will not change once it hits live. Details have changed before and they could still change again.

as for the CU/Secret team - they are completely seperate - they are not stealing from one team to work on the other right now. Believe Garvin when he says the announcement should be a good one.

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Nowhere do I suggest that things won't change. But after nearly a year of thinking about it, they can tell us what they currently think. And we'll still expect that to change, but at least we won't be in the dark.

Your wet cement analogy is good. The only thing is, it will never begin to cure and set up if you don't pour it out of the mixer. And right now, this CU "cement" has been in the pre-Alpha "mixer" for too long. Pour out the information so that it will begin to set.

I've always trusted Garvin, even when he has been misinformed by the Dev's. I trust StarNick too.

Thanks!

RIEN - Master Commando
"We are the guys skilled with all ranged weapons. They should let us act like it"

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Latenighter wrote:

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Ackehece wrote:

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They will not give a firm timeline - Tyrant has been very plain about this. Schedules slip things change and bugs happen. It will be released when it is ready - but the announcement you will hear should explain much this week. Most everything is still like wet cement stills shapeable so they can not nor will they say this is firm and you can believe it will not change once it hits live. Details have changed before and they could still change again.

as for the CU/Secret team - they are completely seperate - they are not stealing from one team to work on the other right now. Believe Garvin when he says the announcement should be a good one.

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Nowhere do I suggest that things won't change. But after nearly a year of thinking about it, they can tell us what they currently think. And we'll still expect that to change, but at least we won't be in the dark.

Your wet cement analogy is good. The only thing is, it will never begin to cure and set up if you don't pour it out of the mixer. And right now, this CU "cement" has been in the pre-Alpha "mixer" for too long. Pour out the information so that it will begin to set.

I've always trusted Garvin, even when he has been misinformed by the Dev's. I trust StarNick too.

Thanks!

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You may find that with the announcement this week pouring is commencing or at least explains why it has not. As Garvin has been "saying wait for the announcement"

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Latenighter wrote:
Cross thread thought.

SOETyrant: Now for our big announcement this week. [clears throat] The CU has been delayed. We put a huge effort in but got sidetracked because we had to make the FS mods work. I'd like to thank you all for your patience. [Turns and leaves the room]
Community: [mouths gape]
Jedi: [broad grins on faces]
Commandos: [reach for flamethrowers and high explosives]

Meant in jest folks.

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Insane Pyromaniacal Lizard: [hears voices saying "If you build it, they will fry..."]

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Ackehece wrote:

You may find that with the announcement this week pouring is commencing or at least explains why it has not. As Garvin has been "saying wait for the announcement"

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I certainly hope so. Because Garvin has been saying that for a LONG time. And we have. We've waited.

And frankly, there's no reason an announcement on there being a delay and the reason for the delay couldn't have been announced when SOE bumped into the delay (days, weeks or months ago, I know not which). That's part of the "open communication" process we had hoped for.

I'm prepared for a long week of waiting.

Thanks!