Development Cycle Archive
Thread: 19 answers (6-10-04)
Yaurrada
Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:07 pm
#144
I agree, it would be great if just this was punctual every week. At least there would be one strong rope to hold onto.
WarFerret
Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:45 pm
#146
Well, since it's 1845 out here on the West Coast, and we know they're not going to be working the weekend, I think we can officially declare that it's been a whole month since the last thread...
... will there ever be a new 19 answers ?
Ciirybeccaskyr
Fri Jul 09, 2004 7:18 pm
#147
I really liked these posts cause it showed the devs actualy talking to us but now they are back to ignoring us like usual and are doing there best to let these die forever and go back to the days when they just owuld pretend we where not even here
Then they wonder why the vast majority of the player base thinks they are a bunch of idiots that dont give a flying **edit** about us or this game (this is my post crap about the devs week since i am severaly disapointed in the abject lies and lack of communication)
Then they wonder why the vast majority of the player base thinks they are a bunch of idiots that dont give a flying **edit** about us or this game (this is my post crap about the devs week since i am severaly disapointed in the abject lies and lack of communication)After all is it too much to ask that the person they hired to talk to us acutaly post information about the state of the game? what is his lame excuse this week? its not like he does any programing all he has to do is give us a weekly communication and i would be happy. Guess he is too busy helping the real devs "relieve there frustrations".
nefarious2
Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:16 am
#148
maybe they changed the format to 19 questions every other month. I'm just hoping if they do have a questions thread, it will include all of the professions, since we have been waiting for over a month for them.
FoPJester
Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:14 pm
#149
Well... looking at todays announcement concerning Thunderhearts promotion to CRM... I think we can kiss our 19 answers goodbye.
Warryyr
Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:14 am
#150
So wait, let me get this straight -
This "19 Questions" thing was a mechanism for communicating with the game's professions and the player base at large. Players work with Correspondents to decide on a question to ask the Devs.
After a measly showing of responses by TH on 6/10, we now continue to go without any mention of a new set of questions/answers. What kind ofcommunity relations is this?
In all honesty, I truly appreciated TH's 6/10 answers because he was on vacation at the time, but at the same time I wished TH would've enjoyed his time off instead of picking random questions that he thought he could answer and throwing that into the 19 questions post. It turned off a lot of people when the questions their correspondentsasked were ignored, and random questions (and I mean, some looked really random) were "asked" in their place.
I have seen nothing but total communication break down between Entertainer correspondents and the Dev team lately. Hell, the correspondents found out about new songs and dances coming out after Publish 10 from a post by TH- in some other forum.Our correspondents were NOT informed of anything.
Also, am I the only one terrified that the game now appears to be running without a SeniorServer Programmer and Quality Assurance Manager? Looks like they're looking for folks to fill those positions. Maybe that's why they keep pushing code that is KNOWN to bebroken to Live. This is the only excuse I can think of that makes sense - they have 2pretty important positions vacant.
OH, and as a kick in the **edit**, our supposedly important game community is now leftflapping in the breeze while they figure out who takes TH's spot. So, we get a community relations manager, yet have a total lack of communication with the game community.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS GAME?
nefarious2
Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:38 pm
#151
Warryyr wrote:
So wait, let me get this straight -
OH, and as a kick in the **edit**, our supposedly important game community is now leftflapping in the breeze while they figure out who takes TH's spot. So, we get a community relations manager, yet have a total lack of communication with the game community.
Did you see the movie Office Space?
Mike: And you don't show up and you get to keep your job.
Peter: Accually, I'm being promoted!
Thunderheart
Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:55 pm
#152
Actually, "19 answers" is something I do largelyon my own time. Its a big work item and usually takes 15-20 hours a week to compile the questions, get answers and verify them. With all of the transition work and other items going on, this is simply the lowest item on the totem pole right now. I hope to finish a couple more before the new Assistant comes on board and the feature will be that persons prerogative.
I know it is a feature the community likes and I will work to keep it on deck.
DRWolfe
Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:17 pm
#154
Thunderheart wrote:Actually, "19 answers" is something I do largely on my own time. Its a big work item and usually takes 15-20 hours a week to compile the questions, get answers and verify them. With all of the transition work and other items going on, this is simply the lowest item on the totem pole right now. I hope to finish a couple more before the new Assistant comes on board and the feature will be that persons prerogative.I know it is a feature the community likes and I will work to keep it on deck.
Since it's not gonna be any time soon, what say you guys give Caylin the go-ahead to tell us Smugglers the answer to our question about the spice change, since that was our question and he already knows the answer? Hmmm?
Tonteth
Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:27 pm
#155
Thunderheart wrote:
Actually, "19 answers" is something I do largelyon my own time. Its a big work item and usually takes 15-20 hours a week to compile the questions, get answers and verify them. With all of the transition work and other items going on, this is simply the lowest item on the totem pole right now. I hope to finish a couple more before the new Assistant comes on board and the feature will be that persons prerogative.
I know it is a feature the community likes and I will work to keep it on deck.
You do realize that the bottom of the totem pole is considered the most important part of the pole, right? As it has the most detail work done to it, and supports the rest of the pole. Just thought I'd mention it, and the irony in your statement.
SinjenRandall
Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:48 pm
#156
*sigh* Thunderheart just isn't answering questions, he is asking the Devs questions and getting responses from them, then compiling those answers and posting them.I wouldn't get answers that fast from the administration at my job.
Besides,the whole process wasn't that beneficial simply because most of the answers were "wait for the combat balance".I agreed that his time was better spent elsewhere.