Development Cycle Archive

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FumblerMJM wrote:

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GundarEars wrote:

.......and we're really going to miss you, Fumbler. No. Really.

(ok...not really)

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I've been around since the development stages, was a part of beta 2, and have been a part of this "community" since release. I've been through alot with this game -- the good and the bad (unfortunately it's been more bad than good).

And i was a fanboi like yourself at one point. However, this is not the same game that i was a part of during develpment and beta stages. More than six months into this game and the same bugs that plagued this game in beta are still rampant in today's version. There is absolutely no balance among the professions to speak of. And content is all but non-existent.

But sure, you can go ahead and keep believing the public relations campaign. You can keep believing everything that comes out of TH's mouth (so to speak), as he's trotted out in front of the masses to put a positive spin on the situations. Maybe someday, too, you will come to realize that TH solely exists to make it seem like you have some communication with the devs.It follows Raph Koster's Game Developer Conference presentation to a "T": "Realize that you are going to need someone who is a politician." No offense to all of you in-game politicians, but i think that quote was meant as a "bad" thing.

GundarEars, the sad thing is, this game will never live up to its hype and it will never be anywhere near as good as it can as long as people like you keep defending the devs actions instead of "calling them out" on them. I suppose you were first in line cheering when you found out that JustG flat out lied by saying that Droids and Droid Engineers would be the main focus of the January Publish? Not only is there no January Publish, but there are very little Droid and Droid Engineer enhancements either. So, again, keep supporting the devs as they pull the wool over your eyes yet one more time....just don't complain to me when you finally come to the realization that this game isn't getting any better!

Oh, and GundarEars, that really hurts coming from someone who doesn't even play on my server and has only 50 posts!!

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Rrowann wrote:

Think of the double-standard of Imperial troops searching people like this, if it will help anyone:

The Emperor looked around and said, "Cripes, look at all these people running around with modified weaponry and armor. Not all of these people doing so are on my payroll. This is not cool - I want my side to have the edge!"

Then the Emperordecrees that this sort of thing is illegal, because he can, but instructs his stormtroopers to act in certain ways to better promote the image of the Empire:

Overt Imperial troops can do no wrong - they'd be the subject of a HoloNet scandal! Thus, they get saluted and they can move on.

Low-Ranking coverts, well, they're still new to the Empire. If they get caught messing things up they should be reminded that especially as coverts they just need to be sneakier about things. Initiate finger-wagging. Naughty low-level coverts.

High-Ranking coverts must be pretty good all around if they've made a high rank. They obviously know better. Move along.

I don't know if this will help justify in peoples' minds the Imperial treatment. I sort of suspect it won't. But I can hope.

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JustG wrote:

...as part of the effort to increase communication with the players, we are going to go on record and tell you when Publish 6 will be released.

Publish 6 will go Live next Thursday, February 12th, 2004.

Let the Imperial Crackdown begin!

Thanks,

- g

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We are pushing out tomorrow morning. Please check the announcements page.

Here comes the Empire