Rifleman Archive
Thread: Are we truly being heard? A call to arms
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JagdKatze
Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:13 am
#1
Hello all
I tested SWG in Beta, and there was alot of Q&A and the game began to shape accordingly. Patch after patch after patch has been pasted over the game to either "balance" certain situations and professions, or repair major bugs and exploits. Some time later Jump to Lightspeed was brought out to test, and I signed on. It seemed like every day there was a new patchthat fixed a TON of stuff we mentioned was wrong. It wasnt perfect and still isnt, but we as a testing group truly felt our voices be heard as the game took shape. This varied from game-altering physics (it played like Babylon 5 for a while...not very Star Warsy) to weapon tweaks to the combat/damage system itself. Not to mention the billions of little details like the star streaks when you actually make the Jump to Lightspeed.
We contributed, and JTLS did fairly well.
Now in this Combat Upnerf, we are called upon once again to test the devs work on our beloved MMORPG. This time they are supposedly giving us the rebalance we have screamed for since before melee def stackers became the norm; doing endless circlekicks in a 10-ton suit of armour with over 3K health and mind. The devs promised they would fix the system and redo the professions so they would all have their place. So now we're testing.
But what good is it doing? There has been 0 improvement in the CU since its launch. JTLS was leaps and bounds ahead of this at this point, as it was at least somewhat playable and foremost enjoyable. I understand that this is just the first section of the beta but we've only a few weeks left and our suggestions and our pointing out game-breaking flaws and CTD bugs are not being responded to multiple patches later!
If you browse the "In Testing forums" you see nothing but complaints about CTD, no logins, all the creatures drop from the world, NPCs being super-powered, and our weapons being absoloute garbage.
Patch after patch with nothing but these reminders and not only are the devs not verbally responding, but they arent even stealth-patching the bugs either! The system is broken in every single conceivable way. The combat is slow and boring, the weapon certifications are beyond messed up, and even the very nature of the revamp is crumbling. Pistoleers are not the mezzers they're supposed to be, Carbineers arent king of states, Commandos have an arsenal of broken or malfunctioning weapons, and Rifleman arent doing anything a Carbineer couldnt do! Our Nuker status hasnt been seen yet by any of the higher level RM I've spoken with. Not even remotely.
It is my firm belief that we arent being heard. The majority (Note, I didnt say everyone without exception) HATES this CU with a passion and would rather have our current system reinstated with the promised fixes rather than this WoW/EQ clone. The devs even posted a poll and the last figures were that 67% of everyone who voted gave the CU a rating of 1 out of 5...1 being the lowest. That should tell them something but it doesnt. They arent listening, because apparantly we arent loud enough or they simply dont care anymore. The biggest complaint is on the new "level system" the devs insist on punishing us with. Our ability to do damage (regardless of weapon stats) and receive damage is based not on ourselves or our weapons, but by the number around our heads. We cannot gain experience points unless we are a certain number, and the enemy is a certain number, and our group is a certain number. Play the game for 15 minutes and you'll see exactly what I mean. If you can keep yourself from vomiting, I applaud you.
The point of this thread is this: I'm asking you if you havent already to go into TC and try the CU for a bit. Play until you hit Novice [profession] and then POST what you like/dislike on the testing forums. If enough people make enough noise they cannot ignore us forever. And crying in the Rifleman forum doesn't do a damn thing so start posting your ideas and comments in the testing forum after you've tried WoW...I mean the CU. Do it for the love of te game and the desire to make it the best it can possibly be!!
And you CU lovers, dont start a flame thread here. I'm not attacking you for loving the WoW clone this is turning out to be. I'm simply asking everyone to participate and MAKE their voices heard!
Speak up everyone!! Dont let our game be trashed by this insipid level system and b0rked combat play!
JagdKatze
Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:15 am
#2
Wow, I got preachy.
Sorry for the long post. But this has been bothering me quite a bit. 
Ackehece
Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:33 am
#3
They are reading the posts. Not sure the info is sinking in but I do know that they are reading them. (They reassureme daily about this fact)
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