Server side ninja nerfs.

OamodSias · Feb 4, 2015

Hitsuke said:
"Easy mode" That i'm sure you made the most of at some stage. Alas... like most people on here, you've probably made your cash from it now and can sit back gloating with smug satisfaction. Knowing that the nerf won't effect the few hundred million you have doing nothing in your bank.

That's quite some jealousy you got going there.

Belsameth · Feb 4, 2015

Kayweg said:
And yet, they DO post server side changes. In fact they did so yesterday, but nothing about the trading...and that's what's a bit disappointing, the "hush hush".

So, in other words, they *don't* post all changes. Which is kinda the point of this thread.

Skip Intro · Feb 4, 2015

Kayweg said:
The one guy i saw posting his Trade Elite status wasn't eligible for the contest, either he still carried gamma progress or he didn't do it all in open play.

Yes, the first one to post to say what the BCr bar for Elite was had spent a little time in Solo as he said, but there were lots of people replying to that message saying they were also close to the >1BCr mark, so I had presumed that one of them would have crossd the line by now.

Perhaps they were telling fibs or had also managed to disqualify themselves?

Kayweg · Feb 4, 2015

Skip Intro said:
Yes, the first one to post to say what the BCr bar for Elite was had spent a little time in Solo as he said, but there were lots of people replying to that message saying they were also close to the >1BCr mark, so I had presumed that one of them would have crossd the line by now.

Perhaps they were telling fibs or had also managed to disqualify themselves?

We can't really tell, can we ?

I think it's fair to assume, the competition winners will be announced in a ED news letter.

That's when we know.

LaveLubber · Feb 4, 2015

Belsameth said:
So, in other words, they *don't* post all changes. Which is kinda the point of this thread.

You chaps are fighting the good fight, but are banging your head against a brick wall by trying to get most here to acknowledge that FD are anything but abysmal at communication to their customers.

Belsameth · Feb 4, 2015

I'm well aware. The alternative is working tho, so banging my head against the wall is more fun

LaveLubber · Feb 4, 2015

I hear ya brother... got to stay sane somehow

Antidepressiva · Feb 4, 2015

@ OP

I agree. A bit more information on the changes being made and the outcome would be a nice step in the right direction.

Kayweg · Feb 4, 2015

Belsameth said:
So, in other words, they *don't* post all changes. Which is kinda the point of this thread.

So, i was kinda "on topic" then...

Loskene · Feb 4, 2015

LaveLubber said:
You chaps are fighting the good fight, but are banging your head against a brick wall by trying to get most here to acknowledge that FD are anything but abysmal at communication to their customers.

Most of these people seem to have never dealt directly with a dev studio before. They completely lack a dev-speak translator and know none of the tricks they'll pull to keep people from complaining too much.

Bangfish · Feb 4, 2015

Recent nerf to trading? Are you serious? You dare to call the broken 10mm luxuries grindmill trading? Damn...
Static trade routes are gone? And that is a bad thing?

Belsameth · Feb 4, 2015

Bangfish said:
Recent nerf to trading? Are you serious? You dare to call the broken 10mm luxuries grindmill trading? Damn...
Static trade routes are gone? And that is a bad thing?

The point *isn't* if its a good or a bad thing. Something worked a certain way yesterday and suddenly doesn't work that way now without any kind of heads up. *Thats* the point.

Evyl Minkey · Feb 4, 2015

What is the trading nerf? I've had a look around the forum and can't find what has been changed.

Shads · Feb 4, 2015

Belsameth said:
The point *isn't* if its a good or a bad thing. Something worked a certain way yesterday and suddenly doesn't work that way now without any kind of heads up. *Thats* the point.

Absolutely and even with a forum full of related posts not a single comment from the Devs on the issue. Very disapointing

Bangfish · Feb 4, 2015

Belsameth said:
The point *isn't* if its a good or a bad thing. Something worked a certain way yesterday and suddenly doesn't work that way now without any kind of heads up. *Thats* the point.

No, it didn't work. It was a bug and a very obvious one to anyone who abused it. You should be happy that FD takes care of the game, not cry here because they removed your easy gimmemoney button.

LaveLubber · Feb 4, 2015

Bangfish said:
No, it didn't work. It was a bug and a very obvious one to anyone who abused it. You should be happy that FD takes care of the game, not cry here because they removed your easy gimmemoney button.

The lack of communication on the change is the issue. How aren't you getting that?

Belsameth · Feb 4, 2015

LaveLubber said:
The lack of communication on the change is the issue. How aren't you getting that?

He's a fish. What do you expect?

LeetNoob · Feb 4, 2015

ollobrains said:
because youre complaints about the trading nerf were instead merely a resetting of the trading simulation towards a DYNAMIC simulation. Easy mode has been taken off so they were right to move it

I think you're confusing making the game harder with making the game difficulty exactly the same, only this time it takes longer.

Bangfish · Feb 4, 2015

They pretty much stated their simulation is a black box and offered minimal info on how it works. Basically they can hide any server based tweak/fix behind this without need to explain anything. Calling me a fish (uhuh) won't change that a bit.

Skip Intro · Feb 4, 2015

Belsameth said:
The point *isn't* if its a good or a bad thing. Something worked a certain way yesterday and suddenly doesn't work that way now without any kind of heads up. *Thats* the point.

Yeah, I missed the memo about the Flag Skins being removed from the shop too. It's almost as if they don't want my money!