Arguendo
Volunteer Moderator
Last night I considered myself unfortunate to have to see this event unfold from the sidelines (post fact) as I knew RL would interfere. Seeing how the events unfolded (in retrospect) I am actually glad I wasn't there. I would have gotten absolutely nothing out of it, which made reading about it here actually a better experience. That's a real let-down, especially for the people who spent hours waiting for "something cool" to happen.
This was a failure on so many levels, and I hope FDev takes this and learns from it. Right now it's "Lesson Identified." The next such event will show whether it's "Lesson Learned."
Our first clue of a failure should have been yesterday's coded messages. They contained some information, but lacked all information needed to solve the riddle. That is an obvious clue that FDev didn't line it up correctly. The sudden appearance of a CG that gives that important information today, shows that they screwed it up.
Now, placing it as an Open-only event compounded the issue, and FDev should already know what happens in Open when you give players a specific spot to converge. In come the KOS-players (They are not griefers by definition, even though some disagree with the strict griefer-definition out there, and they are not PvP'ers. So KOS is the only correct term for them imo.) That's not new to anyone, and definetely not FDev. Now it shouldn't be new to us either, but this is not really a group known for its battle prowess. So, this ended up being a thinking man's game forced into the realms of the juveniles who think ED is a "shoot'em up and win" game.
It also excluded a huge player base that for one reason or another don't play in Open. And I haven't even touched on the instancing issues the game has with its P2P setup.
Basically, FDev hyped a "huge event" which ended up being "you can solve a few coded messages, but count yourself lucky if you get to experience anything special interaction-wise in the game".
I for one am disappointed...truly. And I wasn't even there to experience it
Finally, watching it from the sidelines was also a nightmare. This thread suddenly got bogged down by people I have never seen post here before, working on "new messages" they found and trying to solve them. Or people who are just out there to troll. Luckily for me, some of the latter group I already have in my little ignore filter. The former group though...where the F%&¤ did you come from and where did you learn to interact with others on forums? You're acting like 9 year olds with the attention span of a cricket on meth. Next time you enter a thread and think about posting in it; go back a few pages, see what people are discussing, check the OP for any clues you may have missed, and then wait a bit to see where the conversation is going. Don't just jump in with both feet and expect people to listen to you, especially when you are a day late! You have opened your mouthes and removed all doubt. You really shouldn't, for your own benefit!
For all the riddlesolvers out there; You are doing an awesome job! I am amazed at how fast these coded messages are solved. You are incredible. Keep that up, regardless of the negativity from me or others. It's not directed at you. I wish what you do would rub off on others; unfortunately that's too much to be expected I guess. Following this thread and what you do, I feel like I am walking in the footsteps of giants. Thank you for that experience!
Finally, I am unable to meet up with an Explorer, KOS-players, instancing issues, and perhaps another CG in about an hour, but good luck to those of you that do. I will follow the events as best I can, and maybe join on the final known event this evening. How the 3pm event unfolds will give me the information I need to make a sound decision on whether it's worth it or not to me
TL;DR: Lots of screwups this last day or so, at no fault of the Canonn group who do an amazing job. I may be there for the event this evening, I may not
This was a failure on so many levels, and I hope FDev takes this and learns from it. Right now it's "Lesson Identified." The next such event will show whether it's "Lesson Learned."
Our first clue of a failure should have been yesterday's coded messages. They contained some information, but lacked all information needed to solve the riddle. That is an obvious clue that FDev didn't line it up correctly. The sudden appearance of a CG that gives that important information today, shows that they screwed it up.
Now, placing it as an Open-only event compounded the issue, and FDev should already know what happens in Open when you give players a specific spot to converge. In come the KOS-players (They are not griefers by definition, even though some disagree with the strict griefer-definition out there, and they are not PvP'ers. So KOS is the only correct term for them imo.) That's not new to anyone, and definetely not FDev. Now it shouldn't be new to us either, but this is not really a group known for its battle prowess. So, this ended up being a thinking man's game forced into the realms of the juveniles who think ED is a "shoot'em up and win" game.
It also excluded a huge player base that for one reason or another don't play in Open. And I haven't even touched on the instancing issues the game has with its P2P setup.
Basically, FDev hyped a "huge event" which ended up being "you can solve a few coded messages, but count yourself lucky if you get to experience anything special interaction-wise in the game".
I for one am disappointed...truly. And I wasn't even there to experience it
Finally, watching it from the sidelines was also a nightmare. This thread suddenly got bogged down by people I have never seen post here before, working on "new messages" they found and trying to solve them. Or people who are just out there to troll. Luckily for me, some of the latter group I already have in my little ignore filter. The former group though...where the F%&¤ did you come from and where did you learn to interact with others on forums? You're acting like 9 year olds with the attention span of a cricket on meth. Next time you enter a thread and think about posting in it; go back a few pages, see what people are discussing, check the OP for any clues you may have missed, and then wait a bit to see where the conversation is going. Don't just jump in with both feet and expect people to listen to you, especially when you are a day late! You have opened your mouthes and removed all doubt. You really shouldn't, for your own benefit!
For all the riddlesolvers out there; You are doing an awesome job! I am amazed at how fast these coded messages are solved. You are incredible. Keep that up, regardless of the negativity from me or others. It's not directed at you. I wish what you do would rub off on others; unfortunately that's too much to be expected I guess. Following this thread and what you do, I feel like I am walking in the footsteps of giants. Thank you for that experience!
Finally, I am unable to meet up with an Explorer, KOS-players, instancing issues, and perhaps another CG in about an hour, but good luck to those of you that do. I will follow the events as best I can, and maybe join on the final known event this evening. How the 3pm event unfolds will give me the information I need to make a sound decision on whether it's worth it or not to me
TL;DR: Lots of screwups this last day or so, at no fault of the Canonn group who do an amazing job. I may be there for the event this evening, I may not
