Apparently David runs a Q&A live chat / forum thingy every other month or so, and thus it was an error assuming fdevs weren't posting on the forum. One just has to dig deep enough.
Also the video Q&A was not something people wanted, so the "open letter" was both in error and unpopular with the die-hards.
Also the video Q&A was not something people wanted, so the "open letter" was both in error and unpopular with the die-hards.
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Frontier and / or David Braben,
would you kindly consider some form of communication with the community?
I have noticed you do not seem to fancy using the frontier forums as a way to communicate with the ED backers, so would you instead feel more comfortable posting video recordings akin to the old dev diaries?
Every now and then we get a newsletter and possible a notice about a new forum moderator having been assigned. But that's the extent of communication I see from you guys.
Members on the forum have claimed [speculated] that some of your employees read the forums, but since you've obviously decided not to respond to questions using that channel, my hope is that it's just the medium you're having issues with and not the notion of communicating with your sponsors.
Would you consider posting a video say once a week, every two weeks or even once a month, just so we know you are alive and to make us feel there is some sort of bidirectional channel for conveying questions and getting a chance at having them answered by the only people who really have them?
Your friend Chris over at CI (RSI "or whatever") has this thing he's doing called "10 for the chairman". It's basically him replying to ten questions his team has picked out during the week from the community forum they're using. It's a great way for people to get all sorts of answers, while minimizing the time Chris needs to spend on community work. I really hope David or someone else at Frontier would consider something like that.
If money is seen as a constraint for this, just let us know how many "custom paint jobs" would be required for you to offer this service, and I'm sure we can find a way to compensate you for your time on this matter.
Frontier and / or David Braben,
would you kindly consider some form of communication with the community?
I have noticed you do not seem to fancy using the frontier forums as a way to communicate with the ED backers, so would you instead feel more comfortable posting video recordings akin to the old dev diaries?
Every now and then we get a newsletter and possible a notice about a new forum moderator having been assigned. But that's the extent of communication I see from you guys.
Members on the forum have claimed [speculated] that some of your employees read the forums, but since you've obviously decided not to respond to questions using that channel, my hope is that it's just the medium you're having issues with and not the notion of communicating with your sponsors.
Would you consider posting a video say once a week, every two weeks or even once a month, just so we know you are alive and to make us feel there is some sort of bidirectional channel for conveying questions and getting a chance at having them answered by the only people who really have them?
Your friend Chris over at CI (RSI "or whatever") has this thing he's doing called "10 for the chairman". It's basically him replying to ten questions his team has picked out during the week from the community forum they're using. It's a great way for people to get all sorts of answers, while minimizing the time Chris needs to spend on community work. I really hope David or someone else at Frontier would consider something like that.
If money is seen as a constraint for this, just let us know how many "custom paint jobs" would be required for you to offer this service, and I'm sure we can find a way to compensate you for your time on this matter.
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