Ed used to hint that he knew more than he was allowed to say. Surely CMs have to know the direction that ED is travelling in so they can plan a coherent communication strategy?
Anybody at Frontier?
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I hope Arthur is allowed to step in once every 3 months (as is required) to 'finally' put an end to the idea that Frontier would make the game OPEN only.
It was all going so well until the obligatory phrase 'as I can be' snuck into the sentence. I like to think of the situation as King Arthur (my liege) having round tables with us all, closely watched by his trusted advisor (and boss), Mervid.Thanks for the kind words it is appreciated - and I intend to remain as open and honest as I can be with you all
I do have to acknowledge that my previous contention that Arthur might be the first CM never to post on the forum between his hello and goodbye threads is obviously incorrect
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Well I, for one, find your attitude and obvious enthusiasm encouraging and quite endearing, Arthur, so thumbs up from me and no Negative Nellie vibes from me.
I hope you keep it up and that you continue to enjoy being around us misfits, salt merchants and snide, sarcastic goofballs. It can't be an easy job always, but comes the time, comes the man (or woman)
I hope you keep it up and that you continue to enjoy being around us misfits, salt merchants and snide, sarcastic goofballs. It can't be an easy job always, but comes the time, comes the man (or woman)
Thanks for the kind words it is appreciated - and I intend to remain as open and honest as I can be with you all
Hey no the thanks is really to you! It may seem a bit rough at times around here, but its easy to see that everyones into it, its just the last few years have been subjectively hard going if you're sitting on the player side. Yet any true trolling (without basis) barely lasts a few seconds from community and forum moderation, so... any effort that yourself and frontier makes will be well received and im sure you'll have all support you need from us as well.
Just a random: Its okay to disappoint with reason (it used to happen even back in sandro days if you were also watching then), and that's so much better than saying nothing. Its easier to be positive and respond to complaints if there's something to respond with. Being ignored can only be negative. Some of us also really enjoy Dav Stottish type content were we learn things, so if you're short of ideas info streams are always great.
Anyways wish you the best going forward as an Elite CM!
Stephen alluded to being shown 'the product' (I guess in a way not unlike The Chosen™ were last (last) year). But when they say 'when we know you know' I think they really mean it in most cases. So for me wanting Powerplay updates (or anyone wanting news on non- big ticket showy items) is out of luck really.
Does not stop me trying though
Haha - I don't want that phrase to put you off. Obviously there will be some things I will want to keep quiet until the right time such as big announcements, but I full intend to be open and honest with you all where I can.It was all going so well until the obligatory phrase 'as I can be' snuck into the sentence. I like to think of the situation as King Arthur (my liege) having round tables with us all, closely watched by his trusted advisor (and boss), Mervid.
I do have to acknowledge that my previous contention that Arthur might be the first CM never to post on the forum between his hello and goodbye threads is obviously incorrect
I actually like your analogy, the way I see this is that the community will be the first to tell me when I do something wrong or if something is wrong. I can then do my best to work to fix that or certainly put it in the hands of those that can.
Thank you very much appreciated!Well I, for one, find your attitude and obvious enthusiasm encouraging and quite endearing, Arthur, so thumbs up from me and no Negative Nellie vibes from me.
I hope you keep it up and that you continue to enjoy being around us misfits, salt merchants and snide, sarcastic goofballs. It can't be an easy job always, but comes the time, comes the man (or woman)
-Arf
Trust me, you'll know when something is wrong / contentious. 200 pages overnight ALL IN CAPS type of wrong
Open Powerplay, VR and the FSS turned the forum from the Zen garden of Planet Coaster into something akin to a grim dark 2000AD war zone.
Perhaps you could clear up a long running bone of contention. The Odyssey trailer, was it released according to plan or was it a bit of an oops situation?
Hmmm, must try harder then
Yeah, we're not exactly, myself most definitely included, known for holding backTrust me, you'll know when something is wrong / contentious. 200 pages overnight ALL IN CAPS type of wrong
Welcome, kind sir.
Many of us will be more than happy to play Elite with you. It would be a fine way of involving with the community.
Many of us will be more than happy to play Elite with you. It would be a fine way of involving with the community.
Yeah, we're not exactly, myself most definitely included, known for holding back
I think if its constructive feedback then its warranted then there is no reason to keep it locked away.
What's actually destructive is when white knights attack people for providing feedback. This gives frontier the option of actually taking their advice, believing stupidly that its impossible to keep people happy, and giving up because of it, when in truth its really easy all that needs to be done is a business decision or two to implement it (which i accept is probably the hard part).
The point is, hard line extremism is only a white knight or star citizen fan thing. In fact, (as an example) a few bug fixes would earn mountains of good will and easily please. Happiness! Players!! Possible!!
The point is, hard line extremism is only a white knight or star citizen fan thing. In fact, (as an example) a few bug fixes would earn mountains of good will and easily please. Happiness! Players!! Possible!!
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I find in my experience they are the Knights who say say 'ignored'.
I couldn't agree more. As a matter of fact, one of the things I always say to people, be they friends, acquaintances, coworkers, bosses etc. is "if you have a genuine problem with something I say or do, please let me know right up front. Don't worry about my feewings, I'm a big boy and, more importantly, I could very well be completely wrong or a bastich without knowing it and how on Earth will I ever find out if nobody ever tells me?"
If somebody thinks I'm a jerk, I'd like for them to tell and tell me why that is so as well. Again, it doesn't matter if I agree or not, but I might learn something or, at the very least, have a chance to defend myself. I can't do either with "the silent treatment." The silent treatment only feeds resentment without an opportunity for either party to work it out.
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Sounds great Arthur.
So, as I don't know of any better place currently to ask those questions to which good or bad answers are better than no answer at all, I'll use here as you seem to be pretty active right now (been in similar teams so I do get how things go)
The current situation with Low Temperature Diamonds is confusing to quite a lot of players in various ways.
My question is:
Do the game designers, consider the current -prices- that Low Temperature Diamonds -sell for- to be what they intend, design wise?
This is not about distribution, amount you can mine, how, and where - that has been adjusted and patched a few times, so is clearly being looked at. This is about the -sale price- of the commodity at stations.
Taking into consideration this very good and sensible quote from David Braben.
Could you ask one of the designers who is responsible for resolving the above quoted situation, and get back to us with their response?
Yes or no would be fine.
Imagine how many more thargoids would be killed if you could earn 100 million/hour killing themSounds great Arthur.
So, as I don't know of any better place currently to ask those questions to which good or bad answers are better than no answer at all, I'll use here as you seem to be pretty active right now (been in similar teams so I do get how things go)
The current situation with Low Temperature Diamonds is confusing to quite a lot of players in various ways.
My question is:
Do the game designers, consider the current -prices- that Low Temperature Diamonds -sell for- to be what they intend, design wise?
This is not about distribution, amount you can mine, how, and where - that has been adjusted and patched a few times, so is clearly being looked at. This is about the -sale price- of the commodity at stations.
Taking into consideration this very good and sensible quote from David Braben.
Could you ask one of the designers who is responsible for resolving the above quoted situation, and get back to us with their response?
Yes or no would be fine.