ALSO not true.
[Video] Open letter from community to Elite Dangerous
- Thread starter Yamiks
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ALSO not true.
Then you should be able to summarise the issue easily.
And I can.
Can't you as a mod change the thread title to "part of the community". Probably would have spared us 10 pages of "Well, actually...".
By OP, do you mean the post itself or Yamiks. If it's the latter, there was a thread about the open letter that got closed so we had to make do with the thread about a video about the open letter.
The way I read it, more direct and private channels weren't heard or received no answers and this open letter was a last resort.
Go on then.
Bugs, I'm sure everyone wants them fixed, including fdev, there's probably a good reason why they aren't though.
As for new bugs on new patches, well it happens, it's not ideal, but I'm sure fdev don't do it on purpose so again, there has to be a reason why it happens, maybe it's the tools they have available just aren't cutting it, and maybe part of the big 2020 update is migrating to new dev tools to help this.
So yeah, I'm critical, but I'm sure fdev are as frustrated as the rest of us.
Communication though, yeah that's a sore point. It's not that they don't communicate at all, it's just that the communication we get is just corporate babble or generic "thanks and stuff, keep playing, it'll all be great one day" things.
We're sorely missing some more transparency and a bit more detail about future plans.
I know I know, there will be some that lose the plot over anything fdev says, they're never happy, but the majority would appreciate it and, I'd definitely spend more money if I know what's around the corner and can be excited. As it is just now, I've no intention of putting any more money into the game as I'm just not feeling engaged any more, two years without a major update is a big risk, and you mitigate that risk by keeping people excited and looking forward to what's coming, that bit they just aren't doing.
So if this petition helps, great, I think we need to be careful not to start finger pointing or blaming people, the devs aren't stupid and I'm sure they want to give us the best version of the game they can, so I'll be patient on that side, but better communication is definitely the way forward
As for new bugs on new patches, well it happens, it's not ideal, but I'm sure fdev don't do it on purpose so again, there has to be a reason why it happens, maybe it's the tools they have available just aren't cutting it, and maybe part of the big 2020 update is migrating to new dev tools to help this.
So yeah, I'm critical, but I'm sure fdev are as frustrated as the rest of us.
Communication though, yeah that's a sore point. It's not that they don't communicate at all, it's just that the communication we get is just corporate babble or generic "thanks and stuff, keep playing, it'll all be great one day" things.
We're sorely missing some more transparency and a bit more detail about future plans.
I know I know, there will be some that lose the plot over anything fdev says, they're never happy, but the majority would appreciate it and, I'd definitely spend more money if I know what's around the corner and can be excited. As it is just now, I've no intention of putting any more money into the game as I'm just not feeling engaged any more, two years without a major update is a big risk, and you mitigate that risk by keeping people excited and looking forward to what's coming, that bit they just aren't doing.
So if this petition helps, great, I think we need to be careful not to start finger pointing or blaming people, the devs aren't stupid and I'm sure they want to give us the best version of the game they can, so I'll be patient on that side, but better communication is definitely the way forward
Why wouldn't it? They have cake https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...e-we-have-cake-of-course.524853/#post-8050379
I would summarize it as a random collection of petty gripes with some personal bug-bears and deliberate ignorance thrown in along the way.
Don't you mean "a very tiny, practically insignificant minority of the community, I really wouldn't bother myself with it really"?
Point 1: In PvE none of this matters at all- range is a nice to have but thats about it. 2: in a game about crafting an individual ship, surely more options to tweak is better than none? Where rather than face a binary choice you can instead have shades between, at the same time filling out logical gaps that justifies the mass each set has.
So you did read it. Why did you need a summary then?
Now that you mention it, no.
I don't think completely ignoring the issues that lead to this outburst is a wise or healthy path to take for Elite. I just speak for myself though, not a tiny or huge part of the community.
So you say having more range doesn't matter, just because its PvE?
I find that statement bemusing to say the least.
As for 2, no problems with more options, but when I don't think those options are good for the game, just like the PvPers did with the heat meta and other things, i think we are allowed to have opinions
Well, the problem is you have seven or more general areas where groups and individuals are dissatisfied, which covers a lot of the game. Its not one fault but many.
There are things in the letter, such as a test server, beta reform, better bug feedback system and so on, that I don't understand as mutually exclusive. You can disagree with what they are asking and even the way they are asking, of course.
In my opinion the problems they can have to set a common ground, it's refreshing, besides the every day monologues.
Haven't you heard the latest? We're all SDC now, even Coriolis.io and ObsidianAnt
Welcome to the Axis of Evil, the Land of Ad Hominem XD
Mine seems to indicate that its a right pile of dingo's kidneys.
I was trying to understand how anyone can get behind it, given no one seems to know what "it" actually is.
I betSorry, it just came out.
Still, I'm right and you are not; combat balance changes suggested by knowledgeable members of the PvP community isn't the same thing as a "PvP oriented patch" which implies that there have been two whole content patches aimed at improving PvP as opposed to the very simple reality of there having been none.
I don't blame you for being testy, though.
Back in the day we could send 20 pizzas to the Frontier towers (actually, not towers back then) and it would result in a significant boost to productivity. Now with 500 employees 20 pizzas wouldn't even get you a single bug fix!!!!