Arkat wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 8:01am:



I hear ya on all points, Arkat. And, I have no direct or indirect knowledge on the inner workings of Turbine, so I cannot say if he's a dynamic lead or not - or if he lets the Devs run all over him or not.


What I was pleased to see, though, was that he's not the same guy we see in the press videos. In those, he comes across cheesy and a little clueless. He was neither of those things when I talked to him, and I left with a better impression of him then before we chatted. He has a great energy and passion for the game, which came across very strongly. He's also a pretty cool person, which kinda surprised me.

I don't disagree with you one bit on the communication and questionable design choices. Nor do I disagree that the Devs likely have the run of the ship. I was just glad to see that the guy who is in those press videos is not actually the guy who is charge of the game. In those vids he kinda comes across as Commandant Lassard  from the Police Acadamy movies. Glad he's not really that way - ya know?

Memnir wrote on Aug 27^th, 2011 at 9:44am:

Clear on all points.

Thanks.

Darkrok wrote on Aug 28^th, 2011 at 3:22pm:

Of course you would. They would "get" you. Unfortunately, I don't think Devs always have the best business sense.

Now, having said that, those running the company (Turbine) should have at least SOME idea about what goes into development so they understand what Devs can and cannot do. They also need to understand the game needs to be "fun" in order for it to be successful.

One thing I do not fault the Devs for is poor communication with the Community. I'm sure the Devs would like to talk to the Community more but I've a feeling they're being muzzled much of the time (probably due to the Legal dept or an over-controlling Communications/PR director).

What Turbine should do is hire an Ombudsman (for pay). That is someone who represents the player community's best interests and not Turbine's. That way, Turbine could possibly be kept a little more honest. Companies and Governments hire Ombudsmen because they recognize it makes better business/political sense in the long run if their customers or citizens feel like their concerns are being listened and responded to.

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tgun wrote on Aug 28^th, 2011 at 5:50pm:

TY. Corrected.

I really hope you're being sarcastic there Milt but in case you're not, I'll give you one.

The BIGGEST one I can think of is how they handle Epic content. The items, the adventures, and the fact we can't advance to 21st level or higher all speak to poor decisions regarding the design of the Epic aspect of DDO.

gnomes ... favor race

I totally agree Ink - the thing is they get the best of both worlds with releasing it this way - they can please the favor unlockers & get all the peeps who don't want to wait and just buy it.  The only ones who "lose" here are VIP's who won't get it unless they pay for it until next mod....  as a business decision I think this is the "right" one to make as you get 2 waves of players coming in with the new class and it should drive more overall sales....

not thrilled about purchasing it though even though I am VIP.  I totally will though

Epoch wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 3:22pm:


I'm not VIP, so I'm not going to be hit with this (also, I was seriously unimpressed with Artificers on Llama, so I won't be buying them anyway), but I do think the fact that they can't be unlocked with favor sucks ass.

If VIPs actually could unlock Artificers, then there would be no reason for complaint.  But they can't.  Hence the bitching.

You can unlock the in U12.  It isn't like artificers are that great, or even worth half the points they will be posted for.  Think of it this way, just because they put up a +2 bow of shocking burst doesn't mean you have to buy it, or even care for its existence. 

Cry less, play more, you may find yourselves not caring over the stupid artificer.

Arkat wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 9:28am:


Don't really agree there... but don't really care enough to get into it.

I'm pretty burnt out of DDO and all MMORPGs nowadays. Just biding time till Sengoku is released on Sept 13... which should tide me over until Crusader Kings 2 is released next year.

C'mon Epoch, you know that it is kinda BS to make a favor unlock situation and not have the favor available to achieve said unlock.

Epoch wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 7:42pm:


Yes.

Epoch wrote on Aug 29^th, 2011 at 7:42pm:


I've been here two years, and never felt as screwed over as this is looking like.  Nerfs, buffs, game changes, whatever.  Take my money and blatantly not give me what you promised?  Unacceptable.  And never happened here before.

And yes, I've tried Artis.  I'm not especially impressed, but I do want to start my new craftingbot.  I've wasted enough on my current crafter already.