GooFY wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 3:16pm:


when did they have those tokens of leveling? 2006-7?

I remember those. I got my one to go from level 4 to level 5 but couldn't find one to go past level 8 and stopped playing that character.

rest wrote on Apr 30^th, 2014 at 10:54am:


They do give a few. I'm not saying you'll get exactly what you ask for because you won't and you'll get angry and annoyed you were "ignored" if you expect that, but if you look at what something could have been as opposed to how it changed with enough feedback that didn't involve /signed or just saying it's crap, you would see how it does matter.

This tree has changed but SWF can't be saved without certain lines needing to be crossed. The tree is doomed from the start but that's just this tree. There is tons of stuff that with enough feedback will change to something better, even if it's still not "good enough". I have seen it myself and some things you would poo your pants if you saw how it started out.

Obviously if people aren't playing the game then their bitterness is different but I am still playing and I don't have the issues with the Company others do. I've never bothered being a problem child because I'm here for fun and so when it stops being fun I'll leave. I don't feel the need to have a go at them at every opportunity because it's just silly but I do enjoy seeing others do it because that's entertaining in itself. However, they do listen because some of those devs really are trying to make the game better. Having issues with the company or one person or not enjoying how management handles things is acceptable, but some of those guys need the facts to pitch a case on our behalf, and they do.

Quak wrote on Apr 29^th, 2014 at 5:31am:


No, Every signal we have seen points towards BTA. But don't take that as granted... I've been out for 3 days ( collecting fossils of sea shells at the bottom of a cliff by the sea ), I haven't checked the latest developments of the PC forum.

Rasczak wrote on May 2^nd, 2014 at 4:45am:


When the point being ignored is a bug that allows mass duping ... than yes if your report was ignored you have every right to be angry at the risk they let through to the game you enjoy.

Also ... why should agreement posts be ignored? If many people agree with a post or /sign it that should add weight to it. I do agree on 'that's crap' posts being ignored seeing as without reasons it can't be improved. Saying /signed IS feedback.


Doesn't really matter what the devs want if the community manager is blocking pertinent opinions and facts with bans. Not even talking about myself or signature images ... and if I wasn't so bitter about the BS that all entails I might play more.

Kimberlite wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 9:18pm:


Yup, sounds about right.  Thanks.

Meli wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 10:19pm:


You were not alone in that.

GamerGirl wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 11:37pm:


They were idiots to put them in, and "smart" to take them out.

My point is that I don't see hearts as any different from the sigils - they just get in the way of me progressing my character (i.e. letting me play the game).  They serve no purpose other than as a revenue generator for Turbine.  I don't mind giving Turbine money for any number of things, but not to just get some roadblock out of my way, that they put there in the first place, just for that purpose.

I can easily imagine folks getting to 28, raiding a bit, and then just saying "OK, great, I guess I'm done.  Bye!"  I may end up being one of those people sooner or later.  I'm pretty stubborn about not paying for things that I don't think I should have to pay for. And yeah, that will be my choice, so it's on me.  But that's still one less player in DDO, and I bet I'm not the only stubborn one out there.

mouthfull of samples wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 3:19pm:

I very much mind it. Not only does it lock players out of epic Tring, and that it doesn't resemble how easy it was to get Tokens for Heroic TRing. The other reason is that they replaced end rewards with their bottleneck, instead of making them drop in end chests. Exactly like Tokens.

Also, dupes come and go, and stay, and some even undiscovered and unknown. 2016 heart seeds covers every Iconic and Epic life.

GooFY wrote on May 2^nd, 2014 at 4:31pm:


Nope, me too! That stubborn used to benefit Turdbin, I'd buy TP every year even if I wasn't low (and I have thousands).

Now it works against Turdbin, I'm angry about the gratuitous grind and low quality, and it's a point of stubborn to not give them more money until they demonstrate a significant and sustained change of heart.

I rarely play DDO now, and happily lead my guild in other games, denying Turdbin not just my money but that of my friends as well. OK, well, mostly they wanted to move games and I followed and re-formed the guild, but the point is these decisions are steadily culling their flock of golden geese

Nothing worth mentioning, just one of my other time waster ( beside DDO and PnP ) : Mineralogy and Paleontology.

Kimberlite wrote on May 1^st, 2014 at 9:18pm:

thank god I missed that by a few months.

Flav wrote on May 2^nd, 2014 at 9:31am:


3BC loot will be Bound to Account on Acquire?

OldCoaly wrote on May 2^nd, 2014 at 2:12pm:


It happens in business everywhere. Saying that is shouldn't is naive. I could throw down Win 8 and tons of other products to back that claim up. It's not something I like but just like the flu, it's going to happen.

The problem I have with the entire situation is not that it happens, it's that enough people are apparently ok with how the design is going to the point where the game's direction has moved away from what I personally enjoy.

I don't blame people for exploiting because have you seen the costs involved in making a new raid item? I'm doing it honestly and 2 months later still nothing because it's shoot myself in the foot kind of fun. That's not a dev problem, that's a management decision. Managers make decisions based on money and apparently, running a raid 60 times is making them money. Must be for them to keep doing it.

It doesn't take shine away when something is a little bust up when released for me. It does take a lot of shine off when I see some of the ingredient costs knowing that the exploits used means I'm screwed before I start. The costs won't change because nobody complains about it because they have a surplass of items. Feedback is how businesses stay cutting edge.