TL:DR  How does MajMal rate now in your eyes after U22?

So MajMal has been in the new post for awhile now.
He's placed a real focus on closing exploits asap, with an undertaking to tackle significant bugs and fix the gaps in racial and class enhancements.

Everyone said, let's wait for U22 before judging..... so, how has MajMal measured up Vaulties?
How does MajMal rate now in your eyes?

What was promised vs what has been delivered?

We have some new shinies - E3BC, Guildships, Guild levels, swashbuckler and bag deposit box.

How is that new content looking after a few days?
E3BC - buggy, laggy and crashes seems to be the comments.  Complaints about instakill traps and inanimate objects with evasion?  Sounds like QA had another good run on this content?

Guildships and Guild levels - what do people think overall - a worthwhile addition?

Swashbuckler - how are those SWF builds working out? 
Nothing much was done to fix the existing Bard trees?  Why add a new one?  A few hours spent fixing the existing ones wouldn't hurt?

Bag Deposit Box....... what more can be said.  Clustafuck?

What other less promoted enhancements did we see?
Exclusive tags on all windows now - so you can't have two windows open at a time?  How is everyone enjoying this new gameplay enhancement?  Makes inventory mgmt and crafting fun eh?
But wait!   To fix the latter - many crafting systems have been permanently fixed (to no longer work).  Enforced obsolescence - choice!

/Gogglesup command - yee hah!  have been waiting 8 years to login in for that.  How about fixing the status of cosmetic masks/headgear to retain the previous setting?  Too hard?  So let's add another command - that will distract them!

Have enough bugs been fixed to justify the extreme prejudice on exploits?
Were more bugs fixed than were introduced in U22?

So what have we got on the horizon - a new class and a new explorer area (epicified)?
Do we really need another class?  How many people feel there isn't enough choice in race and classes?  Sure new ones would be interesting, but more important than fixing existing issues?
Instead of another class - how about rebalancing some of the weaker ones like Bard, Barb & Pally (and making 3 classes more viable at once)? 
But no, Turdbine makes a new shiny to distract the masses - probably charge for it too.

Interested to read your views.

DropBear wrote on Jun 13^th, 2014 at 11:55pm:



E3BC - meh
Guildships - like 'em
Guild levels - meh
Swashbuckler - undecided
bag deposit box - fail
bugs, breaks, freeps, and queefs - as expected

Some Guy Here On The Boards wrote on Jun 14^th, 2014 at 12:02am:


Unless you farmed for the points, you had to pay for 3BC to play that "free" stuff.

It was another clusterfuck where they broke MAJOR stuff as well as released broken stuff:

Airships:
•NEW: Airship interior trim dyes do not work on some airships.
-- Okay, Not a major deal... maybe this isn't all bad?

•NEW: New Airship Amenities are not currently appearing in chests. This will be fixed in a future update. Pre-Update 22 amenities (such as the pre-U22 XP shrines) remain available in the Cargo Hold for purchase, and new Update 22 permanent versions are available for Astral Shards.
•NEW: The Banquet Hall Spirit Binder does not bind a character to the airship, but instead binds characters to the Rusty Nail tavern in The Marketplace.
•NEW: Airship tavern amenities are not currently working correctly, and are not allowing for spell swaps, usage regeneration, and other tavern area effects. Additionally, Airship hot tubs and top decks are not providing tavern area benefits.
•NEW: The First Mate does not allow players to deposit platinum or other coinage (but does allow players to deposit Astral Shards.)
•NEW: Iron Defenders are not getting buffs from the "Buff Bar".

Crafting:
•NEW: Many forms of item crafting (Greensteel, Cauldron of Sora Katra, etc.) are not currently functioning. This will be fixed in the near future.
•NEW: Many recipes in the Altar of Epic Rituals are not working. This will be fixed in the near future.
•NEW: Cannith Crafting Item Deconstruction is not currently working. This will be fixed in a future update.
•NEW: Cannith Crafting Shard devices are not displaying ingredients correctly in their UI, although the device consumes the materials correctly.

Enhancements:
•NEW: The Kensei Agility enhancement's tool tip displays incorrect information when taken or reset until the character logs out and then logs back into the game.
-- Okay, two that aren't a big deal (just display).

•NEW: The Swashbuckler's Coup de Grace enhancement is not working on a Fascinated or Sleeping creature.
•NEW: The Assassin's (and Drow's) Venomed Blades enhancement is preventing sneak attacks.

Feats:
•NEW: Players will see an "invalid advancement data" error when taking a Single Weapon Fighting feat outside of initial Character Creation if that player takes the necessary ranks in balance during the level in which they attempt to take the feat. This issue can be avoided by putting the necessary ranks in Balance while in an earlier level.
•NEW: The monk's Ten Thousand Stars feat is not currently available to be taken as a Class Feat, but can be taken as a regular feat, once the requirements are met.

Guilds & Airships:
•NEW: Global Broadcasts celebrating a guild hitting milestones above level 150 are being re-broadcast when a guild reaches the threshold again (due to decay.)
-- Okay, this is not a major issue at all, so it can be "forgiven".

Items:
•NEW: Shining Crescents currently benefit from Single Weapon Fighting feats, even though it is a two-handed weapon. This will be fixed in a future update.
-- Wow, a first! Something beneficial to the players: An exploit posted! Hurry and use it before it goes away!

•NEW: Attempting to use a Key to the City - Eveningstar from a Veteran Status airship (Heart of Wind) will prevent your character from being able to return to the Heart of Wind. Please do not do this!
•NEW: Older versions of the Libram of Silver Magic are not updating correctly if they were stored in a bank or TR cache when Update 22 was released. Players affected by this should contact Customer Service for assistance.
-- Yes, we said we fixed it. No, we did fix it. Why is everyone asking about something that is fixed? Okay, maybe there is an issue with some small amount of players and we will do it by hand...


Quests:
•Eveningstar
•NEW: The pigeons located near the Eveningstar mailbox have been taking voice lessons from parrots.
-- Okay, this is not a major issue at all, so it can be "forgiven".
House Cannith
•The Lord of Blades
•NEW: The elemental teleporters will only teleport one character. This will be fixed in the next game update.

The Shadowfell Conspiracy
•Breaking the Ranks
•NEW: Some Shadar-Kai have the wrong outfits on.
-- Okay, another on that is not a major issue at all, so it can be "forgiven" as well.

The Path of Inspiration
•Dream Conspiracy
•NEW: The puzzle room tiles can stop working, preventing quest completion.

•Three Barrel Cove
•NEW: The Heroic Rare Ithun Orenah appears on Epic difficulty.
•NEW: The DM text that displays when an airship is destroyed in displaying more frequently than intended.
-- Okay, not a major issue at all. But, we don't care about our product enough to proofread what we post iS (sic) an official thread...

•Precious Cargo
•NEW: Ranged attacks against moving airships will miss unless the attack targets and hits the center of the airship.


NEW: Spell Critical effects sometimes post messages to the Combat Log about bonuses not stacking for effect types they do not actually provide.
-- Way to end on a high not. This is just an annoyance and not a major issue. Congrats!


28 new bugs that they admit to and numerous others. What kinds of bugs? How about issues with selling stuff to your pawn vendors?

D

Eso

Ya know what? I redacted a response to a familiar post you might remember, right before he became producer, at the request of Strakeln. I got no hate. He's a fukkin cat herder like me.

But there was no reason to push this bullshit out early. If it isn't his fault he still deserves the ribbon.

Shuy wrote on Jun 14^th, 2014 at 5:01am:



boring.....






















see what I did! 

Swashbuckler is really good. Well designed.

They could have given cosmetics an overhaul and added actual in game class based outfits and helms. Like a Swashbuckler outfit and hat, but turbine, so..

You really cant think of what to sell to your players? Open some dnd sites, goggle Zorro, 3 musketeers, Jack Sparrow outfits. I cant even look like a Swashbuckler...

The least I expected was the good old Turbine stand by of here have a new pet. Speaking of. Why wasn't there a pet Parrot for everyone who purchased 3bc, or 250 tp otherwise?

Does anyone remember this gem from MajMal?

Quote:



He has earned all the jimmie-kicking he gets.

I don't know why you guys are complaining so much.. I'm having the time of my life trolling with the new glitches.

Fuck Off wrote on Jun 14^th, 2014 at 10:34am:


True. But GW2 has not only exploits but also hacks, and they are way worse than the exploits in ddo.

"Yes, there is a QA team. A damn good one"

pape wrote on Jun 14^th, 2014 at 12:24pm:


seriously? people have been giving me a hard time because I am such an asshole to him. "Wait until u22 to see what he's done, give him a chance" they told me. I waited. Looks like I was right. In fact, Dark_Helmet gave me a ration of shit for the things I posted about MajMal. He was one of the ones who tried to be a voice of reason and patience. And now his list of fucked up shit is the longest one in here