I just started reading this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Clean-Coder-Professional-Programmers/dp/0137081073

This was just too good (Chapter 1: Professionalism - Taking responsibility, page 10):

"Upon reflection I realized that shipping without testing the routine had been irresponsible. The reason I neglected the test was so I could say I had shipped on time. It was about me saving face. I had not been concerned about the customer, nor about my employer. I had only been concerned about my own reputation."

majmalphunktion wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 7:12am:

This doesn't sound like taking responsibility. It sounds like subtext: "You dicktwisters need someone to yell at. Go ahead and yell at me, for all the good it will do you."

OldCoaly wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 7:24am:

Yes, the apology step is worth taking time out from actually fixing the problem(s). Whether competent, incompetent, smart, stupid, earnest, or insincere, your customers always believe they are part of the conversation. More than having to deal with a faulty product, we utterly despise being left in the dark.


So, Maj,

#1: What is/are the problem(s) from your perspective?

#2: What is your plan to address the problem?

#3: Where are you in terms of progress on that plan?


Respect is trust; it is earned with nothing less.

majmalphunktion wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 7:12am:


I love ya, man, but this update was kind of shitty.  Some neat stuff was in it, but lots of crazy broken crap too.

A new title is in order for MajMal

Prince Patchit
or
Duke Defect

majmalphunktion wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 1:37am:



Nice cop out.

mudfud wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 12:49pm:


It's not conventional for the recipient of the "report card" to prepare it for themselves.

The intention of the thread was to elicit Vault feedback.
Whether MajMal comments or not is incidental to my intent.

Tbh, if you really want MajMal's self-scores, start another thread in the hopes he will read it and respond. 
To save you some time, his self appraisal will just be A+ across the board.  But those others ne'er-do-wells working on DDO.....maybe they didn't rate so good though.
Allow me to summarise.
U22 was all win.  Look new shinies!
Short and sweet.
All those no-sayers and Vaulties are just whiny bitches who Turdbine regard as "noise". 
Wtf do those whingers know about DDO anyway?

Did I mention I have a bladed weapon in the workplace that I use to intimidate people with (just jokes....not really.....officially I didn't say that ok)?
Hey, did I mention that I'm the Live producer now - cool hey?  Although I have nothing to do with Live releases which is pretty funny eh?
Oh, another great thing - I have a new tag on the motherforums "Produktion Malphunktion".  Pretty wicked eh?  Did you see what I did there with the spelling....
Have to go now, Vanishing Vivian is coming and she looks pissed that I threw her under the bus.  How the hell did she get a Vault account?
I thought they screen out other Turdbinities???
Need to complain to Strakeln.....later.

So, lemme preface this by saying the whole update is a mess. I don't think even the rosiest colored glasses can cover that up.

Now let me play devil's advocate for a sec.

Turbine, like any MMORPG maker, is facing a two headed monster. One head demands a working game, free from bugs and glitches. The other head demands new content on a regular basis. I know, there are plenty of us who would wait an extra stretch between updates for a bugfix pass. But every day that passes without new shinies is a chance that paying customers are going to wander off and try a new game. Ideally, you feed both heads. But when you can't, you feed the one that is going to eat you first. Pissed off players are still engaged players. Bored players go elsewhere.

OK, done defending Turbine.

My grade for U22: Check minus

Revaulting wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 3:52pm:


Well said, Revaulting, I wish we could get enough of a chorus on this to drive it through Turdbin's thick corporate skull.

Angry wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 2:15pm:



This is a great book.  Jumping quality gateways leads to misses and failure.  Problem is in there is no repercussions for failure.  It's accepted practice with Turbine.

Meursault wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 8:21pm:

Thanks. I had to learn it the hard way, unfortunately 

Just want to add that I've been in the same boat Turbine's in right now. And I didn't wind up changing my company's policy in any way, just how I personally interacted with customers. It improved my life dramatically. It improved a few customer's lives a little bit. It didn't change the company at all. They eventually closed down that location.

Munkenmo wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 8:51pm:



Only been what 5 years?

DropBear wrote on Jun 16^th, 2014 at 6:58pm:


Just imagine the amazing amount of hate posts it would generate. How couldn´t you love that?