No news for a month?
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Posted on: 2010-01-05 07:38 in The Global Training Room Test Server
Holidays, and gearing up for the GR beta which is supposed to be "early 2010." I expect they're actually quite busy right now, just with things they can't tell us about.
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Originally Posted by PRAF68_EU
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Thats my point..Why not just tell us everything so we know what to expect and have that much more to look forward to
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I don't think you understand how marketing works.
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Originally Posted by MLEdelen
Thats my point..Why not just tell us everything so we know what to expect and have that much more to look forward to
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Loose --> not tight.
Lose --> Did not win, misplace, cannot find, subtract.
One extra 'o' makes a big difference.
you know the power "Build up"? boosts your dmg and to hit by alot then when you attack with it you do alot more dmg. well its kinda like that. devs are building up then they will let out an attack so great everyone will be stuned
There's also the very real possibility that features that are currently planned and in development to be part of Going Rogue might not work correctly and have to be changed or even removed completely.
If they tell us we're getting X, but then two months from now they tell us, "Sorry, you're getting Y instead," then that's going to tick off a vocal group on the boards and in the game who will then sour the experience for others and it'll just become one big mess.
Since nothing is set in stone until it's been thoroughly tested by QA and beta players, they've opted to keep silent about these other features.
It's understandable that you want more information -- hell, I want it just as bad as you do -- but you're just going to have to continue to be patient. Beta should be starting up in the next few weeks, and they're sure to reveal some more info then.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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I know what they were working on... some vacation time. You know, the holiday break, visiting their families, etc. Some people actually take <gasp> two weeks or more to do such things. And not everyone is in the office at the same time, which can also slow down office work.|
Originally Posted by MLEdelen
I'm deeply sadened by the lack of updates/news over the past month. I know out of the last 4 weeks...something must have happened or you people must be working on something. And ... ok... take a week away from that for the holidays...that still leaves you with 3 weeks to do something and let us know whats going on.
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| Hows Going Rogue going..... I don't know why you feel you need to "surprise" us and not give any details whats going on with it or what will be in it. All that does is gives people high expectations brought on by gossip, rumor, and missinterpretation of interviews and if it doesn't turn out to be what we have peiced together and look forward to...thats just doing nothing but hurting the game by making other run to CO or STO leaving this game in ruin. |
Suck it up!
That is all.
But seriously, gnawing at the bit is pretty non-constructive. Threatening to leave for another game because of impatience is just tacky and non-endearing. But if you do decide to leave, I'll have to ask the obligatory "Can I have your stuff" question.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
There's also the very real possibility that features that are currently planned and in development to be part of Going Rogue might not work correctly and have to be changed or even removed completely.
If they tell us we're getting X, but then two months from now they tell us, "Sorry, you're getting Y instead," then that's going to tick off a vocal group on the boards and in the game who will then sour the experience for others and it'll just become one big mess. Since nothing is set in stone until it's been thoroughly tested by QA and beta players, they've opted to keep silent about these other features. |
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I don't think marketing knows how marketing works.
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Originally Posted by White Hot Flash
I don't think you understand how marketing works.
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Vacations may or may not be a week a person, but doesn't mean they all take off at the same exact time. Plus they could be longer than just a week, mine was. At this point, they've got a stable game going. No huge game-breaking bugs that haven't been there for a while now. They are about (presumably) to start a big new expansion beta. If I were the managers for the game, I wouldn't push anything new out either right now. With the lowered manpower of december and the holiday season, why put more things on the plates of the devs and risk breaking the game with a patch if you know you're going to be short on time soon. If beta truly is about to start up for Going Rogue, I'm sure they are all busy wrapping up major projects for that before its out in the open.|
Originally Posted by MLEdelen
I'm deeply sadened by the lack of updates/news over the past month. I know out of the last 4 weeks...something must have happened or you people must be working on something. And ... ok... take a week away from that for the holidays...that still leaves you with 3 weeks to do something and let us know whats going on.
Hows Going Rogue going..... I don't know why you feel you need to "surprise" us and not give any details whats going on with it or what will be in it. All that does is gives people high expectations brought on by gossip, rumor, and missinterpretation of interviews and if it doesn't turn out to be what we have peiced together and look forward to...thats just doing nothing but hurting the game by making other run to CO or STO leaving this game in ruin. |
This could be considered the first full work week in 2-3 weeks between the vacations, kids being out of school, holiday parties, shopping, etc, etc, etc. I'll bet we'll here something as far as news within the next 2 weeks once everyone is back and settled, maybe as early as this week. Be patient and go play with the game that is out there...I hear its pretty fun.
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AFAIR, Jack was responsible for those slips. As much as I rue Marketing for keeping an iron grip on new news, they've learned from hard mistakes and "Loose Lips" Emmert.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
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"SSOCS" - aka Skills system. Which was chucked and replaced wholesale with Inventions... leaving the Universities sitting for quite some time with no purpose behind them. Nictus EAT. Avilans. |
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Like the side switching feature, for example? |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
There's also the very real possibility that features that are currently planned and in development to be part of Going Rogue might not work correctly and have to be changed or even removed completely.
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Originally Posted by White Hot Flash
I don't think you understand how marketing works.
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Ohhh, the SSOCS. I wish they never mentioned it. It still pains me that it never happened.|
Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
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"SSOCS" - aka Skills system. Which was chucked and replaced wholesale with Inventions... leaving the Universities sitting for quite some time with no purpose behind them. Nictus EAT. Avilans. |
Hence why they're not giving us news. It's for our benefit.
I'm trying to patient as well. However, it might not be a bad idea to launch out another booster pack beforehand to keep people interested. I'd follow that up with another free account activation weekend..then BAM slam it home with GR.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Like the side switching feature, for example?
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*shudders*
Loose --> not tight.
Lose --> Did not win, misplace, cannot find, subtract.
One extra 'o' makes a big difference.
I feel the PO. I check the forums once a week and am always disappointed to see the same post from weeks before still there. In the last 3 months we had the holiday events and the ninja booster pack....but I'm just bored as hell. I haven't even logged in for at least 3 months...or since Halloween anyways. I doubt I'm the only vet that has become bored. GR is taking forever. Another booster pack would help, but I doubt I'll log in again untill GR goes live. I just can't redo the same content anymore.
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Gotsta agree here. I am tired of the same old same old as well. All of the game adds have been primarily 'fluff' and nothing really new to do. I seriously hope the DEVS have realized they aren't fooling us when they tell us we have 'new' content and it's the same old mission map, enemy groups and looks - it isn't new when all you do is change the text to a mish.|
Originally Posted by JDub
I feel the PO. I check the forums once a week and am always disappointed to see the same post from weeks before still there. In the last 3 months we had the holiday events and the ninja booster pack....but I'm just bored as hell. I haven't even logged in for at least 3 months...or since Halloween anyways. I doubt I'm the only vet that has become bored. GR is taking forever. Another booster pack would help, but I doubt I'll log in again untill GR goes live. I just can't redo the same content anymore.
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Some news/updates would be nice. I thought i17 was coming out before GR. If i17 is going to be more fluff then just skip it. Honestly. The game has a ton of 'content' and adding anymore of this 'content' would be too much - make it new and exciting!
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Originally Posted by JDub
GR is taking forever.
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@Golden Girl
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No. I mean there has been no new zones or real content added in ages. Honestly, after five years I think I'm finally done with this game. I'm just keeping my subscription going in hopes that GR is awesome and gets me excited about this game again.
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Here's the problem (and one that's as old as the game). Your definition of real content is not the same as mine, nor is it exactly the same as anyone else, including the Devs. You get bored by things that others have been looking forward to for years, and vice-versa. It happens. That won't make Going Rogue come out any faster.
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Loose --> not tight.
Lose --> Did not win, misplace, cannot find, subtract.
One extra 'o' makes a big difference.
Nope. Real content is actual real content. Booster packs, changing power colors, and other quality of life changes are very nice, but they are fluff. I'm talking about new zones, events, factions, ATs, powers. Killing the same thing in the same mission for the 100,000 time with a different hat or different colored energy beam is not new content.
Like I said, I'm pretty much over this game. It's gotten old and stale. Here is to hoping GR breaths some life into it for people like me.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Since nothing is set in stone until it's been thoroughly tested by QA and beta players
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Originally Posted by JDub
No. I mean there has been no new zones or real content added in ages. Honestly, after five years I think I'm finally done with this game. I'm just keeping my subscription going in hopes that GR is awesome and gets me excited about this game again.
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I hope GR is much more than what they have revealed. If not then I will have to find a new game. I already tried to go to CO but they aren't quite there yet.
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If you want to stun people, you use [Power Boost] or [Power Build Up], not [Build Up].|
Originally Posted by Blpup
you know the power "Build up"? boosts your dmg and to hit by alot then when you attack with it you do alot more dmg. well its kinda like that. devs are building up then they will let out an attack so great everyone will be stuned
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I'm deeply sadened by the lack of updates/news over the past month. I know out of the last 4 weeks...something must have happened or you people must be working on something. And ... ok... take a week away from that for the holidays...that still leaves you with 3 weeks to do something and let us know whats going on.
Hows Going Rogue going..... I don't know why you feel you need to "surprise" us and not give any details whats going on with it or what will be in it. All that does is gives people high expectations brought on by gossip, rumor, and missinterpretation of interviews and if it doesn't turn out to be what we have peiced together and look forward to...thats just doing nothing but hurting the game by making other run to CO or STO leaving this game in ruin.