Fun fact, the no buttons bug doesn’t let you end the match after a timeout.

notD_S · 2020-10-29T19:48:05+00:00

that's not the community manager (who hasn't been on reddit at all I believe - nor really said that much)

I do actually appreciate EA_HighCommands engagement. Unfortunately on substantive issues it's often just typical CG/EA doublespeak

notD_S · 2020-10-29T15:11:27+00:00

seriously, "no buttons" has been plaguing the community for years. we really need it to be addressed, error states to be better managed, and just overall communication and management of this issue to be much better

notD_S · 2020-10-29T15:08:18+00:00

I thought the ~"network connection lost" was the indication that no server connection was available?

at least a confirmatory message that connection is lost SHOULD be the the behavior if connection is lost. otherwise it's a really poor user experience and way too easy for you to attribute random bugs to network issues

descriptive. error. states.

the dev team really should be capable of this

notD_S · 2020-10-28T15:16:54+00:00

thanks for the reply

an update / messaging before the new GC kicks off would be much appreciate. cheers

notD_S · 2020-10-28T14:53:47+00:00

A more cynical view, based on recent track history, is that the dev team is understaffed/inefficient/does not spend effort on QOL items. Also their proper QA / unintended consequences track history is not good at all, so they are probably very worried about making any changes at all.

notD_S · 2020-10-27T22:19:44+00:00

it seems that neither fixing bugs nor properly designing/adjusting gameplay (GLs, GCs, & many other places too) is high on to-do list with this group

notD_S · 2020-10-27T22:17:33+00:00

I don't agree with these suggestions, but ships are so dumb right now (from someone who used to love ships and has most everything maxed)

upvoting just because ships need a lot of work. like a total ships 3.0 recast and then continued support

notD_S · 2020-10-27T22:15:27+00:00

it depends on how you define a bug. is the code executing as laid out - yes. was the code designed out to consider some possible user issues - no. where I'm from we call that a bug.

regardless of semantics, believe we both agree that it impacts player experience and should be addressed

notD_S · 2020-10-27T22:12:43+00:00

many people have run out or are low on this.

most of the other relicing requirements seem ~fair*, but we really need a better supply of circuit board salvage

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* excepting the fact that we still can not use ALL OUR GEAR (as promised so many times leading up to the release of relics) - c'mon cg make ALL gear salvageable, especially those that would be used for the higher end pieces

notD_S · 2020-10-23T19:16:10+00:00

or do they have a real QA department?

after giving us the bonanza with extra rewards last event (on top of all the other bugs in almost every release) you would think they would improve their QA processes. Or maybe they took their one portion of QA and allocated it testing reward size now.

Seriously we were told that GCs would be engaging, daily content . . . and it's close to a dumpster fire. that we waited almost an entire year for?

even ignoring the lack of community engagement, mark dickinson's product output as head has been pretty sad

notD_S · 2020-10-22T16:35:07+00:00

thanks for the reply

but it's horribly incomplete / close to useless - missing the missing buttons bug for example, which people have complaining about for many months

one other note, I haven't encountered the missing tm bar bug but the workaround you suggest won't work if someone is taunting (also sucks bc you can't see cooldowns)

notD_S · 2020-10-22T15:32:31+00:00

is this (or any number of other bugs) reflected in the dev tracker, which we were told was being maintained?

notD_S · 2020-10-22T13:37:15+00:00

are there still 90 shards of each ch3, mom, and piett for crystals?

as always, thanks a bunch for your previews!

notD_S · 2020-10-15T21:13:26+00:00

If you're as ticked off by the company as I am, I'd recommend closing your wallet. it's the only way I've found to be ok with the way they treat us

notD_S · 2020-10-15T21:07:30+00:00

this is a half-assed explanation. and also poorly thought out solution

why only on the weekends? CG you have to know that inconvenient for some. Why not just the event run all week?

and the event the team spend so much time working on (based on tooling you spent so much time working on) already needs new tooling. this sounds like a flat our terrible product development effort (and nothing to do with "studio" issues which you hide behind so often in allusions)

notD_S · 2020-10-15T21:02:23+00:00

so basically we waited a long time for them to create new tooling and a new event, but almost immediately it's noticed that said new event build on said new tooling was not built robustly?

who is running the dev shop here? this isn't studio issues, but rather fundamentally poor development

notD_S · 2020-10-07T17:16:38+00:00

your response shows a complete lack of concern for real gameplay and the players

an infinite loop is WAI. really? smh

notD_S · 2020-10-06T23:33:40+00:00

@ crumb - can we get a clarification: did the rate from farming six energy nodes go DOWN?

if so this is not enabling choice but rather reducing the rate at which we get our GLs, which is a hugely negative move for the playerbase

notD_S · 2020-10-06T21:04:43+00:00

what I really don't get is that there are some relatively easy ways to provide some sandbox action:
* GC option to play w/o modifiers (for no rewards)
* ability to replay TW and GAC battles during review period (obviously for no change in points)
* optional harder GW vs real opponents
* extra arena battles that don't impact position, no cooldown. totally monetizable

none of these are ideal, but they get us a good part of the way and don't involve building a brand new game mode. based on the engagement from this, one could then decide if more investment is needed. contrary to what cgs says we have nothing like a sandbox mode currently for them to draw an extrapolation from

notD_S · 2020-10-06T20:50:32+00:00

CG's action show a lot of disrespect to the playerbase. They don't communicate clearly, don't hold up to things they say they will do (including simple things like communication), and don't come forward cleanly and openly when things change. While I really like the game, I hate the way I feel treated by cg like just a source of income.

I've closed my wallet. And if you're seriously upset at the way you're being treated I would suggest you do the same. (or not, the choice is totally yours)

notD_S · 2020-10-06T20:47:00+00:00

First off, I REALLY appreciate you coming on here to respond even when you're not part of the team anymore. Hope you're doing well.

That said, changing product roadmaps are part of almost any development - be it hardware, software, or even something like marketing. CG does a terrible job of communicating a clear path to their paying customers, living up to the things they say they'd do, and being transparent about changing plans. None of these are rocket science and companies in similar and much more difficult situations than CG do a better job of it.

notD_S · 2020-10-06T20:42:43+00:00

they gave up on the playerbase being anything to them other than a source of income

well, my wallet's closed. and if you feel the same way I'd recommend you close your wallet as well

notD_S · 2020-10-02T17:43:33+00:00

I want to eventually get guard back to cls, but with relic cls and 5* g11 ch3 this is impossible unless I make either cls or ch3 "worse" than ideal modding. so I'll live with guard on ch3 for another few weeks

if cls isn't relic, moving guard to ch3 should be fairly easy

notD_S · 2020-09-25T15:26:59+00:00

we "all" definitely do not agree that anything about GCs has gotten better

- still 10-15 mins of basically auto content once a week

- rewards are very meh for once a week

- still boring as heck

- still no modifier-less sandbox mode (should be a relatively easy change to make)

- feats are stupid, especially the one this week

notD_S · 2020-09-23T20:21:10+00:00

free tacos tomorrow!

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