Originally posted by Catch22
I hate to tell you Hooter - that thread wasn't a revolt. It was 5 people arguing back and forth with one another.
Point #1 - tester names are no longer anonymous - Q & A guys started out doing it that way but I asked them to change that about two weeks ago.
Point #2 - I read EVERY comment posted in the test server discussion threads. If there is a legitimate issue or concern it's noted and taken into consideration.
That being said, I do understand that not everyone reads the forums, so I'm going to start making a weekly announcement listing all the changes we are discussing/testing and linking the appropriate threads so people know where to go if they want to offer input.
As for your last point. This is a business, not a democracy. As I stated in the other thread, one of the problems in the past this game had was trying to cater to everybody and adapting the game on whims instead of going forward with the vision the game developer had in mind for his game. While we value input and suggestions, when all is said and done, GLB is going to make changes they feel are best for the game. This change is one that we (and let me make it clear that ultimately a decision like this is Bort's, if he doesn't like something he's not going to add it) feel is best for the game.
Catch,
Well, that thread was mostly consisted of 5 or so Agents battling it back and forth, there are numerous threads on the Main Forum complaining about the Stamina/Confidence Changes.
Also, that doesn't include the Team Forums that are complaining about it.
Point 1: Thank you for that.
Point 2: I hate to say it, but it's now your job to read all of the posts on the Test Server Discussion Forum?
The Weekly Announcement would be the single greatest thing you can do. As for these forums, if I had realized how important they may be, I'll spend more time on here, but it's nearly impossible to keep up with all of the posts that go on. I like to read the important parts and skip the moronic posts that are bound to happen on 10+ Page Threads. Once they get past 3 or 4 Pages, I don't bother trying to read the entire thread.
I've always respected you and what you've done so far, before before you became an Admin, and you know that I'm not an outspoken guy on here, but when I see something that just seems to take the fun out of this game, I'll speak up.
And yes, I'm partly biased because I am an Extreme Cap Builder too, so I can't honestly sit here and just comment without judgment. But once again, from the Snippets that was posted here, it appeared that a Tester came up with the idea that Stamina and Confidence needed an overhaul and the Admins went with it.
Also, the lack of information on just how much Stamina or Confidence was changed is bothersome too. If the old "48" rule of thumb is now the new "60", why not just let us know?
Thanks.