MCXL, on 19 May 2013 - 12:26 AM, said:
Complaints are different from criticism. One aims to denigrate, the other aim to elevate.
100% true and in the spirit of that sentence I'd like to say that the OP's little rant based on one paragraph from a dev that provides barely any actual information is, frankly, ridiculous. Coupled with his other ridiculous topic on how players without a $70 gaming mouse will suffer I'd say that my criticism of the OP brings exactly the same contribution to these forums as the OP's post. Nothing.
jeffsw6, on 19 May 2013 - 01:20 AM, said:
Complaints are useful, even though they may seem to be negative on the surface. It's important to understand that players who are dissatisfied, yet take the time to complain, suggest, discuss, etc. are players who are interested in the game (at minimum) and think it would be more enjoyable if (X.) Sometimes X is stupid, sometimes it isn't.
PGI isn't forcing anyone to play or buy MC. I do because I enjoy the game. It is likely I will play longer, and buy more MC, if they improve the meta-game so brawlers and stand-off mechs are closer to even-footing. Many players would like scouting to be more valuable (through better maps, I imagine) and that may earn more play-time and money from those players.
I subscribed to World of Warcraft for a long time. When they released an expansion that screwed up the balance of my main character (in PvE, so it could be stronger in PvP, ironically) I stopped enjoying the game, and canceled my subscription.
In WoW, it was a huge amount of work to grind a character up to end-game level; and I was unwilling to put in the effort. MW:O doesn't suffer the same problem; anybody can earn enough CB to build a PPC beast in a few evenings (or less.) But if the game-play just isn't fun, and stays non-fun for a long time ... well, we all know the number of players has been declining. The wait time for 8v8 is huge and there are no 8-man games at all at some hours of the day. You even wait a good while for PUG games at off-peak hours now.
It's pretty bad for a free-to-play game that has had new content added recently to be bleeding players like that. Sure, a lot of it is bugs; but a lot of it is the game just sucks right now unless you really enjoy playing a PPC boat. They do not recognize that.
For one, your complaint was not that, it was a rant. A complaint that is 'negative on the surface' is also barely useful. Everything you say negatively could just be said neutrally and you'd possibly get a much better response. You probably feel validated because Paul responded in this post but you'll notice how his post has double the likes yours does. That's because your post was a nonsense jumble of assumptions based on literally one sentence of a dev that was ambiguous to begin with and taken entirely out of context in any case.
For two, you have no idea what PGI's player base is or what its status is in regards to player retention. Any evidence you do have is entirely anecdotal in nature and means literally nothing. I have no issue finding games at any time of the day or night and I am in Australia - the land of the horrible connections.
And finally, for three, WoW is a subscription based game and even that doesn't give you any rights on creative control or to be a ***** on the WoW forums because something happened that you didn't like. You have two options (ironically the same two you have with MWO) keep playing or unsubscribe/uninstall.
The devs are under no obligation to answer posts from anyone especially not obnoxious ones calling their decisions 'foolish' and 'stupid'. They don't owe you anything. The only way they will ever owe you anything is if you buy out IGP and become their boss.
Edited by Pater Mors, 19 May 2013 - 02:07 AM.