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[Villz]

A letter in regard to PGI involvement with the competitive community on topic of gameplay, design, and balance.

To any relevant PGI, IGP employee's.

Its obvious that PGI wishes to have community involvement as demonstrated by regular twitter interaction and community streams and events mainly with the NGNG team. However I strongly believe that due to the small size of the active competitive community there is a rather unique opportunity for PGI to grasp onto, In that the small community is for the most part very passionate about the battletech IP and the community seems to be rather more mature and older by average than the usual online game.

I would have total minimal effort to organize a few of the articulate most active and top players from every competitive unit from Steel Jag , KaoS , DV8 , Snow Ravens, Paragon etc etc. To demonstrate in game and over voice com's either skype, TS, Ventrillo, etc. All the issues that seem to be negatively effecting game play from the more casual level right up unto the top teir of competitive gameplay.

I really think this type of interaction as public or private (most likely) would be of 100x the benefit to PGI , IGP , and all relevant investors than the current systems in place.

Many of the competitive units have stopped paying on the back of balance changes being in their opinion too slow for a game in BETA. I believe with such a passionate community would rally behind any and all efforts made by the development team to even hear our idea's and feedback could at least inspire an idea for the betterment of the experience for all players. Which in turn leads to a more active community. And bottom line more profit and turn over for the PGI, IGP team.

Despite some of us displaying frustration on the forum towards whatever at the time is killing us. And going ad hominem out of the anger generated from such a feeling of dissonance with the situation. The community has a lot to offer PGI, IGP if they are prepared to engage the individuals who understand the experience on the deeper levels of the meta and game functionality.

Please do not hesitate to contact me on the comstar NA server (Idling in the AFK subchannel at all times in the DV8 channel if not playing) We could schedule any of this at anytime that was suited to the schedule of the development team. Drop in groups while we chat sometime thank you.







DV8 loves dropping with PGI , IGP

Alternate contact through this forum or via registered game mail is also fine.



Note: This is a letter to the development team and to gauge community response, not a thread to discuss the finite details on the topic. Feel free to let the haters hate, The fools carry on and for the community to leave thoughts. So lets not engage on the criticisim of anyone's post.

[Sam Slade]

Villz, on 06 July 2013 - 08:00 AM, said:

Its obvious that PGI wishes to have community involvement as demonstrated by regular twitter interaction and community streams and events mainly with the NGNG team.

Be careful you don't confuse publicity with community interaction. The kind of communication you speak of in the above quoted text is common pre-product launch marketing: cheap, easy, accessible and enought to ensure your product name is search engine optimized should anyone go looking for, in this case, "giant stompy robots".

I only point this out is it appears to be the basis of your assumption.

Edited by Sam Slade, 06 July 2013 - 08:10 AM.

[Appogee]

Player input is always good. But perhaps a panel more broadly representative of the player base would be helpful. Reading through their posts in these forums over the past few months, it's apparent that some particularly vocal members of organised teams have specific goals for the game which aren't necessarily representative of the broader player base.

Diversity of input may prove helpful.

Edited by Appogee, 06 July 2013 - 08:15 AM.

[RG Notch]

I still welcome the rule of our high Elo Overlords! May their wisdom trickle down to the unwashed masses and raise them from the lower Elo ranks! Let the warm welcome glow of the Illuminati's brilliance light the way for all those lesser beings who's opinions and money aren't of the same caliber!

[Villz]

buumping

[Novakaine]

Let the buffonery commence!

[FactorlanP]

Isn't this the same thread that was started a couple days ago?... The one that the Mods sent to K-Town?

[Ghost]

This thread is now closed as redundant. Please continue the discussion in your previous thread. Thanks.