Response from Russ and PGI ito your questions different font;
Greetings Mechwarriors!
This is a petition I wrote to Piranha Games. If you want to sign it, write your nickname and date when you've started playing in reply below. I will send that petition to Piranha Games management. With link to the topic with your signatures.
PETITION TO PIRANHA GAMES
We, The Mechwarrior Community, which is still active and interested in MWO game development and well-being, appeal to Piranha Games management in points mentioned below:
1. We are concern about current situation of our Community and we want to be assured that the servers will not be closed from day to day. The best would be if we can be assured that Piranha Games is not planning to close the servers at least for few years. The reason we are asking for this is some negative feedback about MWO and it's future which is a big concern for us.
Why, sure we can do that. We personally promise to give you more than a days notice. Not much more. So hows a week sound?
2. We want to be assured that Piranha Games is not planinng to abandon MWO and it's Community.
I can understand your concerns and we here at PGI want you to know that we are NOT planning to abandon MWO and the Community. We did that years ago when we told the founders that they "were not the target audience" (but thanks for your money suckers), and we long ago got tired of abusing the Community (Damn...that reminds me, I miss Niko!) and started to consciously ignore you. Have you not been here very long?
3. We want more presence from company employees at game forums. This including opinions about changes proposed by players (and explanations about why some changes may be implemented, some not, some shouldn't).
We tried that with the best Community Manager ever, Niko Snow. While we loved his technique we eventually settled on the idea of a CM that holds the title and does nothing. She's so good most of you can't remember her name. Over the years you people have come up with some of our favorite ideas/suggestions we have ever had the pleasure of ignoring.
4. We want further development in some of MWO elements. We understand that balancing on-line competitive game is very hard task. That is why we are asking for changes in aspects which will not disrupt that balance. Like new maps, improvements in Faction Play (which has great potential), new game modes.
Rest assured that while we take all the money we bilk out of you and put it into the new game, we have a devoted and dedicated team of people who are squeezing every last drop out of MWO. AT this very moment we have a couple of guys whos sole job is to develop stuff when they not working on MW5 full time.
5. We want dialogue at game forums with company employees about implementing or not implementing changes and everything else. We understand that maybe the best would be to leave the MWO as it is and implement only minor changes, but there should be a space to talk about it.
We tried dialog, remember our Town Halls? Honestly, they were great. We had our trained monkeys at No Guts No Galaxy pitching us softball questions. Unfortunately, Russ' liver was taking to big a hit and he was mangling the english language more than a certain president, so now we stick to no dialog. WE do really like you suggestion of doing nothing though and we are doing our very best to not accomplish anything!
Edited by TLBFestus, 05 September 2019 - 08:59 PM.