Joseph Mallan, on 16 January 2013 - 04:51 AM, said:
We don't have a game yet. We only have a combat mechanics system. I haven't completed a single mission that improves the status of Murphy's Law or the Lyran Alliance. All I have done is fight 2,000 battles for nothing but game data for the DEVs.
Eh, what you just described is a game. I mean, many people buy Quake, Call of Duty, Halo, Hawken, Starcraft, etc etc etc to do just that. Play multi-player and fight other people all day long. Many completely ignore the storyline/campaign entirely, if the game even has one. It's a game bro. Like I said, some games don't even have a real story component and are only multiplayer, what, MAG was like that right? Planetside 2 has a very light story I believe but that is all it is, just people womping on each other. Tribes Ascend, League of Legends, I really could go on all day.
And honestly, this is exactly why myself and many others on the forums told them not to go open beta. This game wasn't ready for open beta. Maybe a few years ago people would have been more understanding but these days people expect a more "complete" game from open beta.
They didn't listen though, they have a habit of that. We told them to make the grind easier for new players, it took them months after going open beta to come out with cadet bonus. One could go on.