The Amount of Time "Vacationing" is Actually Absurd

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cowmoo275#3095 wrote:

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toxiitea#5772 wrote:

tell me how it's a smart decision to leave for 3 weeks after your biggest launch? lmao.

its been done for 34 pages in this thread alone, not to mention many other threads. But heres a few reasons why it was a smart decision:

1) There is no fire in the henhouse: the game is functioning well. The hacking and duping is a recent problem, one that actually DOES need immediate attention (and its getting it).

2) The BEST time to take an extended step back is at the beginning of the launch. They get oodles of data on likes/dislikes, imbalances, etc. across all levels of play. Casual players are only just NOW finishing up the campaign. Updates will start to come faster and faster, as players get faster and faster.

3) It was the holidays. There was ALREADY pto in the books christmas through NY. Happens every single freaking year. Whether there happens to be a new league in December or not. It is no secret that they were likely pulling double duty for weeks between the original november launch date and the actual date to solve surprise issues, and probably approaching burnout. Pushing the workers too hard for too long with no breaks can lead to numerous devastating effects: quitting, loss of enthusiasm, burnout, health effects, etc. This is even true of billion dollar companies because.....humans. Amazon warehouse workers are a prime example of this. Dock workers and truck drivers too.

4) Let time naturally filter out those who have zero interest in the game, or zero interest in the BETTERMENT of the game. Games are not designed for every single gamer. Many will play it because its new, but that does not mean they intend to stick around. It is useless to make changes for that crowd. So give them time to explore, decide, and leave.

5) Rushed updates can lead to massive mistakes. Many problematic PoE 1 leagues were problematic because they were rushed out with minimal thought and planning. More time is ALWAYS, I'll even repeat that, ALWAYS better for quality control.



"Dense and missing the point": says the dude who completely missed the point with his analogy and responses lol.

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Rivance#3976 wrote:

I mean, people criticize every move blizzard makes but at least they’re quick to post “hey, we hear you and agree ‘x’ is a problem. More info on what we have planned to address it soon.

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cowmoo275#3095 wrote:

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toxiitea#5772 wrote:

tell me how it's a smart decision to leave for 3 weeks after your biggest launch? lmao.

its been done for 34 pages in this thread alone, not to mention many other threads. But heres a few reasons why it was a smart decision:

1) There is no fire in the henhouse: the game is functioning well. The hacking and duping is a recent problem, one that actually DOES need immediate attention (and its getting it).

2) The BEST time to take an extended step back is at the beginning of the launch. They get oodles of data on likes/dislikes, imbalances, etc. across all levels of play. Casual players are only just NOW finishing up the campaign. Updates will start to come faster and faster, as players get faster and faster.

3) It was the holidays. There was ALREADY pto in the books christmas through NY. Happens every single freaking year. Whether there happens to be a new league in December or not. It is no secret that they were likely pulling double duty for weeks between the original november launch date and the actual date to solve surprise issues, and probably approaching burnout. Pushing the workers too hard for too long with no breaks can lead to numerous devastating effects: quitting, loss of enthusiasm, burnout, health effects, etc. This is even true of billion dollar companies because.....humans. Amazon warehouse workers are a prime example of this. Dock workers and truck drivers too.

4) Let time naturally filter out those who have zero interest in the game, or zero interest in the BETTERMENT of the game. Games are not designed for every single gamer. Many will play it because its new, but that does not mean they intend to stick around. It is useless to make changes for that crowd. So give them time to explore, decide, and leave.

5) Rushed updates can lead to massive mistakes. Many problematic PoE 1 leagues were problematic because they were rushed out with minimal thought and planning. More time is ALWAYS, I'll even repeat that, ALWAYS better for quality control.



"Dense and missing the point": says the dude who completely missed his own point with his analogy and responses lol.

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cowmoo275#3095 wrote:

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Rivance#3976 wrote:

I mean, people criticize every move blizzard makes but at least they’re quick to post “hey, we hear you and agree ‘x’ is a problem. More info on what we have planned to address it soon.

So what? Blizzard doesn't fix the problems they tell you they hear lol. No one is stopping your feedback, provided the feedback is about the actual game.

The issue is that you think you deserve some kind of response or validation. You know what? That comes from the game. Not them offering a meaningless platitude.

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toxiitea#5772 wrote:

all you do is say your opinion is correct and that's other people in this thread is invalid. who gives a shit if its the holidays when they pump out 500 usd supporter packs? they can have a holiday maybe a little after they release a game to the public? maybe fix the duping? lmao first impressions matter and they're silently failing at communicating their goals, almost a month in.

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Rivance#3976 wrote:

I’m not the person claiming I need some sort of immediate response, I’m just attempting to explain where they’re coming from. I spent 10 years in the industry before moving on to greener pastures (as a programmer you can make more money and have better work life balance I’m just about any other industry). Having the biggest launch in your companies history and then going radio silent for weeks is an unusual choice. They’re free to do that of course, it’s just a missstep. They would have saved themselves a bit of a headache if they delayed launch until they would actually be around.

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Rivance#3976 wrote:

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cowmoo275#3095 wrote:

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toxiitea#5772 wrote:

tell me how it's a smart decision to leave for 3 weeks after your biggest launch? lmao.

its been done for 34 pages in this thread alone, not to mention many other threads. But heres a few reasons why it was a smart decision:

1) There is no fire in the henhouse: the game is functioning well. The hacking and duping is a recent problem, one that actually DOES need immediate attention (and its getting it).

2) The BEST time to take an extended step back is at the beginning of the launch. They get oodles of data on likes/dislikes, imbalances, etc. across all levels of play. Casual players are only just NOW finishing up the campaign. Updates will start to come faster and faster, as players get faster and faster.

3) It was the holidays. There was ALREADY pto in the books christmas through NY. Happens every single freaking year. Whether there happens to be a new league in December or not. It is no secret that they were likely pulling double duty for weeks between the original november launch date and the actual date to solve surprise issues, and probably approaching burnout. Pushing the workers too hard for too long with no breaks can lead to numerous devastating effects: quitting, loss of enthusiasm, burnout, health effects, etc. This is even true of billion dollar companies because.....humans. Amazon warehouse workers are a prime example of this. Dock workers and truck drivers too.

4) Let time naturally filter out those who have zero interest in the game, or zero interest in the BETTERMENT of the game. Games are not designed for every single gamer. Many will play it because its new, but that does not mean they intend to stick around. It is useless to make changes for that crowd. So give them time to explore, decide, and leave.

5) Rushed updates can lead to massive mistakes. Many problematic PoE 1 leagues were problematic because they were rushed out with minimal thought and planning. More time is ALWAYS, I'll even repeat that, ALWAYS better for quality control.



"Dense and missing the point": says the dude who completely missed the point with his analogy and responses lol.

I mean, people criticize every move blizzard makes but at least they’re quick to post “hey, we hear you and agree ‘x’ is a problem. More info on what we have planned to address it soon.

Feedback is so sour right now because people don’t know whether poe2 is going to be a game for them or not because we don’t know whether they agree that certain mechanics are problematic at all. Personally, a single attempt at content that takes dozens of hours of mapping to unlock is probably straight up a deal breaker for me personally. Single death on normal maps I can probably live with. Single death on pinnacle content I don’t think I’m interested in. I’m curious to hear if the devs think it’s a problem or not.

People are responding passionately (overboard in a lot of cases, sure) because the things poe2 does well it doesn’t just do well, it does best in class. That makes us excited to play and watch the game grow. It’s entirely possible certain aspects of the game won’t change and for those of us that consider them dealbreakers that’s a pretty huge bummer. It’s like someone cooked up the best steak ever, it they put garlic on it and I’m allergic to garlic. I asked for a steak without the garlic and now I’m eagerly waiting to see if they’ll add that to the menu. I don’t want McDonald’s, I want that steak.