Rkindaleft wrote: »I was mystified by the answers.
The comments about the sets were perplexing enough however the comments about 'having to nerf substantially the consumables if they were to touch them'... I can't wrap my head around that.
'Have to' why? based on what logic? and who is the intended audience? more importantly who is 'making you do it'?
However it does explain why I find some changes baffling. They weren't intended for us the players. They were for whomever is 'making them do it'.
It makes zero sense. They dropped Subclassing with pretty much no consideration about how it would affect combat, giving everyone who uses it properly a massive power boost, but they won't hybridize potions and food because it "could" be too strong? What's the logic here?
Does our ESO membership automatically give us a reddit account now?
Why would any game related discussion take place anywhere other than on the official forums for such discussions? I see a rep posted an explanation, but it rang hollow for me. Why does this forum exist now then?
Brian's responses were pretty discouraging; it feels pointless to provide them feedback. It's all about the spreadsheets and data for them. Nothing else really seems to sway them. If people like SkinnyCheeks can’t get through to them, then I don’t see how the average person can. And of course, the conversation between the two stops. It seems like SC landed some really good points and those points are now going unaddressed. We really need some fresh perspectives on the combat team.
As for the AUA: I'm happy it happened but it was pretty unsatisfying overall.
It seems like we're stuck in this loop:
- Us: can we have more information and insight into the game's future?
- Them: we don't want to share things before they're ready. Things might change.
- Us: Ok, but we're fine with things changing. Our feedback needs to be considered sooner, too many controversial changes.
- Them: <leaves conversation>
This is what has to change.
Between the BG livestream and this discussion on reddit it seems obvious why the dev's don't communicate directly with the community basically ever. It makes us wonder if they even play the game they create.