So whatever happened to that Q&A?

robofly

FluffyBird wrote: »

We got Kevin

Problem with that is last time we got a response on this thread from staff, other than just moderation, was almost two months ago.

FluffyBird

robofly wrote: »

FluffyBird wrote: »

We got Kevin

Problem with that is last time we got a response on this thread from staff, other than just moderation, was almost two months ago.

Technically it's an improvement. Quite in line with how ZOS keeps its promises.

Ragnarok0130

Heartrage wrote: »

I’m quite disappointed with the lack of response. Weren’t we told at the beginning of the year that they were going to communicate more? And now, they want to remove rumors of the forum? The rumors mill would probably be less active if we got more information and a general idea of where the game is going…

ZoS: Regarding both the improvement in communication and the promised U35 Q&A (best Darth Vader Impression) I am altering the deal. Pray that I do not alter it further!

Wolfkeks

Oakenaxe

I'll remain hopeful as long as this thread lives.

colossalvoids

Wolfkeks wrote: »

After every patch notes release for the last 2-3 years, in a search for meaning of life.

Wolfkeks

Q&A advent calendar, door Nr. 1:

Destai

@ZOS_Kevin Are we going to get an update?

jad11mumbler

They're Working On It.

The mantra of ZOS.

Bouldercleave

Destai wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin Are we going to get an update?

Silence IS an update my friend.

YandereGirlfriend

Bouldercleave wrote: »

Destai wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin Are we going to get an update?

Silence IS an update my friend.

This sounds like a quote from M'aiq, haha.

Ragnarok0130

Bouldercleave wrote: »

Destai wrote: »

@ZOS_Kevin Are we going to get an update?

Silence IS an update my friend.

Scary black Door with skull “When is the U35 Q&A?”

Answer: “Silence, my brother”

Scary black Door with skull “You may enter”

gronoxvx

VoodooPlatypus

The opposite of love isn’t hate.
It’s indifference.

rexagamemnon

I love to see the community coming together and not forgetting about his

Hotdog_23

First you say you are doing a Q&A. Then you don’t do a Q&A, but you continue to allow an open sore like this to fester. Talk about trust issues and having no respect whatsoever for your community.

ZOS could at least come out and say we are not doing a Q&A anymore on update 35. At least I could respect that but just a wall of silence just tells me how callouses they are towards us. We have been abandoned and ZOS could give two flips about us anymore here on the forums. Sad state of affairs.

Stay safe

Wolfkeks

Q&A advent calendar, door Nr. 2:

ADarklore

I wonder if we'll get a 'State of ESO' update in January from Matt Firor?!?

I'm also wondering why @ZOS_Kevin hasn't updated us for several months?!? I just saw a video from Deltia last night made recently where even he is asking ZOS to please update us as to WHAT exactly the changes in U35 was meant to accomplish and what their long-term thoughts are for implementing it. It would be nice to get some official information- because when it comes to silence- it only feeds speculation, which isn't good.

Elsonso

Wolfkeks wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

I wonder if we'll get a 'State of ESO' update in January from Matt Firor?!?

I'm also wondering why @ZOS_Kevin hasn't updated us for several months?!? I just saw a video from Deltia last night made recently where even he is asking ZOS to please update us as to WHAT exactly the changes in U35 was meant to accomplish and what their long-term thoughts are for implementing it. It would be nice to get some official information- because when it comes to silence- it only feeds speculation, which isn't good.

All of this has me wondering if the "end of year 2022 wrap up" letter from Rich/Matt will come late next year?

Destai

Elsonso wrote: »

Wolfkeks wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

I wonder if we'll get a 'State of ESO' update in January from Matt Firor?!?

I'm also wondering why @ZOS_Kevin hasn't updated us for several months?!? I just saw a video from Deltia last night made recently where even he is asking ZOS to please update us as to WHAT exactly the changes in U35 was meant to accomplish and what their long-term thoughts are for implementing it. It would be nice to get some official information- because when it comes to silence- it only feeds speculation, which isn't good.

All of this has me wondering if the "end of year 2022 wrap up" letter from Rich/Matt will come late next year?

Those letters really aren't of any value to me at this point. Just more of the same - they're still working on everything, will do better, and to communicate better. Unless they're prepared to provide the community some modicum of regular updates, I have no use for those letters - especially anything from Rich.

@ZOS_Kevin What's up with you not responding to this man? If management is telling you not to respond, I think there's value in questioning why they're putting you in such an awkward position on this issue. Is this the image that's wanted for you guys? I've really appreciated the work you've done here over the last year or so, but this is NOT a good look.

JD2013

If they were going to do it, they would have by now.

Update 36 has come and gone. The time has long since passed for a Q&A about Update 35.

We will likely get update letter from Matt before Christmas, a bit of mea culpa, a bit of teasing about what's coming in 2023, possibly acknowledging their plans and vision for the game overall, the end.

SammyKhajit

At this rate, the thread will get moved to the “Players helping Players” section where we have to answer the questions

FluffyBird

JD2013 wrote: »

We will likely get update letter from Matt before Christmas, a bit of mea culpa, a bit of teasing about what's coming in 2023, possibly acknowledging their plans and vision for the game overall, the end.

This, but last part imo will be more like "unsubstantial promises"

Also, I saw a bit of latest ESO Live and noticed people asking about Q&A in chat. Any casualties, if you catch my meaning?

MetallicMonk

imagine lol

Pixiepumpkin

Wolfkeks

Q&A advent calendar, door Nr. 3:

Soraka

peacenote wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I personally think communication could be improved in the sense of making it easier to find. But, I actually do think the communication actually is generally comprehensive. And that often times, it's not that ZoS isn't communicating but rather that they are slow to fix issues, and they tend to solve things in ways that players don't really like. This results in their fixes needing to be fixed too.

A good example is the jabs change. We DID get communication on that, but they left the commentary pretty much buried in a pretty long patch note and didn't respond to any of the many threads. They also didn't give the community back old jabs. However, they explicitly did state why it was changed. The wanted to support weaving with jabs so they changed the attack cadence, and then they needed to change the animation to match it. It might not be what people would like to hear, but there was a specific concrete reason communicated to us.

I personally think they actually gave us a lot of communication surrounding U35, the problem with U35 to me is it's a bad patch. I hope U37 fixes it. And I am hoping that they either give us the Q&A soon, or just let people know an estimated time frame of when they'll be willing to talk about it. My guess would be around U37, but who knows. That's kind of just partially wishful thinking on my part since U36 had barely anything.

This reminds me that I think what people really want is engagement, not just communication. Yes, they often give answers as to why something was done, and probably honestly believe in some cases that it's sufficient. I can just HEAR some folks internally saying "well, we can't win. When we explain it is never good enough but when we are silent we are also criticized."

This is because when the community makes good, helpful points they want to feel that those points might be incorporated, if not immediately but at least in the future. And certainly directly acknowledged.

For example even though my character data is gone I still would like to see some of the assumed unintended consequences from AwA addressed, for the good of the game.

This to me is what is missing. They communicate often in great detail but rarely if ever directly acknowledge responses to those communications. So we are being communicated AT, as opposed to WITH, with a two-way back and forth. One-way communication is not engagement.

Then there is the other, tougher piece which is that what the community enjoys may not be the vision for the game. If the community would, say, prefer old jabs vs. easier weaving, due to nostalgia or animation quality or whatever, engagement would mean responses that clearly state the things we are feeling as a loss just aren't a priority. Difficult conversation but so much better than being outright ignored. Right now we get solutions that seem to ignore some sentiments, and some scenarios where more people's views COULD be incorporated into implementation but are not, and we have no idea of it is due to lack of resources or misalignment with vision or mistakes or what.

I definitely agree with this. Putting into words how I have been feeling/thinking about lately. My mind keeps going back to many years ago when I played League and how Riot really set the standard in my mind with how they communicated and interacted with their players. Devs and spokespeople were engaged with the community and responsive. It felt like they cared about the game and the players even when they didn't agree or implement what players wanted. It felt different. I don't really see that in as many game communities as I would like.

Starpulsechic

I have to laugh its nearly been 4 months. So i'll roll with the theory that the Q&A session is experiencing lag and skill delay. If it was as simple as buying new communication servers to give you a Q&A Session they would have done so already. It was said on the 17th of August, they are working on it! There's alot of work that goes on to make a Q&A communications pack to address overall core issues. In the mean time please enjoy Tales of Tavern, Housing Tours, Tales of Tributes, and Cosplay communications .

LesserCircle

ADarklore wrote: »

I wonder if we'll get a 'State of ESO' update in January from Matt Firor?!?

I'm also wondering why @ZOS_Kevin hasn't updated us for several months?!? I just saw a video from Deltia last night made recently where even he is asking ZOS to please update us as to WHAT exactly the changes in U35 was meant to accomplish and what their long-term thoughts are for implementing it. It would be nice to get some official information- because when it comes to silence- it only feeds speculation, which isn't good.

We have this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zv5f40sCM0

Reverb

Honestly, I’m surprised they haven’t shut this thread down yet.