The Elder Scrolls Online

Moratorium after Update 4?

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  • TequilaFire
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    But it is the classic Exec/Sales versus Tech/Production battle that goes on in
    every company. New features (bells and whistles) always override product quality so sales can close another deal. (Sell more programs/subs.)
    Been in product development all my life and it is always like this.
  • RAZORNZL
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    same boat i love the game and would love to keep playing but if the cyrodiil lag/crashes do not get fixed soon i am gone. =(
  • stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO
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    Yes - I would prefer a long list of fixes over new content in Update 5
    TequilaFire wrote: »
    New features (bells and whistles) always override product quality so sales can close another deal. (Sell more programs/subs.)
    Been in product development all my life and it is always like this.

    That doesn't necessarily mean this is the way it's supposed to be. Just saying.

    When your business is shrinking rapidly because of a bad reputation and a quality problem serious enough to cause discontent even among your most loyal fans, you should focus on keeping those fans and making them recommend your product again, not sucker in new customers by trying to drown out the rumors that spread like wildfire, and not make promises that you cannot keep.

    At this point, I think new content and new sales have become less important. Existing contracts are crucial to the survival of the game, both in the short term and in the long term. Smart business decisions do not defy common sense.
  • Crumpy
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    Hey come on guys party's over it was a nice dream for a while but the sooner the power's pulled the better for everyone
    I lyke not this quill.
  • SirAndy
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    Kungfu wrote: »
    In other words, do you think new content should be put on hold in favor of fixing all "broken" content?
    Can't vote since you didn't provide an option for me.

    Software development does *not* work the way you describe it.
    This is not a "either/or" scenario.


    They have different teams working on different tasks. You may be able to move a few able bodies between teams but generally speaking, there's always going to be people working on all sorts of game aspects that have nothing to do with bug fixes. And that is a good thing.
    :)
  • TequilaFire
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    stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO wrote: »
    TequilaFire wrote: »
    New features (bells and whistles) always override product quality so sales can close another deal. (Sell more programs/subs.)
    Been in product development all my life and it is always like this.

    That doesn't necessarily mean this is the way it's supposed to be. Just saying.

    When your business is shrinking rapidly because of a bad reputation and a quality problem serious enough to cause discontent even among your most loyal fans, you should focus on keeping those fans and making them recommend your product again, not sucker in new customers by trying to drown out the rumors that spread like wildfire, and not make promises that you cannot keep.

    At this point, I think new content and new sales have become less important. Existing contracts are crucial to the survival of the game, both in the short term and in the long term. Smart business decisions do not defy common sense.

    I don't disagree as I am on the tech side of that equation.
    But there have been so many times that marketing/sales/accounting
    have overridden "the right thing to do" it always makes me wonder how
    companies stay in business.
    Sadly I think I answered my own question, that is the state of modern business.

    I will add OT that they need to do both. imo
  • Sotha_Sil
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    No - New content is the main reason I play and I can't get more fast enough
    If it was possible to fix a game completely I would say yes ! go for it ! fix all the bugs, take the time you need. However, I really doubt you can go slower than the pace taken by ZOS atm. I can't wait for new content and I just want it to come as soon as possible even if we have to wait for new fixes. To sum up, when the Imperial city is here. Why not.
    Edited by Sotha_Sil on September 11, 2014 11:53PM
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  • timidobserver
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    No - New content is the main reason I play and I can't get more fast enough
    I'd prefer that they keep treating ESO like any other IT development project and have teams working on different stuff.
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