Yeah true, but its updated in publish 81 patch notes, very tricky to find though
I can't wait to see it when it's done!
They have been saying this for over a year. The new account management was due "mid may" and nothing what so ever has been said about this.
I noticed the same thing yesterday!!
devs have nothing to do with the global events. the EMs do that. Personally, i think it was a bit lazy to pawn this off on the EMs. some of the lazier EMs will probably even count that as their content / drop for the month (its not tho, some shards so far have had regular content/drop plus the global content/drop)
I certainly agree that limiting global arc content to a specific/very limited time for availability is a poor avenue for distribution.
GREAT SITE, but you would know that just by the person doing it,hint hint. People need to go look http://ode-guild.com/uostuff/index.html
Don't underestimate the time wasted keeping people updated. I remember working for corporate America for a small company where all the programmers up and left leaving me to man the fort. Meanwhile we still had all our sales guys out working with the clients, acting in the dual function of sales person and project manager. I was overwhelmed as it was, but each sales guy demanded meeting time to discuss projects. More than half my time was spent in these meetings rather than doing actual billable work. Now imagine that times a thousand with every UO player out here. Multiply that by how unreasonable some players can be. Blame EA all you want for not supporting the game better, but don't bash the Dev team because they are obviously trying to get this new expansion up and running.
I have offered several times over the years to update the information on their site for minimal pay, and have never gotten a response.
I am sorry but when is the last time you visited the site? This is one of the 4 headlines
The only unreasonable person here is you.
Remember, Mesanna stated that the new account management site and the new UO.com will be here in mid-May! YAY! *looks at calendar* Oh...wait.
I play three games where the devs pop into the game on nearly a daily basis and either solicit opinions or just bs with players. Kyronix does a good job talking to players, and I'm sure Mesanna's inbox is perpetually bursting. But UO desperately needs a community person that can respond to matters throughout the day, everyday, and make the players feel heard (something simple like going through the bug forum and saying "added to the list").
I've read that a lot on other games. I think a bare minimum type approach is also needed though. Like maybe just explaining the stats, different attributes, races, and skills at least. Not a training guide, but just what they're used for. I wouldn't assume it'd be tough to maintain.
Truth said though, if they have limited resources I'd choose everything except the site too.
I've read that a lot on other games. I think a bare minimum type approach is also needed though. Like maybe just explaining the stats, different attributes, races, and skills at least. Not a training guide, but just what they're used for. I wouldn't assume it'd be tough to maintain.
The lack of a meaningful feedback-gathering mechanism is arguably UO's most significant structural flaw, not so much because a couple dozen posters here don't feel sufficiently catered to, but because it leaves the developers out of touch with the ground-level realities of the game and how it's perceived. Stratics has been severely damaged as a means of relevant criticism for years now anyway, by moderators terrified of what will become of the site if developers have their feelings too hurt to post here.
The Dark Lady had to be the winner on this one. Her and MsTroubleMaker have been here forever but strangely you never hear from MsTroubleMaker, wish she would come and speak. You are 100% right about UO needing a person playing UO at a high level even if we don't know it at least they would have first hand knowledge of what is going on in the real UO world.
I thought I had heard that MsTroubleMaker was no longer working for Broadsword, and left a few months ago?
Oh hell no say it aint so, that sucks big time.
Don't forget the
Stratics does have the old UO Herald content which Mythic put in our trust many years ago.
If anyone have constructive feedback, visit http://uo.com/contact - it is a direct contact form to Broadsword. Is also a great way to submit bugs you find (hint).
The fact that your counter-example consists of an email link on a website pretty much says it all. They have no real means of surveying the players other than the woefully inefficient process of logging in and talking to them one at a time, nor have I ever heard anything to indicate that they're able to gather much in the way of useful metrics from the software itself.
Interesting - like the statistics they provide for WoW and some other games. Yeah, I'd love to see "world first" and other achievements by guilds!
